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In this 167th Table Talk Podcast episode, Dave Tate is joined by Zach Even-Esh.
Zach Even-Esh is a Strength & Sports Performance Coach located in NJ. Zach is the founder of The Underground Strength Gym, author of The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength, and creator of two certifications; The SSPC Cert (Strength & Sports Performance Coach) and The Underground Strength Coach Cert.
Zach began coaching full-time in 2002 and has been in the private sector for 20 years while also coaching at The D1 level (Lehigh and Rutgers). Zach has consulted with college programs, the FBI, Naval Special Warfare, and coaches worldwide. Zach has been a full-time high school strength and conditioning coach since 2019 and is The NJ State Director for The NHSSCA (National High School Strength Coach Association).
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ABOUT THE HOST
Dave Tate is the founder and co-owner of elitefts.com. He is the author of twenty books and has logged more than 40,000 hours of training and consulting. Dave is married to elitefts co-owner Traci Arnold-Tate, and they reside in London, Ohio, with their two sons. Personal Credo: Live, Learn, Pass on™.
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4:30 Dave sells Zach a power rack
13:55 Being weak has a consequence
26:33 Andre the Giant story
37:35 How Zach found Elitefts
48:25 Roles in a Gym
57:20 Dave starting his coaching in the 90s
1:02:45 Staying power and not knowing quitting to be an option
1:13:20 Environment is everything
1:27:00 What motivated Zach to being coaching people
1:59:35 Interning to learn and value the opportunity
2:09:00 Training D1 athletes with injuries and getting hired at first D1 school
2:16:15 Zach accepting position as D1 strength coach
2:25:05 Zach likes old gyms and equipment
2:38:20 Getting rid of good old warm up that worked for a “fancy” new one
2:51:35 Working on an athlete’s mindset
3:24:55 Zach reminisces on Diamond gym and bodybuilding
3:42:40 Why Dave found EliteFTS
3:45:50 Getting ahold of Zach