Back in the day, I was training wrestlers from my garage and local playgrounds. That soon evolved into Football players as well. Check out one of my earliest videos training wrestlers....I DO miss those days, I won't lie :) All of the wrestlers in that video started with me never making it to the state tournament. Before they graduated all of them placed in the states and one of them was a state finalist. Today, some of them wrestle for Division 1 schools and others for D 3 schools. 1 of … [Read more...]
The ONLY Rule: There are NO Rules
When I first began trianing my dungeon garage my only rule was, "There are NO Rules." I was tired of being confined to routine and rules when I was training in a commercial gym setting. I have learned that there is no 1 tool or 1 way to make things happen - there are many ways. On the flip side, there are ways that are much better than others. But if all you do is follow the rules, you will not exceed your boundaries or the limitations people tell you about. Break the rules and start … [Read more...]
Jersey Shore Challenge III: Bodyweight Training with Pull Ups & Peg Board Climbing
Redemption Time. I just got my ass kicked during the brutal Jersey Shore Challenge conditioning circuit. Pauly Reddick of course verbally abuses me and I used my bread and butter to redeem myself: The Pull Up. The Peg Board, well, that's another story. I tried this when I first got to their gym and it was rough. AFTER the workout, somehow, someway, I got it a bit. A little practice and I can kick that peg board's ass. I am inspired by Vision Quest, a movie that shows my … [Read more...]
The Jersey Shore Strength Challenge, Part Deux
This is round 1 of a 5 round circuit. Check the video below..... That was not an easy workout headed by Uncle Mike Stehle and The Milkman (Both Beasts pictured below). Uncle Mike Stehle of course had his favorite pasttime blaring loud to keep us amped up, Social D all the way baby!. These are just SOME of the perks of running your own biz, you don't have to be subjected to the punishment of sappy love tunes and other fitness bunnies talking on their cell phones while you try to push … [Read more...]
Jersey Shore Strength Adventures
Last week I took a journey 45 minutes south to the beautiful Jersey shore. My buddy Mike Stehle runs a kick ass training center HERE. The awesome thing about Mike's place is not just the set up and the equipment, it's the atmosphere he creates combined with the ability to train outdoors while breathing in the fresh, ocean air. His gym is literally a few blocks from the beach - it's VERY powerful to train while breathing in this air and it feels great. But this time around, it felt more like … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Develop Pressing Power & Brute Strength
This is the beginning of an upper body workout with some crazy college athletes - the energy is high and the strength is pretty freaky as well. Note how we hype them up with a few quick sets of plyometrics and medicine ball throws. Check these bruddahs out... Before these college athletes ever touched a barbell we needed them to achieve some "benchmarks". No need for them to bench if they weren't demonstrating a foundation of strength to bench press. Push ups, dips, kettlebell pressing, … [Read more...]
Another One Bites the Dust….from Bodyweight Training!
In a way I am shocked yet on the flip side, NOT so shocked. Last week we had 3 different athletes throw up, simply from TWO bodyweight exercises, both of which are in Bodyweight University. It was the first 10 minutes of the workout nonetheless. The problem is, I have high expectations, or maybe not, you tell me when you post your comment. There are FAR too many athletes, even high level athletes, who can not handle even the simplest workout using bodyweight exercises. Last week … [Read more...]
Top 10 Bodyweight Exercises Making You a TRUE Beast!
Lifting BIG weights feels awesome and there is NO denying that being a BEAST under a Barbell is critical for strength. You just can't deny squats, deadlifts, cleans, military pressing and the bench press. But.... Sometimes, the barbell just doesn't fit your needs anymore. Sometimes, your body craves the need for strength with JUST your own body. Sometimes, you get strong under a bar but can't move athletically otherwise. Enter Bodyweight Training for developing lean muscle mass and … [Read more...]
How Bodyweight Training Opened My Eyes & Changed My LIFE
Bodyweight training has always been at the top of my list of critical components of being strong and athletic. But, I mostly used bodyweight training as a finisher in my workouts. After heavy upper body workouts my training partner and I did chins and dips for high reps as a superset. Or, when I was on vacation, I did bodyweight only workouts. It wasn't until I started waking up with serious joint aches and pains that I started taking bodyweight training much more seriously and turned … [Read more...]
2 Bodyweight Jump Training Exercises for Explosive Power
Jump training is one of the best and easiest ways to develop explosive power. Jumps also hype the nervous system and a great 'Kick Start" prior to engaging in HEAVY lifting, as you're about to see below :) If you want someone to be explosive, make no mistake about it, being weak and performing jump training won't help much. Like the athletes in my video above, they started off with the basics to get strong. This meant a TON of bodyweight training. In fact, even with them squatting 475 and … [Read more...]
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