STRONG Life Podcast ep 362

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In this episode I cover the topic / answer the questions about:

- What Happened to Athletes Since 2010? Why do we see LESS athleticism, LESS strength and MORE injuries?

- Why do we see Athletes doing so much "stuff" (multiple coaches, multiple clubs for sports skills, etc) yet only achieving mediocre results?

- How have these changes in athletes influenced my changes to The Underground Strength Coach Cert

- Why did I create The SSPC Certification & why is The USC Cert still crucial for Coaches and athletes?

- What are the various Differences Between The Underground Strength Coach Cert and The SSPC (Strength & Sports Performance Coach) Cert?

- Why is speed & agility so popular and why did I start implementing more Game Speed since 2012?

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 361

This is a BONUS episode where I was a guest on Michael Kurkowski's Strength Connection Podcast.

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OK, Team! On with the show! Michael has everything time stamped so you can see our topics discussed below:

Zach Even-Esh talks about the cons of advanced technology, Zach’s writing plan for his future book (IRON JOURNEYS), the lack of discomfort in our world that makes us weaker, the benefits of mini workouts and much more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

(0:45) Introducing our special guest Zach Even - Esh

(1:00) Playing 7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon

(1:25) Shout out to Brian Grasso for the intro

(1:55) The Strong Life Podcast origin story

(2:55) Shout out to Eric Cressey for being the first guest on The STRONG Life Podcast

(3:20) Shout out to Chris Abbott

(4:00) Cons of advanced technology

(6:15) Shout out to Tim Ferriss

(6:35) Shout out to Kamal Ravikant

(6:45) Shout out to Naval Ravikant

(7:55) Zach’s writing plan for his future book, IRON JOURNEYS

(8:55) “The best people at anything are really focused.” - Zach Even-Esh

(9:05) Unfocused students

(9:45) Zach’s kids’ behavior at school

(10:40) The “Hardcore Gym” in Zach’s neighborhood

(11:00) The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger

(11:35) Power of mind

(12:30) The real hardcore gym

(13:25) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

(13:50) Zach’s co-writer’s routine

(14:55) Having 2nd thoughts about his book

(15:55) Change in Zach’s writing routine

(17:40) The lack of discomfort

(18:30) “Comfort is the enemy.” - Zach Even-Esh

(20:05) Shout out to Joe De Sena

(20:05) Cons of lockdown routine

(22:00) Effects of your the location you grow up in

(24:15) “I want to go somewhere where the internet doesn’t work.” - Zach Even-Esh

(25:40) Zach’s website landing page

(26:45) Not knowing how to quit

(27:10) Evolution in Zach’s coaching style

(30:15) “Real strength must transcend the gym walls.” - Zach Even-Esh

(30:30) Some lesson that Zach learnt

(31:45) A+ across the board

(32:00) “Excellence is easier if you apply it to everything in your life.” - Zach Even-Esh

(32:35) From Greek philosophers

(33:10) Us vs. people in the old ages

(34:15) Benefits of mini workouts

(34:35) “Moderation is for cowards.” - Navy Seal

(36:20) Mike’s issue with blanket meditation

(37:30) “Physical strength and the mental strength where oftentimes we think of those as like separate practices. No, those should be both together.” - Michael Kurkowski

(37:50) Mind body experience

(38:20) Zach’s experience with depression

(39:10) Traveling to Israel

(40:10) Book by Tony Robbins

(41:20) Unfocused strength training

(42:25) The power of mind

(43:25) Why did Mike get into hardstyle training?

(43:45) “Knowledge is not valued anymore.” - Michael Kurkowski

(45:00) “It's not what we do, it's how we do it.” - Zach Even-Esh

(46:00) Cons of unqualified coaches

(47:15) “How we do things is the ultimate game changer.” - Zach Even-Esh

(48:45) Stigma around fitness

(49:25) The importance of a good coach

(51:20) Planet Fitness’s business model

(53:05) Meeting one of the Planet Fitness’ founder

(54:40) What does the future hold?

(56:50) Mike’s encouraging highschool story

(58:30) Lack of thirst for knowledge

(1:00:15) Working at GNC

(1:01:50) Gyms back in the days

(1:02:10) About Zach’s gym

(1:03:00) Message to other coaches

(1:04:10) Zach and his brother weightlifting

(1:06:35) “Begin with the work.” - Zach Even-Esh

(1:07:20) Importance of fitness at an older age

(1:08:20) Shout out to Sifu Singh

(1:09:10) Anthony’s success story

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 361 - This is a BONUS episode where I was a guest on Michael Kurkowski's Strength Connection Podcast.

