115: Zach Even Esh on Unconventional Training Means, Creativity and Youth Preparedness | Sponsored by SimpliFaster

Today’s episode features strength coach, educator and entrepreneur, Zach Even Esh. Zach is one of the most well respected figures in the strength and conditioning industry, and has impacted over 1,000 athletes in his career as a coach. He has founded the Underground Strength Gym, as well as creating the Underground Strength Coach Certification. Zach appeared originally on episode 100 of the show alongside Jeremy Frisch and Jorge Carvajal speaking on the epidemic of early specialization, and even more problematic, the lack of play and physical proficiency amongst our youth today. Zach is a guy who is truly in the trenches when it comes to the art of training young athletes. One of the things that has always stood out to me about Zach, and has also resonated with me in life always, is the power of using “what you have “in training. On podcast episode #96, Dan John talked about training high achieving throwers with minimal facilities and even coaching a girl shot put with a rock. Adarian Barr has coached me in the same manner with simple tools like a 25lb plate on a grass field. Zach has used odd and unconventional training means to achieve incredible results with his athletes and we’ll get into that on the podcast today. We’ll also cover Zach’s mission as a coach and trends over the last two decades in terms of youth performance and decline in the physical readiness of these athletes. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster.com, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. View more show notes at Just-fly-sports.com/podcast-115-zach-even-esh/