Very few people are accepted into our training program. We do not do any advertising, so “tire-kickers” & “price-checkers” don’t interrupt the training that our serious members are doing. I am very selective about who I will train., just because you have the money doesn’t mean you are entitled to train here. Not everyone survivesContinue reading “What it takes to be Cave Strong”
Category Archives: mental toughness
Sometimes it just takes guts
Someone asked me today what I learned from the Tampa Bay Strongman Classic this weekend. Simple, it takes guts! You see it wasn’t about learning a better technique or strategy. It was about how the competitors reacted when they missed a heavy lift or fell down while giving their utmost. They immediately got back upContinue reading “Sometimes it just takes guts”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) push ups x 25 reps resistance band archer pulls x 25/25 reps rear bear crawls x 100 feet Adex mace split squats x 10/10 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Strongman medley set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) Strongman medley >>>oneContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Iron Brotherhood Road Trip Oct.28
We are planning on going to the Tampa Bay Strongman Classic on Oct. 28. This will be in place of our November club meeting, since I will be in Miami for the Adex Mace & Club Certification that weekend. Here’s an idea of what the action is like at the Strongman competition
The Cave’s training strategy
Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 7
general warm up (10 minutes) rotation push ups x 20 reps kettlebell suitcase swings x 30 reps Adex mace 360’s x 40 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press set up and light reps push press test (based on each person’s training journal) Note–No conditioning or accessory work
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps Sanddune push ups (on fists) x 20 reps Adex club front cleans x 15 reps Power Wheel rollouts x 10 reps dumbbell push press x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Strongman log “ground-to-overhead” set up and light reps strength (20 minutes)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Professional detachment is essential in coaching
Having been a martial arts instructor for many years prior to my transitioning to strength & fitness coaching I have learned the importance of this. For a coach to be effective, he must definitely be very knowledgeable and experience in his chosen field. However, that is not enough. You must be able to interact withContinue reading “Professional detachment is essential in coaching”
Regaining your training focus
One thing about humans is that they tend to keep looking back at problems instead of moving on towards what is next. They keep replaying the negative event in their minds over and over again, even when the problem no longer exists, like Hurricane Irma. For those who lost everything, maybe even loved ones, inContinue reading “Regaining your training focus”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
“HARD LABOR” DAY is our annual celebration of the blessing of hard physical work general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club inside mills x 20/20 reps Adex club pull overs x 20 reps clamp curls x 15 reps (learned from Jedd Johnson) Adex mace barbarian squats x 20 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) keg/stone/sandbagContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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