I woke this morning unlike any other morning. Nothing special. Today would be another day of work and another opportunity to get better. I’ve got 13 days left on crutches after my full meniscus repair. I remind myself that every
In the early 2000s when I began Underground Strength, it was truly “Underground”. At the time, the “in thing” was training on one leg, on a bosu ball or physio ball. You had to use a medicine ball, rotating, half
I am fired up as I write this. After 3 weeks on crutches, I finally was able to return to my high school to coach the athletes. I am also back at The Underground Strength Gym coaching. After training the
Training too hard…… Who would have thought I would ever bring this topic up because if you go to a local gym, you’ll see people sitting and lying on benches in between their sets, head down and locked in on
I’ve been around athletes for 25+ years now. Even dating back to my knee injuries in high school, I learned that it is always better to work around an injury rather than sit home on the couch and sulk. The
My buddy Sean lived up the street from me and we were friends since 3rd grade when his elementary school closed down and joined my elementary school. Back then, the town we lived in wasn’t so populated so our school
It is always inspiring to me when I dig up my old muscle magazines from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Those photos of John Grimek, Steve Reeves, Reg Park, etc simply exude strength. These men had physiques that proved what
It was a Friday and I was feeling inspired to go through a tough training session with an old school feel to it. I dug up some old muscle mags with Chuck Sipes, one of the strongest bodybuilders ever from
I’ve been going through my old magazines from the 50s and 60s and really love seeing the nutrition basics. And a few weeks ago, someone sent me my original paper back of The Way to Live, which I recreated into
In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I am a guest on Pressing The Limits Podcast with my friend, Jon Bruney. We dig deep into the mindset needed to be TOUGH & Successful in all aspects of life.
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