It's the weekend and that means lots of sports with the kids and STILL, early mornings for me to get things done. Sunday mornings are always for answering questions for my Strength Coach Mentorship group, The STRONG Life Brotherhood. Today, we've got Baseball & Tennis. It's gonna be a GREAT day. Yesterday I saw my Doctor to start planning for my knee surgery. It's time to fix this and take care of ME. And a BIG reason why my knee went downhill was because when it began … [Read more...]
STRONG Life: The Refined Savage with Mark Valenti
In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, I am interviewed by Mark Valenti on his podcast, The Refined Savage. This was a GREAT time with Mark after a LONG day of coaching and making it happen! Mark is the owner of Blind Dog Gym in Ohio and he is no stranger to boots on the ground, coaching, lifting and putting in the work. This makes for a great conversation from 2 guys who have a NO Excuses attitude. Here's just some of what We talk about in this BONUS episode of The STRONG … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 243 QnA: Training Frequency, Best Songs & Gym Business
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 243 QnA style! Topics Covered: Training Frequency, Best Songs (Top 10 Training Songs) & Gym Business. It's been a bit, my friends, and that's because I am putting in that work, coaching 7 - 9 groups a day. In this episode we crush a few questions to give you the inside scoop on: … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why Leg Training Builds the BEAST
I was in my early teens and training at my first "Hardcore Gym". This gym was 7,500 sq ft. NO AC, just a bunch of stand up industrial fans. ALL the plates were deep dish Ivanko plates and there was rumbling throughout the entire gym, blended with some old rock cassette tapes that blasted through the gym. Usually AC/DC or Metallica, sometimes Def Leppard. The back 1/3 of the gym was lined up with leg equipment. Plenty of squat racks, 2 leg presses, 2 hack squats, 2 leg extensions, 2 leg … [Read more...]
Days of Thunder…
Last week I got the news that one of my old wrestling teammates had passed away. I moved out of my old hometown almost 11 years ago. That town shaped me and molded me, as it did for many others. If you didn't fight back in that town, you got your a-- handed to you. Thinking of my old teammate, Joe, it reminded me of the tough times we had been through and what we experienced together on the wrestling team. Joe was a tough SOB. He had to be. Our Wrestling Coaches; Coach Scott … [Read more...]
9 Training Tips for Re-Building Athletes Post COVID
Photo Cred HuskerMax.com In mid June in NJ the Governor granted permission for "gyms" to train outdoors. I always say, The Underground Strength Gym is a Private club, but the government and governor don't really understand this. When mid June came around, I knew that I would have to start at 50 or 60%. The plan was to add 10% of work / intensity each week so that by the 4th week, we would be almost at "normal". Which nowadays, I really do not enjoy that word, "normal". With 3 months of … [Read more...]
Kettlebell Workouts Anywhere, Anytime
It was the Winter of 2002, maybe 2003..... I remember it was a freezing cold night. I had connected with a Kettlebell instructor to finally purchase my first 2 pairs of Kettlebells. Back then, we would all chat on a Kettlebell forum, sharing training tips and more. I connected with a Coach from NJ and he was getting a 10% discount on the Kettlebells. Back then, they were pricey to say the least. I ordered a pair of 53s and a pair of 70s. Before that, I purchased a DVD and studied how … [Read more...]
9/11 Memories & COVID Reflections
It's interesting how so many of us can remember exactly where we were, who we were with and what we were doing the morning of 9/11. I was a teacher at the elementary school. A 4th year Phys Ed teacher. I was in the library that morning and the librarian always had AM radio news on as she organized books. I walked in just before 9 AM and she started telling me how there was an accident and the news reporters were confused, so they thought 2 planes had crashed over NYC. An hour later, … [Read more...]
STRONG Life: Evolving in Coaching & Business + Improving in LIFE!
In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, I am interviewed by Danny Lehr & Dean Saddoris from Caffeine & Kilos. Their Podcast is called Gas Station Cappucino. It was a great conversation where I was able to reflect back not just on how it all started but how I have evolved through the past 20 years as a Coach, Business Owner and Family man. And then, to top it all off..... … [Read more...]
How to Build BEAST Athletes Who Dominate, From Youth to D1 to Olympians
When the beginning of COVID locked us all down, I was helping friends near and far with interviews, workouts and support for their gyms. My buddy Jim Kelly reached out to me. Jim is in Iowa operating Citadel BJJ and Eastern Iowa Wrestling Club but we've known one another since the early 2000s when I was starting to put out content and Jim was competing heavily in BJJ / Grappling. This Video was an Awesome QnA loaded with training questions and mindset to help Jim's students. It's great for … [Read more...]
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