Articles tagged with underground strength gym
The September 2018 Underground Strength Workout of the Month is LIVE. Zach takes you through this months training & breaks down howto progress through the strength & speed work, along with modifications for your current strength level & experience. Zach also shares the deep WHY behind The STRONG Life Experiences for Coaches & how his past business mistakes led him to STAND for what he believes in. If you're a Coach, do NOT miss this....Keep Reading
The June 2018 Podcast & Workout of the Month takes you into the training you need to follow to keep on dominating in the Gym AND in Life! The Podcast answers your questions on Business, Training for BJJ, Calisthenics Strength, Neck Training, Good Mornings & organizing a home gym with limited space. You'll see exactly how we train at The Underground Strength Gym and the modifications I make for our athletes vs adults. The time is NOW. Get after it and dig in........Keep Reading
In this QnA, 90% of the questions that came in were predominantly business questions on the gym business, marketing your gym, paying coaches, and overall the structure of how I run things at The Underground Strength Gym. I also discuss the difference in training adults vs competitive athletes and why I am no longer a CrossFit affiliate. Dig in and enjoy........Keep Reading
The BEAST Strength Program was part of The Underground Strength System. A 6 month look inside a long term training plan to not only transform you into a Physical HAMMER but also to develop the mindset of a CHAMPION. As you go through the different phases of training, rather than hitting a wall or burning out, you'll continue to get better & better. Some of these phases will be bodyweight only or old school bodybuilding. Other phases will be completely performance based. These changes will keep you motivated to train and your body will not go through the aches of pains of constant powerlifting or constant olympic lifting, etc. If you're ready to follow through you WILL become a HAMMER. Step up & train to be a HAMMER....Keep Reading
In this Video, Zach answers a new gym owners questions on how he trains athletes, how he organizes The Underground Strength schedule, membership prices, blending adults with athletes and more business / training questions. Zach also answers program design questions, how he uses software to manage the business AND training side of the gym plus much more....Keep Reading
Zach answers your questions on injuries, training high school / college athletes vs training adults, the de-evolution of the athlete, training males vs females, my Top Exercises for Athletes, Who Inspired Zach in Training + Life and..... The Workout of the Month! Dig in and get your learn on as Zach helps you punch your excuses in the face and take control of your goals in training and life!...Keep Reading
Zach teams up with NFL veteran John Welbourn, World Champion Powerlifter / World Class Weightlifting Coach, Travis Mash. The 3 of us worked together to create a simple & straight forward ebook for parents of athletes and athletes themselves. With all the fads and gimmicks overwhelming parents & kids nowadays, we decided we HAD to deliver a hard hitting "What It Takes" truth bomb into an ebook. We address nutrition, training, mindset and facts vs fallacies in this e book....Keep Reading
Inside this 12 week Wrestling Strength Training program for Middle School / Youth Wrestlers you will get the exact training plans we use at THE Underground Strength Gym to transform weak wrestlers into BEASTS. Included in this program are introductory training phases. Proper Warm Up methods. Nutrition Guidelines, proper intensity protocols, how to train for LONG TERM success as a wrestler plus tons more. Also, as a member, you can log onto the member's only forum and ask questions to Zach and our other supportive members. Take the guess work out of what it takes and follow a proven training system that has taken hundreds of youth wrestlers from Boy to BEAST!...Keep Reading
There is NO better time than right NOW to put The Underground Strength Gym's Workouts to the test. Get Stronger, Faster, Tougher. Agile, Mobile & Hostile. These are the exact workouts we follow at this time of year and now you can use them for yourself or if you're a coach, use them with your athletes. Win Win. There is no such thing as Weak and Successful. Strong starts NOW....Keep Reading
You asked for it, so it's Back! Looking inside The Underground Strength Gym and how we program training for the athletes across the week and the month. You can take these workouts and follow them yourself in your garage gym or where ever it is you train. At the end of the day, you'll be Stronger, Faster & Tougher....Keep Reading
