Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #607

general warmup (15 minutes) barbarian split squats x 10/10 reps resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps Sanddune pushups x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) neutral grip bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) neutral grip bench press x 8 reps x 4 sets conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #607”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #606

general warmup (15 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 25 reps Power Wheel rollouts x 12 reps weight plate orbits x 20 reps weight plate strict front raises x 15 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) wheel barrow push + Strongman axle deadlift set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = heavyContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #606”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #600

Wow! Another milestone is being hit right now. This is our 600th TOD since we started counting. There many before that, but I have no idea how many. general warm up (15 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 25 reps resistance band suitcase deadlifts x 20 reps Grinder Kord recline rows x 20 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #600”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #599

general warm up (15 minutes) rotation push ups x 20 reps alternating leg lifts x 30 reps dumbbell hang power snatches x 10/10 reps barbarian squats x 15 reps crunches x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) dead-stop bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) dead-stop bench press x 3 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #599”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #598

general warm up (15 minutes) push ups x 20 reps pull a parts x 75 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) isometric pulls set up and light practice strength (5 sets) max. effort isometric pulls x 3 reps conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) sandbag goodContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #598”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #596

general warm up (15 minutes) resistance band diagonal pull a parts x 25/25 reps resistance band “palms up” pull a parts x 25 reps kettlebell goblet squats x 20 reps chimp walks x 100 feet Sanddune squats x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press/barbell rows set up and light practice strength (4Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #596”

FORGET LABOR DAY, MONDAY IS “HARD LABOR” DAY AT THE CAVE

While many people are laying around slurping down beer and stuffing themselves on junk food, the crew at the Cave will not be. Instead, we will be building “real world” strength through hard physical training. A judge can pass down a hard labor sentence on a person convicted of a crime as part of hisContinue reading “FORGET LABOR DAY, MONDAY IS “HARD LABOR” DAY AT THE CAVE”

WORKING THROUGH YOUR FAILURES BRINGS SUCCESS

I don’t like to fail at anything, yet I have failed at many things over my lifetime. Yet those failures to be the best learning situations I have encountered along the way. When I went to Jump Master School at Fort Bragg, NC many years ago I found out just how demanding it was andContinue reading “WORKING THROUGH YOUR FAILURES BRINGS SUCCESS”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #595

general warm up (15 minutes) weight plate orbits x 20 reps alternating kettlebell swings x 30 reps jumping jacks x 40 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) front sled pulls set up and light practice strength (3 rounds) front sled pulls x 200 feet conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) BulgarianContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #595”

Cave Strong-training of the day-(TOD) #591

general warm up (15 minutes) barbarian squat & lunge x 50 feet recline bar row x 12 reps clock push ups x once around the clock sledge hammer strikes x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) wheel barrow pushes/keg squats set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = wheel barrow pushContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day-(TOD) #591”