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Apollo’s “TOUGH Gym”

Original Article Date: 4/1/2008 Updated: 2/4/2024 Have you ever seen Rocky III where Apollo takes Rocky back to the old school gym he used to train at where everyone has the “Eye of the Tiger”? TOUGH GYM. That gym look

Why I’m The Anti Purist When It Comes To Training Methods & What REALLY Matters?

I’m an anti purist when it comes to strength and performance training. I don’t use only one training tool or only one training method. Why? Simple: I am a purist when it comes to training for Results. Results are THE

Q & A on Squats

Zach, Question on squats. How often do you include squats in your workout? What kind of squats do you use (zercher, front, breathing, etc.)? Thanks! Jeff ANSWER: I personally do squats at least every other week. Usually I alternate deadlifts

Getting Crazy – Breaking the “Rules” of Strength Training

Sometimes you need to break the so called “Rules” and take things to a “crazy” level with your training if you are in need of results and getting bored of your workouts. Shocking your body every once in a while

Get Under the Bar

“Get Under the Bar” – Dave Tate has a powerful book titled “Under the Bar”. The book is inspiring and truly a must read for all lifters, regardless of your age. The stories are exactly what many need to read

Q&A: Building Muscle, High Reps vs Low Reps

Above, the Back of BIG Kevin Tolbert Zach, It’s a bit confusing to me as I’ve been reading a lot of books about building up muscle & strength. Many of them said reps should be around 8-12 and anything more

The Competition and the Battle – How to Challenge Athletes

At The Underground Strength Gym we hold regular competitions amongst the members. These are unannounced battles and they really hype up the crew to step it up. No one likes to lose and sometimes a loss exposes their weak area(s)

How The Viking, Jon Pall Sigmarsson Inspires The Underground Strength Gym

I have recently watched the documentary on The Viking, Jon Pall Sigmarsson. It’s an amazing tribute to one of the most dominant World’s Strongest Man Champions. What a pure beast this man was. He unfortunately passed at the young age

A Barbell and 2 Milk Crates | Minimalist Strength Training Tips

What can you do using a barbell and 2 milk crates? The Answer: A LOT! And, you can get strong as all hell! Trust me, I’ve been there…it’s how I trained in my Dad’s garage for a year and I

The Gladiator Workout – UNDERGROUND STRENGTH GYM in Action

Want an inside look at what happens at The USC Gym when our athletes go through the ringer? Most of the time, I only post these at the members only forum at Underground Strength Coach. I wanted to share with

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