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Training to Always Be Ready VS “I Have to Get Ready”

I’ve been harping on a topic I call “Always Be Ready” for many years now. I began hearing the phrase I have to get ready from people who were interested in training at The Underground Strength Gym many years ago.

137 | QnA: Calisthenics Only Training, 1 Thing for Your Strength Coach Business & Living HARD

STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 137! This episode got me heated! What started off as a simple QnA got me fired up! Make sure you support my sponsor and get involved with our training programs because that allows me to give

HARD Nosed Lifting Lessons from 1991

Lessons from 1991 – Make The Rep or Die! I was a high school sophomore and it was a bit after wrestling season. I was training at the local gym where my parents would drop me off and come back

Strength Training & Fitness Is So Simple, It’s Complicated

The photo above is from 1938. That’s a pretty impressive physique for about 80 years ago. I am sure his training was ultra basic, what else was there in 1938? I am sure this man’s nutrition was basic as well.

They Said “Slow Down, You’re Working Too Hard.” THEY. ARE. WRONG.

Every morning I rise early. Before the dogs went to get out of their own beds. Before the sun has risen. I get the Coffee going for myself and my wife. I begin writing. My writing comes from my inner

Ep. 131 | Building STRONGER & TOUGHER Athletes + Strength Coach Career Regrets

STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 131 In this QnA I answer some GREAT questions that center around Building STRONGER & TOUGHER Athletes + my very own Strength Coach Career Regrets. In between these questions I dig into mindset, training to be

QnA: Bodyweight Bodybuilding, Getting Lean & Thoughts On Owning A Gym

Another Powerful QnA from my Instagram. Topics Covered in this episode: Using specialty bars at The Underground Strength Gym & the story behind some of these barbells How do you know if you’re overtraining & how to adjust your training,

QnA: Art of Discipline, Athlete Nutrition, Great Books, Sports Technology & Gut Instincts

I crushed another Instagram QnA that had a wide array of topics. I do these QnA episodes in spurts, when time allows and the mood hits. I love answering your questions and I know that when I was in my

5 SQUAT Variations You Should Be Doing

I’ve been squatting since age 13. I’m 5’10” and according to the fallacy, I should be 5’1″ since squats “stunt your growth.” I’ve done 50 sets of Squats in a day and didn’t get rhabdo or need to go to

High School STRONG: Building Hammers Through A Safe & Effective Strength & Performance Program

The High School Athlete of today is MUCH different than the high school athlete of yester-year. When I started training HS athletes in the mid 90s and early 2000s, they showed up capable and ready to go. They were able

"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
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