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Train On Your OWN [GLADIATOR Mindset]

I’ve been hearing the same old line since I was a young teen going to the gym with guns blazing. My friends and the “older guys” in the gym always complained about their lack of motivation. “I’m just not motivated…..”

Encyclopedia Of Underground Strength [ALL Articles, Interviews & More!]

Links to all the interviews, podcasts, articles, guest blogs & more featuring info on The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning:

The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning [Finally Here!!]

The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning [youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX5yimjE63o[/youtube] OK, Guys & Gals! THE Encyclopedia is FINALLY here and I promise you, the wait is well worth it. Like everything I do, I put my heart and soul into

Training When You Don’t Feel Like It?

What do you do when your body and mind don’t meet at the half way point and agree on training? Deep down, it’s likely a planned training day. You coincidentally came across a handful of articles, warning you against the

STRONG Life 31: Chad Waterbury & Bodyweight Volume Training

Chad Waterbury and I “met” about 12 years ago through the interwebs. Back then he had long flowing locks and wrote for T Nation on the regular while I was testing his encouragement of following his popular program of 10

STRONG Life Ep 30: Elliott Hulse Throwback & A STRONGER YOU!

This is a “throwback” podcast, the first of it’s kind. Before podcasts were out, I was recording some shorter interviews and posting them to the blog but they have gotten buried in literally thousands of blog posts, articles, videos and

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Encylopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning

BIG Announcement on the release of The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning in this video. You’ll also see some heavy duty footage of our athletes attacking The Underground Strength gym. This book truly is my heart & soul. I

Spartan Underground QnA II: What Is The BEST Way to Prep for Spartan Race?

In this episode of The Underground Strength Coach Meets Spartan QnA Joe DeSena answers the following questions: 1) What is the BEST way to prepare for The Spartan Race? 2) How many burpees does Joe do on average every day

Russian Wrestling Training

Around 2003 I read the book ‘Secrets of Soviet Sports & Fitness Training’, today is called ‘Russian Secrets…. Dr. Yessis wrote the book in the early 70s, before I was born I believe. I was amazed at how The Russians

Animal Warm Ups & Upper Body Training for Wrestling Strength (Bodyweight & Kettlebell Workout)

Anytime you think you’re too busy to warm up, think again. Regardless of your age, it never pays to be “too busy” for a proper warm up. Give yourself 5 minutes to hit a warm up specific to your workout

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