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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 […]

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 […]

Youth Athlete Training in NJ

Here’s an 8th grader training at The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ. Last Spring he broke his wrist and had to get his hand and wrist reset in place. In June, Dylan could barely carry a pair of 36 lb Kettlebells. Below, he swings an 88 lb Kettlebell and carries a pair of 88 […]

NJ Athletes Get STRONG in Edison Gym

In Edison, NJ….. We do things a little bit differently 🙂 Check out a Football player box squatting 385 lbs at a bodyweight of 170 lbs. Check out 130 lb sandbags getting tossed around. Check out the unique pull ups being used to developing pulling strength and grip strength. Athletes need strength, speed, stamina, flexibility […]

NJ Wrestlers In Training

I can smell wrestling season in the air, it’s right around the corner. Here’s some of NJ’s wrestlers in training at The Underground. Some of them have already made it to the states, but this time they’re looking to dominate!!! If you’re a wrestler in NJ or a serious athlete and you want the edge, […]