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Zach Even-Esh

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Are You Training Too Hard? Injuries? Lack of Progress?

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Training too hard...... Who would have thought I would ever bring this topic up because if you go to a local gym, you'll see people sitting and lying on benches in between their sets, head down and locked in on their PHONE. It's crazy, people don't even get up between sets. But, for those of you who were training decades ago, perhaps you have gone through the ringer with intensity. And, maybe some of you today are copying the workouts of your favorite instagram lifter but simply don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Mental Toughness, Muscle Building, Nutrition, Old School Strength, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: blood and guts, dorian yates, drop sets, forced reps, get strong, gladiator strong, HIT training, injuries, muscle building, recovery, sports performance, tom platz

3 Reasons Why Leg Training Builds the BEAST

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I was in my early teens and training at my first "Hardcore Gym". This gym was 7,500 sq ft. NO AC, just a bunch of stand up industrial fans. ALL the plates were deep dish Ivanko plates and there was rumbling throughout the entire gym, blended with some old rock cassette tapes that blasted through the gym. Usually AC/DC or Metallica, sometimes Def Leppard. The back 1/3 of the gym was lined up with leg equipment. Plenty of squat racks, 2 leg presses, 2 hack squats, 2 leg extensions, 2 leg … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: athlete training, athlete workouts, covid workouts, football workouts, grit, hill sprints, mental toughness, running, Squats, strength & conditioning, tom platz

Underground Strength Stories: Tom Platz Squats & Diamond Gym

by Zach Even - Esh 4 Comments

It was the Winter of 1995 and I was driving to Diamond Gym with my training partners. Our typical 30 minute drive to Diamond was the 3 of us getting fired up to destroy the gym as we blasted music from my special Kenwood stereo. Back then, I had cassette tapes that were special mix tapes with our favorite music. But this one time, the guys were strangely silent. I was scared. Scared that our workout was going to be a wash. The entire 30 minute drive I could just feel their lack of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, 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: bodybuilding, diamond gym, old school strength, Squats, tom platz, underground strength coach, underground strength stories

Us vs “Them”

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No need to talk to me, I am here to do WORK. Before you even hit the gym, you've already been preparing for that training session. 24 hours in advance..... The day before you made sure your eating was on point. Plenty of protein to fuel yourself, some carbs to make sure the energy is on point because you know you're going to BATTLE it out in the gym today. You got to sleep a bit earlier than normal to ensure when you wake up, you feel READY. You are "mentally warming up" 24 hrs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Nutrition, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Success, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: chins, diamond gym, dips, marvin eder, old school strength, power rack, powerlifting, Squats, tom platz, underground strength coach, underground strength gym, us vs them

Chase Those “White Lights” or Get OUT

by Zach Even - Esh 2 Comments

There is something very special at The Underground Strength Gym. I bring it with me anywhere I Coach.  I look for the hardest worker in the room. I'm gonna tell you why in just a second..... You see, I feel so strongly about The Underground that I have kicked my own kids out of my gym when they are in there and NOT working. When I say ​Strength Discriminates Against No One, I mean it. It means YOU are not special and YOU will NOT get any special treatment here, EVER. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Challenge, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: arnold, high rep squats, tom platz, underground strength coach cert, underground strength gym, westside barbell, white lights

Passion & The Utter Disdain for Anything Less Than Excellence

by Zach Even - Esh 2 Comments

When I talk about passion, it's hard to not think about Tom Platz! And of course, who was a BIG inspiration to Tom? It was none other than Dr. Squat himself, Fred Hatfield! Most people will never understand Platz's intensity (insanity) in his training but to me, it ALL makes sense. When I was a teenager and in my early 20s, before smart phones were around and the ability to film my training happened, I trained "crazy". But, I could NOT hold myself back. I couldn't stop myself. I HAD to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Announcements, Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Motivation, Old School Strength, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: dave tate, dr squat, excellence, fred hatfield, passion, relentless, strength coach lifestyle, tom platz, underground strength academy, underground strength coach cert

Farmer Carries Are Great, But…..

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Before I even owned my gym I met up with some guys who were competitive strongmen. I was training out of my garage mostly, here and there going to the local tire yard for some tire flips..... It was Saturday and it was their day of training events. I remember getting destroyed with their 220 lb farmer walks and some of their guys jogged with the weight. I was fired up ​and got chatting with these guys about their programming and made my adjustments. At the time, my lower body … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Muscle Building, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: box squat, farmer carry, farmer walk, leg strength, Squats, strongman training, tire flip, tom platz, underground strength gym

Training For ‘The Obstacle Is THE Way’

by Zach Even - Esh 6 Comments

'The Obstacle Is The Way' Book Sketch by Sacha Chua I had a horrific night of sleep. I was up around 1 AM and stared at the ceiling until 3 AM until I said F--K it, time to get out of bed and do Work. I was exhausted after dropping my kids off at school and started coming up with EVERY excuse in the book to NOT train today. I'll train tomorrow Training when tired is bad This workout will be wasted if I train today Take a nap instead I decided to use my fatigue as a reason to DO … [Read more...]

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Learn to Make The Rep Or DIE

by Zach Even - Esh 8 Comments

I don't recall where I read or heard about the story, but, I feel like it was from Marty Gallagher. The crew is getting psyched up, climbing higher and higher on their squats. 500 lbs. 600. 700. 800 + lbs. The lifter yells at the crew..... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, AWESOME Business, AWESOME Life, Live The Code, Mental Toughness, Motivation, Old School Strength, Powerlifting, Strength Building, Underground Strength Challenge, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: embrace the grind, grind, grinding reps, intensity, marty gallagher, mental toughness, squat, squat rack, strong life, tom platz

Hard Work Is BEAUTIFUL!!!

by Zach Even - Esh 2 Comments

Hard Work is BEAUTIFUL. That is the first step towards success in any endeavor, Loving work rather than fearing work. You'll find resistance all around you as you work your ass off to achieve greatness in any endeavor, be it in the gym or in life. People will call you "crazy" and say "that's not normal". You're damn right it's not normal. Normal people achieve normal or average levels of success. I have ZERO interest in being average or normal. Recently, I was reminded like a punch … [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 Challenge, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Wrestling Training, Zach's Workouts Tagged With: dedication, hard work, inspiration, intensity, john broz, live the code, mastermind, rosa, squat every day, Squats, the gladiator, tom platz, underground strength coach

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