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Are You NOT Ready for Barbell Lifts? When to NOT Squat, Bench & Deadlift?

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I was chatting with a friend over the weekend over dinner and I train his son for the past 2 years.  He told me how another Dad was worried about training at The Underground Strength Gym because his son was 14 and he was afraid he would squat, deadlift, bench, etc. First off - These 3 exercises are NOT bad. Context matters here. Let me explain why...... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, Kettlebells, Muscle Building, Powerlifting, Q & A, Sports Performance, Strength Building, Underground Strength Coach Cert, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: athlete training, bench, certification, deadlift, garage gym, program design, progressions, regressions, squat, underground strength coach, underground strength gym, usc cert, warehouse gym business

Strength Lessons from The Iron Gladiators of The 80s & 90s

by Zach Even - Esh 6 Comments

Photo Cred: Grégoire Alessandrini / http://www.nyc90s.com  The photo above is from the no longer open, Gladiator Gym. This gym was housed in "Alphabet City" in The East Village of NYC. Pro Bodybuilders used to train there. Hard charging weightlifters trained there. The unspoken rule was simple: Train Your Ass Off. Intensity Rules. This was the story in MANY local gyms back when I was a teen and in my early 20s. So when I was a teen and in my early 20s, the way I learned was by getting under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: bench, blood and guts, bodybuilding, deadlift, diamond gym, dorian yates, golden era, iron gladiators, johnny morant, kirk karwoski, learning, marty gallagher, old school bodybuilding, powerlifting, squat, Underground Strength

AJ Roberts On Breaking World Records In Powerlifting & LIFE!

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Episode 71 of The STRONG Life Podcast is with a close friend of mine, World Record Holder in Powerifting, AJ Roberts. AJ's story and skills go FAR beyond being one of the strongest powerlifters to ever walk the face of this earth, as you'll learn in this episode. AJ set his world record while training under Louie Simmons at the Strongest Gym in the World, Westside Barbell. Here's some stats from AJ when he achieved his World Record All Time Total at 308 lbs in powerlifting: 1205 lbs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Nutrition, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, STRONG Life Podcast, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: aj roberts, barbell business, bench, deadlift, entrepreneur, life success, louie simmons, powerlifting, squat, strong life podcast, success tips, westside barbell

4 Tips to Build Maximum Muscle With Minimal Equipment

by Zach Even - Esh 8 Comments

Let's KILL some confusion here. If you love variety in your training, go for it and DO it. If you love just attacking the basics, go for it and DO it. Let me Explain ..... Your results in training come down to a select few things that must be executed VERY well. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: arnold, barbell basics, barbell workout, basics workout, bench, bench press, bigger, deadlift, faster, garage gym gladiators, golden era muscle, jim steel, kirk kaworski, marty gallagher, muscle gains, powerlifting, reg park, simple workout, squat, Squats, strength gains, stronger, tougher, underground strength coach

How to Build Strong, Powerful, Jacked Athletes – Pt 1

by Zach Even - Esh 8 Comments

I'm doing something different this month where I normally add our Underground Strength Workout of the Month as a private video or a PDF training course to The Underground Inner Circle. This month, I am sharing with you the inside look with full blown access to our November WOM (Workout of the Month). I break down the following in this powerful video: - how we train our athletes to develop the total package: strength, size, athleticism, power. - why we train them with a blend of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, Bodyweight Bodybuilding, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Muscle Building, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: add muscle, bench, conjugate method, deadlift, edison gym, get stronger, jacked, jump training, louie simmons, manasquan gym, muscle building, plyometrics, plyos, powerful, powerlifting, program design, squat, strong, underground gym, underground strength cert, underground strength coach, underground strength gym, underground strength training, underground strength warm up, wrestling training, wrestling workout

STRONG Life 39: I Ain’t Got Time To Be WEAK!

by Zach Even - Esh 1 Comment

Who's got the time to be weak? Only those who don't care for LIFE. Waiting for tomorrow? Waiting for your gym membership to start? Waiting to get your next pay check? It's MUCH simpler than the "Gurus" want to admit. It CAN be done in a garage or basement using some old, beat up free weights. The journey to becoming STRONGER starts NOW. Pay attention and I will explain: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Muscle Building, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, STRONG Life Podcast, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: bench, bodybuilding, conjugate method, diamond gym, get stronger, louie simmons, mark smelly bell, max effort, one exercise per workout, squat, westside barbell

STRONGCast 13: Travis Mash On Weightlifting, Powerlifting & Family

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In this ass kicking episode of The STRONGCast I interview my friend and ass kicker, world record holder and top Weightlifting Coach, Travis Mash. In this episode Travis and I talk about: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, STRONG Life Podcast, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: attitude nation, bench, deadlift, family, live the code, mobility, powerlifting, squat, strongcast 13, travis mash, weightlifting

Powerful Tips To Increase Your Squat, Bench & Deadlift

by Zach Even - Esh 3 Comments

After many years and decades battling the iron, I have made plenty of mistakes and found what works and what doesn't work when it comes to get stronger, packing on muscle mass and the like. I take pride in the hellish workouts I have battled through and won but I also take pride in helping you get there faster (MUCH faster) than I have. Check out these tips and strategies and put them to use to boost your squat, bench and deadlift. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Olympic Lifting, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: bench, deadlift, how to get stronger, konstantin, mark bell, powerlifting, squat, underground strength gym

Weekend Learning List Jan. 9, 2013

by Zach Even - Esh 7 Comments

This Weekend Learning List has TWO actions for you. If you can't connect with these 2 actions then you're lacking the drive, the motivation and the guts to be greater and better than who you were yesterday. Let's get our Learn On and please share this with anyone you know who can benefit more from these 2 Weekend Learning Tips! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Olympic Lifting, Q & A, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Challenge, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: 5 3 1, basic barbell workouts, bench, buds class 234, clean and jerk, deadlift, jim wendler, lone survivor book, lone survivor movie, marcus luttrell, navy seals, press, squat

STRONGCast Ep. 9: Chad Wesley Smith, RAW Powerlifting, Strength Coach Balls & Football Workouts

by Zach Even - Esh 5 Comments

Let's do this! Episode # 9 of THE STRONGCast is with Chad Wesley Smith of Juggernaut Strength Training Systems. About Chad Wesley Smith: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Muscle Building, Powerlifting, Q & A, Strength Building, STRONG Life Podcast, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: bench, buddy morris, chad wesley smith, conjugate system, deadlift, football workouts, joe defranco, juggernaut, juggernaut strength, nfl combine training, raw powerlifting, squat, strongman training, warehouse gym

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