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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

Program Design: Blending Science with Hell

Throughout my years of training athletes and the decades of my own training, I always loved how the right training built a tough mind AND a tough body. I have seen plenty of athletes built like they were sculpted from

STRONGCast 20: Matt Wichlinski, Wrestling Workouts, Art of Coaching, Success & Bodybuilding

In this episode of The STRONG Life podcast I interview Matt Wichlinski, the director of performance at The WWE Developmental training center in Florida. +++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++ Matt attended one of the earliest Underground Strength Coach Certifications and has always been

Spartan Life 101: The Human Food Chain, Survival of The Fittest, Life & Business Success

These videos are going to make you think about what it REALLY takes to succeed in life. – Is there a “Human Food Chain”? – Does survival of the fittest still exist? – How to NOT allow society to shape

Joe DeSena, Where To Get Knowledge & Building The 1 Mile Stone Staircase

I wanted to share and break down some of the most powerful times we experienced with Joe DeSena while filming and podcasting to give insight into Joe’s Spartan Lifestyle, the businesses he has built and why he decided to write

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