With my hectic schedule I am going through some short training sessions, around 15-20 minutes a clip. Sometimes I get 2 mini sessions a day and instead of complaining, I simply get it done. Announcing how tired or busy I am is a waste of time. Nobody cares, including myself. I despise even my own excuses. While at school where I coach, I might go through 3-4 exercises as a circuit of 3 - 4 rounds. I've used bodyweight, kettlebells, fat bells and some basic machines (perhaps a lat pulldown or … [Read more...]
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My 6 Strength & Health Mistakes You Should Avoid
It's the weekend and that means lots of sports with the kids and STILL, early mornings for me to get things done. Sunday mornings are always for answering questions for my Strength Coach Mentorship group, The STRONG Life Brotherhood. Today, we've got Baseball & Tennis. It's gonna be a GREAT day. Yesterday I saw my Doctor to start planning for my knee surgery. It's time to fix this and take care of ME. And a BIG reason why my knee went downhill was because when it began … [Read more...]
7 Tips on Developing Superior Physical Conditioning + 19 Sample Underground Strength Workouts
I wrote about “Strong & Useless” in my Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning. It’s when an athlete can move big weights on the barbell but can’t do basic bodyweight exercises such as lunges, pull ups, pushups, sprints, and jumps. I always say, Strong is Strong. This is why I don’t chase the 1 RM testing you see so often in high school weight rooms. The first athlete who demonstrated Strong & Useless to me held all the weight room records for his high school … [Read more...]
Kettlebell Training for Combat Athletes
Kettlebell Training for Combat Athletes Video # 1: 49 Minutes Video # 2: 46 Minutes In the early 2000s, my friend, Jason C. Brown and I were creating Training DVDs that sold around the world. Yes, DVDs. What Jason and I were doing 20 years we are now starting to see pop up elsewhere. We were far ahead of the curve and the reason is because we were and still are Coaches. We were NEVER "influencers". We were training athletes in BJJ clubs, wrestling clubs, in our garages, back yards … [Read more...]
Wrestling Workouts That WIN
A Results Proven Strength & Conditioning System for Serious Wrestlers & Coaches Here's Your Opportunity to Gain Access To The EXACT Wrestling Strength & Conditioning Program That Transforms Average Wrestlers Into Powerful Pinning Machines. They All Laughed at Our Workouts....Until We Stepped on the Mat.... From: Zach Even – Esh Location: The Underground Strength Gym, NJ Time: 5:48 AM To The Motivated Wrestling Parent & Wrestling Coach – Remember that time … [Read more...]
Do These 3 Bodyweight Only Exercises, Inspired by Herschel Walker
There are 3 crucial bodyweight exercises that everyone should be able to do AND, that everyone should put a lot of energy into. 1) Push Ups - we learned these as kids and surprisingly, I don't see too many people doing basic push ups anymore. If you're shoulders are banged up from heavy benching and squats with a straight bar, then get busy on push ups and give the barbell a break. Focus on doing high reps and of course, perfect technique. Imagine your body is a 2 x 4 or a ruler, … [Read more...]
“Different Training” for Strength, Size & Toughness
Yesterday I was so fired up from reading a newspaper article about Karate Legend, Gary Alexander training harder than most people half his age at age 81, so of course, I HAD to try it myself. Gary Alexander was a Karate instructor where I grew up in Edison, NJ in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Today, he is in his 80s, STILL training like a madman. Here's his current regime: With scuba fins on his feet, Alexander does 100 laps, mostly on his back, alternating with freestyle strokes. The … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Coach Online Certification
ATTN Serious Strength Coaches: “Get the Number One Strength & Conditioning Certification That Gives You The Proven Blueprint for Building BEAST Athletes AND Skyrockets The Success of Your Business.” The USC Cert is for Coaches Who LIVE for Excellence & Want to Grow Their Business Into a Full Time Income (Even if You're Only Open Part Time Hours). Since the Underground Strength Coach Certification began in 2008, over 1,000 Certified Underground Strength Coaches from all around … [Read more...]
Training In Your 40s VS Training High School & College Athletes
The older you get, the harder the training gets! It's tougher to make gains and you can forget about that "maintenance" BS program. As you get older, the last thing you want is that WEAK attitude of "I'm just maintaining". If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. I NEVER use the word "maintenance" when training anyone, including in season for athletes. Think about it, how weak does it sound when you say "I'm just trying to maintain." It sounds like you fear the work. It … [Read more...]
14 Powerful High School Strength & Conditioning Tips
There's a lot of confusion out there regarding how high school athletes should be training and in this article I'm going to clear a lot of the BS up. For the highly motivated you can and should invest in your knowledge through my Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning and through my 16 week online program, High School STRONG. You might be angry already saying, "WTF Zach, first thing you do is tell me to buy something!!!???" My answer: NO. The First thing I tell you to do is … [Read more...]