Articles tagged with sspc cert

Edwin Woods is our guest Strength Coach instructor for Kettlebell technique and training inside The Underground Strength Coach Cert (USC Cert). In this video, Edwin shares the technique for properly, safely and effectively learning and teaching the Kettlebell clean. If you're tired of smashing your wrist and being an amateur with Kettlebells, watch this video and turn PRO. Technique is a priority for all of our training. Commitment to excellence!...Keep Reading

Zach answers a question on Tabata methods and best conditioning practices for athletes vs adults. Put your learning and thinking cap on and watch this video. As a Coach, you should be OBSESSED with getting better and learning more. Dig in and get some!...Keep Reading

Zach reviews 2 programs that were homework assignments for interns at The Underground Strength Gym. This is their first go at programming a 3 week mini cycle so you will see a zoom screen share with voice over as well as an excerpt from The SSPC Cert program Design and other resources. This is a powerful resource for ANY Coaches and even parents who are trying to train their own children. Dig in and get your learn on!...Keep Reading

As Football training becomes fancier and fancier, the issues I see in Football remain the same. Players afraid of contact. Players lacking durability. Players who are strong in the weight yet Minimal transfer to the field. Players who are tough in the weight room yet struggle with grit on the field. This is where we go back to the early days of The Underground to add unconventional methods to build the mind, the body and the "in between muscles". This Video shows how to take Football strength & conditioning to the next level!...Keep Reading

In the May 2024 Underground Strength Movie you get a massive behind the scenes look at our training for athletes at The Underground Strength Gym! You will also see screenshots of our training cycles from The Underground Strength Gym as well as Zach's online training group, Gladiator STRONG. Take these exercises & workouts to develop powerful, strong, explosive, durable & SUCCESSFUL athletes!...Keep Reading

The December 2023 Underground Strength Movie & Workout of the Month is HERE! The video is 22 minutes long with behind the scenes training footage from The Underground Strength Gym. You'll see our middle school, high school and collegiate athletes putting in the work. Also included are screenshots from our recent training cycle at The Underground Strength Gym. Take these workouts for yourself or the athletes you train and reap the rewards of our training methods GUARANTEED to deliver Results in Strength, Functional Muscle, Speed and Power! Unleash Your BEAST!!...Keep Reading

One of the most powerful aspects of our programming at The Underground Strength Gym is our warm up / prep segment. This is where we implement power, speed, athleticism and more. It is a crucial aspect to learn from and observe if you're working with athletes of any age and any sport. If you're going through our Underground Strength Coach Cert or SSPC Cert, these videos will give you more depth so you can expand your knowledge base of building dominant athletes!...Keep Reading

In this video you are getting footage from The Triple Threat Seminar. This is an Excerpt from our seminar where Matt Wenning & Zach Discuss Program Design + you will see LIVE Upper Body Workout Footage. In this training session you will see and understand the reasoning behind 3 different upper body workouts as we break down the why and how behind this training. This is a 23 minute video. Dig in and enjoy!...Keep Reading

The February 2022 Underground Strength Workout of the Month is BEAST. The volume is pumping and the pace is furious. Sometimes, we get too smart, too scientific and too NERDY on the training. Intelligent, safe training is certainly important. But, intensity seems to be lacking when training is over analyzed. Time to attack. Training to be Agile, Mobile and Hostile. You'll see a 16 minute behind the scenes video from The Underground Strength Gym and a training cycle that our athletes are currently going through. Dig in and ATTACK. BOOM!...Keep Reading

If You Train Large Groups of Athletes, This video is for you. At the high school, Zach often trains groups that average 50 athletes per training session. There are plenty of times where those numbers are 75+ athletes. Check out this large group of athletes going through a warm up / movement prep session which segues into some jump / plyometric training before their strength & conditioning training begins. If you train large groups or run camps, this video is a must see!...Keep Reading

25 Minutes of training footage behind the scenes of The Underground Strength Gym. Training footage of our Middle School, High School & Collegiate Athletes. Sample Mini Cycles shown so you can see exactly what we do at The Underground to build HAMMERS! You'll see Speed & Power Training, Strength Training, some rare high intensity methods on our "Wacky Wednesday" along with footage NEVER released elsewhere. Dig in and get your learn ON!...Keep Reading

August is the month where some athletes start skipping and others step UP to prepare for Fall and Winter Sports. If you're always ready, you never have to get ready. Skipping training leads to desperation and trying to "get ready" before the season. Check out the August Underground Strength Workout of the Month, where you see the exact training and video footage of our athletes putting in that WORK; You'll see speed training, outdoor "NO Rules" Training, a new Step Up variation we're loving plus screen shots of the EXACT training programs at The Underground Strength Gym!...Keep Reading

September of every year is like the beginning of a NEW year. Kids go back to school, Summer is over and a new time begins. It's an opportunity, as always, and so for those who are hungry to learn and hungry to train, this video is for you. You'll see some tough training from our intern at The Underground Strength Gym, some challenges with our athletes, footage from our warm up and screen shots of the athlete's training programs. If you work with athletes, you need to see what we're doing because these athletes are kicking a**!...Keep Reading

Through the years, I have posted several warm up / athetic prep variations from The Underground Strength Gym. We have implemented these in the teaching process of The Underground Strength Coach Cert as well as The SSPC Cert. The training consistently evolves and improves. This video is yet another example and another evolution of The Underground Strength Gym warm up. I have often said, if all we did was the warm up and then add some simple strength training, we are FAR ahead of the competition. Dig in and get your learn ON!...Keep Reading

The October 2021 Underground Strength Workout of the Month is MASSIVE. A 27 minute movie giving you the inside / behind the scenes access to everything going on at The Underground Strength Gym. See how we train for Athleticism, Strength, Power, Toughness & building Functional Muscle. You'll see our latest training cycle so you can stop making mistakes yourself or with your athletes and start building the BEAST. Time is of the essence. Dig in and see this 27 minute video that you can't find anywhere else....Keep Reading

Check out this video where Jake Tuura and Zach Even - Esh go through a Minimalist Strength Training Session at THE Underground Strength Gym. If you're short on time and tired of spending too much time in the gym with little to no results, see this video!...Keep Reading

Another power packed, behind the scenes look at The Underground Strength Gym. This Video is 22 minutes long where you'll see our athletes going through our power warm up, athletic based training, plyometrics, jump training and attacking the weights. Dig in and enjoy as we finish 2021 STRONG!...Keep Reading