Check out the tour of the NEW Underground Strength Gym located in Manasquan, NJ - aka, The Jersey Shore.
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My motivation behind opening The Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan was several key factors:
1) I was driving to and from my Underground Strength Gym in Edison on average of 4 days a week, 45 minutes each way. The drive was crushing my productivity. My ability to go and see my athletes competing, my ability to help at wrestling clubs or train athletic teams during the week was crushed.
Sitting in a car is not my idea of being productive and let me tell you, it also wreaks havoc on your health. I commit a lot of my time to helping Coaches and seeing my athletes. When I can't utilize my time to my maximum ability a change is in order.
2) I always had a vision of riding my bike to my gym and my kids having the freedom to stop by the gym anytime they wanted to. Many of you know how my family is my back bone and what truly drives me to become greater every day.
I NEVER imagined or even looked for a location in this town, I was actually aggressively searching for over a year for a new location but always in the 10-20 minute range north of where I live. When I saw this location for rent I was hesitant at first. I told myself to stop saying "NO" to so many opportunities that had come my way and to finally take the jump. I did and the road to opening was a rocky road.
My wife literally set up this entire gym and it took us a LONG freaking time to clean it out. It was an absolute disaster zone when I walked in!
3) I had athletes / parents commuting from the "Jersey Shore" area up to Edison and for years, they had been asking me to get an Underground down the shore.
4) My Underground Strength Coach Certification has grown beyond what I ever imagined and my Edison gym was running out of space. In addition, after the success of the first Underground Strength Conference and seeing that the critical skills Strength Coaches needed was training, I wanted to ensure I could train Coaches as well as athletic teams in a bigger setting.
After I posted this video on YouTube someone commented about how The Underground has come so far, from my parents back yard and garage, to my first house in the garage and now a second location.
This CrossFit Video showed where everything started for me.....
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Here is my first Video for the CrossFit Journal close to 6 years ago showing them the First Warehouse Space of The Underground Strength Gym.....
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It is definitely pretty crazy to see this evolution, but, I have and, always will bust my ass to give my all to my family, the people I train and Underground Strength Nation.
This new gym has me focused on my mission of helping athletes who have the burning desire to achieve success. I am deeply connected to the kid who has the eye of the tiger yet needs guidance in mind, body & spirit.
That is what I am built for, that is why I have been put on this earth, to make people STRONG.
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Thanks for supporting the growth of Underground Strength Nation, especially if you've been with me since day 1, where many people laughed at us and thought we were a joke. Having a gym or 2 gyms doesn't make anyone the real deal.
The results that athletes gets and the lives that have been changed are proof that we are NO joke. What we do changes lives and I am beyond grateful.
Thank you to ALL who helped make this happen, Thank You to ALL who laughed at us and tried to hold us back, Most of ALL, Thank YOU to my family who supported me through this amazing journey!
Live The Code
--Z--
14 Responses
Zach, you are a true inspiration. Keep killing that shizzle.
Dustin, thnx, homie!!! NO doubt fo-shizzle!!
Basic and Brutal! What more do you need? Nothing! I here you about location. It means everything to me, and why I am going the path I am going. When my gym opens (hoping the next month or two-out of my hands right now) my boys will be with me as much as possible. I needed it to be close for that reason. I am not training for the money (but that is nice) it is a legacy and my family is my WHY.
Time to tear it up!
DW there MUST be a mission behind the gym, a reason, a deep reason WHY!!!
Gotta change lives or Nothing else matters!
A reporter once asked Clubber Lang what his prediction would be on the upcoming fight…
“My prediction….pain” That gym looks kick-ass! I bid you the best of luck, Zach! Now you finally got the both of best worlds, a gym where you can train, train your athletes, and see your family on a daily basis. No obstacles. You went for it, and now you got it. Lessons can be learned from this! One day, I’m going to open up my own. No doubt about it. Just gotta go after it! Right, Z?!
Dustin, NO doubt, brutha. That is the ticket. Laying a strong foundation, careful planning, being aggressive, NOT allowing the naysayers to control U and to 2 get after it with intelligence!!!
Thank U, brutha man!
DAmn! The “Dustin’s” representing!
Dustin in Norse means-Thor’s Stone. So let’s crank some stone lifting.
No way! Thor happens to be one of my top favorite superheroes. Him and the Hulk that is! Now that’s hilarious..what a coincidence.
and hell, Dustin—-we always gotta represent. Stone lifting is ON the schedule today, man!
It’s things like this that make me wish we had an underground gym in Ohio haha. I’ve been referencing you for over a year, and built most of my home gym with things you have, although I’m still workin on the kettlebells! Thank you for your passion and inspiration Zach!
Mitchell – In the fall I will likely be heading to Durniat Strength in Wooster, Ohio for my Cert.
His gym is amazing, I wonder if you are close to him??
Hope to see U there brutha!!!
Congrats, Zach! It makes me happy to read this.You know I think you are? A hero (refer to Nate’s Handbook). You go out and kick ass everyday and it reminds me to never let up on the energy!!
Janila MUCH LOVE and BIG thnx!!! BOOM!
Wassup zach? The new gym its awesome. What are the sand bags made of or what company made them? You truly are a inspiration to me. The emails are seriously like answers to my daily self questions.
Manny wus up, braddah man!!?? I used Army Navy Bags and also purchased IronMind bags.