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Why We Expect Excellence in ALL Areas Of Life

Team Underground Members – Pay attention to the INTRO of this video. Coach Santoro of Lehigh University Wrestling Team says he wants the team to be the BEST at everything they do. Not just Wrestling. EVERYTHING. We hold the SAME standard at The Underground Strength Gym. You represent your school, your family and The Underground […]

Brett Donner Awarded with Wrestler of The Year

BIG congrats to Brett Donner from Wall township who has been awarded with The Star Ledger Wrestler of the Year Award. Brett trains at The Manasquan Underground Strength Gym and as I’ve mentioned before, he is often the first one at the gym and 99% of the time is the LAST one to leave, always […]

The Champion Mindset – Stories From The Underground

Stories from The Underground….. Brett Donner places 3rd in state from Wall Jon Shleiffer wins Gold & becomes 4 time All State for East Brunswick. Heading to Princeton U with a 4.2 GPA Ray Jaz qualifies for states, has well over 100 career wins, beats many all state wrestlers and 2 x state champ, heading […]

Underground Strength Wrestlers Prove STRONG at GMC Wrestling Tournament

The Underground Strength Gym of Edison had 7 wrestlers in the Finals of The GMC Wrestling Tournament This was amazing to see. To see this many wrestlers from a tiny gym make such an impact at this tough tourney. Our small gym has become world renown and from day 1 I’ve always said the kids […]

Overcoming Obstacles, County Champ & 100 Wins

Above, Thomas Grosso of Seton Hall Prep wins the 170 lb County Title Above, Ryan Fahy achieves 100 Wins to become part of Spotswood High School History! I am beyond proud of Ryan Fahy and Thomas Grosso. BOTH of these boys have overcome some serious obstacles to achieve such HUGE victories and be placed in […]

LOVE The Journey Of Success

You MUST fall in love with the long journey towards success. The ups and the downs come with it. The bumps, the obstacles, the challenges – find JOY in all of them. The key to Success is NEVER quitting. Most Quit mid way through, others quit before they even start and some quit when they […]

Penn State, Lock Haven & The Rise To The Top

LOTS of New success stories at The Underground Strength Gym in both Edison & Manasquan. – Ralph Normandia gets pre season ranking of 12th in the Nation! [youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nwWeFFT3tY[/youtube] – Matt Butler receives his black belt in BJJ from Pablo Papovitch / Bill Scott BJJ Academy – Joseph Ghione bumps up 3 weight class […]

Transformations, Getting The Edge & College Time!

[youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd7tP2jQwQ[/youtube] We’ve got some BIG news happening at The Underground of Edison and Manasquan. Mike Skibs, a swimmer from Monroe will be signing his commitment letter to Penn State to keep attacking in his pursuit of excellence both in academics and swiming. Ralph Normandia of Franklin was just ranked 12th in the country […]

Edison Athletes Motivation with Rocky & Al Pacino

These guys REALLY fired me up. There is something AMAZING about kids who “get it”. They do the HARD work without anyone else motivating them, they motivate themselves from within. This is a VERY rare quality as I’ve worked with hundreds and hundreds of athletes, teams and coaches through the years. Check out the motivation […]