I recall the moment as if it just happened 5 minutes ago. I was in my mid 20s and full force in my bodybuilding days..... I was at the mall, shopping with my girlfriend at the time, now my wife. I had been single for a looong time and I was used to revolving my life around training, eating, sleeping and basically living my life on my own schedule. Bodybuilding and working out was what I revolved my life around. I had a regimented life and nothing stood in my way when it came to eating and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
USC Cert Is Coming to Austin, Texas
You've heard me talk about how The USC Cert has changed lives. It's true. I've been to events, met people, experienced events, etc that have changed my life forever. It's in my blood to help this happen to others as well. I can't allow my cert to simply about training, exercise, working out, etc. I bring my passion, share it, open my mind up to you.... I am an OPEN book for you and I see NO other way to run this cert, EPIC is the least I will allow it to be! Check out Underground … [Read more...]
Learning Some NEW Stuff
You're NEVER too old to learn new things. NEVER too old to become better. It's OK to change. Many people take pride in the fact that they will never change. Change means you're evolving. If you evolve, you are growing from within and that is of utmost importance. Without growth, You die. I'm going to challenge you to do some things that you may not be doing..... perhaps you've NEVER done these "things".... perhaps it's been a long time ago.... I'll ALWAYS be here to challenge you. I do … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: ALL I Do Is WIN!
If you wanna make it to the TOP of ANYTHING you do it starts with the MIND. You can train as hard as you want but if the mind is not straight expect little to NO success. Same goes for Business. If you don't believe you will not climb to the top of the mountain. Success comes to those who work for it, believe in it and EARN it! [youtube width="640" height="390"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIMd0pUKrNU[/youtube] I've got some new business courses about to be released, a mix of mindset and … [Read more...]
Underground Home Gym
Above, Dr. Ken Leistner working on his garage gym, a place known for EPIC workouts, rain or shine, brutal temps irrelevant. It was REALLY tempting to find a way to make my Underground Home Gym a bit more cozy.... warmer..... nicer... a sound system to crank heavy tunes on..... But, as the saying goes, give them an inch and they'll run a mile with it. I said to myself, "NO." Make it tougher to train in, more Uncomfortable than comfortable.... NO excuses. It's cold in my garage, I bundle up … [Read more...]
Solo Workouts, Cold Weather & Mental Training
I am excited to crank this blog post, as ALWAYS! The photos of old school greats and Golden Era bodybuilding always fires me up. Energy is sky high lately, I've been fasting often and experimenting with my nutrition and it's feeling GREAT. On a mission to get to 205, lean and mean.... agile, mobile and hostile! I haven't had a scale of my own since about 10 years ago so I'm gonna start tracking everything & dialing in the nutrition to keep my discipline and goals on track. LOTS of my … [Read more...]
Inside The Underground Strength Gym
Many wonder what we do behind the walls of The Underground Strength Gym. To explain inside a blog post is damn near impossible.... It's the experience that goes on, not so much what we do, the exercises we use.... I'll include a few of our recent videos along with some older videos to try and give you a taste of what goes on. … [Read more...]
Best Workout Songs
Yo, Bruthas & Ladies of Underground Strength Nation.... I just got a new I Pod for my garage workouts, this is my 3rd I POD, along with my I Phone. Check this Video..... I am PSYCHED to read your comments! [youtube width="640" height="390"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDpYWfRSGuw[/youtube] Drop a comment below, share your most kick ass workout / training songs. Try and limit them to 10 songs that if you could only have 10 songs to train to, these would be YOUR Underground Play … [Read more...]
Herschel Walker, My Truth & EVERYONE’S Truth
Last week, during the holidays I was in Disney with the family. Since we drove, I had LOTS of FREE time to catch up on stuff I rarely get to do.... watch TV. So I kicked back and found some old documentaries on YouTube. When I watch TV, I LOVE finding stuff that inspires me.... NO time for negative, energy sucking BS. … [Read more...]
Are You Lazy?!?!
Whether you are a business owner or not is NOT relevant to this post. Watch this video and let me know your thoughts, and, as a preface, if you're pissed off at this video, it's VERY likely I am talking about YOU. [youtube width="640" height="390"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CgVlej9-b0[/youtube] This is about work ethic, a requisite if you want to be successful in your life, your health and anything that you partake in. I've held down jobs since as long as I can remember.... As … [Read more...]