cool events coming up at the Cave in April

Wow! It’s almost time to start our quarterly strength and work capacity tests! Only one more week and the fun will be unleashed: 5 barbell tests, 2 bodyweight test, steel mace test, steel club test, sled push test Right after the tests we have our next Mace Fit® Instructor Certification (April 10-11) You can saveContinue reading “cool events coming up at the Cave in April”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #660

general warmup (15 minutes) kettlebell figure 8’s to hold x 40 reps resistance band baseball swings x 20/20 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps mace paddling x 20/20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) frame carry set up and light practice strength (5 rounds) heavy frame carry x 50 feet conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) axle rowsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #660”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #659

general warmup (15 minutes) plank walkups x 15 reps Power Wheel rollouts x 12 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps long cycles x 35 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) incline chain bench press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) incline chain bench press x 7 reps x 4 sets conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #659”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #658

general warmup (15 minutes) inch worms x 50 feet chimp walks x 50 feet tin mans x 100 feet side shuffles x 200 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) sled pulls set up and light practice strength (2 rounds) one round = rear sled pull x 100 + front sled pull x 100 feet + leftContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #658”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #657

general warmup (15 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet sandbag shouldering x 12/12 reps Zercher sandbag cleans x 10 reps bear hug keg squats x 8 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) rack pulls set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy rack pulls x 2 reps x 6 sets note: use P.A.P beforeContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #657”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #655

general warmup (15 minutes) windshield wiper squats x 25 reps Bulgarian bag 360’s x 15/15 reps situps x 25 reps stone carry x 100 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) grave diggers/sandbag shouldering set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = grave diggers x 10 reps + sandbag shouldering x 10 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #655”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #654

band-resisted Romanian deadlifts** ** full credit given to Mash elite Performance for this exercise general warmup (15 minutes) Sanddune squats x 15 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps side shuffles x 200 feet dumbbell high pulls x 10/10 reps donkey kicks x 10 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Romanian deadlifts set up and light practiceContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #654”

Iron Brotherhood #652

general warmup (15 minutes) sledge hammer strikes x 15/15 reps grave diggers x 15/15 reps overhead tire carry x 100 feet lateral tire throws x 100 feet rotation pushups x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) set up and light practrice strength (4 rounds) one round = keg carry x 100 feet + log cleanContinue reading “Iron Brotherhood #652”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #650

general warmup (15 minutes) Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps grave digger front lunges x 12/12 reps resistance band suitcase deadlifts x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) machine belt squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) machine belt squats x 5 reps x 5 sets conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #650”

beauty and the beast at the Cave

Everyone who follows the Cave by email or social media knows that we are all about strength. Our training is tough and it builds beasts! But I bet you didn’t know we have a secret weapon, our personal trainer Carly, who helps women get more beautiful. That’s Carly on the right. So if you ladiesContinue reading “beauty and the beast at the Cave”