STRONG Life Podcast ep. 249 is a wild ride for me. Steven Pressfield invited me on a zoom call to be interviewed for a off the cuff interview / conversation. That's right, Steven wanted to interview me. Holy hell! Yes, it's still surreal and it's a powerful reminder, you never know who is reading your stuff. Steve is an avid reader of my newsletter. It's a reminder that the GREATS all READ. And for those who tell me they're too busy to read or only want to consume information via Instagram … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Insider Ep 42 | The Infamous “Special Cheeseburger” & Turning Pro
Here we GO! STRONG Life Insider Podcast Ep. 42. In this episode I share a story of the infamous "special cheeseburger" I ordered and the lessons learned in Excellence. How in the world does a "special cheeseburger" relate to excellence? You will never know unless you listen and get your learn on! In addition, I talk about the influence of 1 of my favorite books ever, Steven Pressfield's Turning Pro. Enjoy the show! Oh, make sure you listen to the end as I have a special gift … [Read more...]
Turning Pro, Regardless of WHO You Are & What You Do
Why do I send e mails every morning? Because only writing e mails when I feel like it is the sign of an amateur. Yesterday while doing a Instagram Live I was asked how and why I am still so fired up and motivated, even after almost 30 years of training. My answer was nothing flashy, so here it is..... … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 87: How I Organize The Business & Training Operations at The Underground Strength Gym
Episode 87 of The STRONG Life Podcast was a loaded QnA covering the many facets of how I started, grew and currently run The Underground Strength Gym. As of now, I have 2 locations in NJ and a 3rd location in the works. It's NOT easy but nothing in life truly worth having is easy! Some of the topics / questions I answer In STRONG Life 87 include: … [Read more...]
Keep Waiting & You Will NEVER “Get There”!
I remember my earliest training partners..... They were a few local guys a bit older than me and they would complain about one another behind each others back. Excuses were running rampant...... They would complain that they only could train with me. They NEEDED my motivation, they told me. But now I know. I KNOW much, much better, some 25 years later. Excuses Suck. NO Excuse is truly valid. The only thing you NEED to do is to be able to count on YOU. Punch your excuses in the face. And … [Read more...]
What It Takes. MANY Talk About It. Few ARE About It.
Above, The LAST Crew for The USC Cert. I Gifted 2 of My Favorite Books / Influencers: Gary Vaynerchuk & Steven Pressfield. I was 13 years old. It was the Summer before entering high school. My friends weren't doing what I was doing. My older brother convinced me to join the wrestling team as a freshman. I didn't really know what I was in for. - The Intensity - The Mental Toughness - The Desire to Fight - Learning How to Harness my Fear Into Strength These were … [Read more...]
How To Raise Your Standards In Life AND Lifting
This past weekend my I crushed a unique Underground Strength Coach & L2L (Learn to Lift) Cert with Travis Mash down in North Carolina. Together, we raised our own standards to give the coaches and lifters the best experience ever. We raised our standards and spoke the night before The Cert over dinner at Travis' in laws beautiful farm home. We both wanted to go next level on what we had done before. It wasn't just about sharing more information, we wanted to make the entire experience … [Read more...]
How To Maximize Your Strength Gains & Greatness Through Being Relentless
I've been so friggin' inspired and fired up lately that it is ALL firing me up MORE, if you can imagine that. 1 thing that has been coming my way a lot is other Coaches reaching out for my help because they want to make change. They want to transform an average team into an extraordinary team. They want their gym to be filled with motivated athletes who are consistent and aggressive without always needing a reminder to work hard. What I remind them of is that if any of my training is to work, … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 52: Turning Your Struggles Into Strengths & Obstacles Into Opportunity
The weather in the north east has been pretty damn cold this year and like last year, the pipes at my gym froze up. But, last year, no pipes broke, so I kinda felt that this year I would get lucky. There is only so much you can do in a cold ass warehouse when water pipes are places 1 inch away from an outside cement wall. So when things went south, I had a choice: I could let them take me over or I could rise above and take them over. YOU get the same choices. We all do. None of us are … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts Feb. 3, 2015
Limited Edition Underground Strength Zip Up Hoodie Available HERE Just some random thoughts with absolute zero fucks running through my mind lately. - People are "facebooked out". What does that mean? It means they spend so much time on facebook seeing what everyone else is doing, commenting on stupid shyt, that they don't know how to learn like they used to from other blogs. They prefer to pay attention to things that last as fast as you can swipe a finger across their phone. … [Read more...]