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Back to My Roots, Part II – Backyard Beginnings

Check out these next two videos of stone training. The stones weren’t crazy heavy so I cranked away with a circuit for strength endurance and conditioning. This is a great way to condense your workouts while still building strength, muscle

Back to My Roots

I recently stopped at my parent’s pad to get some “work” done before tearing it up at The Underground Strength Gym. This is where it ALL began, training athletes and training myself from my parents home. I began my journey

7 Ways to Keep Your Edge and Become a Gladiator

There are times when you think you’re training hard. Soon, someone else comes along and pushed you outside your comfort zone. Suddenly you’re not as strong, as fast or as tough as you thought you were. It’s happened to me

9 NO B.S. Strength & Muscle Building Tips from Jason Ferruggia

Jason Ferruggia has been through the ringer, literally. He used to be a hardcore follower of Westside Barbell Methods, and, he got strong as hell doing so, as well as his athletes. I remember him telling me of his bench

Underground Bodyweight Workout Challenge

I’ve been to a LOT of wrestling clubs and worked with a LOT of wrestling teams. I used to be shocked and even angered seeing how wrestlers were NOT performing ONE good push up: full range of motion, neck and

21 Stories in 21 Years

After lifting for 21 years and having gone through quite the gamut of training methods, training tools, near death experiences and plenty of pain and pleasure mixed in I have learned quite a lot…. A lot in regards to training

Dumbbell Complexes – Conditioning & Power Workouts

Complexes are downright brutal and effective. Sometimes, we even forget about them because we just don’t see them as much. I use complexes with barbells, dumbbells, sandbags and kettlebells. You can use them with stones as well which is something

Underground Playground Assault + Building Bad MFers

It was a Friday morning and I was supposed to train 4 wrestlers inside a wrestling club where I’ve got a small Underground Strength Club going down. The doors were locked. It was time for Plan B. This is what

The BEST Grip Strength Exercises for Bone Crushin’ Hands

I’ve always been a BIG fan of Grip Strength and the countless benefits that come with bone crushing hand strength and jacked up forearms. My Saying Has Always Been This: Weak Hands = A Weak Man Here’s my advice on

Density Training, Mental Toughness and BadAss Workouts

When I first heard about Density Workouts is when Coach Ethan Reeve was describing his very own workouts from when he was a college wrestler back in the 70s. He would crank intense workouts for 20 minutes, going for maximum

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