Above, Mark Chaillet Squats - Photo from Purposeful Primitive / Marty Gallagher After a recent squat workout with the athletes at The Underground Strength Gym, I began having a more serious conversation in my own mind regarding the use of the conjugate method, more specifically, how often to switch the safety squat bar vs the straight bar for squats with athletes, specifically, high school athletes. I share my thoughts in the videos below and in conversation form which you can also see … [Read more...]
5 Thoughts On Clint Eastwood, The P**sy Generation & Russian Hockey
It's been an interesting day and a LONG day. I woke up around 3:30 AM and couldn't fall back asleep. I laid in bed hoping to fall back asleep before my 4:47 AM alarm. I heard the wind howling and I tried but couldn't fall back asleep so I got out of bed around 4:10 AM. Had some tea and started writing. I like to wake up early and get to work before anyone in my house is awake, including the dogs. I get a LOT of work done in that 60 - 90 minute window, BUT, there is also a sense of power … [Read more...]
How to Build Strong, Powerful, Jacked Athletes – Pt 1
I'm doing something different this month where I normally add our Underground Strength Workout of the Month as a private video or a PDF training course to The Underground Inner Circle. This month, I am sharing with you the inside look with full blown access to our November WOM (Workout of the Month). I break down the following in this powerful video: - how we train our athletes to develop the total package: strength, size, athleticism, power. - why we train them with a blend of … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 39: I Ain’t Got Time To Be WEAK!
Who's got the time to be weak? Only those who don't care for LIFE. Waiting for tomorrow? Waiting for your gym membership to start? Waiting to get your next pay check? It's MUCH simpler than the "Gurus" want to admit. It CAN be done in a garage or basement using some old, beat up free weights. The journey to becoming STRONGER starts NOW. Pay attention and I will explain: … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why You’re NOT Getting Stronger Or Bigger
Sometimes.... ya just gotta get The damn job done. Period. What to eat, how to train, optimal sets and reps, how long to rest, circa max phase, belt or no belt? I get these questions ALL the time and I go back to my days of lifting at The Metuchen YMCA in 1989 and 1990. Many of the guys in that crammed, old school weight room were built like brick shit houses. … [Read more...]
2 Critical Tips You Need to Get STRONGER
Everyone wants the "secret" to getting stronger, building more muscle, burning fat..... You name the area people want to improve upon, people want "secrets". But during all this searching, there are 2 common action steps that tend to get left out because nobody wants to admit these 2 things. There are the 2 critical things I stand behind 100% of the time if you're genuinely interested in getting stronger and packing on more muscle. I explain in this Video along with some action footage direct … [Read more...]
How To Use StrongMan Workouts For Mental Toughness, Strength & Power
When utilizing strongman training for athletic performance there are various ways to implement the exercises and methods for different results. Whether you need more muscle mass, more strength, more speed & power or perhaps greater mental toughness, you can tweak strongman workouts to achieve all of those goals. Here are 7 tips to incorporate in your own training when utilizing the strongman lifts. My Simple Suggestion: Test them, and like all things in training, absorb what is useful and … [Read more...]
Amazing Kid Reminds Me To ALWAYS Do This 1 Thing
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali I gotta admit. Life is quite challenging right now. I've taken on a LOT of work and at the same time that wild flu knocked me on my arse. But I've trained myself through the physical AND the mental to not only be able to handle these challenges, but to also conquer them and emerge victorious. I am refusing to back down. I KNOW that this is how champions are built. They don't take the easy … [Read more...]
How to Kick Ass, Get STRONGER & Get JACKED in a 1 Car Garage Gym
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, studying my ass off and trying to train in a hard core gym. Hard core gyms were dead..... Somehow, someway, people in the mid 90s began thinking that being Strong & Jacked was not a cool thing. I swear to you this is NO lie. Magazines came out for this specific look and many gym … [Read more...]