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Running A Part Time Strength Coach Business

From the first week I opened The Underground Strength Gym warehouse gym, I got MORE phone calls from aspiring Strength Coaches than I did from parents of athletes. THAT was scary! I’m out here trying to build savages and I’ve

Mental Toughness Workouts for Peace of Mind

I recall my high school years of training for hours on end. I would get dropped off at the gym and literally live there until the gym would almost close. Endless hours of training seemed “normal” to me. Everyone has

Don’t Complicate Your Training: Strong is STRONG & Training is TRAINING

Training doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. Growing up in the 80s and 90s gave me insight to the times of YMCA weight rooms filled with York Barbell Equipment and men who were built like brick sh*t

Joe DeSena | How to Be Happy, Tough & Successful

STRONG Life Episode 111 with my man Joe DeSena, SPARTAN Race CEO. As always, chatting with Joe is inspiring to another level and then some! Joe was in Tokyo while I was in NJ during this call. Before we got

QnA | Underground Strength Gym Franchise | Clawing for Inches

I try to hit home to people that I am a normal dude. NO special talents. Never had a long list of accomplishments, but, as I’ve gotten older and gained more life experience, I learn the advantage of what I

How to Use Barbell Basics Strength Training For The WIN

It was 1990, The Summer after freshman year and I was finishing up my days traveling to the Metuchen YMCA. At the time, the weight room was down stairs, a small dungeon filled with York Barbell Weights, a York Isometric

The UPenn Crew: NOTHING Worth Having Is Comfortable

Episode 110 of The STRONG Life Podcast is with Jim Steel (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at UPenn) along with his assistants, Cristi Bartlett and Tracy Zimmer. Check out some of their training videos below (BIG Numbers + BIG Reps)

WHY Life Is GOOD!!

Sometimes I catch myself complaining or pulling an ol’ “poor me” conversation in my head and man, it gets me fired UP! The conversation in my head sounds so weak it is pathetic. I realize how weak it is to

How to OWN The Day: Tips On “Quitting”, Tough Times & Success Mindset

I love getting your questions and answering them. This question came in via my Instagram. My goal? To HELP YOU! Whatever it takes, that’s what I want to do. The weight room and getting STRONG is the vehicle to help

Age Doesn’t Matter: STRONGER, Faster, Tougher STRENGTH Tips

In a world filled with entitlement, excuses and complainers, NOW more than ever is the time to spread the word on being STRONGER both in and out of the gym. Every time I hear someone complaining about something trivial, something

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