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Underground Strength Training 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

Building Muscle is NOT As Complicated as the “Gurus” Say

I am fired up as I write this. After 3 weeks on crutches, I finally was able to return to my high school to coach the athletes. I am also back at The Underground Strength Gym coaching. After training the

Are You Training Too Hard? Injuries? Lack of Progress?

Training too hard…… Who would have thought I would ever bring this topic up because if you go to a local gym, you’ll see people sitting and lying on benches in between their sets, head down and locked in on

6 Crucial Strength Coach Business Tips

Every day I get emails or IG messages asking me for business tips. I might sound rude, but I explain to the Coach that step 1 is to become a GREAT researcher. I have HUNDREDS of articles, videos and podcasts

Training Around Injuries + My Full Meniscus Repair

I’ve been around athletes for 25+ years now. Even dating back to my knee injuries in high school, I learned that it is always better to work around an injury rather than sit home on the couch and sulk. The

Tommy’s TOUGH Garage Gym: Old School Strength Training Lessons

My buddy Sean lived up the street from me and we were friends since 3rd grade when his elementary school closed down and joined my elementary school. Back then, the town we lived in wasn’t so populated so our school

John Grimek Workout + Strength Training in Your 40s

It is always inspiring to me when I dig up my old muscle magazines from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Those photos of John Grimek, Steve Reeves, Reg Park, etc simply exude strength. These men had physiques that proved what

Why Dogs are Better Than People

I was thinking about my dog. All of my dogs. And I’ve had those “aggressive breeds” since I was a 5 year old kid. Pit Bulls and Dobermans. In the late 90s and early 2000s, I had a Red Doberman

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