Did The Yankees Lose to Astros Because of “Core Work”?
Yesterday I was watching the Yankees game with my family. My son loves Baseball and gets into it big time. While watching the game, or any sport for that matter, I am always looking at how the athletes move, why one team is better than the next, the mindset, the physiques, the speed, etc. I […]
Baseball Strength Training TRUTH + Are YOU Training to be Good or GREAT??!!
I put together a LIVE Video on our Instagram to discuss the common fallacies behind Baseball Performance Training as well as the mindset behind what it takes to be GREAT at your chosen sport (s). Unfortunately, the over abundance of information or misinformation rather, has confused players, parents and coaches and often times scared these […]
Why High School (ALL) Athletes Need Experts In Strength & Performance Training
WHY Your Child Needs EXPERT Training Many of our HS athletes and parents come to us and tell us about Mandatory high school weight room workouts. I LOVE seeing our athletes doing BOTH, train at The Underground AND at their High School Weight Room. I hear about the need for camaraderie but the bottom line […]
YOU Are Capable of GREATNESS, But….
YOU Are Capable of GREATNESS, But…… You gotta do the work. I say it all the time, and, as I type this, I am 1 hour away from Manasquan at a packed Tennis club. I drive up here 3 x week, 1 hr each way, all Summer for my daughter. There is an investment of […]
GREAT Athletes Have This 1 Thing?
BIG Success Stories come from the kids who work HARD, train consistently, have GREAT Coaches, Supportive Parents, Are Relentless in Achieving Excellence…. See some of our success stories here. They do a LOT of things right. It’s a TEAM effort. THAT is the 1 thing they have, a TEAM. WHO is the Team? There are […]
5 Traits Among The MOST Successful Athletes at The Underground Strength Gym
At The Underground Strength Gym, our athletes are predominantly left to the decisions of their parents. If Mom / Dad feel Johnny is working too hard, they stop his training. If Mom / Dad don’t understand what we do and haven’t invested 5 minutes to read our web site, they think the training Johnny does […]
4 Athlete Mobility & Flexibility Tips to Reduce Injuries & Perform Better
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zRiYqIDYY0[/youtube] Above, Dick Hartzell stretching hamstrings with his Jump Stretch Bands. ALL Athletes should get a heavy jump stretch band and perform 10-15 minutes of daily stretching. This is a BIG component of your training and many who complain of tight hips or lower back stiffness are the same athletes who do NOT stretch at […]
WHY Athlete Success is NOT An Accident
[youtube width=”700″ height=”400″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDjIaPrxjPA[/youtube] The past few weeks have been an amazing run for many of the athletes we get to work with each of our Underground Strength Gym Locations (Middlesex / Manasquan / Scotch Plains). It’s hard keeping up and finding the news from our athletes who live up in North NJ as I am […]
East Brunswick Wrestler Achieves 100th WIN!
Mark Schleiffer of East Brunswick (Princeton Commit) texted me yesterday after getting his 100th win! Mark has been an all state wrestler throughout high school and has committed to wrestle at Princeton with his brother, Jon who was a 4 x All State Wrestler and a state champion his Senior Year. I always tell parents […]
Scotch Plains Adult Strength & Conditioning
In the Fall of 2007 when we opened The Underground Strength Gym we began training adults after our athletes trained in the afternoon and evenings. These 8 PM training sessions were short and intense. The workouts were very similar to what our athletes did minus some specifics that just weren’t safe for most adults. – […]