Category Archives: strength & conditioning
Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9
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 **Note: Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9”
How to keep overhead from killing your small gym
I used to run very large martial arts classes, up to about 100 people at once. Over they years, I found it was much better to work with smaller groups better coach to client ratio means more quality instruction safety is improved results are better less overhead When I transitioned to the strength and fitnessContinue reading “How to keep overhead from killing your small gym”
Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #7 & #8
General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps 1 hand halos x 15/15 reps Adex club mills x 20 rep Sanddune plyo push ups x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex mace test **Note: no conditioning/accessory work during tests**
Short Notice Schedule Change for April 5
The Cave will be closed in the morning tomorrow, Thursday. Hopefully I can have it back open later in the day. Call or text me at 941-228-8341 before driving to the Cave!
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**
Change: a love/hate relationship in fitness
Many people want changes made, but most refuse to change themselves. Why is that? Simple, change requires a few things that people often are resistant to: a realistic grasp of what the current problem areas are a solid plan to make those changes happen more self-discipline more hard work more patience People often sabotage themselvesContinue reading “Change: a love/hate relationship in fitness”
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”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club long cycle swipes x 25 reps Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps dislocates x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) back squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) back squats x 10 reps, followed by 4 restContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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