First off, the pic above of my thick handle dumbbells needs to be addressed. I feel bad mixing Sports Authority weights with York Dumbbells. I had those plates sitting in a milk crate for ages so I just had to put them to use. I should have picked up all York Plates and I hope the Iron Gods have mercy on me for this rare mistake I've made with weights. Now..... Onto our topic of the day and something I'll address in depth at our Maine Seminar. Shoulder Health. I started … [Read more...]
Ep. 214 | QnA: Sports Specific Training, Power Cleans & NEW Training Tools
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 214. I wound up doing this live on Instagram with hopes of getting more questions and the audio gets a little crappy in the middle but hang in there, because as always, the information is AWESOME. Plus, I am just NOT into that Hollywood BS, trying to impress everyone with perfection. On the flip side, when I post opportunity for questions on Instagram, I want to see MORE questions. You should question everything. You should desire to learn more, to … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Training Athletes for Strength AND Toughness
There's a lot of chatter going on regarding training athletes for speed and strength. Some coaches feel we're not doing enough speed / sprint work. Others realize that MANY athletes are too weak to sprint properly. And, have we forgotten? We need athletes to be TOUGH. Give kids an opportunity to train on their own in a weight room today and you'll see some benching and lots of "chest work" and of course, lots of curls. NO back training. NO DEEP Squats. Farmer … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Insider Ep. 41 | Lessons from Prison, Samurais + 3 GREAT Books
STRONG Life Insider, Episode 41: Lessons from Prison, Samurais + 3 GREAT Books. In this episode I discuss my thoughts on training for life, great books I am reading and lessons from The Samurai Warrior. The Training for Life concept is always on my mind. I sometimes watch prison documentaries as they remind me how easy my life is in comparison, and, they inspire me to keep training hard. The world has proven to be a dangerous place and it's always better to Always Be Ready vs the … [Read more...]
How to Build BEAST Athletes Without the BS Fads & Gimmicks in the Strength & Conditioning Industry
Here we go, Fam! This is a HUGE post with 2 BONUS episodes for The STRONG Life Podcast. Bonus # 1: This episode was a Great interview with DJ Hillier, a CrossFit Games Athlete and gym owner. This was a GREAT chat on the Strength & Conditioning methods I have been using and evolving at The Underground Strength Gym. I never would have imagined to see so much BS out there in the strength & conditioning industry but it's here and I have NO time for it. There is a unique view I … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Stories: Tom Platz Squats & Diamond Gym
It was the Winter of 1995 and I was driving to Diamond Gym with my training partners. Our typical 30 minute drive to Diamond was the 3 of us getting fired up to destroy the gym as we blasted music from my special Kenwood stereo. Back then, I had cassette tapes that were special mix tapes with our favorite music. But this one time, the guys were strangely silent. I was scared. Scared that our workout was going to be a wash. The entire 30 minute drive I could just feel their lack of … [Read more...]
Ep. 213 | Do You Skip Leg Day in the Gym AND in Life?
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 213, here we GO! Skipping leg day in the gym is 1 thing, skipping leg day in LIFE is another thing! There are NO shortcuts to achieving REAL Success. We ALL know this, but, how many people LIVE this. I had an athlete recently ask me, Do we have to train legs? I almost had to look around for the hidden camera, I thought it was a joke. But, it was NOT a joke. You see, people of ALL ages are weak minded. They seek comfort. They want easy. They think we OWE … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 212 | ANABOLIC Eating, Training & Living
Big Jim Williams (Courtesy of NeckBerg.com) ________________ Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 212, Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode I discuss ANABOLIC eating, training & LIVING! That's right, when I talk training I am REALLY talking about LIFE. Training STRONG and Living STRONG must be one of the same. I pulled this audio from my recent IG Live and at the end some crazy a** wind strom attacked me so hang tough with me and ENJOY THE SHOW. Most of all, Take … [Read more...]
You are NOT Special
I've got NO time and ZERO TOLERANCE for excuse making lazy folk. Seriously.... Shut Up and get INTENSE. Do some Research & STOP telling me you don't have time. People seem to have PLENTY of time to WASTE endless hours every day on Instagram & Facebook. Do NOT get fancy on me. Do NOT tell me about YOUR special program. YOU are not Special. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 211 | The Ultimate QnA on Training & Life
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 211, QnA style on ALL things training and life! The questions are big time varied in this episode which I LOVE. To only talk about training gets old. Living The STRONG Life is all about taking your Strength BEYOND the gym, BEYOND the weight room. The questions were pulled from this Instagram Post: View this post on Instagram #STRONGLife #Podcast QnA - I’ll be recording a … [Read more...]
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