Who trains at the Cave?

People who want results and want to make their time at the gym count, that’s who. Busy professionals and  business owners train here because they know they will not be wasting their time or money. They don’t come here to socialize, they come here to work!    

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet Sanddune push ups x 20 reps Sanddune squats x 10 reps resistance band archer pulls x 25/25 reps dumbbell push press x 10/10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes ) push press x 10 reps,Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) side shuffles x 200 feet inch worms x 50 feet Adex mace barbarian squats  x 15 reps resistance band Sumo deadlifts x 20 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Sumo deadlifts set up and light practice strength (20 minutes ) Sumo deadlifts x 10 reps, followed by 4 rest pauseContinue 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)”

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) Sanddune power steps x 100 reps rear bear crawls x 100 feet weighted spilt squats x 10/10 reps Adex club 2 hand front cleans x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) deadlifts set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) deadlifts x 4/4/4/4/4/4 reps conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) resistanceContinue reading “cave strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps alternating diagonal pull a parts x 30 Adex arc 360’s x 40 reps recline bar rows x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) strict dumbbell rows set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) strict dumbbell rows x 4/4-4/4-4/4-4/4-4/4-4/4 reps conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 35 reps resistance band archer pulls x 20/20 reps dislocates x 10 front squats x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) hang power clean & jerk set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) hang power clean & jerk 3/3/3/3/3/3/3 reps conditioning/accessory work (3 rounds)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Two years ago today, our mace and club journey began

Don Giafardino and Lisa Hamburg drove from Deerfield Beach Florida to the Cave to do our first workshop on training with his excellent Adex clubs and maces. This was a huge turning point in our training, to say the least! I knew in my gut that this was something would be huge; back then IContinue reading “Two years ago today, our mace and club journey began”