When I was a high school kid, I must have read Arnold's autobiography, 'The Education of a Bodybuilder' several hundred times. It changed my attitude and my mind with regards to training hard, REALLY hard. It changed my mind with regards to how I need to visualize and think about becoming a champion, and now, some 20 + years later I STILL remember Arnold's stories and lessons. I would read and re-read this book over and over again, often times staying up til 1, 2 or 3 in the morning with my … [Read more...]
Man Strength & Training Like a Wrestler
The more I train and the older I get the more I leave out any excuses for people who don't want to train like an athlete. Unless you are specializing in ONE thing, there isn't much of an excuse to stray from all the movements and endless possibilities of working out. I am constantly inspired..... I received a killer t shirt from a man they call "The Firebreather", in english, Greg Amundson. Just wearing his shirt makes me wanna step up my game and not allow myself to go easy. I just hung up a … [Read more...]
Master Your Body AND Heal Your Body
I am NOT a hard headed guy when it comes to learning about strength, fitness and physical culture. I laugh at the morons who refuse to listen and learn. Below you'll find two men I respect, admire and confide in to help me improve my own personal training and the training of others. If you're open minded, you'll take advantage of these two Coaches as well, they are amazing, and honestly, that description doesn't do these men justice. Check out The Virginia Beach Beast, Matty Wichlinski, I am … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture
I can probably STOP posting any more "Monday Motivations" if this is the last video I post. We simply can't top the words of Professor Randy Pausch. Stop everything you're doing now and watch this video. APPLY the lessons taught from Professor Randy Pausch. Enjoy and Kick ASS Today and EVERY Day there after.... In Strength, --Z-- … [Read more...]
3 Lessons From Human – Gorilla Hybrids, aka Freaks of Strength
I am inspired to write this Blog greatly because of two men, both of whom I speak of often: Jonny Hinds, Owner of The Monkey Bar Gym, who will also be presenting at The Underground Strength Gym in Edison in October (stay tuned for this announcement). Rick Gonzales, my infamous college Gymnastics Coach. These men have the seamless strength of Gorillas. They move their bodies through space and perform bodyweight strength exercises that are extremely challenging, yet they show such tight … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: “You Want Something, Go Get It, Period”
"You can't do that" "You're too old" "You're too young" "You've got no money" "That's too hard" "Nobody ever did that" "You're crazy" "Stop Dreaming" Let me tell you something. Many of the most successful people in the world were told some, all and MORE of the negative comments you just read above. Many had it worst off than You and I. They slept in their car, went bankrupt, lost their home, their family and / or their friends. I was very often told to quit, to not … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: How Bad Do You REALLY Want It?
I am a highly motivated Coach. I feel this is a fault, perhaps not though? You can comment below and drop your thoughts as my mind wanders too much. I find myself louder, more aggressive and more intense than 99.9% of my athletes. I want them to train harder, rest less, move heavier weights. I sometimes wonder why I am so loud and excited and they seem so quiet. I try to calm down and let them take the wheel. I wait to see if they will have intrinsic motivation. A few are animals and show the … [Read more...]
Underground Strength QnA: Tire Flips & Training With Injuries
Got some cool questions that I wanna crank out via the Blog. Check em' below as these questions come in often. Enjoy! Q: Hi Zach! My Name is Mark and I live on Cape Cod. If you have a minute I wanted to ask you about tire flipping. 4 of us from my affiliate competed in a Crossfit Competition today and there was a 1000 pound tire-at least that's what they told us it weighed. Any way no one from my team has flipped the tire before and we couldn't even get the thing off the ground. … [Read more...]
Crossfit Football, Teen Athletes, Heavy MetCons & Farm Boy Strength
As you know, last Saturday was 9-11. I drove up to Ct to meet with John Welbourn, former NFL athlete and creator of CrossFit Football. I remember 9-11-01 as if it were this morning. I was a 4th year Phys. Ed. teacher and the librarian was listening to the morning news, as she always did. They were unsure of what happened (the news that is) and thought perhaps two planes collided. Parents were picking up kids early from school and the panic was felt everywhere. I spent my afternoon at the park … [Read more...]
Coach John Wooden & Tony Robbins: Immortal Advice
If you've been following me for some time, perhaps you've heard of my troubled past, my struggles in life. Most wouldn't guess or perhaps would think I'm lying, when I speak of my struggles through depression while in high school and my freshman year in college. There were days when I wasn't sure if I would make it..... make it out of bed..... make it through the day. I pulled through, I became stronger and took charge. I still remember the morning I woke up and felt empowered, I remember as … [Read more...]
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