Over the years, I have pursued some of the top certifications available, all of them with world-wide communities of trainers. Yes, I did learn a lot and it was worth the effort and expense. However, as my training got more dialed in I found less and less relevance in what was required to maintain thoseContinue reading “Why I dumped most of my certifications”
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Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Power Wheel roll outs x 10 reps Inch worms x 50 feet Windshield wipers x 20 rep pause supermans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bodyweight medley set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) bodyweight medley>>one round = Grinder Kord one-legged squats x 5/5 reps weighted dips x 5Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Battling Ropes x 100 waves Sanddune power steps x 100 reps Adex club side cleans & lateral pull overs x 15/15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push set up and light work strength (20 minutes) Sled push x 100 feet x 1/1/1/1/1 conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds ) dumbbell calfContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Sanddune hand walks (fist) x 50 reps Battling Ropes x 100 waves kettlebell figure 8’s x 50 reps kettlebell suitcase swings x 25 reps Adex mace barbarian walking lunges x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) chain bench press set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) chain benchContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
The bathroom scale is not your friend
The subject of how much people weigh, on the average, now compared to 30 or 40 years ago came up twice this week at the Cave. Yes, overall weight has gone up for both men and women since the 1960s. Perceptions of what “being fat” is have also changed. Back then, where I grew up, itContinue reading “The bathroom scale is not your friend”
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)”
recap of Tampa Bay Strongman Classic part 2
The guys were killing it today, too!
recap of Tampa Bay Strongman Classic part 1
Lots of heart and determination was shown by the gals today at this excellent event!
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x twice around the clock bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) keg carry set up and practice strength (20 minutes) keg carry x 100 feet x 1/1/1/1 conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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