Articles tagged with bodyweight training
SPECIAL REPORT: Training for Football has gotten softer and softer through the years yet Football remains one of the MOST dangerous sports. It's time to build TRUE Gridiron Gladiators - enough of the fads and gimmicks that look cool on TikTok or Instagram but don't actually build RAW Strength, Power and Body Armor. Dig in to this 14 page special report. If you train Football players or you are the parent of Football players, this is a MUST Read........Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: Freshman Summer Football Workouts. Follow thus Simple & Effective plan to get the incoming Freshman Strong, Powerful, Confident and Explosive on the Field! Freshman are showing up weaker and weaker than ever before. Most coaches are f--king up the training for these unprepared athletes. Avoid the common mistakes and time wasting BS by following this Blueprint for Freshman Football players. Post your feedback / questions to the forum!...Keep Reading
BODY ARMOR - Strength & Size for Men Over 35. In this 30 Minte video, Zach breaks down how men over age 35 should be training to build strength and size in a pain free / joint friendly manner. Zach breaks down the program design model and the powerful lessons from the strongest and best built bodybuilders of the Silver and Golden Era. Nutrition Tips from the Silver Era, way before Keto and all the other fads and gimmicks, Zach shares where the original diets came from and how to simplify your nutrition in a world that is loaded with BS. Get your learn on!...Keep Reading
Time to lay low on the strongman work and push for more muscle, more athleticism and take a break from loading the spine. Here we go as we combine sandbags, kettlebells, bodyweight, ropes and speed work on the trap bar. The GPP and Work Capacity is climbing in this training cycle and the athletes are building muscle. How many athletes look like they don't even lift!!?? NOT these athletes! Get your athletes following these workouts and watch them GROW!...Keep Reading
11 Minute video excerpt from Coach Reeve at The Mondo Strength Clinic. Coach Reeve discusses the "old school" Physical Education activities, warm ups and sports that got him on the right start as he trained for high school and college wrestling. Coach Reeve also shares why calisthenics, physical culture and these "older methods" are more important today than ever before. These training methods are timeless! Dig in and get your learn on!...Keep Reading
Video Series of Combat Athletes in Action: 45 Minute Video on ALL Calisthenics / Bodyweight Training for Combat Athletes (This is an Excerpt from The Underground Strength Coach Cert)!! 2 More Videos of Middle School & High School Wrestlers putting in the work at The Underground Strength Gym. See these videos to learn exactly how we train our youth wrestlers / middle school wrestlers and high school wrestlers. See calisthenics, medicine ball training, plyometrics and more to develop powerful wrestlers and truly GREAT for ALL athletes. Use the Forum for ANY Questions!...Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: Members often ask where to begin their strength program or how to train new athletes. Well, now you have THE answer. This article & Special Report covers our top movements for developing the foundation you MUST build before getting under the barbell. You will also find 5 sample Beginner workouts to follow as well as a 4 page exercise photo index to get you started immediately on the road to Brute Strength! Athletes are showing up weaker and weaker every year. This Special Report is crucial for athlete safety and results. Learn these methods and Read this Report before allowing athletes to touch a barbell....Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: Freshman Summer Football Workouts. Follow thus Simple & Effective plan to get the incoming Freshman Strong, Powerful, Confident and Explosive on the Field! Freshman are showing up weaker and weaker than ever before. Most coaches are f--king up the training for these unprepared athletes. Avoid the common mistakes and time wasting BS by following this Blueprint for Freshman Football players. Post your feedback / questions to the forum!...Keep Reading
The December 2023 Underground Strength Movie & Workout of the Month is HERE! The video is 22 minutes long with behind the scenes training footage from The Underground Strength Gym. You'll see our middle school, high school and collegiate athletes putting in the work. Also included are screenshots from our recent training cycle at The Underground Strength Gym. Take these workouts for yourself or the athletes you train and reap the rewards of our training methods GUARANTEED to deliver Results in Strength, Functional Muscle, Speed and Power! Unleash Your BEAST!!...Keep Reading
