Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club alternating barbarian lunges x 20 reps Battling Ropes x 100 waves Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps Zercher sandbag squats x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows x 5/5/5/5/5 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet alternating leg lifts x 40 reps resistance band push ups  x 15 reps kettlebell pull overs with isometric leg lift x 15 reps medicine ball chest passes x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light reps strength (20 minutes)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) pull a parts x 100 reps mountain climbers x 100 reps Adex club side cleans x 30 reps Adex mace “10-to-2” x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills muscle cleans x 10 reps clean complex set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) clean complex — dip cleans x 3/3/3Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Answer to a question I got tonight

At the Cave, I do my utmost to provide the most effective training that I can. However, what people do when they are not there can sabotage all their hard work. I advise people to do several simple things, besides training consistently: get plenty of sleep eat plenty of high quality protein, fats, & carbsContinue reading “Answer to a question I got tonight”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club side cleans x 30 reps Adex club front clean/squat/pull over x 20 reps resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps medicine ball chest passes x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy sled push x 50 feetContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

** general warm up (10 minutes) rear walking lunges x 100 feet resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps rotation push ups x 20 reps Adex club pull overs x 30 reps tuck jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) hand over hand sled pulls set up and light practice strength (20Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Tomorrow we kick off a week of Strongman training & heavy partial lifts

No one gets  strong by accident! If you don’t want to lift heavy, don’t come in.

Don’t let your ego sabotage your progress

A measured amount of confidence is a good thing but an over-sized ego is not. It takes a lot of maturity and wisdom, along with a solid work ethic to make progress over the long haul. If you are training alongside someone who can pull 100lb more than you, that doesn’t automatically mean you shouldContinue reading “Don’t let your ego sabotage your progress”

“Rat” bikes & shiny new Harleys–the value is in the riding not the shine, the same applies to gyms

Years ago I was living  in the Harley-Davidson world. I have some very good memories from those days, and some not so good. One thing that stands out to me is how much I loved to ride, and my Harley showed it. It was what they call a “rat” bike. I rode it hard and often,Continue reading ““Rat” bikes & shiny new Harleys–the value is in the riding not the shine, the same applies to gyms”

Standards of the Cave

The Cave is definitely NOT for everyone! I only work with “the dedicated, coachable few”. be humble listen well work hard be consistent People who miss training for 2 weeks or more without notifying the coach are out for good, except for emergencies, military deployments, etc. If any of the following apply to you, thenContinue reading “Standards of the Cave”