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How to Get Built Like a Brick Sh*t House

Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said in the 80s and 90s, is “Built like a Brick Sh-t House”. In my countless years of getting

How to Kick Ass, Get STRONGER & Get JACKED in a 1 Car Garage Gym

I remember I was 25 or so, and decided to stop training at the local gym. I was finishing Graduate school which was an hour drive each way. Graduate school was wiping me out in addition to working full time,

Days of Thunder Bodybuilding…..

It was September of 1994. I was training at a now defunct gym, it was legit “hardcore”, called Dynamic Fitness. Such a shame that it had to end, but it did. I’ll never forget that gym. It shaped me and

Ricky Bruch Cranks the Power Bodybuilding

WOW! Lots of emotion heated up from yesterday’s video with Ricky Bruch. But, even though some disagreed with what may have been Ricky Burch’s past (who can say for fact what he did or did not do and deep down

Kettlebell Training & Jump Training for Size, Speed & Strength

Strength is of critical importance for any athlete / adult, regardless of age. Speed is the next gear that takes strength to the next level. When I hear Coaches go on and on about strength and say nothing of speed

Lift STRONG Fundraiser – The Tire Flip

Let the games begin. Here is the beginning moments of The Lift STRONG Fundraiser, and yes, there will be MORE footage to come! You saw high school athletes, collegiate athletes and NJ state troopers competing in the above video, tearing

The ONLY STRENGTH Training Rule: There are NO Rules

When I first began strength training my dungeon garage in 2002, my only rule was, “There are NO Rules.” I wish I took photo of my parents’ garage. Back then…. I had a digital camera and a memory card. I

My Vintage York Barbell Gym Tour

I snagged a recent e bay auction with 600 lbs of vintage weights from York Barbell, Wonder Barbell, Jackson Barbell and Heathway Barbell. Little did I know this gentleman (who’s identity can not be identified) had a BEAUTFUL Vintage

REAL World Strength vs Pretty Boy Bodybuilding

STORY Time: It was the Fall of 2007…… Interesting story from today while training a crew of wrestlers and football players…. Two high school kids stopped by the gym while we were outside flipping tires, pulling and pushing sleds, carrying

How to Build Muscle for the Busy Man

Check out Part II of my interrogation with Vince DelMonte below.. Vince: What do you mean when you say stuff like, “I’ll help you slap on rugged muscle…” Zach – Rugged muscles comes from the old school movements that so

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