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Topics covered in this episode:

- Box Squat vs Raw Squat for athletes and powerlifting

- Training Youth athletes to prepare for ANY sport

- How is The Underground Strength Gym different compared to other strength & conditioning facilities / coaches

- Thoughts on using Kettlebells, specifically the Get Up and Swings and how they are beneficial for you in sports and / or life

- Thoughts on Gymnastics / Bodyweight training for athletes

- How to improve your Deadlift no matter your height or experience level

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Kettlebells for Combat - NOTE: This Video is inside The Underground Strength Academy. When you sign up for The USC Cert, you get 1 year FREE to The Academy.

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 360

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This was a great QnA episode where I discuss the following topics:

- THREE Strength Training Tips for Men Over 40

- The Evolution of Warehouse Gyms & how it has impacted The Underground Strength Gym and my business decisions

- What's Next for The Underground Strength Gym 

- Technology for Training Athletes? Yes / No? Good / Bad? 

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 359

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Gladiator STRONG QnA: Training Around Injuries, Belt Squat Training Tips & Returning to BJJ Post Injury

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Topics covered in this episode:

- Training Around Injuries

- Belt Squat Training Tips 

- Returning to BJJ Post Injury

Enjoy the show!

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 358

Customer Service Rant + Sports Performance QnA with Brian Bott of Sports AdvantEdge

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Topics covered in this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast:

- Zach rants about the shyt customer service he experienced over a 4 day period from an HVAC company and how this compares to those who own a small business 

Next up, Brian and Zach answer Sports Performance questions and address topics such as:

• Why some strength & conditioning gyms are busy and some are not

• Sharing your training on social media and Living Your Truth

• Why consistency in training is the ticket to athlete success and is part of Brian's Sports AdvantEDGE 3 Pillars to Success
• What is the difference in effective sports performance training vs the training most athletes do on their own without a Coach
• Where does bodybuilding training fit in to an athlete's overall program design
• Why the Conjugate method works so great for athletes
• Why competing in the weight room is crucial for athletes to build their confidence in sports competition
• The 3 Ps from EliteFTS and how they build confidence for athletes
• The big mistakes in NJ and Wisconsin regarding high school strength & conditioning
• The power behind S&C Coaches investing in their knowledge

6 Speed & Agility Drills from The Underground Strength Gym

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It had been close to 20 years since I had seen Dave Tate. I believe the last time we were together was during a seminar at Joe DeFranco's or possibly a seminar in Pittsburgh that Dave organized and those were around the years of 2005 or so.

To say this trip was good for the soul would be an understatement.

Dave and EliteFTS changed my life. When I tore my ACL and went through rehab I began researching the web for the training of Russian Wrestlers. In my research, I came across EliteFTS and the Russian Conjugate Method.

This is a LONG conversation and Dave and I could have gone on for 4 more hours.

Make sure you visit EliteFTS and see what they offer from training products to online education and resources.

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During my time in Ohio I got to meet up with my brother, Jim Wendler. Jim wrote the foreword to my new book which I am working on finishing up the design and getting it self published on Amazon. I promise this book will light a fire under your ass!

Jim and I chatted about training high school athletes, training our own kids, calisthenics, building culture in the weight room and everything in between! Trips like these are crucial if you're a Coach and men in general should get away from their normal schedule and take a trip.

These trips are good for the soul. I came home reinvigorated and inspired to push life and business to the next level. I had some truck troubles on the ol' 4Runner so it messed up my plans to train Saturday at The EliteFTS compound. After my truck was repaired and I grabbed some grub from Waffle House, I took a quick trip to visit my bro, Matt Wenning. I jumped in on a training session with his clients and shot a video for The Underground Strength Academy and hit the road back to NJ.

Going through the EliteFTS Compound was awe inspiring. The endless equipment they have was mind blowing and if you don't see something on their website, reach out to them and they likely have it. 

Until the next time, I look forward to seeing Dave and being at EliteFTS again. To go almost 20 years without seeing one another is unacceptable!

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Z

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 356 with Brian Bott of Sports AdvantEdge 

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This is a powerful podcast as Brian and I chat about how he is opening his 4th location and impacting the community through strength & conditioning.

Whether you're a high school S&C Coach or in the private sector of Strength & Conditioning, Brian shares countless tips as to how he is consistently growing his business, changing more lives and building an army of powerful athletes!

Enjoy the show and please share! Thank you for supporting!

