Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club alternating barbarian lunges x 20 reps Battling Ropes x 100 waves Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps Zercher sandbag squats x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows x 5/5/5/5/5 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)”

More details on our “unofficial” steel club & mace competition on June 24**

The excitement about this event is building, and for good reason. This will be the very first competition like this in our city. As many of you know, the steel club and mace revolution is spreading like wildfire and we are blessed to be able to introduce this type of training to our are! **DateContinue reading “More details on our “unofficial” steel club & mace competition on June 24**”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club side cleans x 30 reps Adex club front clean/squat/pull over x 20 reps resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps medicine ball chest passes x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy sled push x 50 feetContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

** general warm up (10 minutes) rear walking lunges x 100 feet resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps rotation push ups x 20 reps Adex club pull overs x 30 reps tuck jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) hand over hand sled pulls set up and light practice strength (20Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Monday was squats, Wednesday was bench, & Thursday was Adex mace

 

Why do we do steel club and mace training here at the Cave?

The strongest people I know advise being strong from every direction, from every angle, and just strong all over. If you skip rotational strength and just do linear exercises, you are missing out on a lot. Steel clubs and maces can improve shoulder mobility, grip strength, forearm strength, shoulder stabilization, mid-line stabilization, coordination, and balance. TheyContinue reading “Why do we do steel club and mace training here at the Cave?”

Testing improves the athlete’s performance and the coach’s, also

Every quarter we have our strength & work capacity tests Currently there are 5 barbell tests and 2 bodyweight tests. As a coach, I analyze all the results for each person individually and for the entire group. This gives me a clear picture of what problem areas we need to work on for the nextContinue reading “Testing improves the athlete’s performance and the coach’s, also”

Psyched to start our new mace & steel club classes next Monday!

Monday & Friday at 5:30pm Tues., Wed., & Thurs. at 10:00am Get a discount on Adex clubs & maces by using the code fd-1 at checkout right here

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”