Article by Louie Simmons There is much talk about training philosophies, methods, and methodologies. It seems everyone has their own, which they devised on the basis of their own experience. They recommend such strategies as doing reps to failure to
The Underground Creed I understand that I am different yet will be given no special treatment here. I will go through hell, and there will be no excuses, no turning back once I walk through these doors. if I vomit,
A question was sent my way and I pulled it out of the “Mail Bag” 🙂 This question was in relation to why a Football team is looking strong and tough in the weight room, BUT, when they play Football
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Is there truly an ART or a Science to getting strong as hell? Hmmmmm…… Ask Louie Simmons and he will say yes, Jim Wendler will also drop his genius with his 5/3/1 program, allowing him to keep getting stronger….and STRONGER.
Since beginning training 21 years ago I have gone from somewhere around 110 lbs to 220 and at times I’ve hovered around 228 lbs. My best weight is somewhere in the 204-208 lb range. Back when I started, I was
Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said in the 80s and 90s, is “Built like a Brick Sh-t House”. In my countless years of getting
On most Sunday Mornings I wake up before the entire house starts moving. I get dressed, brush teeth and head to The Underground. Sunday morning workouts keep me ahead of the pack, keep my edge and allow me to train
I remember I was 25 or so, and decided to stop training at the local gym. I was finishing Graduate school which was an hour drive each way. Graduate school was wiping me out in addition to working full time,
Wanna get strong as Hell? Or, in Dan John’s words, “this one exercise will make you awesome” Watch this short video. That’s me, throwing around a 130 lb dumbbell. The movement: The 1 Arm Dumbbell Clean & Press. Equally awesome
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