I love coming across our old videos from The Underground.

My coaching was nothing outstanding back then, it was often intense ad harsh with a touch of humor, but it fit in with the times and the athletes loved it.

And yes, times are different and those times are NEVER coming back. I spoke about this at Underground Strength Con, I unfortunately must "LET IT GO."

Even "Hardcore" gyms today are not truly hardcore.

Everyone only doing what they like rather than working on weak areas with a Coach.

Only training to your favorite music.

Excessive drugs to get bigger and stronger easier.

The only answer is to build your OWN world - a garage gym or home gym, which I started in 2002. I never knew garage gyms would be so popular but here we are.....

We had t shirts misprinted, so we put out a challenge on YouTube......

Come flip the 600+ lb tire and get a free shirt.

We had guys traveling from NJ, NY and Delaware to flip tires and get a shirt!!

Mindset behind one of our athletes who became one of our Coaches at The Underground. From there he started his own business and is a world renown copywriter - HERE.

There was a hunger and a desire to learn.... a GROWTH Mindset.

I never heard the phrase, "I'm on my own program...."

No way, athletes were hungry to learn! Many of our athletes became Coaches at The Underground. They went through our USC Cert as attendees and a fly on the wall, then they would go through it often multiple times as we would hold them every 3 months.

As my friends at Varsity House say, "Hungry, Humble and Committed."

The Underground Strength Manuals 

Upper Body Accessory Work - Building Size and Strength

This video was from the early days of The Underground in Manasquan, I would often train with my buddy before he became a busy Dad.

I was a father of 2 at this time and always found a way to train. Back then, I had 2 locations of The Underground, the online business and was soon to be coaching at Lehigh.

Find the time..... MAKE the time..... Destroy your Excuses.... WORK.

We plan on bringing back The Underground Strength Coach Cert in person - Coaches will have to get certified online first and the practical will be In Person. Hands on. Training. Working. Learning. 

Get 2 FREE USC Cert Videos HERE

Video Below; Holiday Workout either on New Year's Eve or Christmas Eve Morning....

These would be challenge days and strongman sessions.

One of the guys was on his first day!

Most of these guys were home during their first college winter break so they were all teenagers still.

I see how strong and tough they were, and again, we do NOT train athletes like this anymore. Those days are over 🙁

The lessons remain the same.

Getting Strong requires crushing the basics, commitment and consistency, lifting heavy and being TOUGH.

These athletes all ate a TON of quality food - we don't see skinny, weak athletes. These athletes listened and handles business. We never had to chase them or their parents to DO THE WORK.

Different Times......

Live the Code 365,

Zach Even - Esh