Yesterday, I saw this video and it REALLY motivated me to RUN.
You see, in high school, back when I weighed 160 or 170 lbs or less, I ran on the regular. In season wrestling runs were 4 – 5 miles every other day regardless of the freezing temps or snow. I hauled ass….. It wasn’t a slow, easy jog…. it was an all out WAR, running hard through the cold night while Metallica blared through my head phones in my Sony Walkman, circa 91′, 92′ and 93′.
After getting heavier, bigger and bigger, running became painful…. it became something I hated, and that hate for running REALLY affected me emotionally. I was very upset with myself for having this relationship with running.
Today, this video changed me. I felt calm while running. My breath was relaxed. As I ran, I envisioned the Navy SEAL in the video below, reminded myself that the body can handle 20 X more than I have been setting limits on.
Yesterday, I ran beach side with my wife while my son rode his bike. I felt good running, which almost felt weird. I was running without getting tired as I used to. I started to feel that love for the run again.
Tomorrow, my truck will be getting a new stereo, navigation and DVD player for the kids. I plan to run to every place I need to get to without the truck. I am excited.
I miss running. I will keep you posted on this journey, as I evolve, I hope you evolve as well.
Check this video out, of a Navy SEAL….
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Undergrounder Strength Nation…. Let’s DO this!
I hope you had a powerful day yesterday…..
I had MANY obstacles to overcome yesterday as the past few days have been tough and the stress was mounting.
Was it easy? NO
Did I get it done?
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Underground Strength Nation – This was shared Monday to my e mail subscribers via This Blog. Please subscribe at the top right to get these powerful e mail updates, here’s a quick look:
It’s Monday…. the beginning of a new week to get things done, make epic sh*t happen and take your overall life to a new level.
There’s a BIG question asked my way often:
“How do you get so much energy and get so much done all the time?”
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Here’s your Underground Strength Challenge for April 17, 2012
It’s ALL about the basics in this one, post your comments, weights used, etc in the comments section.
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Here are 10 Exercises that you simply can’t go wrong with (minus if you have any injuries, physical limitations, excuses, etc).
Check em’ out and decide how you can put them to use into your current training regime. You’ll also a unique video from one of my workouts this week….
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Last night was a rough workout for me…. as many of you know if you’ve been here for a while, my workouts don’t focus on solely the physical development of strength aspect but largely on the mental toughness aspect and pushing myself to greater heights.
Last night started with about 10 sets of snatches. My body felt like it was on “empty” from the get go. Once I finished my snatches, I told one of my coaches that it’s time for me to crank a “mental toughness” workout. Once I finished that first set of deadlifts I felt as if ALL my energy was sucked out.
Those are the times where you must push through…..
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We always hear about “old school strength” but what is it, really? Well, one thing’s for sure, we don’t see a whole lotta dumbbell training going on nowadays.
Back in the day, “old school strength” books and magazines show athletes and lifters using heavy dumbbells (dumbbells weighing 100- 200 + lbs) for movements such as:
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I’ve got a question for you…..
Please drop a comment with your answer. Looking forward to hearing who and what inspires the men and ladies of Underground Strength Nation!
Peace
–Z–
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Above, Weapons of Mass Construction at The Underground Strength Gym. The “original” days began from my parents backyard, their garage, local playgrounds & ANY Wrestling Club that would let me through their doors….
QUESTION: I really want to open a warehouse gym as soon as I possibly can. Right now i’ve got some minimalist equipment: rope, olympic rings (just got em’ 2 weeks ago…they are awesome), some dumbbells, a sled, keg, kettlebell & tire.
Just slowly building it up. I’m still working on getting my 1st client.
Working a full time job & family leaves me a little short on time.
I just wanted to ask though, I don’t have a warehouse gym, will some of the plans & details outlined in Operation Thunder still apply…garage training/outdoors, etc?
Thanks Z & cheers for the daily inspiration.
- Ricky -
ANSWER:
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I have a high school Football Player / Wrestler who broke his hand / wrist in 8th grade. Now, he’s a sophomore and strong as hell (naturally 
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After his hand and wrist were fixed via surgery, it wasn’t quite fixed. Ironic, right?
Benching and holding horizontal weights in the hands is tough, the wrist deviates big time & causes pain no matter how strong we work the hands, wrist, grip, etc. Neutral grip barbells and dumbbells feel somewhat better and stronger.
But, when it comes to snatching a 80 lb Kettlebell, flipping a 450 lb tire, farmer walking 185 lbs each hand, dragging sleds…..
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