It was a brutally cold winter night. The year escapes me? 2003, I think..... I took the drive up north into Bergen County, NJ to pick up my first set of Russian Kettlebells, a pair of 53s and a pair of 70s. I remember being nervous, questioning why the hell I just spent $550 (With Discount!!) on only 2 sets of Kettlebells. I was already heavily in debt from years of poor lifestyle decisions but I couldn't stop thinking about using Kettlebells for my training. Since then, it's been well over … [Read more...]
Push Ups For Charity & The Navy SEAL Push Up Workout
With Push Ups for Charity around the corner at The Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan I wanna get you physically and mentally ready for what we're about to do! Details on our fundraiser are HERE - we have give aways, raffles & prizes even if you are NOT able to make it to our gym! Check it out. Don't worry, I'll make each challenge appropriate for your level! Regardless, we're gonna crush the push ups and then crush a training session! When you're done, walk through town, grab some … [Read more...]
“Might As Well Be A Savage” & Thoughts On “Training For Life”
One thing you'll notice about this generation of bodybuilders, LEOs and even athletes..... They are NOT built with that look of strength. They are too concerned with details that don't matter. They want the perfect training program where everything looks perfect. Side raises instead of Military Press. Glute Med isolation instead of SQUATS. Pec Deck instead of Weighted Dips. I recall seeing State Troopers who were 6 ft plus on the regular and looking like they could destroy you with … [Read more...]
I’m Just Passionate
I'm extremely passionate about everything I do. I have NO clue how it all began but as long as I can remember, whenever I got into something, I went full force and gave it my all. I've noticed that being passionate gets you into trouble sometimes. "Normal" people call me crazy. Passion and Genuinely Caring for the success of others is something that is in my heart, I can't be changed and I can't be stopped. This week has been an amazing week of opportunities. I have gone through some tough … [Read more...]
Don’t Fool Yourself With These 3 Strength & Conditioning Mistakes
It's easy to get caught up in using exercises and workouts that might look cool and effective on video, BUT, at the end of the day, the flashy exercises and cool looking workouts don't deliver the bottom line results that REALLY count for you to succeed and achieve your high level goals. You want to avoid these mistakes, avoid getting sucked into using these "magic bullets" and fads that pull you away from the basics and the result proven exercises & methods that never fail you or anyone … [Read more...]
The TRUTH About Getting Jacked & Why The Iron NEVER Lies
Over 10 years later, I am still shocked with how strong I got and how much muscle I packed on when I trained in my parents garage. I bought a 300 lb weight set from CostCo, had a pair of 50 and 100 lb dumbbells, a flat utility bench and flimsy, cheap squat rack, aka a gun rack. Let me further explain.... ALL Truth.... … [Read more...]
Get It Done – The Key To Might & Muscle
Above, John Grimek in 1937. The Basics Never Let John Down Monday was a crazy day for me in which I kept putting off my workout. One thing led to another and my idea became that of finding a way to train at The Underground Strength Gym in Edison. The gym was pumping and I had phone calls to return and things to organize. Do this, do that, get this done, get that done. Before ya know it.... … [Read more...]
WHY Do You Train!?!? Inspiration Contest
[youtube width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVW2wVWRNhY[/youtube] The TOP 3 Most Inspirational Videos Are Getting 2 Prizes: Prize 1: Underground Strength Gym Stickers Prize 2: 1 Year Membership To Underground Inner Circle ($297 Value) Here's How To Enter The "WHY I Train" Underground Inspiration Contest Step 1: Create your inspirational video & post it on YouTube. Speak / Perform from the heart. There is no time limit or specifics as to what you share. If you … [Read more...]
NEW Underground Strength Gym Tour
Check out the tour of the NEW Underground Strength Gym located in Manasquan, NJ - aka, The Jersey Shore. [youtube width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LujhqVinccI[/youtube] My motivation behind opening The Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan was several key factors: … [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...]
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