Here we GO! Episode 69 of The STRONG Life Podcast, a full blown QnA of Training, Strength & Conditioning & What It Takes to Get Stronger, Tougher & Faster. Here's Just Some of the Questions I Answer In This Episode: How do I train various athletes during each group? What makes a Strength Coach GREAT vs Average? What is a great morning ritual? How to break a plateau in the Military press? Training Post ACL Surgery How I'm Training Post Shoulder Surgery "Cutting … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bench Press
Check out what happens when my college wrecking crew hijacks my flip cam and gets a lil' wild on the bench press. Don't Forget...Drop a comment with your questions / comments... These guys love to bench big but don't worry for those of you who have hate for the Bench Press, this movement is cycled in / out of our overall training program. In fact, I would say that we floor press at least 75% of the time compared to the full range bench press. When floor pressing, I suggest placing some … [Read more...]
Pissed the F**K Off, Part II
I was just thinking to myself, after answering many e mails today and yesterday, all about success: training success and biz success. The questions were all the same, ALL the same. What I can not drive home enough is the willingness and the ability to actually work, and I mean REALLY work. How did I get strong? How did I pack on muscle? How long will it take? How did I build my biz from my parent's backyard to a internationally recognized business? I F**ing worked my a** off! I have been … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Coach Cert – Behind the Scenes
Get in the trenches, get your hands dirty, this is how you learn... This was a info packed weekend. We didn't eat lunch on either day! Warriors no doubt. I treated the crew to dinner on Saturday while we spoke biz, training and life - anything goes. Sunday was a jam packed day between learning program design methods, training athletes, going through workouts and Underground Business Development with fellow homeboy, Paul Reddick. More behind the scenes action to come, stay tuned...KIDS! Kill … [Read more...]
Episode # 111: Who Let the Dogs Out!?!?
Damn, SON! Who let the dogs out! Looking forward to your comments on this crazy video! Kill it! --Z-- PS: Did you see the blog post below this? You can get yourself a trip to The Underground Strength Cert. Kill it and make it happen! … [Read more...]
Episode # 106: Dr. Ken Leistner Inspiration, Part II
Rules? What rules? F**K the rules! Sometimes you gotta throw good ol' science out the window and go with your gut instincts. For me, that means heavy training, having Fun, and Heavy training :) At 33 years young, after 20 years in the iron game, I am STILL learning and man do I feel like there are times when I have just started in te iron game because of how much I learn. Keep your mind open and fear not the road less traveled. Kill it! --Coach Z-- PS: Time is running out...space is … [Read more...]
Serious or not at all
Yesterday, we had a high school Football player pop in, asking about training. The H3 he pulled up in looked familiar, so i asked if he was related to a certain someone who trained at The Underground Strength Gym... for 2 days. His older brother, had his Mom pay for the training for a month. After 2 workouts he disappeared...no phone calls returned....no e mails returned. I was pissed off that a young kid wasted his Mom's hard earned money and thought nothing of it. With his brother … [Read more...]