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 355 brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com 

I had a Great time chatting and learning from Mark Philippi, former World's Strongest Man Competitor, D1 Strength Coach and gym / business owner. 

Mark is extremely experienced in both competing AND coaching so this was loaded with powerful information.

Dig in and enjoy the show!

Topics covered:

- Powerlifting in the Early 90s and learning from / training with Ed Coan and Dan Austin

- College Strength & Conditioning Lessons in the Early 90s

- Mark's introduction to Strongman Training & Competition

- How Mark began working with Azerbaijan Olympic Wrestlers

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Since day one I have encouraged Football players to wrestle and vice versa. In the mid 90s, Coach Nis from Edison High School told me that he had a wrestler who took 4th in the Region tournament his sophomore and junior year. Back then, 4th place did NOT qualify you for the state tournament.

Coach Nis told this wrestler to go out for the Football team his Senior year. Nis knew that tackling and hitting as well as getting hit would make this wrestler tougher and meaner. It did! Senior year, that wrestler finally qualified for the states. It's been 25+ years since that conversation so I honestly don't recall how that kid did at the state tournament.

Today, we see facilities with all the bells and whistles. The "Football Specific" training is done with endless pads and the Football players miss out on the benefits of being immersed in training from joining the wrestling team or learning Muay Thai or Judo.

Below are 5 takeaways I got from Ben Creamer as we exchanged text messages back and forth as I continue to question why Football players are NOT joining the wrestling team.

To quote Ben Creamer:

“A wide receiver or a quarterback can throw or catch all year round. But offensive line and defensive line, outside of practice and games, they have limited opportunities to actually work the art of combat — the martial art of the pass rush, if you will. Hitting a dummy doesn’t do it, unless Frankenstein is trying to block you.”

Ben responded to my questions / comments as we messaged back and forth as to why Football players opt OUT of wrestling and instead go to places that predominantly only hit pads:

I 100% agree. Violent precision. There are too many good things to come out of martial arts without even mentioning how closely it’s related to football.

1. How to strike (and breathe)

2. How to stay focused under fatigue

3. Hand-eye coordination

4. Bully-proof (from getting bullied or being the bully)

5. Understanding ranges of combat (time and space)

6. I could go on and on

Especially if you can get into a dojo/school that teaches wrestling & grappling arts as well

 

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The smartest Football players and Coaches from decades ago were bringing in martial artists to learn hand fighting coupled with mental benefits of engaging in martial arts. These benefits do NOT come from only hitting pads.

 

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Ben Creamer is a Judo black belt and has worked with The Bengals, pro boxers and now U of Washington Football Sports Science. 

The bottom line is that for high school athletes, you have wrestling and football opportunities under your roof. When a Football player is worried about "not lifting" in season, wrestling in and of itself is lifting, you are lifting another man's body.

My high school wrestling team comes to the weight room 3 x week in season and off season. The emotional obstacle is what Football players need to overcome. They fear trying something new which is all the more reason to get involved with wrestling. It will build confidence AND better (superior) Football skills.

More from Ben Creamer:

 I try to get our lineman to think of themselves as martial artists. It’s not 70 snaps. It’s 70 :05 second rounds with :20-:30 rest b/w. Championship fights have 12 3:00 rounds with 1:00 b/w. All the more reason to sharpen your weapons for battle.

On the flip side of encouraging Football players to wrestle, I encourage wrestlers to play Football. I believe if I did this myself, I would have been tougher, meaner and much stronger. Lifting with the Football team will push you to train for greater strength and power.

In high school, I recommend both.

If you're a Football Coach, get your lineman wrestling. Find a local martial arts school for Muay Thai or Boxing or Judo training. Thank me later!

Live The Code 365,

Z

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 354 / NJ High School Strength Coach Podcast

In this episode I share my thoughts on The Texas Football Coach & the workout that included 350+ Push Ups during a one hour training session 

Before you comment, I recommend you listen / watch the entire episode so you understand the context behind my feedback.

As I have been saying for a Very LONG time, kids are different today.

We have varsity athletes unable to perform 10 proper push ups and high school freshman who struggle to do ONE push up.

Athletes specialize extremely early in sports and might have a higher level of skill but they lack general physical fitness. This is why we see an over abundance of "rolled ankles". In the 80s and 90s, how many athletes did you know with a "rolled ankle"?

Broken arms and wrists from falling on grass or the basketball court? Yes! Why? Lack of free play, lack of multiple sports in elementary and middle school and lack of STRENGTH.

An age appropriate strength training program implemented by a trained expert builds bone density, tendon and ligament strength.

