not ready for Atlas stones yet?

Granted, an Atlas stone looks intimidating just sitting there, but something seems to beckon you to lift it. Yikes, maybe you have never done that before or maybe it’s just been a long time. Here’s one of many things I learned from the late Bud Jeffries years ago that could help you. Weight plate stackContinue reading “not ready for Atlas stones yet?”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #782

general warmup (15 minutes) plank walkups x 20 reps alternating leg lifts x 30 reps chimp walks x 100 feet Sanddune jumps x 12 reps recline rope rows x 10/10 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) close grip rows/diamond pushups set up and light practice strength (4 supersets) one superset = close grip rows x 8Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #782”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #781

general warmup, (15 minutes) inside mills x 20/20 reps kettlebell goblet squats x 15 reps BTN stretch x 90 seconds x 1/1 side swing halos x 20 reps clock pushups x once around the clock specific warmup (5 minutes) grappler twist/grappler push press set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round =grappler twistsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #781”

could you hang on by just your fingers?

Crazy title, huh? That’s okay, I guess a little craziness is in order today. The reason I ask that question is I had a military training situation where I had to do just that. I was at U.S. Army Sapper School and we were going through Technical Rock Climbing. One part involved climbing up aContinue reading “could you hang on by just your fingers?”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #780

general warmup (15 minutes) Sanddune squats x 12 reps kettlebell cleans x 10/10 reps seated resistance band pause rows x 10 reps 1 hand farmer’s walk x 200 feet 1 legged hops x 100 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) weight plate stack rows set up and light ractice strength (20 minutes) heavy weight plate stackContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #780”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #779

general warmup (15 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 20 reps kettlebell goblet split squats x 10/10 reps sandbag shouldering x 12/12 reps Zercher sandbag rear walking lunges x 50 feet fingertip pushups x 10 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Z press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) Z press x 4Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #779”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #778

general warmup (15 minutes) weight plate orbits x 12/12 reps weight plate strict front raises x 15 reps pullups x 10 reps bear crawls x 100 feet Power Wheel rollouts x 10 reps Atlas stone lifts x 4 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) bear hug keg squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #778”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #777

general warmup (15 minutes) rear bear crawl x 50 feet inch worms x 50 feet diagonal pull a parts x 25/25 reps tin mans x 100 feet traveling broad jumps x 100 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bench press x 8 reps x 4 setsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #777”