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Underground Strength Gym CARES

Zach — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:58:20 +0000

I just stopped by a BIG sports plex in Metuchen, NJ. I was watching one of our kick butt athletes, Amber Rauh, playing Volleyball with her club team. I was fired up seeing her play! When I saw her play I thought to myself, “WOW. I would get KILLED playing against her team!! ha ha” To see her strength, power and MOST of all, her confidence to play the way she was playing, it REALLY made me happy. It let me know we’re helping athletes do what we set out to do.

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I saw TONS of girls playing Volleyball, jumping, running, cutting directions…. There were several courts of high school volleyball clubs playing.

I started thinking of a girl who was an AWESOME Basketball & Softball athlete & tore BOTH ACLs her final 2 seasons. I was her Phys. Ed. teacher in elementary and middle school. I watched this girl grow up.

That same girl didn’t want to train with us when she was mid way through high school, she was brain washed into thinking girls who train with weights will look like men.

TRUTH: Sorry, it’s NOT that easy, if it was that easy, all our 120 lb athletes would be 200 lbs of solid muscle but they’re NOT.

Her junior year, this star athlete tore her ACL during Basketball and had to get surgery, missing her junior season of Softball.

Senior year, she tore her OTHER ACL during Basketball, missing her final season of Softball, killing ALL chances to play sports in college and even more, lost ALL her opportunity to get a college scholarship.

I’ll NEVER forget this. It sounds odd, but it’s NOT a rare occurrence for female athletes.

She listened to false information and decided against training, which resulted in her not being physically prepared to the best of her ability.

That’s what we do at The Underground. We help YOU realize your true potential and the BIGGEST way to help you is to strengthen your body and reduce your chances of injury. If you’re hurt, you can’t compete. Period.

Anyway, back to my story while seeing all these girls playing Volleyball…..

Studies show that high school female athletes suffer from over 30,000 ACL tears every year.

Watching all these volleyball clubs playing, I saw ACL tears somewhere in this group, looming…. I looked around and saw nothing buy athletes playing soccer and volleyball. There was NOTHING regarding proper strength & conditioning.

I took a walk to the front desk as I was leaving and asked the guy at the front desk if he has anyone talking to the parents about proper training for their kids, as I saw kids playing soccer as young as 5 in that building. I said, “I’d love to help if you don’t have anyone educating your parents and their kids.”

His first response was NOT what I expected, “Yes, this would be a GREAT complimentary benefit to our athletes and an added value to our parents. I’d love to do this because I CARE about the athletes playing here….”

Well, that wasn’t the response…. Here is his response: “You would have to pay us $1,500 in sponsorship to speak here because people will go and train with you after speaking here…”

I replied, “That’s up to them if they want to train here, but you just told me you don’t have anyone here to help these athletes with proper strength & conditioning, nobody talking to the parents, nobody educating them on how to improve their performance…. You still want money for someone offering to help your athletes and their parents?”

I told him I wouldn’t pay $1,500 to hang a banner when my intentions are to help the athletes. His response, “Not interested…..”

I walked away, sick to my stomach, that this manager or perhaps the owner, was solely focused on $$$$, he was NOT focused at all on caring about these athletes and helping them achieve their true potential. What a shame.

He was too arrogant and felt if these kids and parents are educated they would train with me. Well, that would be great, that IS the goal of mine, in our efforts to help all local athletes. Period. That is what we do. We train athletes. We help them reach their potential.

The difference between us and this close minded manager is this: If I can’t help my athletes in a specific area, I bring in an expert to fill the gap.

These kids deserve better. These kids deserve MORE than just a place to play sports.

As a Coach and as a former competitive athlete who had injuries that sidelined me and killed my chances to reach my full potential…. and as a father, this makes me sick to my stomach that someone didn’t see that this would HELP the athletes and NOT cause him to lose money. Instead, it would have INCREASED the value of his business because he would be showing that he CARED about the athletes.

People like this need to re-think what $1,500 means to them or $15.

Would these kids / parents STOP playing sports in this metuchen sportsplex because I educated them on how to reduce injuries?

NO. I don’t own a sportsplex, we train athletes so we can help them achieve their true potential in sport.

We bring in top nutritionists, mental coaches and other coaches to compliment what we do and give our kids the best we can, especially if we are not covering these critical areas. We don’t say, “Hey, Pay us if you want to speak here!!”

Wanna know what this comes down to?

The Answer: CARING…

If you work with athletes, in ANY capacity, you need to CARE. Period.

Recommended Reading Materials for Metuchen SportsPlex Management:

Committed to YOUR Success,

–Team Underground–

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See More Success Stories & Testimonials From Parents & Athletes HERE

Underground Football Training in NJ

Zach — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:41:29 +0000

If you want to prepare for the battle on the Gridiron then don’t expect to get the results you need by following a traditional program… Don’t expect to gain that mental edge by surrounding yourself with a slew of lazy teammates who aren’t in the weight room to attack and train to WIN…..

