My wife was watching FOX news a few hours ago and I caught a few minutes with her. I'm not a big news watcher, too much negativity for me. The interesting thing that caught my attention was the guest they had on the show who was the founder for the NAAO, National Action Against Obesity. The newscaster was trying to make her feel bad about the entire airplane seating debate for being obese and how some people are big bones, etc, etc. ALL the excuses were raining down and MeMe Roth stayed tough … [Read more...]
In the back of a truck…
At one point in time, my "gym equipment" was very little, and it all fit into the back of my SUV....with plenty of room to boot :) I used three training tools and if I was limited to these 3 things I would still be able to develop bad ass athletes and awesome strength, power and conditioning for myself. … [Read more...]
Training with a Navy SEAL
About 15 years ago I was training a bit with a Navy SEAL. He was in Israel at the time, but eventually came to the states. His training regiment was brutal. Three days a week he ran a good 10 km or more. My brother would run with him since he was in the military as well, in a unit called "The Cherries". He told me these were not jogs, but all out races and "Joe" was out to win, every single time. The other three days Joe would swim a good 30 minutes. Sometimes a pool swim, other times … [Read more...]
Poker or Chase the Dream?
I was at a coffee shop one day and the guy working there saw my Underground shirt on. He told me he saw us on you tube, heard about us, saw us in the paper. He told me he was trying out for the nearby minor league Baseball team, but he never made the cut the year before. He was a skinny dude, no doubt, so, I asked him, what are you doing now to change that? … [Read more...]
Step inside my office..
Lead from the front... In Strength, Coach Z PS - I'm planning on unleashing some radically different training methods at my upcoming Gladiator Seminar with Steve Maxwell. Click Here and don't miss out. … [Read more...]
6 Feet 5 Inches SOUL Lifter
Laird Hamilton is a beast of a man. He surfs waves that would sink huge cruise liners, he defies the odds and might be seen as a God in the ocean. Ironically, we have ourselves a modern day Laird Hamilton tearing it up at The Underground Strength Gym. At 6 feet 5 inches, Kurt Gregory started out as a super skinny guy just looking to dedicate himself to the shape he was once in. A devout surfer and a regular on the Basketball court, Kurt's body was already in impressive shape. His strength … [Read more...]
No more squats?
People thought I was crazy, then again, people still think I'm crazy. Back when I was first training athletes in my garage, and even before I had a garage to train them in, our athletes were getting brutally strong without ever doing the tried and true barbell back squat. How could this be? Super strength without the KING, squats? I didn't own a barbell, but we did have plenty of other "things", and Mother Nature was our natural gym. Then, I made myself a sandbag, 100 lbs., from an … [Read more...]
Breakfast before the Storm
My Breakfast before the Storm: 4 whole eggs 4 egg shites 2 bananas 2 clementines 1 cup of coffee I tend to alternate coffee and green tea through several week cycles. This is what my body is telling me and I go with it. I stray away from dairy products as much as possible except the eggs. I used to do the ol' bodybuilder breakfast of 8 egg whites and one yolk, but after 7 or 8 years of the same thing, I decided to add more yolks to my breakfast and I feel stronger. And this did … [Read more...]