I recall having a phone call with Joe DeFranco and he was telling me how one of his Coaches / former athletes, Mike Guadango, was regularly doing heavy, HEAVY 1 rep sets for pull ups. Mike was also performing heavy recline rows with over 100 lbs on a weight vest for sets of 1 - 3 reps. It got me thinking differently about my Bodyweight training and I began looking to turn my Bodyweight training into a system, just like Westside Barbell implements the Conjugate System, with days focused on … [Read more...]
Episode # 28: Just gettin’ warmed up!
Training is emotional for me. It brings me joy, laughter and sometimes even tears. It gives me that funny feeling inside, you know what I'm tlaking about.... It's a place where I lose myself and find myself... Here we go.... It gets tougher, so stay with me! Kill it! --Coach Z-- PS: Wanna spend a day hanging out with me? We'll talk training, business and anything else you wanna ask. It's a no rules type seminar. F**k the rules! Info HERE - Click It Baby! … [Read more...]
Episode # 25 – Another Playground Assault
If you're not training and tearing it up at the local playground, you're missing out! Check this vid... Get outdoors, you need the fresh air! Then, tell us about your playground workout and post your exercises, sets, reps, etc - share with the world! Kill it! --Coach Z-- PS: There is about 34 hrs left on THIS. PPS: The Underground Strength Coach contest will be announced shortly. Watch your e mails! … [Read more...]
Episode # 23 – Adventures in Baseball, Part Deux
Check out the field training hee. Basics rule. Why? Because even many of the highest level athletes are weak and must be trained in the basics to develop the foundation they never built! More to come... Kill it! --Coach Z-- PS: I am planning something crazy for the Underground. Get your video cam ready, this is gonna be insanely fun and sick, sick, sick I tell you! … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Show # 22 – Adventures in Baseball
Never thought I would be training baseball players when I first started, because in the beginning it was only wrestlers....then a few football players...then a few baseball players....now, it's ALL kinds of athletes coming to The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ to train with me... Check out these adventures of field training with baseball players....they can be applied to all athletes! Strength NEVER discriminates :) Stay tuned, there are more baseball adventures coming... Kill … [Read more...]
Episode # 21: Old School Battle
You saw how pumped I was to train... Driving 100 MPH (I know, I know, NOT smart) - but hey, I am uncontrollable when it comes to my love for the iron! Check out this workout...head to head with a D 1 wrestler... Questions about the workout, comments....right on! Feel free to post below! Kill it! --Coach Z-- PS - I was hanging ten today baby! … [Read more...]
Power Talk with Jonny Hinds of The Monkey Bar Gym
On my one hand, I can count those who have REALLY influenced me in training AND in life. Without hesitation, Jonny Hinds is one of those people. I connected with Jon maybe 2 or 3 years ago by phone, after Pat Miletich, the MMA Coach and former UFC Champion, sent me his way. I would spend over an hour on the phone talking about physical culture and nutrition every time we chatted. We would philosophize about life and exchange cool training and life stories and experiences, and, I'll admit, … [Read more...]
Nightmare with….
One of our Underground Strength Coaches, Nelson "Necho" Puentes just returned from the NAGA grappling tournament last weekend and took 1st in white belt Gi and No Gi. His next battle will be the Pan Ams this Fall as a Blue Belt in BJJ. Necho has been known for his brutal workouts, he scares our clients with them, but, Curls, another one of our Underground Strength Coaches, loves these brutal tests of physical and mental will power. Test drive the following "Nightmare with Necho" workout … [Read more...]
What do you need and what do you want?
Do you want to be strong, or do you want to be highly conditioned? Do you want to be explosive, or do you want to be agile, mobile and hostile? How about training for all of these traits? I know, many people say you must specialize to get optimal results. But, in the real world, you need everything. You gotta be "in shape", and that means having the perfect blend of many physical traits: strength endurance, power endurance, aerobic endurance, and overall conditioning. Finding the right … [Read more...]
Train through this
Training is easy when you wake up after 8 hours sleep, someone does your laundry, cooks for you, and there is all the time in the world to do what you want. Those days ended long ago for me, but, that doesn't mean those days will never come back. Having a Chef and a cleaning team is certainly something I plan on having, but, in the mean time, I am usually getting 5 - 6 hours of sleep per day, working from 7 am - midnight. Training is never perfect with such a schedule, and getting strong, … [Read more...]
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