Category Archives: Sanddune training

Always seek out the best instructors

Credible, experienced instructors are like gold. In a world full of self-appointed experts, phony fitness gurus, and Internet cowards with big mouths; it is good to know that there are actually good solid coaches, trainers, & instructors out there too. I learned decades ago, in my early classical martial arts days, that humility and respectContinue reading “Always seek out the best instructors”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 1 & 2

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Adex club long cycle swipes x25 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes)Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 1 & 2”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 3 & 4

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm  up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps resistance band archer pulls x 30/30  reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps recline rope climbs x 3 specific warm up (5 Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 3 & 4”

Lots of Mace Fit classes available for 2018 at the Cave

Check out all of our Mace Fit classes , just click on our training schedule tab  

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps Adex mace barbarian squats  15 reps Sanddune squats x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) squatContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9”

Movement makes it better

Movement is life. When you stop moving long enough, you’re dead. It’s not rocket science! Aside from that, movement helps you recover from hard training faster and better. If you wait until all your soreness goes away, you are losing ground. The soreness goes away faster as you move. After you hit a good hardContinue reading “Movement makes it better”

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

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm  up (10 minutes) Adex club front swings x 30 reps resistance band vertical pull a parts x 50 reps resistance band pause face pulls x 20  reps Sanddune split squats  x 10/10 reps specific warmContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests 5 & 6”

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

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm  up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps resistance band archer pulls x 30/30  reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps recline rope climbs x 3 specific warm up (5 Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests 3 & 4”

Solid start for the New Year

The “dedicated, coachable few” made the effort to come and train today. One guy drove all the way from Jacksonville to Sarasota to train tonight. That’s about 250  miles! He didn’t even go home first, he came straight to the Cave. That’s dedication! While thousand of  others around our area were  nursing hangovers, our folksContinue reading “Solid start for the New Year”