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Too many athletes get it all wrong.

They think this time of year is the time to rest.

A time to play video games, lay around the house, and just be lazy.

Take a look at how you Football season went…

Did you have a losing record?

Did you win close games?

Did YOU make All State?

Did YOU make All Conference?

I guarantee that most athletes that may be reading this have answers they would rather NOT share.

This is where you need to question your work ethic and training program.

The truth is, kids that work hard, do the extra things they need to get done that other athletes WON’T or are NOT willing to do are the one’s that are ALL STATE, ALL CONFERENCE, and on a WINNING TEAM!

It’s not rocket science!

It comes down to how bad do YOU want it!

Off Season starts NOW!!!

It started the day football was over for YOU!

At the Forged Athlete Gym here in Omaha NE, if you want to put in the work, we can help make it happen!

You’ve got to want it!

So, ARE YOU TRAINING THIS OFF SEASON for FOOTBALL???

Find out how you can get FASTER, STRONGER, BIGGER, and QUICKER for next season!

Don’t wait!  There’s NEVER a perfect time to start!

Call today for your FREE trial workout while there are still spots open!  Only SERIOUS athletes!

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To your strength and ultimate success,

Travis and Joe

Too many athletes are training their core and abs wrong!

Forget about the useless crunches, gizmos, and gadgets.

We know the RIGHT way to train your core!

If you’re an athlete, make sure you’re training you core right like this….

Stop all the crunches already and get strong RIPPED abs for sure!

Get Forged Strong!

Travis and Joe

PS – If you’re an athlete around Omaha NE, and want to DOMINATE the competition by getting stronger, faster, and more powerful then ever before, contact us for a FREE Trial Session.

Call 402-984-0791 to set up your trial today!

SERIOUS ATHLETES ONLY!

There’s really no better way to work on strength, power, and overall conditioning then with DENSITY TRAINING.

Made famous by Charles Staley, Density Training is one of the most effective ways to train for combat athletes looking to get in a TON of work in a short period of time.

We use Density training with all of our athletes to help improve STRENGTH, SPEED, POWER, FAT LOSS, and especially overall CONDITIONING.

What Density Training basically is in a nut shell, is selecting a few different movements and then performing those movements for a certain amount of reps for a certain amount of time.

So for example, in this video, Travis choose 3 different movements:

• The Muscle Up (a super advanced movements for experienced athletes)
• Handstand Push Up (also advanced movement)
• Full Kettlebell Swing (with a 70# bell)

The time is set for 20 mins and the goal is to complete as many sets of each movement as possible in the allotted amount of time.

Then in a week or a few weeks later, the same exact workout is performed with the overall goal of increasing the amount of WORK or sets completed in the same amount of time.

This can do wonders for wrestlers and fighters looking to improve many of their abilities.

There are endless amounts of ways you can set up Density Training sessions to improve performance.

The key is to not go overboard.

Get Forged Strong!

Travis and Joe

PS – If you’re a SERIOUS Fighter, wrestler, or combat athlete looking to step up your performance to the NEXT LEVEL, contact us for a FREE trial session

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In-Season Football Training

Guest Post by: Rick Damon – Damon Strength Training, Pittsburgh PA

This is a guest post by one of our good friends and fellow strength coach, Rick Damon of Damon Strength Training in Pittsburgh PA.  This guy know how to do it!

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In-Season Football Training

I want to discuss the topic of In-Season Football Training and what has worked for my athletes. I have coached high school football for 6 years and have seen one critical factor that has caused our football players to lose strength and size. Currently I have 3 football players who are training In-Season and have maintained strength and size through the middle of the season. These football players train 1-2 x a week with workouts being 30-40 minutes. There is a very “critical window” in which your players will be able to maintain the muscle mass and desired body weight. Here is what I have seen with football players over the past 6 years. High school students usually eat lunch 11:30-12:00. School ends around 2:30 pm and football starts shortly after. By the time the football players get out of practice and home it might be 6:30-7:00 pm. That is a long time to eat between lunch and when they get home. Between the end of school and practice your athletes need to find a way to get in a meal. This “critical window” can and will help the athlete maintain their desired playing weight as well as help them keep muscle mass on through out the season. This is where your athletes have to do the “little things” that will help them during the remainder of the season. I am currently training a lineman who at the start of the season was 230 lbs.

We are going into week 5 and Jesse is still hovering at around 265-270. He has maintained his strength and muscle mass. Here is what he does to help stay on top of his game. I am going to give you examples of his after school meals as well as his In-Season workouts. You’ll find it to be quite simple for your athletes to do. If they aren’t doing this after school they are just making excuses. Check them out.

