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Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

I woke up earlier than normal today. It was tempting to stay in bed, shut off my alarm and just wait until my kids jumped on my bed to wake me up. The temptation lasted all but a few seconds.

Mental Toughness Training for Football & Wrestling

A question was sent my way and I pulled it out of the “Mail Bag” 🙂 This question was in relation to why a Football team is looking strong and tough in the weight room, BUT, when they play Football

Protected: The Pussification of America

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How to Get Built Like a Brick Sh*t House

Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said in the 80s and 90s, is “Built like a Brick Sh-t House”. In my countless years of getting

Underground Strength Coach Inspiration Contest is ON!

OK! The Videos have been submitted, many by those who have attended the Underground Strength Coach Mentorship, but also by those have been part of The Underground Inner Circle or have purchased some Underground programs. The final result will be

How to Kick Ass, Get STRONGER & Get JACKED in a 1 Car Garage Gym

I remember I was 25 or so, and decided to stop training at the local gym. I was finishing Graduate school which was an hour drive each way. Graduate school was wiping me out in addition to working full time,

Mark Rippetoe Interview on Building Functional Muscle & Brute Strength

Enjoy the audio interrogation with Coach Mark Rippetoe. Apologies for the little static during the first 2 minutes but it clears up after the 2 minute mark. Have mercy on me as my office is out of a military back

The NO Rules Workout

Yes, I admit it, people complaining about my workouts or calling them crazy only stokes my fire and makes me crazier. Check out the inside look of my latest ‘NO Rules Workout’ – This is only part of the training.

Dan John Interrogation

Check out my interview with Dan John. I gotta say, guys like Dan John, Coach Ethan Reeve – these guys are amazing coaches, but also a bit crazy. I feel related to them – kinda like we’re from the same

Days of Thunder Bodybuilding…..

It was September of 1994. I was training at a now defunct gym, it was legit “hardcore”, called Dynamic Fitness. Such a shame that it had to end, but it did. I’ll never forget that gym. It shaped me and

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