Yesterday I exchanged text messages with a friend of mine who has been lifting for 20+ years. He was talking about how he can relate to everything I went through as we've been both training hard and heavy for well over 2 decades. The nagging injuries, the strange pains in our feet, injuries from simple daily tasks like walking down the stairs in the morning. Today, we laugh at these injuries because back in the day we would NEVER have guessed that being so strong could contribute to … [Read more...]
Don’t Get Stuck Being Strong AND Useless
In a recent interview I was listening to between Mike Robertson and NFL Strength Coach Joe "House" Kenn, Joe was asked an interesting question. He was asked what he would like to see more of AND what he wishes he focused on in his younger years. His answer was...... MORE Bodyweight Training, More Playground Workouts and the ability to Move your Own Bodyweight. I've personally deadlifted over 500 lbs, squatted 455 for reps, benched over 300 lbs and at 220 lbs can perform 25 pull ups … [Read more...]
Are You Stronger Than an Idiot aka Learning From Injuries?
Time to lay down the law on those who listen and especially those who are "good enough" and only listen to a select few. Remember, to achieve greater success you must acquire the mindset of "always a white belt". The Learning NEVER ends. I've been there and done that & it led to a road called injured in a town called weakness. This past week, I cranked 4 workouts this week, ALL of them stronger than the week before. Progress is running smoother than ever. Mind you, I NEVER … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Training Log October 2011
Here and there I've given insight into my workouts but not in detail. Yes, LOTS of videos but I wanted to share some details and if you dig it, maybe I'll update once a month. By the way, I hope you're diggin' the new Blog face lift :) You can see there is now a section to your right which has a list of "Popular Posts". If you wanna show some LOVE, use the search bar on the right, search for terms or articles and hit the Facebook LIKE button, share via Twitter and so forth :) Would RESPECT … [Read more...]
Training Athletes
Through my years of training athletes and the opportunities I've had to see what goes on IN high school weight rooms as well as our athletes telling us about what goes on (or what doesn't go on).....I've had some MAJOR issues with the way I see athletes being trained, or shall I say, being ALLOWED to train. Is EVERY high school weight room shit? Hells NO. But, unfortunately, some Coaches REFUSE outside help and refuse to grow & educate themselves, and in the end, it hurts their … [Read more...]
3 Truths About Success
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81osfu1K0o&feature=colike[/youtube] Some TRUTHS about Success. For sure, the haters & cry babies will argue these points, complain, blame & repeat...... That's fine. You're the prey, the hunted.... WE are not! For the Predators & The Hunters, we shall keep on Hunting. 1) You Sleep In - If you REALLY wanna F**ing WIN, you don't need the alarm clock to wake you up. You're on a MISSION & sleep gets in your way of getting shit … [Read more...]
Short On Time Workouts
Sometimes, time just ain't on your side. You have two choices when this happens: 1) Skip your workout and come back the next time. More often than not, your excuse will NOT be valid, it will only validate the fact that you're an excuse maker and did NOT act on opportunity when opportunity presented itself to you. You contribute to the pussification of Man kind here and it's suggested you avoid this at ALL costs. 2) Lock down your workout and attack with only 1 or 2 … [Read more...]
When Giants Roamed the Earth
Original Article by Jeff Everson Excerpt from the book 'Forgotten Secrets of The Culver City Westside Barbell Club' by Dave Yarnell. Before the last epoch of the Cenozoic era, some 65 million years ago, great beasts roamed the earth. These ponderous dinosaurs weighed as much as 100 tons and were over 120 feet long. Some had teeth the size of a child. Most had brains the size of an egg. The dinosaurs died out and were replaced by a higher form of life. Likewise, at one point in time (the late … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Nation Inspiration Winner Is….
Check out ALL these videos of dudes submitting their videos to win their Underground T Shirt and their lifetime membership to Underground Strength Nation..... Some have been here before, we can see who the go getters are and who is Living the Code of The Underground!! As I mentioned in my video above, the winner will be announced at my Facebook Fan Page. Click HERE to go to the Fan Page and see who WON! Peace, Bruddahs! --Z-- … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Nation Inspiration Contest
Deadline to Post Your Video Below: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 @ 9 PM EST Winner Gets a Lifetime Membership to Underground Strength Nation and a FREE Underground Strength T Shirt Psyched to see your Inspiration Video! Remember: title your video as "Underground Strength Nation Inspiration" Post your video in the comments section below. Use the embed code. If it gets marked as spam let me know & I'll fix it :) Good Luck! Peace! --Z-- PS: Underground Strength Nation will open it's doors on Tuesday, … [Read more...]
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