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Brandon Lilly, The Warrior Mindset & Prison Style Workouts

After last weekends Juggernaut Strength seminar at The Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan, Brandon Lilly and I met in person for the first time. Although we’d been exchanging text messages, etc for about 2 years now, it was great to

Gladiator Story: HARD WORK Is The Best Feeling I’ve Had In My Entire Life

I had a conversation with a buddy of mine who coaches in the pros. I saw a video of a “Coach” who was shown training some of the BEST pro football players in the NFL. And guess what? They were

New Video Series – How We Train at The Underground Strength Gym?

How do we train at The Underground? The question is always asked, and the honest answer is this: Every group is different, every kid is different. I might have a general template for the crew to follow but each kid

STRONG Life Podcast 17: Barbell Buddha | Living Your Dreams & Being STRONG

In this episode of The STRONG Life, I interview Chris Moore, aka Barbell Buddha. Chris has been in the iron game since he was a child. He became a different kind of a “meathead”. Yes, he loved lifting heavy and

Back To KILLING My Workouts

With my injury in my ankle and achilles I was doing some slower, heavy lifting workouts. I was hitting PRs and very focused on the moving big weights in the squat, bench, deadlift and clean. But, I wasn’t satisfied. I

STRONG Cast 15: Joe DeSena, Spartan Race Founder & The Spartan Lifestyle

In this episode of The STRONG Life, aka STRONGCast, I interview The Founder of The Spartan Race & The Death Race, Joe DeSena. This is an amazing story, from his early years growing up in Queens, then living “the perfect

Success Mindset & Passion for Life: QnA With Mark Smelly Bell

In this video with Mark “Smelly” Bell I discuss a common question I get. It’s interesting because through lifting and training, I have learned to apply the lessons from the gym to my life. Smelly has done the same, so

STRONG Cast 14 + Power Cast: Talkin’ MAN Shyt & Success!

This episode of The STRONG cast was filmed live at Mark Bell’s Super Training Gym in Sacramento, Cali. We REALLY dig deep into what it takes to succeed and kick ass both in AND out of the gym. Prepare to

Harness Your Fear To Lift Heavier & Get STRONGER

I ain’t gonna lie. I was nervous and actually kind of scared. It’s been a LONG time since I felt any fear entering a training session. I was at Mark “Smelly” Bell’s Super Training Gym in Sacramento, Ca. I had

The Problem with Perfect Workouts & Weak People

I often wonder how a Strength Coach thinks in his early days of coaching athletes. For me, when I began training athletes, I was viewed as an outcast. Seriously…… Coaches were training on Bosu Balls, using the Functional Trainer cable,

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