NJ Wrestlers Dominates District Title in Under 4 Minutes
A wrestling match has a 6 minute time limit unless Over Time comes up. Russ Benner, a wrestler from Roselle Park, NJ pinned his way to a district title in under 4 minutes total over the course of 3 matches. Pretty damn impressive, BUT, I am not shocked, because I have seen all the gut […]
NJ Wrestlers Represent Underground Strength Gym of Edison, NJ
District results AND titles are rolling in. I was away in Miami speaking at The annual CrossFit Affiliate Gathering, I’m bring back some deadly new training methods and motivation! I got a few results via facebook and text messages…. MORE results to come lata! In District 19: Derek DeLaCruz 1st Ray DeLaNuez 1st CJ Hart […]
NJ Football Training
Football and Baseball athletes train together and tear it up with some heavy Dumbbell work and fast paced bodyweight training. The DB training is for the quick lifts and strength, so we crank Dumbbell Snatches and 1 Arm Benches, then a circuit of Bodyweight training: push and pull. Too many athletes can bench heavy but […]
NJ Snow Storm: Underground is Closed, Wed., Feb 10th
Above, the view I had heading to the gym early this morning 🙂 Sorry Dudes…. Word is that the snow intends to worsen as the day goes on and I don’t want anyone driving through harsh roads as I did this morning at 7 AM for a heavy duty Squat Workout 🙂 Then I’ll be […]
NJ Wrestler Captures 100th Victory!
BIG Congrats goes to Russ Benner, a wrestler from Roselle Park High School who just captured his 100th career win. Russ also recently won the Union County Wrestling tournament along with fellow Underground wrestler, Dawud Hicks of Plainfield. On a critical note, Russ is wrestling 152 this year, no weight cutting, able to eat a […]
Edison, NJ Wrestler Wins GMC Wrestling Title
Ray DeLaNuez was on a mission to win the GMC wrestling tournament this past weekend. He was training at The Underground 2 x week in the off season in combination with club wrestling. In season we went to 1 x a week workouts but as The Middlesex County Wrestling tournament came closer, Ray DeLaNuez stepped […]
Underground Wrestlers Win Union County Wrestling Tourney
BIG Congrats to Dawud Hicks (26-0) who recently won The Union County Wrestling Championships and Russ Benner who also took Gold at 152! Both of these kids are PURE BEASTS and I’m extremely proud of them. Their dedication and intensity are unrivaled and they are looking to do serious damage in a few short weeks […]
Serious Athlete Training in NJ
As the owner of The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ I make sure I can do EVERYTHING I expect of my athletes. I walk the talk and Lead from the Front. After training for 21 years, our athletes get more experience then their own age! My Goal is to make our athletes stronger than […]
Wrestling Training with Stones & Sandbags
In the video above, you see some seriously primitive full body strength and conditioning for wrestlers using atlas stones and sandbags. That’s me, shouldering a 175 lb atlas stone. As the Coach, I gotta walk the talk! Scott Winston, a Rutgers Wrestler, tears into some sandbag training. Too many wrestlers train only their sports skill […]
Blair Wrestler Defeats Andrew Campolattano of Bound Brook
In the recent Bethlehem Holiday Classic, Two NJ Wrestlers clashed in the finals, Andrew Campolattano of Bound Brook and Mike Evans of Blair Academy. Andrew Campolattano was 100-0 going into the tournament and Mike was a Beast of the East Champion. Since late August, Blair Wrestlers have been going through specialized workouts as Coach Buxton […]