Sooooo many people struggle with getting stronger and packing on muscle. To be straight up honest, most of those cry baby - whiners simply train like P**ies. Point Blank :) You gotta get under the bar, push heavy iron and eat clean, like a caveman. Watch this video of me tearing it up (watch out for a few old school bodybuilding poses in there!).... I'm almost 34 (yikes!!) and I'm still pushing the limits. I even enlisted the help of my Harley ridin', crazy mo fo bruddah, Jim Wendler to … [Read more...]
The BEST Way to Pack on Muscle & Strength
I've been under the bar since age 13, that 20 years of iron work baby! I have found some HIGHLY overlooked methods for packing on some serious muscle and gettin' strong as hell. Watch the video & see what I'm talkin' about. Drop a comment when you're done bruddah.... The rest of this workout is coming and it was bad ass! You don't have to KILL yourself on the BIG lifts I have found. What I am learning more and more is to do just enough to elicit a response. This is what keeps me … [Read more...]
Big Chest, Big Shoulders, BIG Pressing!
Pressing big is critical - from ALL angles and planes. The overhead press was once upon a time the measure of a man's strength. As Physical Culture lost its appeal and bodybuilding took over the Bench Press became the new measure of strength. Both are GREAT lifts - we don't overdo either variation and always use different tools and objects for each movement. Check out some power pressing below to jack up your chest, shoulders, back and even your arms! That's a 350 lb bench press using a … [Read more...]
BONUS: Jim Wendler Throwback Interview, 2006
This is a STRONG Life BONUS Podcast episode. It's a Throwback, from 2006, so please understand the audio quality back then was NOT what it is today. Instead, enjoy the Information. Jim is 100% through and through a super genuine guy, and although a bit crazy, you want to listen carefully to his methods for building strength without all the complications. NOTE: This audio interview is OLD, long before fancy recording equipment was out. It was recorded on a landline phone! So don't cry … [Read more...]
the trail blazer
Time for some action. Time to do it your way, finally, not anyone else's way. Seriously. Stop doing what you see everyone else doing. Stop copying the concentration curls, the lat pull downs, the smith machine presses....everything performed seated of course. Every workout does NOT have to be the perfect balance of push / pull, or upper / lower body work. Who ever said that everything must be in total harmony and balance is full of it. Ask the guys in the pen about balance and … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes…
What the heck happens at The Underground Strength Gym?!?!? Many people are asking.... Well, for one, we train in groups. The energy levels are infinitely higher with these groups. The groups are created after a client is screened through a trial session and then placed in a group that best suits his / her needs. Not everyone is accepted into our program because we can not allow a half dedicated individual to ruin the powerful chemistry of our groups. You probably remember me talking … [Read more...]