Articles tagged with squats

BEHIND THE SCENES — 23 MINUTES INSIDE THE UNDERGROUND Ever wonder what REAL strength training actually looks like? Tired of the fads and gimmicks? Come behind the scenes at the Underground Strength Gym and inside my high school strength & speed program. You’ll see adults training. Middle school athletes training. High school athletes training. Strength. Speed. Conditioning. Coaching. No BS fads and gimmicks and NO Instagram "Get more likes and views" BS. This Video is us waging WAR against the BS out there. Just real people putting in real work — and coaches doing what it takes to get them better. Watch the 23 Minute video. Steal the lessons. Apply them to your own training, your coaching, or even training your own kids. And if you want to go deeper and get access to the training systems, coaching lessons, programs, and 20+ years of Underground Strength knowledge, join us inside the Underground Strength Academy. Results Proven for 25+ Years. M...Keep Reading

Program design from the OLD SCHOOL DAYS. 2009! This was TOUGH Training and it built TOUGH, Strong, Powerful and Durable Athletes. Also see behind the scenes footage from the early days of The Underground Strength Gym. Also included: Underground Strength Coach Cert Excerpt: STRONGMAN TRAINING VIDEO....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

The November 2010 Underground Strength Movie is the BIGGEST, Baddest Underground Strength Movie EVER, 19 minutes of behind the scenes footage! You'll see uncut footage of our athletes training (Youth, Middle School, High School and D1 Wrestlers) with animal bodyweight exercises, kettlebell training, sandbag training, Underground Bodybuilding & Powerlifting & Tons More. Also included are detailed info on the workouts. Dig in and get the training that builds BEASTS. NO Bull Sh-t Fads and Gimmicks!...Keep Reading

Part 2 in Our HIT (High Intensity Training Movie Series). This Video features 2 HOURS of training a Team of D1 Football players (late 80s / early 90s) going through Old School HIT Training with Dr. Ken Leistner. You'll see brutal conditioning workouts, Odd Object Strength & StrongMan Challenges to Men pushing themselves through the pain barrier and beyond under the eyes of Dr. Ken. Intensity & Work Ethic personified........Keep Reading

July Underground Strength Workout of the Month. In this Video you get a behind the scenes look at what happens at The Underground Strength Gym. From Strength to Speed Work, this is how we build strong, tough, explosive athletes....Keep Reading

In this article I break down program design methods and my experiences in transforming beginner and intermediate athletes into BEASTS. LOTS of Coaches talk about it, some write about it, and the rare few, we actually DO THE DAMN THING. This in-depth article explains how to assess athletes, program design tips, exercise selection and more.......Keep Reading

In this video you'll see 10 + minutes of behind the scenes video footage for training & program design. How do we program our training cycles for athletes? How do we adjust for groups that blend middle school, high school & college athletes together? What about in season VS off season? It's ALL covered in this video. Enjoy this Underground Strength Workout of the Month!...Keep Reading

In this Video I break down exactly how I train large groups of high schools, usually in the range of 45-75 athletes. I go over program design, organization of athletes, use of progressions and regressions along with mindset strategies to inspire & influence the athletes to perform at a High level. This is a 15 minute video with full details........Keep Reading

The June 2019 Underground Strength Workout of the Month. Summer is here and for the "common folk" that means being too busy for the gym. For those who Live The Code 365, this means another opportunity to keep kicking a** & taking names in Life AND Lifting. The June Underground Strength Workout is going to take your strength, speed & functional muscle building to the next level. The time is NOW.......Keep Reading

The March & April 2019 Underground Strength Workout of the Month. Results count and building hammers is our Business. As always, step inside the programming of The Underground Strength Gym & Gladiator STRONG. Take these workouts and use them for yourself or if you're a Coach, apply them to the team training. I feel sorry for the competition who doesn't follow our training. Life is too short to be weak. Dominate in the Gym AND Dominate in LIFE. Here we go........Keep Reading

Another look behind the scenes of The Underground Strength Gym. For those who THINK they know, they don't. We dig into the program design for the month of December and how you can apply this training for yourself or for athletes, both off season and in season. I also discuss digging into our workouts from 8+ years ago, when things were "different". Dig in and destroy the end of 2018 like a BOSS....Keep Reading

Zach answers your questions on injuries, training high school / college athletes vs training adults, the de-evolution of the athlete, training males vs females, my Top Exercises for Athletes, Who Inspired Zach in Training + Life and..... The Workout of the Month! Dig in and get your learn on as Zach helps you punch your excuses in the face and take control of your goals in training and life!...Keep Reading

Part 2 in Our HIT (High Intensity Training Movie). From The D1 Football Gladiators going through Old School HIT Training with Dr. Ken Leistner, Odd Object Strength Challenges to Men pushing themselves through the pain barrier and beyond under the eyes of Dr. Ken. Intensity & Work Ethic personified........Keep Reading

Over 9 years ago a large man stood outside my gym. It was late at night and I was finishing up our final training session. I saw that this man was hovering around my gym so I walked outside to introduce myself. He had a bag filled with OLD VHS Tapes and The Original Dinosaur Files. He said he loved the work I was doing at The Underground Strength Gym and he wanted me to have these gifts........Keep Reading

This training cycle is a very unique blend of strength, size and power. The equipment required is just the basics. Barbell, Dumbbells and Bodyweight. As always, the most important piece of equipment, your mindset & attitude, is expected to highly motivated and ready to do work. There's no easy path in training if results are the goal and that's the truth. No need to dance around on egg shells and question if some magic supplement is going to get you jacked and shredded. Your work ethic and commitment to the lifestyle is THE key. November 2015 training is ready. Time for you to Follow Through. Mental Toughness & Motivation required....Keep Reading

Bodyweight University Part II - Crushing these countless lunge and unilateral lower body variations in this episode. Use these exercise to build greater lower body strength and power, improved hip mobility & stability along with improved knee stability and overall performance. I also include a sample lower body workout using bodyweight only. Time to get after it and attack.......Keep Reading

This is the beginning of the release of Bodyweight University, once available on DVD, now I will release sections to Inner Circle Members only. This segment is the intro to the various squat and lunge variations, both instructional and how to implement these when in training. Also included is a favorite "leg crank" workout that I use with my athletes to develop strength endurance and power endurance....Keep Reading

Whether you're training for sports or training to be a straight up BAD MoFo, this training program is for you. Strength does NOT discriminate, and, as Mark Bell says, "Strength is Never A Weakness". This month, like every month, we will do WORK. We will train HARD. We will get STRONG. We will get EXPLOSIVE. We will pack on MUSCLE. Step up and train HARD. The fads, the gimmicks, the cool names of each program don't work. The ONLY thing that works is when YOU do the WORK. Let's DO this....Keep Reading

The FINAL Underground Strength Workout for 2013. A month where the pussification of the world takes over and everyone becomes too busy, too tired and loaded with excuses as to why they just can't get it done. Not here. This is going to be your month to pack on strength, size and toughness. No backing down and No maintenance bull shyt. We train to gain and nothing less. Let's dive in and........Keep Reading