Here’s a quick glimpse of some of our Football players getting after it…. Many of them are here AFTER doing the required work in their high school weight room….

NOT ironically, their Football Coaches told them to STOP training at The Underground…. “It’s Too Much….” they say…. wow, them sounds like quittin’ words to me!

We do NOT accept that bull shit talk at The Underground, we train you to win, not just physically, but mentally as well.

I’m tired of Coaches talking with such negativity and I’m tired of motivated athletes being forced to train amongst quitters and lazy asses.

That does NOT happen at The Underground, period, end of story.

YES… we’re a Private Club…

YES…. we’re exclusive and not everyone is accepted here

NO…. we are NOT closed….. Closed to the public, maybe, but, if you can show us you wanna WIN and you bust your ass through your trial workout you have an opportunity that many never get.

Mom… Dad…. do NOT sign up for a trial unless little Johnny or Jenny want to become champions, plain and simple.

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How can you sign up for a trial workout?

Go to our home page HERE and fill out the form.

REMEMBER: Cry babies, whiners, lazy folk…. unsupportive parents… NOT welcome.

Bring an open mind and a BIG heart and prepare to crush ALL those obstacles that negative people told you that you couldn’t ad shouldn’t do. Normal thinking = Normal results.

We’re NOT normal.

Underground 4 Life

- Team Underground -

NJ Athletes & Coaches Need to Know

Zach — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:09:02 +0000

Coach Riz put together a short and powerful course for the serious athletes, coaches and parents of NJ.

Learning how your body moves and what makes you healthy is critical. Understanding what contributes to injuries, pain and eventually, overuse injuries that sideline you from your sport and eliminate your chances of success, college scholarships, etc are what you MUST understand if you want to make it to the top.

Read this special report to get a better understanding of how you should train and balance your training regime.

Just Click HERE for that special report.

In Strength,

- Z & Team Underground -

PS: Our ‘Get Healthy and Get STRONGER’ seminar is around the corner.

If you’re a Coach for athletes or a strength & conditioning coach, personal trainer or perhaps a parent of an athlete or YOU are an athlete….. this seminar will arm you with powerful methods to multiply the rate at which you become stronger, faster AND healthier, ultimately making YOU more successful.

Click HERE for details

NJ Wrestling Dad Invests in Underground Strength

Zach — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:20:15 +0000

A Dad just e mailed me about his son, TJ Miller, a freshman from Camden Catholic who recently placed 3rd in the NJ State Wrestling Championships.

He picked up a copy of the http://UndergroundStrengthKit.com and helped train his son.

3rd in the state, for a Freshman nonetheless, is BadAss!

Look at TJ Miller from Camden Catholic TOSS his opponent to secure the WIN!

Congrats!

The results are self explanatory, but imagine what would could happen if YOU trained at OUR Gym in Edison, NJ.

One way or another, find a way to do the work!

Lead from the FRONT.

–Z–

PS: If you are too far from our gym in Edison, NJ, then you too can invest in the http://UndergroundStrengthKit.com. The Course has been expanded and the price will soon rise, for now, you can get the upgraded version at the OLD low price.

Click HERE to take action if you’re a Coach or Parent looking to make his child or athletes stronger, faster, mentally tougher and highly conditioned.

PPS: There is a waiting list to be accepted into our Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ – the longer you wait to apply, the longer it takes for you to be accepted into our program and the greater the possibility becomes of someone else getting the edge over YOU.

Call us to schedule your trial: (732) 379-9370

NJ Wrestlers Should Cross Train in JUDO!

Zach — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:17:17 +0000

Check out this video of a state champ from Georgia, who is a Judoka athlete as well.

I have been telling our wrestlers since Day 1 to step away from wrestling for at least 3 months and take up JUDO.

Now you can see why, watch the video below:

Notice his shocking strength (shocking to his opponents), his ability to lift & throw opponents at ease, his amazing body kinesthesis and his confusing style.

He even hits a flying arm bar and transitions into a take down.

One of our clients, David Ellis, is a Black Belt Judoka at Cranford Judo Club.

One of the best wrestlers to ever emerge from NJ, and one of the best in the world, Steve Mocco was a JUDO faithful and also trained at Cranford JUDO Club.

Below is David Ellis in training, enjoy the video!

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: If you’re a wrestler I highly suggest you search for a quality JUDO club in your area to add crosstraining to your wrestling training.

The Cranford Judo Club is recognized as one of the best. Click HERE for their info.

PPS: To add even more ammo to your training, regardless of your sport, call us to schedule your FREE Trial session and we’ll see if you’re serious enough to be accepted into our program.

(732) 379-9370