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QnA: Bodyweight Bodybuilding, Getting Lean & Thoughts On Owning A Gym

Another Powerful QnA from my Instagram. Topics Covered in this episode: Using specialty bars at The Underground Strength Gym & the story behind some of these barbells How do you know if you’re overtraining & how to adjust your training,

5 SQUAT Variations You Should Be Doing

I’ve been squatting since age 13. I’m 5’10” and according to the fallacy, I should be 5’1″ since squats “stunt your growth.” I’ve done 50 sets of Squats in a day and didn’t get rhabdo or need to go to

Good to GREATNESS | What It Takes for Athletes to Achieve Their OWN Level of Greatness

Last year after a few podcasts together between myself, John Welbourn & Travis Mash, we decided we’re done with the BS information regarding athlete performance. Call it what you want; physical preparation, strength & conditioning, etc. – it doesn’t matter.

STRONG Life Ep. 126: Strength Training & Life Lessons From the 70s, 80s & 90s

STRONG Life Episode 126 with Jim Steel. In this episode, we kick things off with some throwback stories from the 70s, 80s and 90s and then dig into our current day training methods. Jim and I (as always) discuss all

28 Years of Lifting: Strength Training In Your 40s & Training As You Get Older

This is the article I dreaded ever having to write; “Training as you get older” or “Training in your 40s”. Before I move forward, understand, these are my experiences. My experiences don’t make anything universal or the end all, be

Dare to be GREAT, Work Ethic & Spartan Lifestyle with Jason Woods

STRONG Life Podcast episode 124 with 19 yr old, Jason Woods. Jason traveled to NJ for The USC Cert with Travis Mash and I, flying here from Scotland. We got the podcast rolling as I drove him up to the

The “Crowd” Wants Sets & Reps But Coaching MUST Go BEYOND Sets & Reps

Above, The Crew at The Underground Strength Gym (Middlesex, NJ) Whenever I speak at a conference I tend to not speak about the exercise specifics, the sets, the reps….. First off, the majority of the speakers ARE going to speak

Lose Yourself To Find Yourself | Jeremy Thiel

STRONG Life Podcast Episode 120 with my friend Jeremy Thiel. I met JT in February of 2010 as we both spoke at The CrossFit Affiliate Gathering. Since then, we’ve done seminars of all types together as well as business products

STRONG Life ep 114: Training Talk: HIT, Bodybuilding, Powerlifting & Sports Performance

STRONG Life Ep. 114 with my buddy Jim Steel, S & C Coordinator at UPenn. Jim and I answer some questions from Instagram as well as allow our usual rants in training, mindset, books and life to go off on

Do NOT Conform, Be ALPHA

When you are in your 20s you don’t see the slight differences among people. You’re just living it up. You’re moving forward. Then, you hit your 30s and you’re charging forward in your own life, so you just put your

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