The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning Quotes

“I noticed that this training not only improved their sports performance, but these young athletes also became stronger in other areas of their life. Confidence was higher for all these athletes, and their work ethic in school, their ability to cope with stress, and their respect for others were also improving. They were becoming everything I wished I was when I was younger.”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“We trained outdoors — even in the winter time. There would be snow on the ground and we’d be in the backyard carrying the logs, using the sledgehammers, and sprinting hills. I felt like this was real life Rocky IV.”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“Today will be a beautiful day. What beautiful things will today bring me?”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“Strength is the foundation upon which you build your speed, stamina, injury prevention. and confidence. Without strength, you become just like everyone else and soon enough you have no edge over the competition.”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“I always tell athletes that if they don’t know what to do or how to do it, they ALWAYS know to do pushups, pullups, and sprints. Those three things should be in an athlete’s blood. Period. End of story!”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“The Key To Life Is Running & Reading” — Will Smith”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite

“The problem I had was not training hard, but training smart. I had pushed my body to a point in training where I overused movements that led to a weak, unstable and injury prone body.”
― Zach Even-Esh, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning: How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite