Category Archives: safe training

Monday night Strongman training

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 50 feet + forward bear crawls x 50 feet resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps resistance band suitcase deadlifts  x 20 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push/farmers walk set upContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) mountain climbers x 100 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps Adex mace swings x 15/15 reps Adex mace cross over swings Adex club mills x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Grinder Kord complex set up and practice strength (20 minutes) Grinder Kord complex, one round =10 reps eachContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Always seek out the best instructors

Credible, experienced instructors are like gold. In a world full of self-appointed experts, phony fitness gurus, and Internet cowards with big mouths; it is good to know that there are actually good solid coaches, trainers, & instructors out there too. I learned decades ago, in my early classical martial arts days, that humility and respectContinue reading “Always seek out the best instructors”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 7 & 8

general warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club halos x 15/15 reps Sanddune jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press set up and light practice test push press specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex mace 10-to-2 set up and lightContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 7 & 8”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up test 9

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps Adex mace barbarian squats  15 reps Sanddune squats x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) squatContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up test 9”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps Adex mace barbarian squats  15 reps Sanddune squats x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) squatContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9”

Movement makes it better

Movement is life. When you stop moving long enough, you’re dead. It’s not rocket science! Aside from that, movement helps you recover from hard training faster and better. If you wait until all your soreness goes away, you are losing ground. The soreness goes away faster as you move. After you hit a good hardContinue reading “Movement makes it better”