It was the mid 90s and bodybuilding was starting to go from 220 lb competitors to 275 lb competitors. On the other end of the spectrum, Fitness magazines began to get popular along with body pump and spin classes inside gyms. The hardcore gyms began closing or tried to change to appeal to the masses. There was not much opportunity for those who wanted to lift heavy and hard and feel part of a community. IF you were lucky, you came across THE book that took a stand against ALL the fads … [Read more...]
Underground Strength Show # 62 & 63: Rusty Iron, NO Rules Workouts & Mental Toughness
Training doesn't have to be perfect for it to work. Often times, the imperfections are better because they train the mind AND the body as one. They force you to cope with the "resistance" that is more than just the weights. My methods are NOT perfect, they have flaws, but guess what, so does every program. The flaws are beautiful. The challenges are to be wished for. Be grateful for the tough times for anything worth achieving is worth fighting for. Sometimes you just gotta attack your … [Read more...]
Episode # 47 – The World Wide Internet Pull Up Challenge
Mike Roussell has been sending me some threatening e mails, trying to psyche me out. The competition is on pull ups, and is open to any worldwide. The deadline is November 15th, and we will see who can rock the most pull ups - it should be HILARIOUS and I think people from all over the world are gonna shock us and show us 40, 50 something pull ups. On November 15th, I will post my final video and you will post your final pull up video. For now, go record your first pull up baseline video, … [Read more...]
Episode # 46 – Neck TV, Part Deux!
here is part deux with the crew, of Neck TV. I began to realize through photos of various angles that my neck truly is skinny, damn it! When was my neck biggest? When I was wrestling and training in BJJ. The constant pulling on my head was manual resistance for neck strength and growth. Aside from talking neck training, listen in as the crew talks strength building, old school bodybuilding, muscle building, mental toughness, goal setting and of course, my horrible jokes get poked in every … [Read more...]
Bodybuilding with Russian Kettlebells
This is an old school video of me attacking a bodybuilding / strength style workout, but using Kettlebells instead of traditional free weights. I remember feeling bored with my workouts and I wanted to switch things up and shock my body and my mind. Whatever training tool I use, I attack it, plain and simple. The lesson to be learned here is.... … [Read more...]
How to grab strength by the throat!
I have spoken many times before about getting people to respect "strength training". It does piss me off, to see people whining about not being to get stronger, faster or bigger. I see these same people doing 1 arm dumbbell preacher curls staring at their biceps just like what you would see in FLEX magazine. I used to read FLEX magazine cover to cover, day and night. I had a book shelf that was at the verge of collapsing because all my muscle mags were weighing it down, bending each shelf … [Read more...]