In this episode of The STRONG Life podcast, The Barbell Shrugged Crew and I discuss program design and reverse engineering training AND life. We break down how we look at safely, effectively and quickly help people build themselves UP, both physically and mentally. These are the methods used at The Underground Strength Gym for youth athletes all the way up to Olympic level athletes. Give this a listen and make yourself smarter and STRONGER. WHY? Because we are ALL Coaches. You either coach … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast 17: Barbell Buddha | Living Your Dreams & Being STRONG
In this episode of The STRONG Life, I interview Chris Moore, aka Barbell Buddha. Chris has been in the iron game since he was a child. He became a different kind of a "meathead". Yes, he loved lifting heavy and he was damn good at it. But he also loved learning about life and what it takes to live a life on your own terms; Doing the things we all desire.... - Lifting Heavy - Drinking Coffee - Living Life on Your Own Terms … [Read more...]
Life & Lifting Lessons Learned In Cali
This past weekend I had an AWESOME time out west in Cali! I hadn't been out to Cali for about 12 years or so, back when my older bro lived in San Diego. If you've never been to San Diego, it's essentially perfect. The weather is perfect, the people are all super friendly and every morning seems like paradise. I slept every night with my sliding door open and getting some clean, fresh air felt awesome. I slept like a baby. As always, my time goes too fast and I missed out on connecting with a … [Read more...]
Harness Your Fear To Lift Heavier & Get STRONGER
I ain't gonna lie. I was nervous and actually kind of scared. It's been a LONG time since I felt any fear entering a training session. I was at Mark "Smelly" Bell's Super Training Gym in Sacramento, Ca. I had watched the videos for years and years, before I even owned my warehouse for The Underground I had seen guys killing weights in Smelly's gym. I had never deadlifted with bands from a platform before and I was feeling run down from all the flying and sleep deprivation. My thoughts started … [Read more...]
Natural Athletes VS Steroid Users
It's important I get this concept of the "Warrior Mindset" for you. That's the BIGGER part of training I want you to come across. Can you become an ass kicker the natural way? Thoughts on steroids as a short cut vs using them to push your potential to a higher level while still working your ass off? … [Read more...]
Box Squats vs Free Squats?
The argument of box squats vs free squats is endless. With the box squat you must sit back and then you literally pull yourself up using primarily hamstring work. At the bottom of the box squat your shins are parallel, while at the bottom of a free squat or weightlifting squat, your knees will often be angled forward and you are going to parallel or lower. The free squat hits more quads and more overall leg work. Here are my thoughts on box squats vs free squats..... … [Read more...]
NEW Underground Strength Coach Cert Dates Open!
I've got the doors open for the FIRST 3 USC Cert Courses in 2014 and discounted BIG time for early bird, go getter, hard charging, BAD MOFOs. I haven't traveled outside of NJ, Austin & Alexandria, Va through the years and with so many people asking it's simply time to make it happen. The Certification is constantly evolving as out attendees are evolving, showing up smarter, stronger and more knowledgeable, the Cert has become better every time. From our program design methods, to coaching … [Read more...]
STRONGCast Ep 5: Coach Gags, Powerlifting, Westside Barbell Inspiration & TRUTH
Coach Gags is one of the smartest, most knowledgeable, most genuine, humble and nicest Coaches I know. Gags takes the approach of "always a white belt", aka stay humble AND hustle hard. He has attended every Certification, training and biz seminar I have ever held and competes on a regular basis. His gym, Gaglione Strength is located in Farmingdale, NY (Long Island area). In this STRONGCast we discuss the following: … [Read more...]
5 Lessons Learned From AJ Roberts & Westside Barbell
I had a blast this weekend at The CrossFit Powerlifting course at my Underground Strength Gym in Manasquan. My man, AJ Roberts crushed it and delivered an excellent weekend packed full of knowledge and insights that he has learned from training under Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell and became a world record holder in the 308 lb class. There were over 20 Coaches in attendance, most of them were CrossFit Coaches. Here are 5 Lessons I learned from AJ this weekend as well as from Louie Simmons, … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 3: Mark “Smelly” Bell on Mental Toughness & Kicking Ass In Life AND Lifting
In this MOST Epic episode of The STRONGCast Podcast, I interview my homie and brotha from anotha motha, Mark "Smelly" Bell. Normally, we skype these interviews but Smelly is very high maintenance and insisted we do this while he drives around in his car, hence the semi awesome audio quality. Mark is the founder of Super Training Gym, The Power Magazine and being Awesome. In this episode we talk about: … [Read more...]