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Episode # 66: The Door & A Bronx Tale…in Edison!?

“Nows you can’t leave” I was a freshman in college and had creative writing. I seriously fell in love with the class and never knew how much I LOVED writing until I as given free reign to write about anything

Blasting the Iron with Passion!

The gym is the place where I lose myself and find myself. If I can start or finish my day in the gym, it’s a way to know I did what others dared not do. I want to train and

Episode # 64: Flight 518

For weeks I would see different planes flying overhead. I would stare at them, every single one of them. I was beginning to think of not wanting to be on a plane. I was thinking even more about doing what

Episode # 61: Never Enough!

Do you quit when the going gets tough? Do you let the naysayers bring you down and tell you how bad the economy is? When you’re crazy busy, do you skip the workout or do you suck it up and

Episode # 60: Are you an addict?

A lot of people telling me they’re addicted to the Underground Strength Show! That is insane! And very, VERY humbling. On the flip side, will everyone love or like everything I do or every episode? Heck No! That’s life and

I don’t need no stinkin’ gym!

Today I headed to the playground to kill it an OLD monkey bar type gym. And although I own a gym, I still prefer the outdoors. If I lived in a year round warm weather area, my gym would be

How to Use HEAVY Bodyweight Training & Pulling Power for Brute Strength

I recall having a phone call with Joe DeFranco and he was telling me how one of his Coaches / former athletes, Mike Guadango, was regularly doing heavy, HEAVY 1 rep sets for pull ups. Mike was also performing heavy

Kill it with me, Playground Assault style!

I’m gonna hit the old playground this week before the REAL cold weather sets in. I’ll toss a kettlebell in the back of my truck, a sandbag, some thick rope and the rest will be left up to Mother Nature

How 2 Wrestlers & George Hackenschmidt Changed My Way Of Training

I got my hands on an old book in the early 2000s and it really pushed home the need & the power for simplicity in life, training and nutrition. In addition, the book also encouraged the need for basics. When

The spooky workouts & the Halloween Sale!

I’ll never forget the looks we got from bystanders as I would train athletes at the playgrounds. – Lifting stones, throwing stones, squatting and carrying stones – pull ups on swing sets, hanging leg raises & pole climbing – picnic

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