Time to lay down the law on those who listen and especially those who are "good enough" and only listen to a select few. Remember, to achieve greater success you must acquire the mindset of "always a white belt". The Learning NEVER ends. I've been there and done that & it led to a road called injured in a town called weakness. This past week, I cranked 4 workouts this week, ALL of them stronger than the week before. Progress is running smoother than ever. Mind you, I NEVER … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned From The STRONGEST Guy From The Old School YMCA (Circa 1990)
I still remember that guy, even though I met him when I was only 14 years old, a freshman in high school with dreams of being bigger and stronger than everyone else. Back then, the YMCA was ending the era of "old school". Believe it or not, The Metuchen Y was very much like the Y that Golden Era greats trained out of like Dave Draper did when he was a Jersey boy. The plates were all YORK barbell, the squat rack was the rarely seen today York Isometric Rack. No machines except the cable … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Training Log October 2011
Here and there I've given insight into my workouts but not in detail. Yes, LOTS of videos but I wanted to share some details and if you dig it, maybe I'll update once a month. By the way, I hope you're diggin' the new Blog face lift :) You can see there is now a section to your right which has a list of "Popular Posts". If you wanna show some LOVE, use the search bar on the right, search for terms or articles and hit the Facebook LIKE button, share via Twitter and so forth :) Would RESPECT … [Read more...]
Training Athletes
Through my years of training athletes and the opportunities I've had to see what goes on IN high school weight rooms as well as our athletes telling us about what goes on (or what doesn't go on).....I've had some MAJOR issues with the way I see athletes being trained, or shall I say, being ALLOWED to train. Is EVERY high school weight room shit? Hells NO. But, unfortunately, some Coaches REFUSE outside help and refuse to grow & educate themselves, and in the end, it hurts their … [Read more...]
Simple NEVER Meant Easy
I hear it ALL the time when it comes to Minimalist Workouts. Dudes are confused.... So let me set the bar STRAIGHT. Short workouts doesn't mean EASY. Two exercises doesn't mean EASY. Hard Work is where it's at. Hard work brings you to the point of breaking records. To pack on raw muscle and brute strength you gotta get stronger. But, the tricky part, is combining hard work with smart work, which, for some odd reason, is very tough for MANY of us, including those of us who … [Read more...]
Man UP Monday & Dr. Jim Wendler
There are some men who REALLY have my respect, a very rare few. Jim Wendler is one of those guys, and, every time we chat I am reminded why. We're both very simple men. We chase strength and train because we understand that man is supposed to be strong and if you're a Dad, then you need to be even stronger, inside and out. You train your body to prepare your mind for life and any craziness that might be thrown your way. When other men crumble under the pressure and stress, you thrive and … [Read more...]
Short On Time Workouts
Sometimes, time just ain't on your side. You have two choices when this happens: 1) Skip your workout and come back the next time. More often than not, your excuse will NOT be valid, it will only validate the fact that you're an excuse maker and did NOT act on opportunity when opportunity presented itself to you. You contribute to the pussification of Man kind here and it's suggested you avoid this at ALL costs. 2) Lock down your workout and attack with only 1 or 2 … [Read more...]
When Giants Roamed the Earth
Original Article by Jeff Everson Excerpt from the book 'Forgotten Secrets of The Culver City Westside Barbell Club' by Dave Yarnell. Before the last epoch of the Cenozoic era, some 65 million years ago, great beasts roamed the earth. These ponderous dinosaurs weighed as much as 100 tons and were over 120 feet long. Some had teeth the size of a child. Most had brains the size of an egg. The dinosaurs died out and were replaced by a higher form of life. Likewise, at one point in time (the late … [Read more...]
How to Develop Explosive Power
Undergrounders!! Wus the haps??!! I've got some QnA from the e mail side of things. I LOVE doing these QnA Vids and it's tough to keep up with them, but this was a GREAT one, check it out, all about being Explosive! I believe that strength AND power must be blended together, I explain in detail below... These videos are my most influential people / methods when it comes to training for explosive power as well as some footage of our athletes in action. Check it out, enjoy it and please … [Read more...]
#TRUTH – You Don’t REALLY Want Success
"Most of you won't be successful because when you're tired, you QUIT" "Sleep is for those people who are BROKE" "ALL Men are created equal but some work harder in the pre-season" #TRUTH: Not sure why, but I get fired up when I hear peeps TALK about wanting success yet they just don't DO shit to get there! If you're a Strength Coach lacking business success or you're simply NOT where you want to be, then you gotta DO something about, stop complaining, whining and crying and start DOing.... … [Read more...]
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