Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #726

general warmup (15 minutes) rear bear crawls x 50 feet chimp walks x 50 feet dumbbell hang power snatches x 5/5 reps resistance band baseball swings x 20/20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) grappler twists set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) grappler twists x 12 reps x 4 sets conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #726”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #725

general warmup (15 minutes) rotation pushups x 20 reps resistance band archer pulls x 20/20 reps 45 to 90 degree leg lifts x 20 reps double dumbbell rows x 15 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bench press x 5 reps x 5 sets conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #725”

is it the the athlete’s fault or the coach’s?

Wow! We just finished up the this cycle of strength & work capacity tests, and it was tough! It always is, though, that’s why we do it every three months. Our athletes keep updated training journals and their tests are based off the results their previous testing cycle. We have been doing these tests forContinue reading “is it the the athlete’s fault or the coach’s?”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #724

general warmup (15 minutes) Grinder Kord reverse flys x 15 reps Power Wheel rollouts x 12 reps medicine ball throw and chase x 10 reps sandbag shouldering x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Atlas stone lifts set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) Atlas stone lifts x 2 reps x 6 sets conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #724”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #9 & #10

General warm up (10 minutes)bear crawls x 100 feetjumping jacks x 50 repstin mans x 100 feetkettlebell high pulls x 10/10 repsAdex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 repsspecific warm up (5 minutes)Burgener drillssquat cleans set up and light practicesquat cleans test rest as neededspecific warm up (5 minutes) sled push test x max.Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #9 & #10”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #7 & #8

General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps 1 hand halos x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills x 20 reps Sanddune plyo push ups x 10 reps traveling broad jumps x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) push press test rest as needed BTN stretch x 60 seconds x 1/1/1/1  specific warmContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #7 & #8”