Below is a sample from my morning email that I send from The STRONG Life Newsletter. Greetings fellow Gladiator, I only write to you because I know you are someone who understands and wants to know how to obtain and achieve the value of timeless health, strength and vitality. In a world full of trends, fads and gimmicks, there's something to be said about the power of classic practices that have stood the test of time. https://zacheven-esh.com/strong-lean-men-over-35/ Today, we're … [Read more...]
Bill Seno Tips on Strength & Building Muscle
Bill Seno was a champion powerlifter, bodybuilder & weightlifter. A rare blend of ALL 3 styles of lifting / strength. Louie Simmons often shares the advice of Bill Seno who told Louie, "Do 6 x 6 with an illegally wide grip on the bench press, then sets of 8, then 10s. When you can do 10 reps, go heavier and drop down to 6s again." Bill wrote a book called 'Pushing for Power'. It's awesome and filled with BASIC STRENGTH tips. Basic strength training is a lost art form today thanks to … [Read more...]
337 | QnA: Muscle Building Techniques (Old & New), Spec Ops Preparation, Calisthenics Tips & More
STRONG Life Podcast ep 337 Brought to you by https://ZachStrength.com In this QnA I cover the following topics: - What are hypertrophy clusters and how are the variations different from the 70s leading up to today? … [Read more...]
Phil Grippaldi’s 4 Days a Week Arm Routine: 20 Inch Arms at Age 16!
How did Phil Grippaldi develop 20" arms by the age of 16?!?! You're about to find out as I outline his arm routine that he followed under the tutelage of Mike Guibilo, who went on to become a bodyguard for models and a "strong arm" for the mob. Here we go, enjoy the ride and prepare to be inspired to put in some serious WORK. … [Read more...]
Mid Summer Sale
I hope your training is kicking ass! I gotta tell you, my training is going great. The knee is feeling better and my energy is sky high. Even when The Underground Strength Gym has temps of 90 or 94 degrees, I am energized when I train. I am confused how the kids of today are so tired after training or doing little things like mowing the lawn. Strength is invigorating! Now that August is upon us, it reminds me how the Summer was always a GREAT time to train. I would ride my … [Read more...]
Inside Mike Mentzer’s Heavy Duty Book & Training Methods
I came across Mike Mentzer's training methods as a kid. In fact, if memory serves me properly, I began reading about Mike Mentzer around age 11. You see, I would read my older brother's bodybuilding books and magazines for 2 years before I actually began training. I began training in June of 1989 but leading up to that point, I would dabble in lifting the weights my brother had in his room. It was strange to me that I would lift weights for 2 or 3 weeks and then quit. I thought something was … [Read more...]
Old School Bodybuilding Book: Super High Intensity Bodybuilding, Ultimate Warrior & Old School Strength
It was the Winter of 1989....... I had asked my parents for a bunch of bodybuilding books that I had read multiple times already. How? I would sit on the floor at the B Dalton book store inside menlo park mall and read ALL of the books. But still, I was obsessed and had to have them all. Reading them a few times wasn't enough for me. The photos inside these books inspired me to train harder and get bigger. Little did I know or could I ever imagine that decades later, I would become … [Read more...]
Building Muscle is NOT As Complicated as the “Gurus” Say
I am fired up as I write this. After 3 weeks on crutches, I finally was able to return to my high school to coach the athletes. I am also back at The Underground Strength Gym coaching. After training the Football team, I spoke to the guys about how I was proud of their efforts. We crushed a training session and then I left it on them to hit hill sprints. "Train as hard as you want to Win" is a phrase I often use. It puts the responsibility on them to do the work. Being a bit limited with … [Read more...]
Chuck Sipes Inspired Workout: The 1-10-1 Method
It was a Friday and I was feeling inspired to go through a tough training session with an old school feel to it. I dug up some old muscle mags with Chuck Sipes, one of the strongest bodybuilders ever from the 60s. He favored heavy lifting and I have written several articles on Chuck Sipes (Find them HERE). Chuck's home gym is where he trained most of the time. The other times he trained was at his work when he was a Youth Officer for The CYA / California Youth Authority. Chuck had a … [Read more...]
252: Jim “Bandbell” Seitzer, Early Days Westside Barbell & Old School Bodybuilding
STRONG Life Podcast 252 is BEAST! Jim Seitzer started lifting weights in the mid 70s with none other than Louie Simmons. That's right, imagine graduating college and training to be a bodybuilder and on day 1, you see Louie benching 365 at the Ohio State University weight room and when you ask Louie, the strongest guy in the gym for help he says, "Just show up at my house tomorrow!" Jim began training for bodybuilding as a "Power Bodybuilder" in 1976 and went on to become a high level … [Read more...]
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