I love training with Sandbags. They are simple and brutal. Overall, they are an all in one gym and you can mimic a lot of barbell lifts with the sandbag along with old fashioned farm boy work; carry, throw, loading on platforms, etc. Of course, thanks to the sensitivity of the internet, there are coaches who are crying over who started to train with sandbags first. Or, they think they invented this or that exercise. They can finally SHUT UP, that would be great. Before any of us were … [Read more...]
Develop Full Body Strength with Farmer Walk Variations
I'm a BIG believer in carrying heavy objects of all kinds. It requires you to perform an explosive power clean or a Deadlift at the beginning of every set. Then, you must wrestle the object into position which works the "in between muscles" as my friend Marty Gallagher describes it. Carrying the objects in different positions force your trunk to work in a rotational and stability manner which is excellent for sports preparation. … [Read more...]
REAL World Strength vs Pretty Boy Bodybuilding
It was the Fall of 2007...... Interesting story from today while training a crew of wrestlers and football players.... Two high school kids stopped by the gym while we were outside flipping tires, pulling and pushing sleds, carrying kegs, sandbags and Kettlebells. One of them looked to be 220 lbs of drugged up muscle. How do I know? Because this same kid attended a speed & strength camp that I ran 3 years prior when he was a freshman weighing 130 lbs. Three Years later, he's 220 and … [Read more...]
Big Chest, Big Shoulders, BIG Pressing!
Pressing big is critical - from ALL angles and planes. The overhead press was once upon a time the measure of a man's strength. As Physical Culture lost its appeal and bodybuilding took over the Bench Press became the new measure of strength. Both are GREAT lifts - we don't overdo either variation and always use different tools and objects for each movement. Check out some power pressing below to jack up your chest, shoulders, back and even your arms! That's a 350 lb bench press using a … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Training, Sandbags and a Gift
Recently a gentleman stopped by my gym to gift me with some very, very, very rare gifts. This shocked me BIG time.... This gentleman, named John, stopped by my Underground Strength Gym unannounced. Normally, I am not a fan of unannounced visitors as they want to talk and take me away from the # 1 focus I have, training my athletes. John was DIFFERENT. He waited until ALL training was done for the night before he introduced himself to me. John watches my Underground Strength Show, a … [Read more...]
Power Bodybuilding for Gains in Speed, Strength & Muscle
Episode # 120 Baby... If you ever read the old Strength & Health magazines or Arnold's ORIGINAL Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding you would have seen HEAVY lifting going on, calisthenics / gymnastics movements, lots of jumping, rope climbs and speed in all movements. Hence, you're about to witness a lil' taste of what goes down in my gym and DeFranco's. Check it and post your comments... Wanna see footage of what we would do after a workout like this? Let's get 20 + comments and … [Read more...]
Episode # 118: Overhead and Heavy!
Onward and upward we go bruddahs.... The next part of the workout was a couplet or superset: 1 arm dumbbell push press for 3 -5 reps per set scare crow - face pull combo using rings or blast straps (these can even be done with the climbing ropes I have hanging in the gym) Check out the previous videos to see how the workout started and progresses. Heavy overhead work was actually a mainstay in the programs of bodybuilders and lifters alike from the 1960's and prior. The bench press gained … [Read more...]
Episode # 117: Underground Strength Coaches Grip It & Rip It!
The latest crew of Certified Underground Strength Coaches show you how they progress through a full body workout. In the previous show you saw the burpee + broad jump combo. Now, the crew attacks the thick bar deadlift for 3 rep sets. What always amazes me is that people think if you have kettlebells, sandbags, sleds or tires that their program is equally effective. Or, all we use are tires and sandbags. Those accusations of course flow hevaily from the mouths with blazing insecurity and a … [Read more...]
Episode # 116: Coaches Walkin’ the Talk!
Check out the tail end of last weekend's Underground Strength Coaches finishing up their training of athletes and the beginning of their self created workout. You MUST be able to walk the talk and talk the walk - no 2 ways about it. Check these bruddahs out, Killin' it... This workout is about to get CRAZY! Stay tuned! Kill it! --Z-- PS: I just announced the next USC Cert Date HERE. Sign Up before spots are full. Peeps are starting to realize the USC Cert gives them opportunity to: - do … [Read more...]
Episode # 115: Intensity
Man, on Sunday, when I brought in my athletes to get trained and the future Underground Strength Coaches were neck deep in training they unleashed some serious intensity on the athletes. The feedback was tremendous and my athletes loved the training, felt the coaching was spectacular and the attendees got goosebumps from the great time they experienced (wait till you see the video testimonials!). Check the intensity... In fact, I just announced the next date for The Underground Strength … [Read more...]
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