3 Biggest Mistakes Parents Must Avoid When Choosing A Strength Coach – Pt 2
Mistake # 2 Is your child being pigeon holed into following a cookie cutter program? Or…… Is the program being individualized for your child? Does the program continuously assess your child’s needs, looking at weak points, strong points and also the mental aspect your child needs? Athletes are ALL different. They require different coaching styles. […]
What Is The 365 Lifestyle? 9 AWESOME Tips from An Olympian
All athletes from The Underground Strength Gym MUST pay close attention to these 9 awesome tips from Cary Kolat, a 2 x National Champ from Lock Haven and a former Olympic Wrestler. There are a few former Underground Strength Gym athletes wrestling at UNC where Cary is the associate head coach. Watch the video, take […]
They Need Help But Don’t Want It. The Problem With Entitlement
Last night I was at Shore Thing Wrestling Club. The room was packed and as always, before I train guys, I give those who don’t want to do the work an out. I have NO desire to work with lazy athletes who are too arrogant or too lazy to train. So, I tell them, if […]
Eric Thomas On Being Successful In Sports AND Life
Let me preface today’s newsletter with an awesome accomplishment of our homeboy, Jonathan Shleyfer. Jonathan trains with us 2 x week and has been doing so for 2 years. Last year he took 2nd place in the state and 3rd place at The Super 32. He is in advanced classes and wrestles on average 4 […]
2 Traits ALL Athletes Must Possess
There are 2 things all successful athletes need to have: 1) They need to be HUMBLE. This doesn’t mean to avoid showing their confidence, this means to keep an open mind and NEVER think you are too good to learn from a Coach. A humble athlete is coachable. Those who are too good or too […]
NJ Baseball Player Transformation & Success Story
Here is the e mail Chris Lee sent me after finishing his final week of training before heading to Pa to play College Baseball: Zach, It’s Chris ” the meathead” Lee. I can’t believe it’s already time to say goodbye but it is. I leave Sunday, the 25th of August. 2 years have gone […]
STOP Overuse Injuries & STOP Abusing Youth Athletes
We are DONE working with the parents and coaches who are doing this to their kids. DONE! If you’re child is injured and beat up, he has NO chance of becoming an athlete, you are doing a HUGE disservice to your child & need to E mail us to cancel your child’s membership. Recommended Reading […]
Dave Zabriskie On Training, Thinking & Living Like A Champion – Part 2
[youtube width=”640″ height=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DPkQLCgr8[/youtube] Think about the key points Dave has hit upon for Team Underground to achieve success: – Visualize yourself winning and dominating your competition every day – Confidence comes from doing the right things. If you’re nervous or second guessing yourself, it’s likely you are cutting corners and NOT training hard enough – […]
Dave Zabriskie Talks About Thinking, Training & LIVING Like A Champion – Part 1
Dave Zabriskie is a former NJ State Champ and A D1 National Champ from Iowa State. Now, a member of the LVAC (Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) Dave is prepping for the 2016 Olympics. After a tough training session Dave was kind enough to chat with our athletes in Manasquan about what it takes to become […]
ATTN Parents of NJ Football Players – Help Your Child Avoid These 2 Mistakes
Time for Football Coaches to drop their egos and TRULY start caring for these kids and doing what is in the best interest of the kids. Threatening these Football Players who have worked so hard to get ahead and now to threaten them with the BS of “You need to show your face in the […]