Manasquan NJ

In Season Workouts & Why YOU Must Spartan UP!

I’m pretty psyched that The Underground Strength Gym was featured inside Inc. Magazine’s web site My buddy, Joe DeSena is the Founder of Spartan Race. They asked Joe to pick his favorite lessons from his podcast discussing lessons from successful people. The full article is here: http://www.inc.com/joe-desena/7-lessons-on-quitting-from-people-who-hate-to-quit.html You can also – or shall I say, […]

Why Athlete’s Deserve An Honest Chance At Success

Our Saturday morning workouts have been pumping. The kids have high energy and we’ve got 10-15 athletes every Saturday. I LOVE it! 1 of my earliest athletes stopped in, he is pictured above flipping the 550 lb tire. Anthony Torchia is his name, and he began training in 8th grade and continued until freshman year […]

Manasquan Gym & Athlete Dedication Tips

Above, a GREAT quote by Walt Disney. GREAT for our athletes at The Manasquan & Edison Underground Strength Gym. During the teenage years, the athletes are primed and ready for putting on lean muscle, getting stronger, faster, more explosive and tougher. This is what I call the window of opportunity and I explain it often […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Mistakes Parents Make When Choosing A Strength Coach – Pt 1

What Are The BIG 3 Mistakes Parents Make When Choosing A Strength Coach For Their Child?    Through the many years of working with athletes and seeing the explosion of strength coaches around the country I have noticed some common themes that seem to confuse parents and ultimately hurt their child’s success. As a parent […]