Instead, we have "business" models for "arm care programs" for Baseball players who can't do 10 push ups and "speed and agility" training for athletes who can't even jump rope.

It's ALL going in the wrong direction.

Listen to this episode and share it with parents of athletes, coaches and school administrators who need to create positions for qualified, educated, experienced and certified Strength Coaches.

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 353

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Topics in this episode:

- Strength Training in Your 40s While Also Working Around Injuries

- The Mental Aspect of Training in Your 40s to Keep You Healthy

- Training High School Athletes Differently in the SAME Group

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Also discussed in this episode:

Proper warm ups before training for men in their 40s:

More Warm Ups not just for Men Over 40, but for Athletes:

Video below, athletes in the Same Group, Training Differently (These are explained thoroughly inside The Underground Strength Academy):

 

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STRONG Over 40 

Beginner Strength 

Strong Medicine by Marty Gallagher 

7 Days FREE Intro - Gladiator STRONG 

Express Coaching - 20 Minutes

http://SSPCoach.com - SSPC Cert (Strength & Sports Performance Coach)

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 352 

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* WARNING * This episode is EXPLICIT *

The easily offended & the weak minded have been Warned!

Topics covered in this STRONG Life Podcast:

- Upcoming Events:

The NJ NHSSCA State Clinic

Triple Threat Seminar in NYC with Matt Wenning & Joe DeFranco 

- The Strength & Conditioning Intern who insists on being paid, complaining AND doing a poor job all at the same time

- The business of training high school athletes

- Should you train adults in the private sector as a strength coach and why?

- The Jim Wendler Intro Business Model

 

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 351 is bringing the THUNDER!

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This was a Great QnA and the questions got me fired up. 

I've been fired up a lot lately and am honestly confused with the world we live in.

I want Greatness.

I want STRENGTH.

The world seems opposed to that!

People are offended by strength.

Deep Squats hurt feelings.

Heavy lifting is considered bad yet athletes who can not jump rope or perform push ups / pull ups are in 'speed and agility programs".

That is not what I stand for......

 

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 350 

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In this episode, Strength Coach Pete Arroyo takes us through his timeline as a Strength & Conditioning Coach, starting from the early days of the forums on websites such as Dr. Mel Siff's SuperTraining forum and Deep Squatter forum as well.

Pete takes us through some awesome experiences as he gets his first Strength & Conditioning job in one of the earliest sports performance facilities around.

Just some of the topics we cover in this episode with Pete Arroyo are:

• How did Pete get his first Strength & Conditioning job
• Where was Pete learning in the early days of the internet
• The who's who of Strength and Sport Coaches as well as lifters that Pete wound up learning from
• The med ball complex that Lance Vermeil had Pete go through to build up his GPP in order to learn Weightlifting
• Training swimmers and wrestlers

This is an inspiring conversation with Pete on how he immersed himself in the field of Strength & Conditioning and grew from there.

Listen below and please enjoy!

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This blog post is an excerpt from my short morning emails that go out via The STRONG Life Newsletter.

I must admit, holiday shopping will kick your a**.

I am in shock at how people behave and hurt others with zero consideration.

I feel like I need a "deload" after shopping yesterday.

About 2 weeks ago I shared some tips on my birthday and received a lot of great feedback.

I believe it was 32 tips.

Today, I share some random thoughts on Mondays, or any day for that matter:

1) To have a great Monday, you must organize on Sunday. Meal prep, to do lists, organize your clothing for Monday and of course, know what you're training on Monday.

2) If you don't lift, don't tell me about what you used to do in college or "back in the day". I am interested
in learning from those who actually Do The Work. I would never tell a BJJ black belt what to do because I am not in BJJ training. I hear from coaches telling me what to do when they have zero clue what really works for the athletes I am training.

3) If you can't do pull ups, it's because you're either fat, weak or both fat and weak. Calisthenics will tell you the truth.

4) Calisthenics are underrated. Big Time. I am shocked with how athletes can not do one proper push up in high school.

5) Most people are not "too busy". They simply don't want to leave their comfort zone.

6) Comfort is the enemy if you want to grow.

7) Sometimes you gotta go back and return to your roots in order to move forward again. And for much of today's generation, you've never gone through tough training and you need it in your life.

8) It's not just about the exercises you do, it's How you do them. I drive a car but you don't see me in Nascar. Driving cars is the "Same thing", but obviously a massive difference in How we drive.

Same goes for exercises.

9) Work your neck. Friday I went shopping late at night and I noticed someone was following me.

