Archive for January, 2009
If you have ever heard of the 80/20 rule, you’ll notice it applies to almost everything. I won’t say “everything” as nothing is truly universal.
But, today, we had a scheduled trial.
Trials are scheduled to test the incoming clients and his / her parents.
We check to see the following:
- Do they show up?
- Are they on time?
- Is the athlete extremely hard working?
- Are the parents overbearing and controlling, pressuring their child beyond the norm?
If the athlete does not show up for a scheduled trial, and the parent or athlete himself doesn’t call to even show courtesy, then we KNOW they are not serious and show little to no care / respect for other people’s time.
Wanna know the truth? The majority of scheduled trials do NOT show up.
Which means that if you simply take action on a strength and conditioning program, even if the program sucks, you are very likely already ahead of the other 80% who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk.
If you’re on a proven system for developing improved strength, speed, conditioning, overall performance, etc then you are REALLY ahead of the curve.
The bottom line?
Take action!
Most people don’t and you’ll be ahead of 80% of the half assers out there!
Sounds harsh, but if this offends you, then I’m probably talking about you 
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: I am REALLY contemplating the idea of getting rid of our FREE trial. Tire kickers and half assers hurt the time I could spend with my current dedicated crew of athletes.
More likely than not, I’ll be conducting phone / e mail interviews before even allowing an athlete to train with us.
As always, serious inquiries only.
You must be referred by a current athlete or invited to come train with us.
(732) 379-9370
Jim Beshada came to me after his sophomore year as a wrestler and not making it out of his district.
His burning passion to succeed and his commitment to work blew me away.
He had a super tough weight class as a sophomore and never even made it out of his district.
He trained Underground with me in my backyard and garage and NEVER missed a session. During summer vacation Jimmy commuted 2 hours EACH WAY from Long Beach Island to get his workouts in!
Jimmy qualified for states as a junior and then was a state runner up as a senior.
Freshman year in college he qualified for D3 Nationals and won his conference as a Freshman!
Wow, kinda sounds like my mentor, Coach Ethan Reeve! a TRUE Beast
Today, Jim is a sophomore, ranked top 5 in the country and looks to be quite the force!
When I watch him wrestle I’m always thankful I’m not the one wrestling him, because I would get crushed! ha ha
Check out a recent match of Jim crushing the competition…
Jim’s little brother, Erik, also trains with us. Training young athletes with the proper methods is critical to giving them the advantage long term. Too many young athletes specialize and in turn end up burning out physically and / or mentally by the time they reach high school!
If you want to experience the success of other athletes such as Jim and Erik, then call or e mail us to schedule your interview for The Underground Strength Gym.
–Coach Z–
Call us: 732 379 9370
E Mail us: UndergroundStrengthCoach@gmail.com
Tyrone Elijah, BJJ Black Belt and owner of Elijah Jiu Jitsu in Union, NJ flips the 600 lb tire.
Tyrone has never had 1 sip of water during his workouts here.
And yes, he can kick your ass!
KIll it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Wanna train like a Gladiator? Call us or e mail us to schedule your interview.
(732) 379-9370
Mikey Bandiero of Edison, NJ won his 4th straight Warren Hills Wrestling Tourney last weekend, becoming only the 6th Edison High wrestler to accomplish such a feat!
Congrats to Mikey who was one of my first clients, going back to the good ol’ Underground Garage days!
Who else wants to kill it?
You provide the motivation and dedication, we provide the tools and Coaching to make you a beast.
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: To schedule your interview to become an Underground athlete and take your sports performance to the next level call us at (732) 379-9370 or e mail me at UndergroundStrengthCoach@gmail.com
Yesterday we had a crew of athletes training at The Underground, and one of our athletes brought his friend.
His friend was just going to watch.
I told him to jump in and test drive it, get a workout in.
He responded, “Naaaaaaa, I’m tired”.
I said to him, “Tired? Are you varisty? Do you want to get better?”
He answered, “No, not varsity, I just want to get ready to train with you b/c I heard it’s hard.”
My reply, “You’re tired, you’re not varisty, you’re waiting to get ready to train here? You’re not the kind of athlete we train. If you want to win what better time than NOW is there?”
As you can tell, I was pissed off.
I am annoyed by laziness and procrastination.
Where is the fire and burning desire to win?
Pass a f-r-e-e workout up because you’re tired?
Can you really be successful with this attitude?
Our job at The Underground is to get YOU stronger, faster, more explosive, tougher and in excellent condition.
We don’t care how “ready” you are when you show up, that’s OUR job, to get you ready.
You just need to take action and want it bad enough.
This kid sat there reading a newspaper.
I am apalled at this lack of motivation, lack of passion and lack of drive to succeed.
Un-Freakin-Real!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Do you want it bad enough? Maybe you’re a parent reading this. Are you helping your child compete at his / her best?
Want to become one of the best?
Set up your interview by calling me or replying to this e mail.
(732) 379-9370
PPS: Imagine how successful athletes would be if they had the type of drive in the video below…..Just imagine…
