STRONG Life Podcast ep. 234. GREAT times chatting with John Brookfield, who is known for all of his work on hand / grip strength as well as being the CREATOR of Battle Ropes. This episode was all about training for health & longevity. John is 61 years young, NO injuries and still pulling HUGE trucks, runs and walks the trails barefoot, goes out for distance rides on his MTN Bike and much more. At age 61, I want to be pulling trucks and running the trails barefoot. This will fire … [Read more...]
WHY You MUST Be Able To Figure Things Out On Your OWN
Do this, Do that. Rest this long, do x sets, x reps, bla bla bla. If you always have someone telling you what to do, how to do it, when to do...... You will never succeed in anything. You have to figure things out on your own. You must be willing to experiment, to make mistakes and most of all, to fight back and learn to do things better. Every morning of a holiday I like to hold Holiday morning training sessions at The Underground Strength Gym. You can see some OLD videos below and … [Read more...]
9 Lessons Learned At Sorinex Summer Strong – Pt 1
Here's a recap of just some of the lessons learned at Sorinex Summer Strong. More than just lessons, these were the main themes that simply kept coming back around, full circle. If any of the lifters and coaches disagreed, it was on maybe 10% of our thoughts, if that. The other 90% or more of our thoughts were all on the same page. In a nut shell, here is a list of common themes that were given if you wanna kick ass & take names: … [Read more...]
Odd Object Lifting For “Functional Strength”
Through my own experiences as an athlete and training other athletes, I was taught a powerful lesson that was once (and perhaps still is seen as a fad): Training ONLY with free weights and bodyweight exercises is limiting your potential in developing strength above and beyond the "norm", especially if you're an athlete. The body quickly gets bored and adapts to training methods unless you implement variety. Variety can be the training tools, the speed of the exercises, the range of motion, the … [Read more...]
Bottoms UP & The DEATH Grip
Having a powerful, bone crushing grip is one of the cornerstones of a legit, strong MAN. Heck, you might even say that being Man means you must have a bone crushing grip. You KNOW you remember the guy who always shook your hand when you were younger that had you walking away saying to yourself, "WOW, that Dude has got one helluva grip!" Do you think people say the same thing about you? If not, then I must say, "Houston, we've got a problem". If you're gonna use the Kettlebell drill in the … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Gym Bodyweight & Strength Training Tips
Did John Grimek have it right or what!? He was STRONG, athletic, lean and blended all the training modalities together. We've gotten away from that and everything is extreme left or right. When it comes to your health I am more of a believer nowadays in more balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCwyPKFESs More and more of my workouts are becoming bodyweight based. I also include Bodybuilding, Weightlifting, Odd Objects, Powerlifting...... Why choose only one method or style? … [Read more...]
Full Body FREAK Strength Workout, Part I
I cranked the tunes. Warmed up.... calisthenics, bands, soft tissue work, glute ham raises, ab work.... Lined up the tools..... sandbag, dumbbell, atlas stone, anvil.... Then, it was time for WAR. But, this is only the Beginning. Part I, Enjoy. Sometimes, you need a workout that includes an ass kicking. All full body lifting. I cranked a few rounds, but, you can also set a time limit, say 20 minutes, and keep cranking for 20 minutes and see what you got. In Part II, I pick up the pace. … [Read more...]
Hybrid Bodybuilding Barbell Complex
Wait till you try this Barbell Complex. These freaking things pump you the hell up like NO tomorrow! Your forearms will BLOW up from these and will feel like they're about to explode. Check out the Video and don't forget, The Hybrid Bodybuilding Course is 50% OFF Today for the Last Day. Enjoy the video and drop a comment with your thoughts and experiences. Have an awesome weekend. I've gotta run and catch my beauty sleep. The 1 Day Underground Mentorship is Saturday and I'm … [Read more...]
The Combat Conditioning Playground Workout, AKA, Damage Inc
Try this workout below, in the video. It's an oldie but a goody, a blast from the past dating back to the original days of The Underground where most of my workouts were outdoors mixing Bodyweight, Kettlebells, Sleds, Playground training, etc. Get as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes. You get 1 point for each round completed, NO half points :) The name of the workout? Damage Inc. See the Video below for details! … [Read more...]
Interview with THE Original Gladiator
Years ago, I was lucky enough to come across a College Strength & Conditioning Coach who I related to very much. His psychological and physical ways of training made sense to me BIG time, perhaps because we were both wrestlers. But, this guy, was PURE Gladiator! No 2 ways about it, he was a Bad MoFo. His own training began in elementary school where he would go out and run 5 miles on his own, without a Coach telling him to do so. In middle school he wanted to wrestle, so the high school … [Read more...]
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