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Mental Toughness for Life AND Lifting

This video was put together by someone who obviously admires my man, Smelly, aka Mark Bell. The words resonate with people like you and I…. Underground Strength Nation. It’s about Mental Toughness, Discipline, Commitment, Attacking Life….. WARNING: This video has

The TRUTH About Getting Jacked & Why The Iron NEVER Lies

Over 10 years later, I am still shocked with how strong I got and how much muscle I packed on when I trained in my parents garage. I bought a 300 lb weight set from CostCo, had a pair of

How To Squat Heavy, Even When You Get “Older”

I’ve heard many tales of how as you get “older” you should stop squats and deadlifts because your body won’t be able to handle these exercises anymore. What age constitutes being “older”, anyway? I’ve heard people call over age 25

The DE Evolution of Man, Part 2

Above, The Hard Chargers. Congrats to The Newly Certified Underground Strength Coach Brothers. Welcome to The Family. Live The Code, Sky Is The Limit! BIG thanks for the support in yesterday’s e mail and blog post. I get psyched when

The DE Evolution of Man

The DE Evolution of Man is going in a bad direction, and that’s putting things lightly. Worst of all, it’s moving TOO fast in that downward slope. We gotta step up and change things and it starts with YOU. There

Get It Done – The Key To Might & Muscle

Above, John Grimek in 1937. The Basics Never Let John Down Monday was a crazy day for me in which I kept putting off my workout. One thing led to another and my idea became that of finding a way

The BEST Sets & Reps for MAX Gains In Strength & Size

I’ve come across some VERY popular training programs online and reviewed them to see if there were any BIG takeaways. I am always on the look out for learning more, it’s the constant pursuit of excellence, living the code…. When

Speed Coach Asks: Strength Training WithOUT A Weight Room?

I recently had a Coach who is running Speed Training Camps for athletes ask about incorporating Strength work while out on the field as they have No access to the weight room. This is a GREAT question and I am

Odd Object Lifting For “Functional Strength”

Through my own experiences as an athlete and training other athletes, I was taught a powerful lesson that was once (and perhaps still is seen as a fad): Training ONLY with free weights and bodyweight exercises is limiting your potential

The 9 Best Sandbag Strength Training Exercises

Sandbag training has been one of the most powerful methods I’ve implemented with training my athletes. The various sandbag workouts & exercises have developed a type of strength and mental toughness that is unique to say the least. Using sandbags

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