STRONG Life Podcast ep 390 Why Teens AND Adults are STRUGGLING to WIN in Sports And LIFE How does one get better? Is it through doing easy work? Is it through avoiding the challenges? Is it by avoiding the lessons and teaching from a Mentor? It it by seeking comfort and "I just want to do my own thing"? That is the world we live in, at least for those who are mediocre. The ultra successful have coaches and are kicking ass and taking names in ALL areas of life. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast 376 ft THE Anthony Schlegel | Building Your ELITE Self, Family, Business & MORE!
STRONG Life Podcast ep 376 with THE Anthony Schlegel Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com and https://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com Connect with Anthony Schlegel aka Schlegs below: https://www.instagram.com/theanthonyschlegel/ https://thedifferenceusa.com/ https://twitter.com/schlegelvellie In this episode we discuss the following topics: - Training our teenage children … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 292: Matt Beaudreau | Leadership, Education & Entrepreneurship to Change the World
STRONG Life Podcast ep 292 with Matt Beaudreau. In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast Matt and I discuss Leadership, Education & How Entrepreneurship can be used to Change the World (more specifically, changing your world!). Matt is running multiple businesses and all of them are impacting lives. Matt runs several schools called Acton Academy. You can find more info about Acton Academy HERE. Matt also has his own podcast which I love, The Essential 11. Last but not least, … [Read more...]
UNSTOPPABLE Mindset: In The Gym & In Life
It's awesome to see how strength training has exploded, very much thanks to the internet. On the flip side, I still struggle with being the most fired up guy in the room. At age 43, I should NOT have more fire than the 15 year olds. Those younger years are like bottling up the energy of a rocket ship, you can't let them go to waste, not for 1 day. The things I've seen on social media and heard about in globo gyms downright scares me. So in this article, I want to address attitude and … [Read more...]
How to Kick Ass in Life AND a Warehouse Gym
There are those who "Get it" and those who simply don't "Get it". Some struggle with how to train athletes, having no system of their own, no time in the trenches and too much time on their ass sitting in front of a computer and in the books, NO Real World application. Some try opening their business and quickly crumble and fall out of "business". Some see adversity and cower away, while others stare it straight in the eyes and keep charging. Some have a laundry list of excuses and very few … [Read more...]
Evolution of Zach Even – Esh: From 110 lbs to 220 lbs
Since beginning training 21 years ago I have gone from somewhere around 110 lbs to 220 and at times I've hovered around 228 lbs. My best weight is somewhere in the 204-208 lb range. Back when I started, I was 13 years old, it was 2 weeks before 8th grade was over and I would train in my big bro's room which housed a spin lock barbell and some spin lock dumbbells. Most of our weights were sand filled and I still recall the days of dumbbell benching with sand dropping in my mouth and eyes. I … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Coach Cert Inspiration WINNERS!
Holy S**t! The Underground Strength Coach Inspiration Contest BLEW ME AWAY! And by reading ALL the comments, I can see YOU were also inspired! I am beyond amazed and inspired by the videos that were made. I compiled the votes that came through my e mail (which was A LOT!), the Blog comments and the 4 people I had judging and man it was a SERIOUS fight for 1st place between BIG Dan Gibson and Chris the BEAST. There was also some SERIOUS love for the Virginia Beach Beast, Matty … [Read more...]
The Art of Living
I receive countless e mails asking me how I get so much done without fail. How I balance my business with family life, lifting, answering e mails, vacations, and more? I'm also starting a NEW business (On the DL for now) and just bought a new house. I do my best to answer in the video below. If you have good stuff to add about YOUR 'Art of Living', feel free to drop a line! Peace --Z-- PS: This is perhaps the BIGGEST success that comes from attending The Underground Strength Coach … [Read more...]
Push & Pull, SON!
Yoooooo Dudes! OK, now that my blog post title sounds semi pornographic, it's time to get BUSY! Here is part II of me gettin' CRAZY and High Reppin' after going heavy on the overheads. I cranked 3 sets of the incline dumbell benching and recline rope rowing NON stop, making it 6 sets non stop. I was insanely pumped and the non stop action forces the upper body into a whole new territory of fatigue, lactic acid build up and mental toughness. If you wanna get crazier with it, you can try doing … [Read more...]
Freak Strength Friday
On some Fridays I send out an e mail to you guys and give you a "Freak Strength Friday" workout. Here and there I skip it and people cry...literally. So, here is a Freak Strength Friday workout for you to give a go and when you're done, drop a comment below and let me know how it worked for you. This is an Upper Body workout. The intensity is what YOU will decide to use. By intensity, I mean the % of effort you use with how heavy you train and how far you push each set. 1) Barbell … [Read more...]