In this video you see a Saturday morning group of athletes going through the first segment of movement prep is that more health, movement and mobility focused. This is the low intensity segment of the prep, great to do for the mornings when athletes need a slightly longer warm up or at the end of the week when athletes feel the need for a longer prep and warm up. This is a great addition to our speed and athletic based warm up from The Underground Strength Gym....Keep Reading
One of the most powerful aspects of our programming at The Underground Strength Gym is our warm up / prep segment. This is where we implement power, speed, athleticism and more. It is a crucial aspect to learn from and observe if you're working with athletes of any age and any sport. If you're going through our Underground Strength Coach Cert or SSPC Cert, these videos will give you more depth so you can expand your knowledge base of building dominant athletes!...Keep Reading
In this 20 Minute Video, Zach takes the wrestlers at Pursuit Wrestling Academy (Pa.) through a quick gymnastics warm up and into a bodyweight power endurance circuit. After the circuit, Zach crushes QnA with the wrestlers and discussed how to train in middle and high school, how to train in season and off season, how to train for strength & power specific to wrestling and how to come back from an injury and / or surgery....Keep Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: Members often ask where to begin their strength program or how to train new athletes. Well, now you have THE answer. This article & Special Report covers our top movements for developing the foundation you MUST build before getting under the bar. You will also find 5 sample Beginner workouts to follow as well as a 4 page exercise photo index to get you started immediately on the road to Brute Strength! Athletes are showing up weaker and weaker every year. This Special Report is crucial for athlete safety and results. Learn these methods and Read this Report before allowing athletes to touch a barbell....Keep Reading
STRONG, The Seminar, Pt 2. During this video, I get into the WHY behind being Strong BOTH in AND out of the gym. You'll see the training that all the attendees go through after breaking down how we train for sports performance AND Toughness. This is powerful training for athletes, military, LEO & First Responders. Dig in and get your learn on as you get an in depth breakdown of how we build agile, mobile and hostile athletes. Check out Part 2 in this series of STRONG, The Seminar!...Keep Reading
Check out a GREAT video that shows how we segue from a prep / warm up into our speed and plyometrics training. We do this for all athletes, NOT just field or court athletes. You'll get new ideas to incorporate into the training of your athletes through this video....Keep Reading
The May 2009 Underground Strength Workout of the Month! Inside this month's training you will have 3 workouts each week. You'll also see a 7 minute behind the scenes training video that was filmed right before Joe DeFranco and I held our Lost Secrets of Strength Seminar. You'll see Coaches jumping in and training with our atlhetes. Also included are the exact sets & reps we used for this training cycle to help you gain serious muscle and strength! Get Busy & do the Work! Here we GO!...Keep Reading
Do you love a tough training challenge? Do you love Kettlebells combined with Calisthenics / Bodyweight Training? If you love the type of training that pushes your mind AND body, then this special report is for you. Try any of these 5 workouts using Bodyweight Exercises and Kettlebells that will get you into top shape. These are great for combat athletes, military, LEO, Firefighters, First Responders and anyone "Training for Life"....Keep Reading
The March 2020 Underground Strength Workout and movie of the month is 20 minutes of BEAST information. Packed with highlights from our Underground Strength Gym along with sample workouts for you to follow. Additional bodyweight workouts are included in this description as well. Get in there and get after it.......Keep Reading
There is NO better time than right NOW to put The Underground Strength Gym's Workouts to the test. Get Stronger, Faster, Tougher. Agile, Mobile & Hostile. These are the exact workouts we follow at this time of year and now you can use them for yourself or if you're a coach, use them with your athletes. Win Win. There is no such thing as Weak and Successful. Strong starts NOW....Keep Reading
20 Minutes of Hard Charging Sandbag Strength & Conditioning Workouts & exercises are featured in this 20 minute Video. This is the Final portion of The ORIGINAL Ancient Training Methods DVD. You'll see 1 of my earliest athletes going through brutal sandbag strength & conditioning workouts with some Bodyweight and Kettlebell work added in as well. If you train athletes or want to push your strength & toughness to new heights THIS is the DVD to watch. Get after it.......Keep Reading