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Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9

General warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet jumping jacks x 50 reps tin mans x 100 feet kettlebell high pulls x 10/10 reps Adex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice squat cleans test     **Note: Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9”

How to keep overhead from killing your small gym

I used to run very large martial arts classes, up to about 100 people at once. Over they years, I found it was much better to work with smaller groups better coach to client ratio means more quality instruction safety is improved results are better less overhead When I transitioned to the strength and fitnessContinue reading “How to keep overhead from killing your small gym”

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  mills x 20  rep Sanddune plyo push ups x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex mace test **Note:  no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6

General warm up (10 minutes) Sanddune  power steps x 50 reps Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps dislocates x 10 reps Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) back squat test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) dips test **Note:  noContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #3 & #4

General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) pull up test **Note:  no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Change: a love/hate relationship in fitness

Many people want changes made, but most refuse to change themselves. Why is that? Simple, change requires a few things that people often are resistant to: a realistic grasp of what the current problem areas are a solid plan to make those changes happen more self-discipline more hard work more patience People often sabotage themselvesContinue reading “Change: a love/hate relationship in fitness”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2

General warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps Sanddune power steps x 100 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 25 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) deadlift tests **Note:  no conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2”

Next week our quarterly strength & work capacity tests begin, but…

our macefit.com classes will still be held at the regular times These classes are too important to put on hold for two weeks while we run the other tests!