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Weekend Learning List Jan. 9, 2013

This Weekend Learning List has TWO actions for you. If you can’t connect with these 2 actions then you’re lacking the drive, the motivation and the guts to be greater and better than who you were yesterday. Let’s get our

STRONG Life Ep. 10 – John Welbourn, Power Athlete, CrossFit Football & Do Or Die Attitude

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Weekend Learning List Jan. 10, 2014

“The Hay Is In The Barn!” Lots of lifting and Lots of learning going on the past week. Keep up if you can. This is the Human Food Chain. If you’re willing to do work, stay focused and get shyt

The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence: Weekend Reading List Jan. 3, 2014

Almost every Friday I e mail The Underground Strength Insider a Weekend Reading & Learning List. These weekend “action lists” are centered around helping you develop greater strength from the inside out. A weak mind makes a weak man. So,

1 Exercise Per Workout & Being AWESOME

It was New Year’s Eve… well, just about. It was 3 PM on New Year’s Eve and the dedicated crew of athletes & lifters rolled up to The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ. Some had traveled as far as

10 Reasons You’re NOT Gaining Muscle or Getting Stonger

As I “get older” and time seems to be going way too fast, I have been thinking about time, training, life and a slew of other things. This whole life thing goes way too fast. Every year I get older,

The BIG Sale Is On

Yep. I am finally holding a sale. I was going to wait until my 38th birthday, which is around the corner, but I already had e mails harassing me about a Black Friday sale, ha ha. So I figured what

Diamond Gym, 5 AM Workouts & NEVER Fading

Yesterday I took a trip to my old stomping grounds, Diamond Gym. I spent my late teens through my mid 20s commuting to Diamond Gym. I will never forget that place and the intensity that oozed out of that gym.

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