Before practice meals:

1. Two Peanut Butter & Jelly on 100% Whole Wheat, Banana and carton of milk
2. Two Turkey Sandwiches on 100% Whole Wheat, Scoop of Peanut Butter with Apple
3. Big 100 Colossal Protein Bar (Cookies and Cream): High in calories and protein
4. I told you it was simple. So simple most athletes won’t do it.

In-Season Workouts:

1a. Box Squat: 6 x 3 (50%) 30 sec rest btw sets

1b. Stretch Hip Flexor: 10 sec

2. DB Push-Ups with 20 lb chains: 3 sets 8-15

3. Inverted Rows with Close Grip Fat Bar: 3 sets of 8-15

4. Barbell Curls: 2 x 8-12

5. Prowler Sprints: 4-6 sprints (30 sec rest)

6. Planks, Side Planks, Brides: 3 x 30 sec each

1a. Football Bar Bench Press: 5 x 4 (50%) 30 sec rest btw sets

1b. Band Scarecrows: 5 x 10

2a. KB Clean & Press: 3 x 5

2b. Wide Grip Pull-Up: 3 x 5 (20lb vest)

3.      Up-Right Walking Sled Drags: 3-4 x

4.      Grip & Abs

Our In-Season athletes have to be held accountable and as strength coaches we need to keep them educated and informed during the season. It is important that the athletes are still eating breakfast and taking small meals to school. Without the after school meal our athletes will be losing strength, energy and muscle mass. Get your athletes in good habits and communicate with them. Show them that you care about their playing performance and keep them healthy.

Strength Coach: Rick Daman – www.damanstrength.com

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Well said by one of the best up and coming strength coaches!

Get Forged Strong!

Travis and Joe

The combat athelte – wresters, MMA fighters, boxers, and military personel.

All of these sports need to have Power, Max Strength, and Endless amounts of Conditioning.

We train all of these qualities within one single session.

This type of training is the best way to go!

In this workout you’ll see David, a miliatry athlete and Todd, a ruthless wrestler going through a workout that combines all of these qualities.

• Max strength comes with the heavy trap bar deadlifts.

• Explosive power comes with the trap bar squat jumps

• Basic Strength and Conditioning qualities come from the kettlebell and bodyweight work.

Make sure you’re training all of these qualities no matter what type of athlete you are!

Get Forged Strong!

Travis and Joe

PS – If you’re an athlete or SERIOUS trainee in Omaha and you want to take you’re performance to the next level, give us a call!

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SERIOUS Athlete’s and Trainees Only!    We have NO time for tire kickers or quitters.

Wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to one of our athletes – Mike Peterson for making the Omaha Nighthawks!

Starting fullback #83!!!!

He will be destroying people like he destroyed his training sessions!

Best of luck Mike!

The Forged Athlete appreciates ALL of your hard work and dedication!

This is what happens when you bust your ass!

Here’s some clips of Mike training hardcore in The Forged Athlete Gym here in Omaha NE!

Athletes come to our gym to train hard and become better.

They get stronger, faster, more explosive, and more athletic period.

Serious Athletes ONLY!

Travis and Joe

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Live Aggressive and Get Strong!

I just got this in from our boy David, who is serving America overseas.

He started training in our gym killing workouts like a mad man.

He recently had to go back on duty over seas in Afghanistan, but we stayed with him via online training.

The guy has NO EXCUSES and continues to bust his ass despite being away from our gym!

Here’s what David had to say….

Hey everyone,

I’ve just got done with my first experience with on-line training with the Forged Athlete.  It was outstanding!

I took their program overseas with me to Afghanistan.  As a former Marine and civilian contractor this program is flexible enough to take anywhere with you and get big results.

I teamed up with a few co-workers and we crushed it.  Training at 5,000 feet on a 90 degree day inside of a tent required a lot of group and self motivation to power through the program.  You can get the best play list and sound system together for your workouts but nothing…I mean nothing gets you more pumped than the sound you actually feel shaking your chest of two F-16’s taking off in full afterburner to go after some bad guys!  The sound of freedom is the sweetest sound of all!

The beauty of ‘Forged’ training is that it’s extremely adaptable to what you have available to you.  No chains, use a plate on your back.  Jog with some weight on your back, use a buddy, or a sandbag.  No sled to push, push a four-wheeler instead, with your buddy steering.  No excuses.

At the end of my enlistment in the Marines I was one of those ‘fat-bodies’.  I could pass a first class physical fitness test, however I was no-where near the shape I used to be in.  I fell off the horse.  Weight came up, back problems occurred, I felt I was on a downward spiral in physical health at the age of 24!