When I turned around, the guy following me changed his path. My neck and overall appearance don't give the impression that I am an easy target.

Build yourself UP.

10) People say looks don't matter.

They do matter. Don't dress sloppy, don't look sloppy.

11) Get some old school bodybuilding in your overall program.

You'll get stronger and look better.

12) Squat on Mondays. Squats set the tone for the day and the week.

13) There are lots of fakes out there. Be yourself.

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 349

Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com 

Topics covered in this episode are:

- Best exercises / training tips for law enforcement and first responders

- Using Kettlebells for Strength

- Business "advices" for phys ed teachers who want to earn a side income 

- Fat Loss Nutrition Tips w/ Lessons from my Bodybuilding Days

- Book Recommendations 

- Choosing on when to get a surgery or not

- How to implement weightlifting (Olympic Lifting) into a sports performance program

- Deadlift Warm Ups for the Lift STRONG Fundraiser

- Training Adults for Longevity & Health

- How is Zach organizing his workouts at age 47?

Listen on Apple

Listen on Spotify

RESOURCES

Lift STRONG Fundraiser coming to The Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan, NJ

https://zacheven-esh.com/lift-strong-22/

7 Days FREE Training with Zach 

Underground Strength Academy - 1,000 Articles, Videos, Seminars on Film and behind the scenes footage from The Underground Strength Gym

Minimalist Workout Program

STRONG Over 40 Workout Program

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 348

Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com

In this episode I crush a GREAT QnA with training questions, life questions and strength coach business questions.

Before we kick off our podcast, if you're in NJ, we're holding our annual Lift STROG Fundraiser to benefit two foundations:

Wade's Army, a children's cancer foundation

SEAL Future Foundation, which benefits SEALs and their families as they transition out of the SEAL teams and into the civilian life

Registration is at the door. ALL Details are HERE.

Lift STRONG Fundraiser December 2022 | Benefiting Wade’s Army & SEAL Future Foundation

Topics covered in STRONG Life ep 348:

• Current books that I am reading

• Updates to YouTube and Instagram

• My morning calisthenics routine inspired by Karl Gotch

• Training 2 x Week Program Design Tips / Minimalist Training

• Minimalist Training Methods & Programs that I've followed since my mid 20s

• Training the Over 40 Competitive Athlete for Sports

• Thoughts on Strength Coaches offering discounts for membership

• Differences in physiques of the athletes I've trained from 2012 and prior compared to today

Listen to Ep. 348 Below:

Listen on Apple Podcasts 

Listen on Spotify Podcasts

Resources Mentioned in this episode:

Minimalist Training Program

Strength Coach / Warehouse Gym Business Course

Operation Thunder: The Warehouse Gym Business Success Plueprint

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I had a GREAT time chatting with Coach Paul Sacco. After 41 years of coaching both Football and year round Strength & Conditioning as well as having a school powerlifting team, the lessons and stories here are powerful.

This weight room is loaded with iron history and I know you're going to love these lessons in strength, football and all around coaching.

Dig in and enjoy!

This kind of weight room and these stories are hard to come by today. 

My favorite piece of equipment in Coach Sacco's Weight Room are the Squat Racks built with a car jack! WOW, that stuff reminds me of early days York Barbell / Strength & Health Magazine! 

Most gyms wants fancy equipment. 

Most people want fancy training. 

But the truth is that we ALL need these 2 things:

Brilliance with the Basics

Simple Things Done Savagely Well

Championships for individuals and teams happen for those who follow through with consistency on those 2 things!

Live The Code 365

Z

Gladiator STRONG

7 Days Intro FREE 

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Our annual LIFT STRONG Fundraiser is coming! 

Every year we organize an event to benefit a cancer foundation as well as a military foundation. 

Lift STRONG will benefit these 2 foundations:

Wade's Army 

SEAL Future Foundation 

The date and location will be:

Wednesday, Dec. 21st at 6 PM 

Location:

The Underground Strength Gym 

202 East Main St (2 Buildings Behind Kenny's Auto Garage / Across from CVS) 

Manasquan, NJ 

 

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Sponsors are:

Ivanko Barbell 

Born Primitive Apparel

 

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Registration and donations are at the door. 

If you're under 18, please bring a parent / guardian with you to sign the liability form. 

Prepare to have a GREAT time!

Parking can be on Main St or at CVS. 

We are hidden from Main St so walk behind Kenny's Auto and we are 2 buildings back. 

Any questions, please email Zach HERE.

We will be raffling off membership to The Underground and selling the t shirts below. 

ALL money goes to our 2 foundations!!!! 

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