Manasquan NJ

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 […]

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 […]

Manasquan Transformation Contest

Above, BIG Mike McCabe transformed himself BIG time in 6 weeks with changes to his nutrition and training with us in Manasquan 3 – 4 x week. Mike also works full time, commutes from Piscataway and trains after a long day at work. His NO excuses attitude and commitment is what helped produce the results […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]