The Bodyweight Bodybuilding Training System Get Rid of Joint Aches & Pains Pack On Lean, Powerful, High Performance Muscle, Regardless of Your Age Dear Friend, I still remember that moment as if it was 3 minutes ago. I was walking down the hill, next to what was known as the most hardcore gym in the country. I heard the music blasting from outside the gym walls. The music and the vibe was literally bleeding through the walls and as I walked down the hill, heard the music, … [Read more...]
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3 Reasons You Must Attack Deadlifts & Calisthenics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_aSMy9RQyk Give me nothing but a Barbell and I will Build a BadAss. Do you have the discipline, drive and dedication to train with nothing but a barbell? If you do, then we can make it happen. But the truth is that MOST don't desire the simplicity. They crave the fancy. They crave the fads. If my business could be run like a simple training hall we can certainly weed out the not so serious. Add some bodyweight bodybuilding aka calisthenics and now we have a … [Read more...]
Lessons From Weightlifters & Weightlifting Inspiration
If you read my Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning you KNOW I have a HUGE regret, which is that of NOT knowing what weightlifting was back in 1989 when "Andre The Giant" made me cry. I could have had the opportunity to learn weightlifting from 1 of the best from that time. Andre did his own thing while everyone else did a circuit of lat pulldowns, leg extensions, tricep push downs, etc. Andre was in the corner with his squat rack, attacking his barbell with a ferocious … [Read more...]
Navy SEAL Ethos, How Success Leaves Clues & Why Your Work Ethic Adds Up
Here is a small excerpt from The Navy SEAL Ethos to preface some of my influence behind the way I think and the way I pay attention to things: We demand discipline. We expect innovation. The lives of my teammates and the success of our mission depend on me – my technical skill, tactical proficiency, and attention to detail. My training is never complete. Even before coming across The Navy SEAL Ethos I was analytic of my own training and life decisions for a very, very long time. It led me to … [Read more...]
“Might As Well Be A Savage” & Thoughts On “Training For Life”
One thing you'll notice about this generation of bodybuilders, LEOs and even athletes..... They are NOT built with that look of strength. They are too concerned with details that don't matter. They want the perfect training program where everything looks perfect. Side raises instead of Military Press. Glute Med isolation instead of SQUATS. Pec Deck instead of Weighted Dips. I recall seeing State Troopers who were 6 ft plus on the regular and looking like they could destroy you with … [Read more...]
Strength Coach Integrity & Rant
Guest Post From Underground Strength Coach, John Gaglione WARNING: This post has adult language and some hard hitting truth. If you are sensitive, easily offended, etc this is not the read for you. _________________ There is an epidemic going on in America. Strength coaches are turning into a bunch of WUSSIES! Coaches are becoming soft, weak, and simply have no integrity! This generation of the modern day strength coach is missing a very important component in their repertoire …STRENGTH! … [Read more...]
NEW Rules For LIFE
"It's Not The Daily Increase But Daily Decrease. Hack Away At The Unessential" - Bruce Lee The past year (2012) life has gotten more hectic for me than perhaps any other year 've experienced. More work, more travels, more expenses, more product creation, more following "the rules" and naturally..... MORE stress. About 3 years ago my family and I moved from the town we grew up in to a town my wife would always visit as a kid. She would take me here through the summer with our kids and … [Read more...]
Top 3 Lessons Learned From Powerlifters
When I began training athletes, specifically wrestlers, I was lucky enough to learn about many of my training methods from Louie Simmons and Pavel. I would speak with Louie on a weekly basis, calling him during my lunch when I was a teacher and we would chat about training wrestlers, MMA fighters and overall building athletes into Bad Mother F**ers. My first set of Kettlebells was a pair of 53s and a pair of 70s. I read all of Pavel's books and training courses and began blending his strength … [Read more...]
Cross Training for ALL Athletes
With our upcoming seminar, 'Training for GOLD!' (Details HERE), Jason C. Brown and I will be covering a myriad of a training methods, principles, tools and program design methods. Before I get into the details and reveal these 3 videos below with GSP in action, a NJ MMA Fighter & Martin Rooney, I will tell you a shortened version of a story I revealed during this past weekend's USC Cert. … [Read more...]
Gladiator Project
"Gain Access to The Proven, Minimalist Training Program That Will Transform You Into A Stronger, Faster, Leaner Gladiator.... " From Zach Even - Esh Location: Underground Strength Gym 6:07 AM I was tired of driving to every gym near and far. Tired of following the fabricated articles from the magazines and the web, training that simply did NOT produce results. I said to myself, It's time to take a stand. Time to deny The Fads and Gimmicks. This BS is getting old, … [Read more...]