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 was a teacher and we would chat about training wrestlers, MMA fighters and overall building athletes into Bad Mother F**ers. My first set of Kettlebells was a pair of 53s and a pair of 70s. I read all of Pavel's books and training courses and began blending his strength … [Read more...]
Why Do High School Athletes Get SCREWED & How Can You Help Them?
“If you don't have time to do it right, When will you have time to do it over?" ~ Coach John Wooden ~ When I became a teacher, I did so because I CARED about kids and wanted to show them how amazing it is to be strong and healthy. I wanted to teach kids how to think for themselves, to gain confidence and learn about developing empowering habits. I left teaching after 11 years because I realized that the schools I worked for did NOT truly care about the kids. You can SAY something, but … [Read more...]
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. Mel C. Siff ~ As much as I encourage the basics in training, of equal importance is understanding how to properly organize a training plan so you are able to break through plateaus and make consistent gains in size, strength, speed & performance. After a … [Read more...]
It’s Quitting Time: Lessons from Navy SEALs, Natural Disasters & TOUGH People
When Life Gets Uncomfortable, Will You Rise Above... Or, Lay Down & Surrender? Above, 12 + hours in to our SEALFit Challenge, we NEVER Gave Less Than Our Best NO Quitting... EVER!! This blog post is gonna PISS off a LOT of people, mainly the quitters. It's a straight up RANT! I am prefacing this post stating that if you move forward from here on, you MUST read every single word and watch ALL the videos. Don't be a chicken shit skimmer who half asses your way through this post. If … [Read more...]
10 Basic Attitudes Of A Warrior
I am always learning from others, hunting for ways to improve my knowledge and share it with Team Underground, apply it to my own training and to share with you. While away in upstate NY, I had LOTS of time to think deeply about life & lifting. I feel that all of us should get away every few months to "quiet the mind" & soul search. I used to be OVERLY influenced by others to a point where I couldn't decide what / how to do things fully on my own. Unfortunately, I see this still … [Read more...]
It Pays To Be A Winner
I've been greatly influenced by the Navy SEALs and The Special Ops Community. I've learned how much more capable the human body is in the realm of ALL facets in life. There truly are NO ceilings, we can be better in ALL that we do, and rightfully so. The SEALs & Special Ops Community prove it by walking the talk and leading from the front. My time through The SEALFit 20 X Challenge not only taught me a LOT about myself, but I learned that "It Pays To Be A Winner". There are ways to … [Read more...]
REAL Strength Starts When You Answer ONE Critical Question
[youtube width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHU840euwqQ[/youtube] The footage above was shot during the "We're Almost done training.... maybe.... if you work hard enough..." portion of training The Blair Academy Wrestling Team, the top high school wrestling team in the country. These lessons were pushed after I saw certain times during the workout where opportunity was NOT taken. So, I asked these wrestlers and a few basketball players ONE question to check if they're … [Read more...]
Hard Work Is NOT That Hard? WTF!?!?
[youtube width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cmii1QFG9g[/youtube] I am always listening / reading / watching / learning new information of some sort, be it training, lifestyle, health, business or motivation.... I am always on the hunt to learn more. I feel everyone should do the same as greater knowledge pushes you to become greater yourself. On my way up to Blair Academy last week, I was listening to an audio book by Russell Simmons, 'Do You!' - in the book he spoke … [Read more...]
Champion Workouts & Extra Credit Training
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." ~ Edmund Hillary Above, Blair Wrestlers & Team Underground.... Drenched in Sweat, Some Blood, Aches & Pains But The Champions Always Do "Extra Credit!" At The Underground Strength Gym, whenever the athletes finish a workout, I let our athletes know that they can stay extra and do "extra credit Champion workouts." This can be ANYTHING, it doesn't have to be fancy, it can simply be doing an arm workout. When you do extra credit … [Read more...]
High Frequency Training (HFT) & Muscle Building QnA – Part II
High Frequency Training QnA with Chad Waterbury, Part II CW, in your HFT / High Frequency Training & muscle-building system, you talk about the necessity of adding more volume for muscle growth. Talk about that & explain why we need a certain amount of volume to spur new muscle growth. … [Read more...]
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