Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Adex club inside mills x 20/20 reps resistance band Sumo high pulls x 15 reps dislocates x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) squat cleans x 3/3/3/2/2/2 reps conditioning/accessory work (1 round) kettlebellContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Regaining your training focus

One thing about humans is that they tend to keep looking back at problems instead of moving on towards what is next. They keep replaying the negative event in their minds over and over again, even when the problem no longer exists, like Hurricane Irma. For those who lost everything, maybe even loved ones, inContinue reading “Regaining your training focus”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s x 50 reps jumping jacks x 40 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 30 reps resistance band  suitcase deadlifts x 20 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) deadlifts set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) deadlifts x 8/8/8/8 reps conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) weighted calfContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Post Hurricane Irma schedule

Sept. 11–I will be getting the Cave prepared to resume training There are no classes or open gym, but if you come by while I am there this afternoon you can train on your own. I will answer whatever training questions you. Sept. 12–14–regular training schedule Sept. 15 and 18–closed for a mini vacation

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) weight plate orbits x 20 reps Adex club lateral pull overs x 10/10 reps Adex mace “10-to-2” x 20 competition reps rear walking lunges x 100 feet elevated pike push ups x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) benchContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet resistance band archer pulls x 25/25 reps dumbbell hang power snatches x 10/10 reps Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) strict pull ups/dips supersets set up and practice strength (5 supersets) one superset = strict pull ups x 5 reps + dipsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band slow pull a parts x 50 reps Adex club outside mills x 20/20 reps Barbarian split squats x 10/10 reps push ups x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) bench press x 7/7/7/7 reps conditioning/accessory work (1Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

“HARD LABOR” DAY  is our annual celebration of the blessing of hard physical work general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club inside mills x 20/20 reps Adex club  pull overs x 20 reps clamp curls x 15 reps (learned from Jedd Johnson) Adex mace barbarian squats x 20 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) keg/stone/sandbagContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

My thoughts on Jedd Johnson’s “August of Arms” program

First of all, I did the program, I didn’t just read about it. 31 workouts in 31 days was tough, but well worth the effort and time. Jedd knows how to write good, solid training programs. My main “take aways” from this were– I could handle a lot more volume than I previously thought IContinue reading “My thoughts on Jedd Johnson’s “August of Arms” program”