general warm up (10 minutes) Double Adex club front swings x 50 reps Double Adex club side cleans x 30 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps Power Wheel roll outs x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) stone carry set up and short practice carries strength (20 minutes) stone carries x 100 feetContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Category Archives: physical culture
Clearing up confusion in unconventional training
It is an understatement to say the flood of information (and mis-information) on the Internet is very confusing. There are some very credible training resources online which are often almost blotted out by hype and faddish nonsense. Unconventional training is not exempt from this any more than mainstream fitness. The general public often falls preyContinue reading “Clearing up confusion in unconventional training”
Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2
make-up tests 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: noContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2”
They say big guys can’t do pull ups
I say “Why not?”, then commence to prove them wrong. At 6’5″, Kareem doesn’t buy the lie! In fact, neither does Bud Jeffries. He has been proving the naysayers wrong about what “big guys can’t do” for many years . As you can see here If you are a big guy, or you train bigContinue reading “They say big guys can’t do pull ups”
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”
Simple non-gym exercises
Just brought a Grinder Kord (suspension device)and my Adex mace today
The Cave will be rocking all through April
We are kicking off next month with our infamous quarterly strength & work capacity tests– five barbell tests two bodyweight tests two macefit.com tests Next we will have our monthly men’s strength club, “Iron Brotherhood”– lift big eat big hang out with your brothers Plus, our first macefit.com instructor certification will be held– for coaches/trainersContinue reading “The Cave will be rocking all through April”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) rotation push ups x 20 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps clock push ups x twice around the clock resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) CrossCore chest press set up and practice strength (20 minutes) CrossCore chest press x 10/10/10 reps conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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