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Don’t Fool Yourself With These 3 Strength & Conditioning Mistakes

It’s easy to get caught up in using exercises and workouts that might look cool and effective on video, BUT, at the end of the day, the flashy exercises and cool looking workouts don’t deliver the bottom line results that

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

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

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

Strength Training Wisdom from Arthur Saxon & Old School Strength

Words of Wisdom from Arthur Saxon….. “If a man seriously proposes to go in for lifting heavy weights, he should make a point of practicing certain lifts every day. This daily practice is essential to the achievement of any real

The Mark Of A STRONG Man, Lessons Inspired from Andy Bolton

“Weak Legs & Weak Back = A WEAK Man” When I heard about Andy Bolton breaking the 1,000 lb Deadlift Barrier I knew this was not only a strong man, but most importantly, a SMART man. World records are never

Top 3 Lessons Learned From Powerlifters

When I began training athletes, specifically wrestlers, I was lucky enough to learn about many of my training methods from Louie Simmons and Pavel. I would speak with Louie on a weekly basis, calling him during my lunch when I

Volume Training & Science For Maximizing Your Strength & Muscle Gains

“Any fool can create a program that is so demanding that it would virtually kill the toughest Marine or hardiest of elite athletes, but not any fool can create a tough program that produces progress without unnecessary pain.” ~ Dr.

The MOST Important Thing To Do In The Gym

The three of us were driving up The Garden State Parkway heading Northbound. It was a cold, dreary winter day in NJ. It was early 1995 and winter was in full swing. I was driving, as always, since my training

Grease The Groove (GTG) For Greater Strength [Training for Life]

Grease The Groove is a technique I learned many years ago when reading a book from Pavel, Power To The People. Essentially, you perform an exercise of choice several times a day, several times a week (4 – 7 x

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