I see trash hanging out at playgrounds, sitting on the monkey bars, smoking cigarettes, writing with marker on the park benches or picnic tables, throwing garbage on the ground and completely abusing the outdoors.

I feel playgrounds are like the lost gems of strength. I have gotten some of my best every workouts by bringing a kettlebell, sandbag and sled to the local playground.

The freedom is truly endless, there are no rules, no crappy music to stop my thunder, fresh air to breathe compared to the dead air of the uninspiring gym crowded with wimps, cry babies and cell phone lovers.

I mean, come on now, how the heck can you get psyched to squat 400 lbs when you’re on the phone with your buddy right before your set?

I throw my kettlebell around, push, pull, carry and yes, I did say throw. Throwing kettlebells is awesome for developing power. You can’t throw a kettlebell around when I’m in a crowded stinkin’ gym, right?

Then we’ve got pull up bars, parallel bars, picnic tables, stones and open terrain. Just imagine the kick butt training you can let loose with when the possibilities are wide open!

Try this playground workout and let me know how it goes for you.

And, I don’t have to remind you to shut off your cell phone do I?  Didn’t think so, let’s get busy!

1A) sandbag zercher squat 3 x 10

1B) mixed grip pull ups 3 x max

2A) sandbag walking lunges 2 x 20

2B) hand walking on parallel bars 2 x back and forth x 1

2C) recline rowing on parallel bars 2 x max reps

3) car / truck push in parking lot 3 x 200’

That workout oughtta kick your butt thoroughly, but hey, that’s what I’m here for!

Till the next time…

Kill it,
Zach Even-Esh

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I say what AND who because changes occur inside and out. The training here affects the emotional and psychological as well as the physical aspects.

Here’s a perfect example: one of our BEASTS, David Ellis, a Judo Black Belt and Brown Belt in BJJ. At 185 lbs or so he is very unassuming, but when he trains he unleashes a ferocious intensity that sends shock waves through the gym!

As you know, we follow the guidelines I lay out in The Ultimate Underground Strength Kit.

Our Football players follow suit. We want to develop an insane amount of work capacity, and this means developing strength, speed and conditioning that NEVER quits.

But, here’s the REAL beauty of finding a training program like This.

It becomes a time and place where you lose yourself and find yourself.

The training has a very spiritual and emotional aspect to it that makes you feel great from within.

Once you begin changing who and what you are from within, the physical will take care of itself at a whole new level, faster than ever before!

It’s time you began your journey with a system that gives you much, much more than simply bigger muscles.

In Strength,

Zach Even – Esh

P.S. – With all the craziness that we encounter on a day to day basis, the stresses of life, you need a place of calming, a place that brings you back to feeling great about yourself and life.

Yes, this will become a kind of therapy for you, and it’s a beautiful thing when you get to experience the powers of our Underground Strength Kit!