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My name is Andrew Taddy and I am a 36-year-old Two Rivers native. I started training strength and fitness when I was 19 years old and it has been a permanent part of my life ever since. When I first started training, I was training for the military, and my training consisted of mostly running, swimming, pushups, pullups, and sit-ups. While I was nearing the end of my enlistment, I started training more with weights, which lead me towards Powerlifting. I have competed in two p

My name is Emersyn Greenwood and I am a sophomore at Mishicot high school.My gym life began two years ago when I first stepped into Darkside to do speed training with Coach Chris. At the time, I was training for track during the winter and had no idea how much this place would end up meaning to me. What started as simple speed sessions quickly grew into something bigger—a community, a lifestyle, and a family that changed the way I see myself as an athlete. That following sum

Hello everyone! My name is Michaelynn Wotachek, and I am a training athlete at Darkside Strength located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. I am a current Junior at Mishicot High School and have been training with one of the personal trainers, Chris Kozlowski, since 7 th grade. I started solely training for Track and Field, but have since grown to train for all of my sports, season depending. My journey at Darkside started when Chris joined and it has now been just under two years. De

By: Alexa Zimney Hello readers! My name is Alexa Zimney, and I had the privilege of being an intern this past summer at Darkside Strength...

Bio:  My name is Kaylee Jensen and I am an 18 year old who has been lifting and job shadowing at Darkside Strength and Conditioning for...

For many moms, life often revolves around nurturing, caregiving and putting our children’s needs first. As a 31 year old mother of 6, it...

Darkside Strength, The Story. By: Brian Gallagher  “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really...

Darkside Strength, A Community By: Dieter Altschwager Many of the Darkside strength regulars already know who I am but for anybody that...

Coaches Accountability                Over the last decade, life has been a crazy ride. From Marine Corps deployment, divorce, coaching...

Conjugate Method for Student Athletes Why do we run the Conjugate method of strength training? How is it depicted and what are the...

Strength training and the American Working Father American Working Father, now what exactly does that mean? Coming from a small town, or...