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Blasting the Iron with Passion!

The gym is the place where I lose myself and find myself. If I can start or finish my day in the gym, it’s a way to know I did what others dared not do. I want to train and

Underground Strength Show # 62 & 63: Rusty Iron, NO Rules Workouts & Mental Toughness

Training doesn’t have to be perfect for it to work. This has always been the essence of “The Underground” – I never followed the so called “Rules” of training. Inspired by men like The Barbarian Brothers, Dr. Ken Leistner, Dave

Episode # 62: The Leg Crank (from Hell)

This leg crank will rock your lower body BIG time. If you love being sore, go ahead and kill it! **Parden the crappy camera angles & footage, but hey, I’m a 1 man show here, have mercy on me! ha

Underground Strength Training in Germany!

Wow, check out fellow Undergrounder, Dominik Feischl, killing it in his backyard where he has one heck of an Underground set up. This definitely gives me memories of what was going on in my backyard back when it all began.

Episode # 61: Never Enough!

Do you quit when the going gets tough? Do you let the naysayers bring you down and tell you how bad the economy is? When you’re crazy busy, do you skip the workout or do you suck it up and

Episode # 60: Are you an addict?

A lot of people telling me they’re addicted to the Underground Strength Show! That is insane! And very, VERY humbling. On the flip side, will everyone love or like everything I do or every episode? Heck No! That’s life and

I don’t need no stinkin’ gym!

Today I headed to the playground to kill it an OLD monkey bar type gym. And although I own a gym, I still prefer the outdoors. If I lived in a year round warm weather area, my gym would be

Episode # 59: Caught Dancing!

Let’s that finish that upper body workout, shall we? Man, you would think I’d step up the dance moves knowing the camera is on! ha ha This is what happens when the tunes & the atmosphere are pumpin’! Think about

How to Use HEAVY Bodyweight Training & Pulling Power for Brute Strength

I recall having a phone call with Joe DeFranco and he was telling me how one of his Coaches / former athletes, Mike Guadango, was regularly doing heavy, HEAVY 1 rep sets for pull ups. Mike was also performing heavy

How 2 Wrestlers & George Hackenschmidt Changed My Way Of Training

I got my hands on an old book in the early 2000s and it really pushed home the need & the power for simplicity in life, training and nutrition. In addition, the book also encouraged the need for basics. When

"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."
- Steven Pressfield, World Renown Author
War of Art & Turning Pro

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