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.
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
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
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.
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
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
Training for Performance – The Value of Calisthenics. Let’s dig into performance. Performance for sports and performance for life and work. Bodyweight training is a big component to improve your strength and muscular endurance for sports. In high school we
I wrote about “Strong & Useless” in my Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning. It’s when an athlete can move big weights on the barbell but can’t do basic bodyweight exercises such as lunges, pull ups, pushups, sprints, and jumps.
I love helping my fellow Strength Coaches grow their business. Why? Because when you have greater business knowledge, you can impact and change more lives of athletes. With all the confusion out there for Coaches, it’s important to keep it
My back was going into spasms on the craziest things: doing dishes, warm ups with DB side raises, bent over row with a light barbell. It felt like a shot of lightning was hitting me in the back. I spoke
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