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Tommy’s TOUGH Garage Gym: Old School Strength Training Lessons

My buddy Sean lived up the street from me and we were friends since 3rd grade when his elementary school closed down and joined my elementary school. Back then, the town we lived in wasn’t so populated so our school

6 Reasons Why Your Strength Training Program is Failing

I am always learning. I find podcasts or articles, even old books from decades ago to see how the “What’s old is new” philosophy can help me become a better coach & lifter. Recently, I have been listening to an

Are You NOT Ready for Barbell Lifts? When to NOT Squat, Bench & Deadlift?

I was chatting with a friend over the weekend over dinner and I train his son for the past 2 years. He told me how another Dad was worried about training at The Underground Strength Gym because his son was

Iron Roots Podcast Ep. 7 | The History Behind The Box Squat

In this episode of The Iron Roots Podcast, I get into the History behind the box squat. I also share how we use the box squat at The Underground Strength Gym along with proper application of the box squat. I

The How, Why & When Youth & High School Athletes CAN Train HARD

Decades ago, young children worked on farms sun rise until sun down. There were NO worries of “over training”. The Amish children begin manual labor from a very young age as well. They grow up strong and capable both physically

What It Takes to WIN: MANY Talk About It, the RARE Few LIVE it

Above, The LAST Crew for The USC Cert. I Gifted 2 of My Favorite Books / Authors: Gary Vaynerchuk & Steven Pressfield. I was 13 years old. It was the Summer before entering high school. My friends were NOT doing

Training The Multi Sport Athlete

I received an e mail recently from a multi sport athlete who competes in Football and Wrestling. This is a tough stretch as Football begins mid August and rolls straight into Wrestling season which begins on Thanksgiving. Depending on how

3 Key Truths In Training You Must Accept To Maximize Size & Strength Gains

There are 3 critical keys that have been largely responsible for my success in training as well as coaching. Yes, there is science behind it, but most of all, there are these 3 keys behind the training.

Animal Warm Ups & Upper Body Training for Wrestling Strength (Bodyweight & Kettlebell Workout)

Anytime you think you’re too busy to warm up, think again. Regardless of your age, it never pays to be “too busy” for a proper warm up. Give yourself 5 minutes to hit a warm up specific to your workout

STRONG Life Podcast Ep 4: Eric Cressey | Strength Coach Business & Training Tips, Mobility, Baseball Do’s & Don’ts

In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I interview my go to guy and secret weapon when dialing in my training for both myself AND my athletes, Eric Cressey. In this episode, Eric and I discuss the following:

"Zach Even - Esh is the Charles Atlas of Powerlifting / Weightlifting / Athletic Training. He is a walking inspiration. A kick in the ass for all of us."
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