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Why The Bench Press Sucks

Above, Sergio Oliva, a BIG proponent of The Bench Press The Bench Press sucks. Squats also suck. They suck if you perform them wrong, OR, perform them too often. Overuse injuries occur, unless, that is, you know how to build

You Have No Choice:You MUST Be Strong!

I have no pictures for you this time around. No videos. No cool graphics, no flashy anything. These are my words, not hidden or lifted with any technological gizmo. i wanted to share what I went through, and pass my

How an Athlete Gained 60 lbs of Muscle

Travis began training at The Underground when it was just a garage gym. The workouts were furious, in fact, I still miss those days, as do ALL the original Undergrounders. Travis was 160 lbs, soaking wet and he looked like

How To Improve Your Bench Press

Check out what happens when my college wrecking crew hijacks my flip cam and gets a lil’ wild on the bench press. Don’t Forget…Drop a comment with your questions / comments… These guys love to bench big but don’t worry

Beast Training – Eat and Train Like an Animal

Yesterday I jumped in with Judo Beast, David Ellis for a workout. With wrestlers attending camps, Football players preparing for battle at this weekends World’s Strongest Athlete Competition I was able to catch some down time and do some Beast

Kettlebell Training & Jump Training for Size, Speed & Strength

Strength is of critical importance for any athlete / adult, regardless of age. Speed is the next gear that takes strength to the next level. When I hear Coaches go on and on about strength and say nothing of speed

Lift STRONG Fundraiser – The Strongman Log

Part II of the http://LiftSTRONG.com fundraiser, the strongman log! High school bruddahs rocked the 100 lb log and college athletes cranked the 160 lb log. Check it and drop a comment, thought, question or random anything 🙂 Soon it will

Lift STRONG Fundraiser – The Tire Flip

Let the games begin. Here is the beginning moments of The Lift STRONG Fundraiser, and yes, there will be MORE footage to come! You saw high school athletes, collegiate athletes and NJ state troopers competing in the above video, tearing

The ONLY STRENGTH Training Rule: There are NO Rules

When I first began strength training my dungeon garage in 2002, my only rule was, “There are NO Rules.” I wish I took photo of my parents’ garage. Back then…. I had a digital camera and a memory card. I

Underground Strength Gym High School Pull Up Contest

A few of the high school bruddahs needed a lil’ extra motivation so i decided to crank an unannounced pull up contest to win our latest Underground T Shirts. You’ll see they ALL hit double digits. What’s more important is

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