Got 60 seconds? Good, check this out and then go do something...BIG! I have been doubted, bad mouthed, told by countless people not to, should not, could not, can not, too young, too old, wrong place, wrong time, wrong this, wrong that, wait for this, wait for that, take it slow, baby steps, don;t, can't, won't, shouldn't..... No one has stopped me, and no one will stop me. There is NO can't, won't or impossible. I BELIEVE! Do you?!?! Dedicated to your success, --Z-- P.S. - Wanna make things … [Read more...]
I don’t see this much…
Just making sure you're deadlifting....if not, maybe this pic will motivate you. Lift big weights off the ground, lift them overhead, pull them from the ground up, push them and pull them....squat them.... Get to work. --Z-- PS - Wanna develop a thick, rugged, strong as hell physique? Check THIS out. … [Read more...]
he trained with me in my Dad’s garage
Wow, those were some wild days. Back when I FIRST began taking on clients as a profession, a five bucks per hour profession none the less :) I was training a few athletes from my Dad's garage, his backyard and the local parks. At the time, Kurt, was a high school basketball player. His Dad owned a truck and I offered to train him all summer for free if he can help me pick up some gym equipment. I purchased a long dumbbell rack, a chin - dip combo bar, a boat load of rusty ivanko … [Read more...]
LIFT STRONG Fundraiser – You In?
This Saturday, our LIFT Strong fundraiser is going down. The competition will be heated and anyone who doesn't have the eye of the tiger is lunch meat for the rest, it's that simple. Predator or Prey. Your training will tell the truth at LIFT STRONG. The training has been hard, but maybe not hard enough. The Competition will tell us if we have done our work or not. There will be lots of spectators, so remember, you're also invited :) The Events Will Be: … [Read more...]
Another most inspirational video!
This was passed on to me by a close friend and actually my first ever business coach, Jim Labadie. Between this video and seeing Joe D's movie premiere, things are about to radically change for me. I hope you're on the path of finding yourself as well :) Enjoy.... … [Read more...]
You’re invited to my gym!
In case I forgot (which I think I did....) On Saturday, May 10th, at 12 Noon, I will be holding my annual LIFT Strong fundraiser, a strongman contest for my athletes who are raising money to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Feel free to come and watch. Looks like we have approx. 15 competitors attending. This event is done out of respect and admiration for my close friend and mentor, Alwyn Cosgrove who created the product at http://LIFTstrong.com. There is no fee to come … [Read more...]
a night at the movies with Joe DeFranco
Wow, what a night Thursday was.... Sorry for the delay on this, I've been pretty wiped out since Thursday night :) Stay tuned though, because I will have some cool trip footage of my times Thursday night to be posted here on the Blog :) If you haven't heard, last Spring and Summer a film crew was recording every second of action at Joe D's place and it was churned out and whipped into an amazing documentary. I'm tlaking about the stuff you've seen in Pumping Iron, except there is … [Read more...]
Underground Q & A with Zach
Ask me anything by commenting to the post. I'll be answering the questions over the next few days :) Have fun and ask away! Dedicated to your success, --Z-- P.S. - I get PSYCHED when I receive e mails such as these: "Hi Zach, just wanted to let you know that thanks to some of the training tips from your site i won silver at the British amateur arm wrestling championships in the 220lb+ class, i weighed in at 245 and pulled a couple of guys much bigger than me. I'm now going to ramp up my … [Read more...]
Look in the mirror, dig deep…
As the world becomes a busier and busier place for so many of us, it seems that rather than think for ourselves, and do what is best for us, too many people blindly copy other materials. I'm talking about copying someone else's workout, rather than take bits and pieces of what works for you. I'm also talking about the endless information on the web. Watch me write about a topic and rather than a fellow strength coach create his own idea, he takes the words right from my pages without his own … [Read more...]
stories of eatin’ clean and trainin’ mean
I think it's much easier than people make it when it comes to getting stronger, adding muscle and getting faster....and I mean getting these results FAST! Make no mistake regarding "easy" and "simple". Easy is walking in the park...simple is hitting one arm rows with 150's for 10 reps per hand without wrist straps. Even simpler is a set of squats for 15 - 20 reps....but damn are the results amazing! We have our athletes on a system of training that just keeps on dishing out results, and … [Read more...]