I recall the moment as if it just happened 5 minutes ago. I was in my mid 20s and full force in my bodybuilding days..... I was at the mall, shopping with my girlfriend at the time, now my wife. I had been single for a looong time and I was used to revolving my life around training, eating, sleeping and basically living my life on my own schedule. Bodybuilding and working out was what I revolved my life around. I had a regimented life and nothing stood in my way when it came to eating and … [Read more...]
Underground Home Gym
Above, Dr. Ken Leistner working on his garage gym, a place known for EPIC workouts, rain or shine, brutal temps irrelevant. It was REALLY tempting to find a way to make my Underground Home Gym a bit more cozy.... warmer..... nicer... a sound system to crank heavy tunes on..... But, as the saying goes, give them an inch and they'll run a mile with it. I said to myself, "NO." Make it tougher to train in, more Uncomfortable than comfortable.... NO excuses. It's cold in my garage, I bundle up … [Read more...]
Solo Workouts, Cold Weather & Mental Training
I am excited to crank this blog post, as ALWAYS! The photos of old school greats and Golden Era bodybuilding always fires me up. Energy is sky high lately, I've been fasting often and experimenting with my nutrition and it's feeling GREAT. On a mission to get to 205, lean and mean.... agile, mobile and hostile! I haven't had a scale of my own since about 10 years ago so I'm gonna start tracking everything & dialing in the nutrition to keep my discipline and goals on track. LOTS of my … [Read more...]
Inside The Underground Strength Gym
Many wonder what we do behind the walls of The Underground Strength Gym. To explain inside a blog post is damn near impossible.... It's the experience that goes on, not so much what we do, the exercises we use.... I'll include a few of our recent videos along with some older videos to try and give you a taste of what goes on. … [Read more...]
Herschel Walker, My Truth & EVERYONE’S Truth
Last week, during the holidays I was in Disney with the family. Since we drove, I had LOTS of FREE time to catch up on stuff I rarely get to do.... watch TV. So I kicked back and found some old documentaries on YouTube. When I watch TV, I LOVE finding stuff that inspires me.... NO time for negative, energy sucking BS. … [Read more...]
Warrior Workout VS Mr. Resistance
Let me leave you with these 2 videos today.... especially with the new year upon us and all those Bull Shit "resolutions". Here's THE TRUTH: You want something? Why wait for January 1st?!?! F**K that, DO it NOW. Overcoming Resistance is THE BEST "Exercise" one can do. Every day, Mr. Resistance is trying to hold you back. Excuses are everywhere if you so choose to see it like that. Or, you can say F**k it and punch resistance in the face enough times that he dares to never show up … [Read more...]
Power to The People
MANY years ago Pavel wrote a book called Power to The People, aka P2P. You can find details about it HERE. The book was simply based on optimal training, minimal volume and frequent practice of basics such as deadlifts, military presses and a few other key exercises. The more I grow in the iron game the more I realize that the name of the game is ALL about optimal workouts, NOT maximal. Certainly, when I was younger, I couldn't tame my mind to change..... I HAD to go in and KILL myself … [Read more...]
Holiday Workout – BEAST Mode
So, the holidays are here and you might be thinking THIS is the time and excuse to be a fat bastard. Hells to the NO, Kids! Here is your time crunched, holiday workout. You can hit several of these all week through this hectic time of year. Crank this simple formula that I LOVE to use: Beginner / Intermediates can crank a 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 rep scheme Advanced Lifters go Prison Style: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6.....1 The set up for exercises and program design are simple. I prefer to do a … [Read more...]
Functional Arm Strength: 11 Tips to Get BIGGER & STRONGER Arms
Let me slap the haters in the face before we get GOING. BIG, STRONG arms are critical to aiding your upper body strength. They also help keep your shoulders healthy when you train your arms properly. Want to improve your bench press, military press, pull ups, push ups, dips, etc? Then get those arms stronger. If you've got skinny, weak arms, it's likely your upper body pushing and pulling strength sucks as well. Do NOT fear doing direct arm work. … [Read more...]
How to Use Bodybuilding for Athletic Performance
Can bodybuilding methods help improve athletic performance? Well, that ALL depends on HOW you use bodybuilding and IF the athlete needs bodybuilding methods. When I use the word "bodybuilding", I am merely talking about the method of packing on muscle. Don't be confused..... so, let me explain. And, a critical note to determine IF the athlete should use some bodybuilding methods for packing on muscle is described in this short, 57 second video: [youtube width="640" … [Read more...]
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