In the attempt to hold myself accountable… I’m going to  use this blog post to list a few of my strength goals. Here’s what I would like to accomplish in the gym this year: I would like to accomplish these goals at body weight between 165-170lbs. 450 lb deadlift (best is 415 back in the 80′s) 48 kg strict kettlebell press ... Read More

Happy Sunday! We had such a great day yesterday at the grand opening. Thanks to all that came out to train and hang out with us. We had over 20 people for each class and then hung out and afterward for some great conversation. Christie Rampone was kind enough to bring all three of her Olympic metals, and made herself available for pictures and ... Read More

We will be officially opening our doors on November 15 and will be offering a full schedule of group training classes! To kick off the opening of Training Room Point Beach, will be offering a FREE intro class at 10:30 am on Saturday, November 12. We’re ONLY looking for serious individuals who care about getting RESULTS! Please…no tire ... Read More

That’s right! It was January of 1999 when The Milkman and I first opened our doors in Belmar after working together for 5 years at The Atlantic Club. I used to get yelled at all the time for not wearing my name tag! It took $5000 to open our very first gym! We started out with 800 square feet on Main St in Belmar and to be honest were a ... Read More

“Our Clients Bring Beer!” Creating a Culture in your Fitness Operation! A brief story of how we came about and why we are kicking ass and ruling The Jersey Shore! A Brief History of Uncle Mike and the Milkman Circa 1999 When The Milkman and I started up The Training Room in 1999, we never dreamed it would escalate to what it has become ... Read More

I’ve been getting a ton of emails asking when the next intro class is. It just so happens that I do not have a football game on Saturday, October 8th. Soooo….. What better way to spend the afternoon then teaching what I love to a group of motivated individuals. Weather you’re looking start training with us, or just want to hone ... Read More

Hey guys We’re looking to make the evening classes more consistent. This is what we’re looking at: Monday through Thursday 4-5 5:30-6:30 7-8 Friday will stay the same with class from 5-6 What do you think about this schedule? Please drop a comment ... Read More

Who wants to do this again? Date: 6/5/11 What?: Teams of 4-6 people carrying kettlebells for a distance of 5k Why?: Because we want to and we can! Last year was a blast, plus we pissed off some of the running geeks from the Jersey Shore Running Club. They said we were “stupid, stupid people for running with kettle bells” Don’t ... Read More

Thanks to all that came out for the free strength seminar! It was a complete success. I won’t go into complete detail. Those of you who showed up know how much great info you took away from this. A HUGE thank you to the following people who contributed and helped us out! Chris Reed who came all the way down from Toronto only to turn around ... Read More

The Candy Man and I were talking about music today (as we always do) and came to the conclusion that certain types of music (genres) are appropriate for certain training sessions. For example, we like old school punk rock when we do our high rep kettlebell snatch workouts. I know Marine Mike digs his old school hip hop for slower paced strength ... Read More