Have you ever injured your lower back? I don't know anyone that hasn't, even if they aren't hard charging, heavy lifting maniacs. The first time I injured my back is a time I will never forget, and I recall it as if it happened 2 minutes ago. I was a 2nd year teacher, maybe my 3rd year.... I was young, that's for sure! I was at my peak in strength and muscle. I had just smashed a brutal leg workout that evening at Diamond Gym. I squatted 455 for 5 reps, did walking lunges with 60 and 70 lb … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Navy SEAL Gives His Top 5 Mental Edge Tips To Live By
Tip #1 Believe in Yourself This is the foundation of mental conditioning. If you don’t believe in yourself and have self confidence then all other techniques will not work. How do you do this? Use physical conditioning as your method and take baby steps. Work daily to make progress. This will slowly build your confidence over time. Don’t try to take on too big a task too quick as this is a recipe for disaster. With a good base you can move to the second step. Tip #2 Focus on the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Muscle Building Exercises – Pt 2 (Advanced Lifter Variations)
In Part 1 of The Top 10 Muscle Building Exercises I laid out a list of heavy duty exercises you can and should be married to, literally. They can be done anywhere, in a lame ass globo gym or in your dungeon garage / basement / backyard gym. In Part 2, I'm going to detail how to include variations in those lifts to make the program more advanced. That being said, if you NEVER varied those exercises described in part 1, fear not, the boys in the pen rock those heavy lifts and bodyweight exercises … [Read more...]
John Jesse’s Tips For Athletes Who Want To Dominate The Competition – Pt 2
How old are you? I'm 37 and graduated high school in 1993. Do you recall anyone getting an ACL repaired? Any Baseball players getting Tommy John surgery? Any athletes going to speed and agility classes? Hell NO! But..... You probably remember this.... from "back in the day".... … [Read more...]
Dominate In Training AND Life: Tips from Myself, John Jesse & WARRIOR Man
Regardless of the type of athlete you are, your training and your mindset should be focused around these 3things: … [Read more...]
Top 10 Muscle Building Exercises For A Globo Gym
After countless e mails coming through asking me to "Please review my workout" or "Write me a workout...." it baffles me that 99% of the people who have gotten the free gift when subscribing to The Underground Strength Insider are still looking for some soft of a fad or gimmick. If you train in a globo gym / commercial gym, a garage, your basement or in some corner of your backyard, you CAN become a freakin' Monster. All you need to do is commit to the basics listed below, the Top 10 muscle … [Read more...]
The Great Biceps Training Debate
The biceps training debate isn't a debate if you truly understand the need to be strong all around. In addition, if you've ever worked with someone too weak to perform a push up and pull up, you find a way to put muscle on their body, anywhere! Biceps are last on my list of "things to do" but to leave them out completely? My thoughts.... … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Improve Your Tire Flip & Strongman Lifts
Training the strongman lifts, I always tell others, must be earned. If you're a Strength Coach, seriously, stop letting everyone and their Mom flip tires. It leads to injuries and leads to a lack of respect for what it takes to be strong. We shouldn't have tires every 50 lbs separated so everyone can flip a tire. That's like saying everyone wins, it's always a tie! We shouldn't have Sandbags every 10 lbs so everyone can comfortably increase poundages. Odd objects are supposed to be … [Read more...]
How To Use StrongMan Workouts For Mental Toughness, Strength & Power
When utilizing strongman training for athletic performance there are various ways to implement the exercises and methods for different results. Whether you need more muscle mass, more strength, more speed & power or perhaps greater mental toughness, you can tweak strongman workouts to achieve all of those goals. Here are 7 tips to incorporate in your own training when utilizing the strongman lifts. My Simple Suggestion: Test them, and like all things in training, absorb what is useful and … [Read more...]
Travis Mash On The Power of Olympic Lifting
Great interview Travis Mash did when we all met up at Sorinex Summer Strong, special thanks to Chad Smith for making this happen. In this interview, Travis Mash talks about: - His world record in Powerlifting and how it compares to Ed Coan - The power behind Olympic Lifting and how incredibly strong Olympic Lifters are - How he modified and learned from Louie Simmons & Westside Barbell while prepping for his powerlifting world record - How he used bands and chains when … [Read more...]