Check out these next two videos of stone training. The stones weren't crazy heavy so I cranked away with a circuit for strength endurance and conditioning. This is a great way to condense your workouts while still building strength, muscle and stamina. If you're a family man / woman, you know ALL about being limited on time. Check it.... I'll be back to mixing the various odd objects in my workouts with powerlifting once again. I miss the barbell TOO much. Deadlifting and squatting make me … [Read more...]
Back to My Roots
I recently stopped at my parent's pad to get some "work" done before tearing it up at The Underground Strength Gym. This is where it ALL began, training athletes and training myself from my parents home. I began my journey as a strength coach and eventually a warehouse gym owner right HERE. I had a few pieces of equipment I snagged from the newspaper classifieds, the local playgrounds and the stones in my parents backyard. Sounds simple but damn did this basic training produce powerful … [Read more...]
Are YOU Full of S**T? The REAL Truth About Success
I get tons of questions EVERY DAY via e mail, facebook, my blog comments, at seminars.... everywhere. Most people are full of sh*t. They talk a BIG game yet do little or nothing to back up their words. I also get requests for business coaching and training at my gym. Those who follow through after they "Talk" are far and few between. Athletes ask me to train at my Underground Strength Gym, then I get a follow up e mail from their Mom / Dad saying it's too expensive. I ask if their son has a … [Read more...]
Time to Stop Bull Sh**tin’
My friend, Lachlan McIntyre from Australia sent this my way via FaceBook. He got me fired UP! My Blog is my sounding board, it's of NO benefit to hold back my thoughts or words. It doesn't help you nor does it help "Us" if I try to walk on egg shells for fear of upsetting others. Many will be upset, others will hate, I don't give a s**t, I only care about those who wanna go BIG in life. I've had enough of the Bull S**t, and YES, some people will complain that I curse, oh well, this is what … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Keep Your Edge and Become a Gladiator
There are times when you think you're training hard. Soon, someone else comes along and pushed you outside your comfort zone. Suddenly you're not as strong, as fast or as tough as you thought you were. It's happened to me and still does to this very day. But, this is why I do it. I need to keep my edge, I FEAR losing it. There are ALWAYS holes in your armor. I've been exposed to plenty of new methods lately and some of them have busted me up. Some are me simply going back to where I … [Read more...]
The BadAss Business Man
Three summers ago at Joe DeFranco's strongman contest I was introduced to a guy I had heard lots about. I had heard the rumors....Some crazy ass business man addicted to strength. Word was he was some BadAss Business Man, strong as hell and had to overcome a LOT to get where he was in health AND business. His name, Jeff Sica. I kinda knew his story as we met briefly at Joe DeFranco's documentary release, STRONG, but I did not truly know the severe extent of what really happened to him and … [Read more...]
World’s Strongest Athlete 2010, Memories, Gratitude & Times Ahead
Team Underground has been competing in Strongman Competitions held by Joe DeFranco since Day 1. I believe the first one was 4 years ago in the parking lot of Joe's Gym. It was held after an Elite FTS Seminar where Jim Wendler & Dave Tate were present. I still remember getting a 600 lb tire 3 or 4 days before the event so our guys could practice the tire flip. The tire was old and grimy and the guys couldn't even grip the tire. It was the beginning stages of The Underground Strength Gym … [Read more...]
21 Stories in 21 Years
After lifting for 21 years and having gone through quite the gamut of training methods, training tools, near death experiences and plenty of pain and pleasure mixed in I have learned quite a lot.... A lot in regards to training AND life through these 2 decades. 1) I used to do my homework in the gym. I just wanted to be amongst the weights. If I opened one of my books in the classroom you would find FLEX magazine inside the book. I couldn't get my mind off lifting and being in the gym. 2) … [Read more...]
Underground Playground Assault + Building Bad MFers
It was a Friday morning and I was supposed to train 4 wrestlers inside a wrestling club where I've got a small Underground Strength Club going down. The doors were locked. It was time for Plan B. This is what I thrive on: shitty conditions, no equipment, no gym..... this is how I began and this is where I was, all over again, 8 years later. I was in my element and a day like this brought me back to my roots. You gotta go back to your roots no matter what you do or where you are in life. … [Read more...]
How To Kick Ass & Take Names in Life & The Pursuit of Happiness
"Kick Ass & Take Names in Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness" The quote above is something that is ALWAYS running through my head and something I wholeheartedly believe in. I believe life should be lived the way you want it to and that there is NOTHING wrong with going for your dreams and living life on your own terms, NO need to follow the rules of others or conform to what others believe to be right or wrong. Normal People achieve normal success and live normal … [Read more...]
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