Category Archives: mental toughness

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #474

general warm up (10 minutes) mountain climbers x 100 feet alternating kettlebell swings x 30 reps traveling broad jumps x 100 feet flutter kicks x 100 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) lateral sled pulls set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) lateral sled pulls x 100 feet x 4 rounds conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #474”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #472

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps resistance archer pulls x 25/25 reps Adex club star complex x 1 chimp walks x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) dead stop bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) dead stop bench press x 4 reps xContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #472”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #421

general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x twice around the clock recline rope climbs x 4 45 to 90 degree leg lifts x 20 reps (Note: I learned these from Eric Guttman, he called them needle lifts) buddy medicine ball throws x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Strongman complex set upContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #421”

Make up test-Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9 & #10

General warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet jumping jacks x 50 reps tin mans x 100 feet kettlebell high pulls x 10/10 reps Adex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice squat cleans test rest as neededContinue reading “Make up test-Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9 & #10”

make up test-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6

General warm up (10 minutes) Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps dislocates x 10 reps Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) back squat test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) dips test **Note: noContinue reading “make up test-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6”

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

General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) pull up test **Note: no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2

General warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps Sanddune power steps x 100 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 25 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) deadlift tests Note: no conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2”

There’s never a perfect time to be tested

Life is unpredictable, you never know what each day holds. Many years ago, my Sensei taught me to expect the unexpected. That has served me well over the years. Any time I forgot this there always seemed to be a hard lesson to refresh my memory. He also taught me a simple strategy for fighting:Continue reading “There’s never a perfect time to be tested”