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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

“There Is Always Room for a Man of Force”

Orison Swett Marden / An Iron Will “I WILL.” “There are no two words in the English language which stand out in bolder relief, like kings upon a checkerboard, to so great an extent as the words‚ I will. ‘There

STRONG Life Ep. 130 | QnA: Strength Coach & Gym Business Success Strategies | Training to Be Dangerous

Ep. 130 | QnA: Strength Coach & Gym Business Success Strategies. This episode was awesome as I collected questions from the group of Certified Underground Strength Coaches. The questions bounced back and forth between the business of training and the

"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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