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Following your own path in training

I have always liked venturing into new, or relatively unexplored, territory in training That has been a habit of mine for decades. For example when I was heavily involved in  martial arts, our dojo was doing full-contact fighting years before it became popular, and televised, of course. Did we have all the answers? Certainly not!Continue reading “Following your own path in training”

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Don’t forget: simple things can make you strong

Simple, basic exercises get results. They are not flashy or sexy, they just work. One of my favorites are close-grip Grappler rows, though I do like all types of rows. It’s so simple, many people will probably not include this exercise in their training. You just grip the bar itself, breath, brace, and pull. It’sContinue reading “Don’t forget: simple things can make you strong”

Living & training in a divided world

Someone asked me many years ago how much Jump pay was, and said he was considering going to Airborne School. I told him  if you won’t do it for free, there is not enough money in the world to make you jump out of a plane. So what does that have to do with today’s title? It comesContinue reading “Living & training in a divided world”

Now that the Cave dust has settled, and the tests are over

I want to commend all of our Cave girls and Cave men for giving it all you had this past week and a half! Yes, I expect a lot from all of you, but I expect even more from myself, as your coach. I am probably twice as old as some of you, but I feelContinue reading “Now that the Cave dust has settled, and the tests are over”

What our testing is showing us so far

We are just over 1/2 way through our quarterly strength/work capacity tests, and overall everyone is doing quite well. Both strength and work capacity have improved as our training records have proven. There are still some technique issues to correct, but that is not the biggest issue I am seeing (though it is vitally important). The biggestContinue reading “What our testing is showing us so far”