We are kicking off next month with our infamous quarterly strength & work capacity tests– five barbell tests two bodyweight tests two macefit.com tests Next we will have our monthly men’s strength club, “Iron Brotherhood”– lift big eat big hang out with your brothers Plus, our first macefit.com instructor certification will be held– for coaches/trainersContinue reading “The Cave will be rocking all through April”
Category Archives: steel clubs & maces
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Adex club 1 hand halos x 20/20 reps strict weight plate front raises x 15 reps tin mans x 100 feet Adex mace barbarian split squats x 15/15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes ) benchContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Solid training concepts versus faddish nonsense
In the world of fitness, fads come and go, but the basic fundamentals of training don’t. Educating yourself to know the difference is essential. Fads often show up around New Years and just before summer begins. Many people suddenly panic when they see what bad shape they are in. They feel lousy and look lousyContinue reading “Solid training concepts versus faddish nonsense”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps rear walking barbarian lunges x 100 feet Adex club or arc alternating 1 hand front pull overs x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle swipes set up and light practice strengthContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) rotation push ups x 20 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps clock push ups x twice around the clock resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) CrossCore chest press set up and practice strength (20 minutes) CrossCore chest press x 10/10/10 reps conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Unconventional methods that have really improved our training results
Zach Even-Esh once said, “I won’t discriminate against anything that makes me stronger.” I wholeheartedly believe in this! First thing is, I don’t care what other gyms are doing, I only care about what gets the best results. So, flush the fads down the toilet and always keep learning. Don’t be afraid to fail orContinue reading “Unconventional methods that have really improved our training results”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Double Adex club front swings x 30 reps bear crawls x 100 feet kettlebell figure 8’s x 50 reps strict weight plate front raises x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bench press x 2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 reps conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x twice around the clock mountain climbers x 100 reps hollow rocks x 15 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) weighted pull ups/dips set up and light practice strength (4 super sets) one super set = weighted pull upsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Today at 3:30pm, Don Giafardino will be live on Facebook discussing the benefits of club & mace training
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) sandbag shouldering x 10/10 reps Zercher sandbag cleans x 10 reps sledge hammer strikes x 30 reps recline rope climb x 5 specific warm up (5 minutes) keg carry set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) keg carry x 100 feet x 1/1/1/1 conditioning/accessory work (3 rounds) Adex clubContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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