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STRONG Life Ep. 219 – Martin Rooney & Zach Share Their 50 Combined Years of Coaching Wisdom

Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 219 with my man, THE Martin Rooney! Martin was actually my FIRST ever guest on The STRONG Life Podcast and here we are, 7 years later! Man does time fly! This episode can

15 Year Anniversary of Underground Strength Academy

It’s been 15 years since I started The Underground Strength Academy! Feb. 2005 is when it ALL began! I was partnered at first with Ryan Lee and I was writing articles and taking photos from every garage gym training session

STRONG Life BONUS: How I Started The Underground Strength Gym

STRONG Life BONUS: How I Started The Underground Strength Gym In this QnA, I answered questions for 1 of my athletes who is now in college at The D1 level. He actually started in 7th grade weighing 82 lbs, now

Max Effort Training Tips for Athletes & Sports Performance

Athletes need to be strong, there is NO question about it. With all the fads and gimmicks, some athletes think they need a program of all speed or all agility, and they believe they are “strong enough”. This is not

STRONG Life Ep 217 | Success vs Comfort in the Gym AND in Life

I was 15, maybe 16 years old….. It was 1991 and I was training with Jeff, a guy in his mid 20s. He knew I was a wrestler and back then, all we knew was bodybuilding. No Strongman training. No

How Push Ups Can Change Your Life

Recently, I got to watch a wrestling team that I train compete. The team competed against a team where the Coach was one of the original athletes I trained from my garage. It was a special night with lots of

Our BIGGEST Holiday Sale. EVER.

Good Morning & Happy Holidays 🙂 ​I know you’re busy so I will make this Fast! This is the BIGGEST Sale I’ve had in…… I think, EVER! So, here is your 50% Off Discount Code: NOTE: This sale is over

5 Tips for Training Athletes for Strength AND Toughness

There’s a lot of chatter going on regarding training athletes for speed and strength. Some coaches feel we’re not doing enough speed / sprint work. Others realize that MANY athletes are too weak to sprint properly. And, have we forgotten?

How to Build BEAST Athletes Without the BS Fads & Gimmicks in the Strength & Conditioning Industry

Here we go, Fam! This is a HUGE post with 2 BONUS episodes for The STRONG Life Podcast. Bonus # 1: This episode was a Great interview with DJ Hillier, a CrossFit Games Athlete and gym owner. This was a

Underground Strength Stories: Tom Platz Squats & Diamond Gym

It was the Winter of 1995 and I was driving to Diamond Gym with my training partners. Our typical 30 minute drive to Diamond was the 3 of us getting fired up to destroy the gym as we blasted music

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