STRONG Life Podcast 342 How to DESTROY Your Excuses & Weakness, Nutrition from the Farms & Training High School Athletes. This old school poster featured above reminds me of the local health food store from Edison, NJ. It was called Health House and I would visit often to read the books on supplements, then I would purchase whatever I could afford to test what actually helped me or what was great marketing and of no help. This podcast was an interview from Paul Tokgozoglu with … [Read more...]
Underground Strength from 1947 + the TOUGH Training of Mas Oyama
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 kneeling and doing what many today consider "circus tricks". That was when "functional training" became the buzz word along with the infamous "core training". Many of the "popular" Coaches laughed at me and made jokes. During an interview one day I remember saying, "I would put my … [Read more...]
Strength Coach On Wheels, Best Low Back Exercises & Champion Mindset
In this QnA Video from my Instagram I answer the following questions: - What are the Top 5 pieces of equipment for a Strength Coach on wheels? - What is the best exercise(s) for strengthening the lower back? - What is the most important concept / principle that MMA Fighters, Wrestlers, BJJ Athletes & Judoka Athletes must grasp? I answer these questions below, check em' out! … [Read more...]
Powerlifting Circuit: Heavy Metal Music & Liftin’ Heavy Metal!
I am cranking away these videos in my effort to answer requests from my Facebook Fan Page. MAN, this is how I LOVE to do WORK! Check the video below of a powerlifting circuit I cranked away... Now, as promised in the video, I told you I would post a highlight video of Fedor in training, which I first saw YEARS ago back in the day when I had a My Space page. The highlight of training had a killer song from the band POD, which you hear me listening to in this workout. Unfortunately, I can … [Read more...]
Underground QnA: Combat Training & Endurance Training
Let's grab some Questions from the "mail bag", ha ha, I actually wish we had more mail nowadays, all these e mails are TOUGH - but in a good way! Here we go: Question / E Mail # 1: "Hi, I've been following your strength training routines for a while. I worked as a personal trainer for four years in a corporate gym that I won't name, and I had to be fairly secretive about using your methods because they would get me in trouble with the management. Despite the fact that my clients kept … [Read more...]
Diesel Crew + Underground Strength = BMF S&C
Diesel Crew + Underground Strength = BMF Strength & Conditioning Coming Tuesday, stay tuned.... Stay tuned, coming Tuesday morning, The Diesel Underground Combat Seminar will be unleashed. Kick Ass, Till the next time.... --Z-- PS: Follow me on Twitter and check my Fan Page HERE. Please spread the word! … [Read more...]