In life, you need to get to a point where you stand up for yourself. Remember the famous words: "Stand for something or Fall for anything...." If you don't stand up for yourself and what you believe in, then people will walk all over you. This doesn't mean you stop being nice or start acting like an a**hole. It means that it is OK to take care of YOU. If you don't, people will take you for a ride. Let me explain.... … [Read more...]
10 Basic Attitudes Of A Warrior
I am always learning from others, hunting for ways to improve my knowledge and share it with Team Underground, apply it to my own training and to share with you. While away in upstate NY, I had LOTS of time to think deeply about life & lifting. I feel that all of us should get away every few months to "quiet the mind" & soul search. I used to be OVERLY influenced by others to a point where I couldn't decide what / how to do things fully on my own. Unfortunately, I see this still … [Read more...]
Hard Work Is NOT That Hard? WTF!?!?
I am always listening / reading / watching / learning new information of some sort, be it training, lifestyle, health, business or motivation.... I am always on the hunt to learn more. I feel everyone should do the same as greater knowledge pushes you to become greater yourself. On my way up to Blair Academy last week, I was listening to an audio book by Russell Simmons, 'Do You!' - in the book he spoke about how Hard work is "attractive". The opposite sex finds a hard working person … [Read more...]
Champion Workouts & Extra Credit Training
"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." ~ Edmund Hillary Above, Blair Wrestlers & Team Underground.... Drenched in Sweat, Some Blood, Aches & Pains But The Champions Always Do "Extra Credit!" At The Underground Strength Gym, whenever the athletes finish a workout, I let our athletes know that they can stay extra and do "extra credit Champion workouts." This can be ANYTHING, it doesn't have to be fancy, it can simply be doing an arm workout. When you do extra credit … [Read more...]
Life, Hell, Inches and the POWER OF THE MIND!
Watch this Video....and then read on my bruddahs.... Well, what can I say. I'm STILL buzzin from what happened yesterday at The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ. Yesterday, The Blair Academy Wrestling Team took the 1 hr drive south, and arrived at The Underground Strength Gym at 3:22 PM. Next week, the other half of The Blair Wrecking Crew will make the trek. 3 Cars rolled up. Gladiators...ALL of them. Every single last 1 of them, straight up Gladiators. We shook … [Read more...]