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Monday was squats, Wednesday was bench, & Thursday was Adex mace
Posted: April 28, 2017 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #program design, #underground training, Adex, Adex exercise clubs, Adex mace, cave strong, cave strong nation, exercise clubs, fitness, grip training, how to do outdoor workouts, master athletes, masters men, mental toughness, motivation, non-gym workouts, outdoor training, outdoor workouts, physical culturalists, physical culture, training outdoors, unconventional training, Underground StrengthIt’s always a blast at Iron Brotherhood!
Posted: December 4, 2016 in #how to get strong, #underground training, bench press, cave strong nation, coaching, hard-core workouts, mental toughness, motivation, physical culturalists, power lifting, the Cave, unconventional training, Underground Strength, weight lifting clubsTags: #motivation, #powerlifting, coaching, fitness, power, Underground
Getting strong from every angle
Posted: August 28, 2016 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #program design, #underground training, bench press, cave strong, cave strong nation, deadlift, fitness, lose weight, mental toughness, motivation, old school, physical culturalists, physical culture, powerlifting, resistance bands, semi private training, sleds, small group workouts, squat, strength & conditioning, strong ladies, the Cave, Underground Strength, veteran-owned, weight lifting clubs, womens fitnessTags: #master athletes, #mental toughness, #motivation, #powerlifting, #semi-private training, bodyweight, build muscle, building muscle endurance, cavestrong, coaching, fitness, how to get strong, how to get strong with sled training, How to get stronger, near Siesta Key, strength, strongman, theCave, Underground Strength
Life is unpredictable, at best, you never know what you might be facing that day when you get up in the morning. I believe that our training should build a well-rounded readiness for any situation.
If someone were to ask how we train at the Cave, for instance, “Do you do Powerlifting or Olympic Weightlifting?”, the answer is yes. It’s not one or the other.
Whether it’s CrossFit or Strongman or Underground Strength, or PowerX, the answer is yes, once again.
Do we prefer barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, sandbags, kegs, stones, logs, bands, chains, sleds, or bodyweight? The answer is still yes.
Bruce Lee said, “If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them”.
Does nature punish the specialist?
Posted: August 12, 2016 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #how to train safely, #program design, #underground training, Adex exercise clubs, Battling Ropes, bodyweight, cave strong nation, coaching, exercise clubs, mental toughness, motivation, nutrition, Olympic lifts, physical culturalists, powerlifting, safe training, safe workouts, semi private training, small group workouts, strength & conditioning, Underground Strength, veteran-owned, weight lifting clubsTags: #mental toughness, #motivation, #semi-private training, bodyweight, build muscle, cavestrong, coaching, fitness, how to get strong, near Siesta Key, strength, theCave, Underground Strength
One of the statements that caught my attention when I first found CrossFit in 2004 was that nature punishes the specialist.
Over the years I have learned from numerous coaches and athletes who are very accomplished in their respective sports, whether it is Powerlifting, Strongman, Underground, Olympic Weightlifting, CrossFit and more.
In the overall scheme of things we need to make a distinction between training just for general fitness and training for a competitive sport.
Being able to lift, run, swim, climb, jump, carry, fight, etc. are all part of a generalized approach to fitness.
This approach can be extremely useful in daily life, especially as the world gets crazier, it seems, every day. You never know what you might encounter, and this is a way to be better prepared.
However, if you a competitor, it is vital to be a specialist in your sport. The things that are great for generalized fitness will not be helpful, for example, in getting a big total in Powerlifting.
It is important to know why you are training and what your goals are before you begin your training journey.
If you are already training, and decide to change from generalized fitness to a competitive lifting sport, you will need to dial in your training to fit that new goal.
Make smart choices and follow through on them.
Twice a year “fat panic” sets in, don’t be fooled
Posted: June 8, 2016 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #program design, #underground training, bodyweight, cave strong, cave strong nation, coaching, fat loss, fit African-American women, fit Moms, fitness, healthy body, lose weight, mental toughness, motivation, no excuses, non-gym workouts, physical culturalists, safe training, safe workouts, semi private training, small group workouts, strength & conditioning, strength training for women, the Cave, Uncategorized, veteran-owned, wellness, women who lift weights, womens fitnessTags: #mental toughness, #motivation, #semi-private training, cavestrong, near Siesta Key, Underground Strength
Summer is just about here and so is the next “fat panic” across America.
This occurs around New Years also. It is very predictable.
The unreasonable fear of looking bad in a bathing suit suddenly hits those who have neglected their health and fitness all the rest of the year.
Here’s the main problem, though:
- slick marketers know this and prey on the people caught up in the panic
- every slick scheme imaginable will be promoted through the media, Internet, etc.
- gullible, uninformed people will buy almost anything to get slimmer fast
You can help prevent your family and friends from getting suckered by the con artists out there by making them aware of this. Some still won’t listen, but some might.
Remember:
- No one can safely get a lean attractive body in just a few days or even weeks
- Rapid weight loss scams are dangerous
- Losing weight fast with a crazy diet usually entails losing muscle mass and other things your body needs
- It takes good program design and a solid work ethic to get fit and lean
The people who will look great in a bathing suit his summer are already in excellent shape, they bare not in panic mode. They trained all winter. There are NO shortcuts or magic formulas!
My approach overall is strength and fitness are the main priorities
However, train the right way for strength and fitness and the improved looks are just a byproduct of that.
Don’t let the people you care about get suckered!
Tendon strength–the missing link in training
Posted: June 2, 2016 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #how to train safely, #program design, #underground training, Adex exercise clubs, cave strong, cave strong nation, coaching, health, healthy body, how to do, mental toughness, motivation, old school, physical culturalists, physical culture, safe training, safe workouts, semi private training, small group workouts, strength & conditioning, strength training for women, the Cave, Underground Strength, veteran-owned, womens fitnessTags: #mental toughness, #motivation, #semi-private training, cavestrong, coaching, fitness, how to get strong, How to get stronger, near Siesta Key, strength, strongman, tendon strength, theCave, Underground Strength
The first time I heard tendon strength mentioned as a focal point of training was back in 2004 at a Russian Systema school here in my city. The instructor, Saulius “Sonny” Puzikas, had served in Special Operations (Spetsnaz) before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
He knew what mattered in the real world when. it came to training, and I took his advice.
Tendon strengthening is part of our training here at the Cave.
Since that time I learned many others focus on tendon strength, especially those who do Strongman training. While other strength sports also realize the importance of it; I have learned the most from Strongmen.
The latest issue of Milo has an excellent article on this subject by Dr. William Crawford.
He stresses building a solid foundation of full ROM movements, then adding heavy partial lifts and carries. We use these often in our training, in fact, I increased their use after having some tendon injuries. I have not had any other injuries since that time.
Tendons do not heal as fast as muscles, it is wise to protect them.
Strong tendons won’t make you bullet-proof, but they will definitely help you train safer and get much stronger.
What is the “non-gym” movement?
Posted: April 13, 2016 in #how to get strong, #how to stay healthy, #underground training, bodyweight, cave strong, cave strong nation, endurance, fat loss, fit Moms, fitness, healthy body, how to do, how to do outdoor workouts, lose weight, mental toughness, motivation, no excuses, non-gym workouts, outdoor training, outdoor workouts, physical culturalists, physical culture, strength & conditioning, training outdoors, Underground StrengthTags: #mental toughness, #motivation, build muscle, cavestrong, conditioning, how to be more powerful, How to get stronger, near Siesta Key, Underground Strength
