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 “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9 & #10”

Cave Strong-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 “Cave Strong-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”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #419

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps dumbbell star complex x 1 barbarian split squats x 12/12 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bench press x 2 reps x 8 sets conditioning/accessory work (1 round) Tri-set Tricep complex xContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #419”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #416

general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x twice around the clock alternating kettlebell swings x 30 reps leg lifts x 20 reps “palms up” pull a parts x 40 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) strict weighted pull ups set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) strict weighted pull ups x 2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #416”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #414

general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet tin mans x 100 feet Sanddune jumps x 10 reps Neuro Grip push ups x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bear hug keg squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bear hug keg squats x 8 reps x 4 setsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #414”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #413

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 30 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) dead stop bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) dead stop bench press x 4Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #413”