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6 Feet 5 Inches SOUL Lifter – Training for Sports AND Life

Laird Hamilton is a beast of a man. He surfs waves that would sink huge cruise liners, he defies the odds and might be seen as a God in the ocean. Ironically, we have ourselves a modern day Laird Hamilton

The Power of Hand Walking

I have been a big believer in hand walking ever since my undergrad class in Gymnastics back in 1996. My instructor was Mr. Gonzalez, he was an All American Wrestler and the owner of a Gymnastics school. He was a

No more squats?

People thought I was crazy, then again, people still think I’m crazy. Back when I was first training athletes in my garage, and even before I had a garage to train them in, our athletes were getting brutally strong without

Training like your life depends on it

A little story about what we did, with the full story to come soon. Click Here for details. In Strength, –Z–

Take 60 seconds

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,

Endless Lessons Learned from The Underground aka “Old School” Bodybuilding & Strength Training Methods

In the 50s and 60s, strength sports were a small “Underground” cult. Even in the 70s. Until Arnold hit the big screen, bodybuilding and literally building your body was viewed as something only a narcissist would do. Today, of course,

Q & A and stories on grip strength

Got a question via e mail and wanted to share this bad boy…. Question: I own a small gym in St Louis and have recently added a few thick bars to my collection. I had a new member ask me

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

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

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

"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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