By choosing the essential, we create great impact with minimal resources. Always choose the essential to maximize your time and energy.” - Leo Babauta Yo, Dudes. I'm back with part 2 of our top 5 benefits to minimalist style workouts. If you missed part 1, slap yourself in the face for missing anything on this blog and read this first. Judging by the amount of comments we got on Part 1, I am excited to see that YOU are excited about minimalist workouts as well. Let's jump right into the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Benefits Of Minimalist Style Workouts
"Simplicity Is The Key To Brilliance" - Bruce Lee I was driving up to Diamond Gym on a cold winter night. It was just past 5 PM and I was sitting in a boat load of traffic, literally, moving nowhere. I was stressed out of my mind, up to my ears in work for Grad School, teaching, coaching wrestling and trying to manage it all. It was the FIRST time in my life I was truly finding it difficult to find the time to train.... … [Read more...]
Motivation, Desire & Why I Quit My $92K Per Year Job
"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it." "The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use." - E. Nightingale I have a unique gift, a special talent. I used to never believe that. But, things changed as I got older, learned more, studied more, invested in my education and started to BELIEVE. You also have a special talent, a unique gift. We ALL do. This is NOT hype … [Read more...]
Amazing Kid Reminds Me To ALWAYS Do This 1 Thing
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali I gotta admit. Life is quite challenging right now. I've taken on a LOT of work and at the same time that wild flu knocked me on my arse. But I've trained myself through the physical AND the mental to not only be able to handle these challenges, but to also conquer them and emerge victorious. I am refusing to back down. I KNOW that this is how champions are built. They don't take the easy … [Read more...]
Will Smith On Success, Talent, Hard Work & Skill
"The Key To Life Is Running & Reading" - Will Smith - LOTS of People are getting crazy with their New Year's Resolutions. As expected. But, I expect different from YOU, Being part of Underground Strength Nation. Not sure why the other 364 days of the year don't count for most when it comes to taking action, but if you want success in life AND lifting, you gotta make EVERY day count. Looking back at 2012 I am NOT perfectly satisfied with what I've accomplished and what I've given to … [Read more...]
Project X – What Is It?
"Fatigue makes cowards of us all" ~ Vince Lombardi WARNING: Do NOT read this post if you are easily offended or you take things literally. Some years ago I wrote a blog post that I thought would anger many, instead, many LOVED it. I said what others wanted to say for a LOOOONG time, but they feared they would get in trouble by speaking their mind. … [Read more...]
NEW Rules For LIFE
"It's Not The Daily Increase But Daily Decrease. Hack Away At The Unessential" - Bruce Lee The past year (2012) life has gotten more hectic for me than perhaps any other year 've experienced. More work, more travels, more expenses, more product creation, more following "the rules" and naturally..... MORE stress. About 3 years ago my family and I moved from the town we grew up in to a town my wife would always visit as a kid. She would take me here through the summer with our kids and … [Read more...]
Strength Training Wisdom from Arthur Saxon & Old School Strength
Words of Wisdom from Arthur Saxon..... "If a man seriously proposes to go in for lifting heavy weights, he should make a point of practicing certain lifts every day. This daily practice is essential to the achievement of any real success." -Arthur Saxon I'd like to share with you some words of wisdom in the ways of old school strength, or what Arthur Saxon coins, "Genuine Strength" Here is my take on old school strength, greatly influenced by Arthur Saxon and George "The Russian … [Read more...]
The Story Of A Wimp Who Attacked Life
“The frequent employment of one’s will power masters all organs of movement and trains them to perform feats which otherwise would have been difficult, painful, and even impossible. The man becomes independent and self reliant; He will never be a coward, and, when real danger threatens, he is the one who is looked up to by others. The knowledge of one’s strength entails a real mastery over oneself; it breeds energy and courage, helps one over the most difficult tasks of life, and … [Read more...]
6 Tips On Success, Crushing Obstacles & Finding Motivation
“If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.” ~ Robert Greene, Author of Mastery ~ I remember when I STOPPED Giving a shit about the perfect workout along with perfect sets and reps. I stopped because I realized that perfection … [Read more...]
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