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207 | Pete Bommarito on Training Athletes & The Business of Strength & Conditioning

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 207 with Pete Bommarito! This podcast is PACKED to the gills with awesome info! Pete and I discuss all things strength, speed and athletic performance as well as the business aspect of being a GREAT Strength

Strength Coach Tips: Training Youth Athletes VS High School Athletes

I must admit, it breaks my heart when I see a “strength coach“ having a 12-year-old kid maxing out on the deadlift or maxing out on the back squat. I’m seeing kids who weigh under 100 lbs performing round back

DESTROYING Your Sensitive Mindset & Choosing STRENGTH in Mind AND Body

There’s lots of sensitivity floating around nowadays. Everyone gets offended by your words, not just from people but from words on the internet, from people they don’t know and will likely never meet in person. People argue over politics, training

Are You NOT Ready for Barbell Lifts? When to NOT Squat, Bench & Deadlift?

I was chatting with a friend over the weekend over dinner and I train his son for the past 2 years. He told me how another Dad was worried about training at The Underground Strength Gym because his son was

5 Thoughts (Tips) on Program Design for Athletes

I love studying and talking program design. But even more so, I LOVE Coaching. You see, LOTS of books, articles, “influencers” can TALK about program design but can you COACH? Can you COMMAND the room? I want to share these

5 X 5 Training + Bodyweight Bodybuilding Tips

Yesterday on my IG I shared the above cover and tips on how to use 5 X 5 along with Bodyweight Bodybuilding. Then yesterday afternoon I came across the news that Franco had passed away. It was heartbreaking for me.

STRONG Life Podcast + Order of Man Adventure Trip

I had an amazing trip up to Maine this past Summer to connect with Ryan Michler of Order of Man. Maine is absolutely stunning. I will definitely return again. During my trip I stayed at a farm that inspired me,

The Benefits of High Rep Bodyweight Training

​After going through my Bodyweight Bodybuilding course for some edits, reviews and updates, I changed up some programming for the athletes at The Underground Strength Gym. 1 of those updates​ was organizing their extra days with more volume of bodyweight

Getting Back to the Bells’ & Bodyweight Training + Donnie Thompson (SuperD) Inspiration

Here and there I catch myself getting away from training that is more Physical Culture based and end up chasing numbers. Now, there is NOTHING wrong with being Strong. But something was missing for me. I wanted to feel the

Do These 3 Bodyweight Only Exercises, Inspired by Herschel Walker

There are 3 crucial bodyweight exercises that everyone should be able to do AND, that everyone should put a lot of energy into. 1) Push Ups – we learned these as kids and surprisingly, I don’t see too many people

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