I was clinging on to my old high-school weight lifting program to keep me in-shape, as I could no longer jog more than 2 miles with out disabling back pain. The old program was no longer effective.  I boned up and hired a trainer named Andrew at a big commercial gym who forever changed the way I trained.  I was not interested in body-building and wanted keep and increase usable/functional strength.  No more machine-curls or single joint exercises with 5 minutes in between sets.  His techniques were very unique and extremely effective.  He didn’t train like the other trainers.  With the help of a former Husker athlete turned chiropractor, pain melted away and I was able to re-train my muscles to take strain off my back.  Those two individuals changed my life forever.

Andrew later introduced me to the Forged Athlete where he personally trains.  It was a shock.  Bare bones, no excuses training that keeps you coming back for more.  It’s raw, basic, challenging, satisfying, and never boring.

On-line training is not for everyone.  Self-motivation and the ability to improvise, adapt and overcome are required ingredients.

Now, if I can figure out how to bottle the sound and feeling of America’s finest taking off in afterburner I’d make millions in the energy drink industry!

- David Ott

That’s TRUE talk form one of our most dedicated athlete’s!

He’s become a complete BEAST and has made a total transformation from the first time he stepped foot in our gym.

Joe and I highly respect David for everything he does in and out of our gym!

He serves his country and the amount of RESPECT I have for him goes way beyond anyone can imagine.

That goes for ALL of our soldiers in all of the military branches serving the United States!

If it wasn’t for these brave souls, we wouldn’t have the freedom we have today!

Today is a day to remember, 9/11 – Let us NOT forget about what happen many years ago…..

Here’s to ALL that continue to serve our country to help ensure that 9/11 NEVER occurs again!

Fight on and STAY SAFE!

WE LOVE YOU!

Live Aggressive and Get Strong!

Travis

PS – Interested in getting STRONG, RIPPED, and POWERFUL???

Forged Online Training is LIVE!

There are LIMITED spots!

SERIOUS Inquires ONLY!

Check out online training below:

Forged Challenge – Week 10 – Never Ending Sled Drags

What up Forged followers!

This week’s challenge is no sluff!

You’ve got to have a pair to finish this one.

Dragging a sled appears easy to those that watch BUT they are watching NOT doing….

All I have to say is, get a sled, a rope, and start dragging….

Check the video…

LIVE Aggressive and GET Strong!

Travis

PS – As always, leave comments or questions if you have any!

I don’t know if you have ever messed around with a heavy sandbag before but they are BRUTAL!

I’m talking about 100 lbs + bags!

It’s like messing with a small person that’s dead!  LOL…

That would be gross..

Anyways, if you don’t know about the benefits of Sandbag training yet, you better ask somebody!

What works so well will sandbag wrestling is it’s unpredictable what will happen during training.

The sand inside the bag moves and shifts uncontrollably.

This is the magic of sandbag wrestling!

Check out the video below of all the different ways you can use SANDBAG Wrestle…

As you can see sandbag wrestling ain’t NO JOKE!

It will crush your core, upper back,, and legs!

It’s a full body exercise for sure!

Here’s a CHALLANEGE

Grab a bag that about a quarter of your weight.

So if you weight 200 lbs, you’ll use a 50 lbs bag.

You’re going to go for 2 min rounds of just sandbag juggling/wrestling.

The bag must ALWAYS be moving.

Move your legs, walk around.

Lunge, squat, toss the bag BUT DON’T let it touch the ground!

See how you can do!

If that’s not enough, build up to using a bag that’s ½ your weight or even more!

Get after it!

Live life Aggressive and Get Strong!

Travis

PS  – Need Sandbags??

Check out the BEST quality made sandbags here ==> www.theforgedsandbag.com

This weeks challenge is ONLY for the strongest, most mentally tough S.O.B.’s out there!

Hit it up!

Time yourself on how long it takes to complete 4 rounds of the following complex:

The Complex form Hell!

1A) Hang Power Clean x 5 reps

1B) Front Squats x 5 reps

1C) Power Snatch x 5 reps

1D) Back Squats x 5 reps

1E) Power Press x 5 reps

1F) Drop Lunges x 5 reps

1G) Bent Rows x 5 reps

1H) Deadlifts x 5 reps

Each time you have to set the bar down during a complex, you must add 10secs to your time for violation.

You can set the bar/object down after you complete a FULL complex without penalty.

Good luck! and KICK ASS!

LIVE AGGRESSIVE AND GET STRONG!

Travis

PS  – Hit us up if you have questions!

PSS – Want more than just these Challenges???

Forged ONline Training is LIVE and kicking!

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