I have always been a BIG fan of grip strength. I have never met someone with strong hands and a weak body. It NEVER works. Strongs hands = strong man, period! In the world of grip, you know of Smitty and Jedd from The Diesel Crew and John Brookfield who has been featured on the Iron Mind web site for years and has also created a system of training called Battling Ropes (http://powerropes.com). I have a 60' Battling Rope at The Underground Strength Gym and man does this thing kick your ass up … [Read more...]
The Earth is Shaking
I am so pumped for the soon to be released new product I am tightening up. It is packed with so much info and tons of killer bonuses...Oh man, I am so psyched can feel the earth shaking! This new product will really give you an inside look at how I train with my insane schedule. Speaking of training, I am setting up some backyard tools because there are times on the weekend when I really need to train just to clear my head. I have a 70 lb Kettlebell, a climbing rope and next on my list will … [Read more...]
Who was that Freak?
Today I was passing by my old middle school that I used to attend back in the late 80's. Wow that was a long time ago. I remember listening to music on casette for crying out loud. I also remembered a guy who was a bit scarey to me and my friends yet I was totally intrigued by him. It just hit me today after all these years because I passed by his house last night. After school, while walking home, there was a house around the corner from the middle school. The driveway had … [Read more...]
Workouts of The Dragon
Bruce "The Dragon" Lee was quite the physical specimen, as we all know this all too well. I saw some recent pics of him using his own gripper machine, which we now see on the market in various places. Bruce was not only a work out fanatic, but he was truly a forearm / grip training fanatic. Check out one of Bruce's workouts below... … [Read more...]
The Competition and the Battle
At The Underground Strength Gymnasium we hold regular competitions amongst the members. These are unannounced battles and they really hype up the crew at hand to step it up. Noone likes to lose and sometimes a loss exposes their weak area(s) and makes them work smarter AND harder towards filling those gaps. Our last contest was a pull up contest. The winners received a Captains of Crush Hand Gripper. Pull ups are like squats for the upper body. They're amazing at developing strength and … [Read more...]
I Still Remember Him, 19 Years Ago
I was 13 years old, my Dad was getting the big set of stairs in front of our house rebuilt. I used to run up and down those 32 stairs back in high school after they were built, after I ran my 4 or 5 mile wrestling run. The guy who built the stairs was named Americo. He was a shorter guy, maybe 5'6", but I still remember the day he was showing my Dad the different bricks and stones which could be used for the stairs. Americo's hands looked like big meat hooks, his forearms were massive … [Read more...]