The Best Training Program is NOT "This Program" or "That Program". The BEST Program is constantly evolving. As YOU evolve, your training must evolve. Since 1989 I have been training and more importantly, constantly learning and evolving. In this 14 Minute Video I Detail the Training I've Been Implementing, The Recovery Work, Mobility Work, Nutrition and The Change of Attitude That Has Made the Biggest Changes Lately. Dig In. Check it Out. EVOLVE....Keep Reading
During this 45 minute video I walk you through the changes I have seen and experienced as a Strength Coach & Business Owner going all the way back to 2002. How has the business changed, how marketing has changed, how people have changed and how you need to think and run a business in today's day and age to be successful. I also give you a tour of 1 of my location and answer questions regarding succeeding in a variety of ways as a Strength Coach and Warehouse Gym Owner....Keep Reading
STRONG, The Seminar, Pt 3. In this Video I cover the how and why behind the mobility drills and soft tissue work we utilize at The Underground Strength Gym. To gain longevity and to stay healthy to enable you to train hard on a regular basis, this Video is a must watch!...Keep Reading
STRONG, The Seminar, Pt 2. During this video, I get into the WHY behind being Strong BOTH in AND out of the gym. You'll see a power warm up and animal warm up blended together, which is awesome for athletes, mobility and reclaiming coordination and athleticism. Check out Part 2 in this series of STRONG, The Seminar!...Keep Reading
STRONG, The Seminar was caught on film. A seminar where I blended training methods from The Underground Strength Gym and Life Success strategies to Dominate in the Gym AND in Life. In Part 1, you will see the warm up and the philosophy behind training to Live a STRONG Life. From mind and body to mobility and bodyweight training. See it ALL on Video Here.......Keep Reading
Almost 30 minutes of Zach discussing what it TRULY takes to succeed as a strength coach. As Jack Nicholson said, "You can't handle the truth!" This may OR may not be the exception for you. Prepare for some serious in your face truth and honesty. This audio gets raw and unedited so sensitive people should not listen. Those who want to hear the truth and then take that truth to inspire yourself to go next level, this is your opportunity. Give a Listen!...Keep Reading
This training cycle is a very unique blend of strength, size and power. The equipment required is just the basics. Barbell, Dumbbells and Bodyweight. As always, the most important piece of equipment, your mindset & attitude, is expected to highly motivated and ready to do work. There's no easy path in training if results are the goal and that's the truth. No need to dance around on egg shells and question if some magic supplement is going to get you jacked and shredded. Your work ethic and commitment to the lifestyle is THE key. November 2015 training is ready. Time for you to Follow Through. Mental Toughness & Motivation required....Keep Reading
Summer time is here, in full swing. It's a time to get stronger and tougher while the less dedicated make excuses and talk about having no gym on vacation. After finishing your Gladiator Project 2.0, it's time to get back full swing to the training from The Underground Strength Gym. In addition to the workout of the month we captured behind the scenes footage for you to see EXACTLY what happens behind these walls. I also talk about how you can tweak your workouts slightly for increased fat loss and more energy, especially if you are a strength coach and come home for late dinners. Time to attack and be a rare breed....Keep Reading
Whether you're training for sports or training to be a straight up BAD MoFo, this training program is for you. Strength does NOT discriminate, and, as Mark Bell says, "Strength is Never A Weakness". This month, like every month, we will do WORK. We will train HARD. We will get STRONG. We will get EXPLOSIVE. We will pack on MUSCLE. Step up and train HARD. The fads, the gimmicks, the cool names of each program don't work. The ONLY thing that works is when YOU do the WORK. Let's DO this....Keep Reading
Stronger is better. Don't kid yourself, kids. Fail to plan and you plan to fail. Follow this training plan and pack on more strength, size and muscle without getting caught up in the new year hoopla of fads, gimmicks and shiny objects. This workout of the month is broken down into one for athletes, straight from The Underground Strength Gym along with how to tweak these workouts for adult lifters no longer in sports as well as beginners, intermediates and advanced lifters. In detail I also describe our in season training programs and How / Why I was able to bench press 315 lbs. Get after it, kick ass and take names....Keep Reading