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Basics versus dogma & silver bullets

Between having trained people in martial arts, military, and the fitness world I have accumulated several decades of experience in coaching. That in itself is not the main point, others have also done that. Some of the things I have learned from working in these disciplines are common to all of them. In all ofContinue reading “Basics versus dogma & silver bullets”

One size doesn’t fit all in work capacity

The “one size fits all” approach to training is not good. Everyone is not alike, no matter how you slice it. I have experimented with various levels of training frequency and volume over the years for myself and those I train. Work capacity varies from person to person. Some people will thrive training only twoContinue reading “One size doesn’t fit all in work capacity”

More classes being added

Starting next week I am adding several day time Warrior Strength-Cardio classes to our schedule. Our lead off class tonight was a hit! It is a great change of pace from all the heavy lifting we do at the Cave.This will give everyone’s bodies a chance to get some active recovery while improving endurance, gripContinue reading “More classes being added”

Warrior Strength-Cardio

Ancient warriors had to be able to fight hand-to-hand all day long. Just defeating one of the enemy was just the beginning, there would probably be many more. We have designed our new class with those ancient concepts in mind. Maces and clubs were used in close combat back then, and we will use themContinue reading “Warrior Strength-Cardio”

Clubs were used by Native Americans

Since we have added club and mace training to our programming, I wanted to add a bit of history on their use over the centuries. Many people are familiar with the club and mace training done in  countries like India, but probably not too many on their use here in America (granted America is aContinue reading “Clubs were used by Native Americans”

Thinking outside the box sounds good, but

I hear that phrase used a lot, in fact it is used so much it is pretty meaningless. I mean it sounds cool (or it used to) but few people actually put it into practice. It seems that many people just switch boxes and still get trapped inside small thinking patterns and training dogmas. ManyContinue reading “Thinking outside the box sounds good, but”

Rise above the herd

It’s common practice for people to just copy someone else’s training ideas. At least I hope they are honest enough to say whose ideas they are using; however, some just say that it’s their own ideas. Serious coaches/athletes have their own unique qualities to offer. That is the best way!