Category Archives: physical culture

Tendon strength–the missing link in training

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. itContinue reading “Tendon strength–the missing link in training”

Cats and dogmas

In case you are wondering, this has nothing to do with cats, but a lot to do with dogmas. I just liked the catchy title! So let’s briefly define dogma as quoted from Vocabulary.com “Dogma means the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system. The literal meaning of dogma in ancient GreekContinue reading “Cats and dogmas”

Power Wheel/Adex club/dips finisher

What is the “non-gym” movement?

I saw this on the wall of a bar, back in the day

I no longer drink any kind of booze, but when I used to I ended up in many “interesting” places (biker bars, usually). They have their own brand of humor and way of looking at the world. This was a classic quote: “We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you.” ForContinue reading “I saw this on the wall of a bar, back in the day”

“Non-gym” workouts

Why do I train  outdoors when I own my own gym? I love training outdoors! Besides somethings you can only do outdoors, like throwing kettlebells, etc.

More classes being added

Starting next week I am adding several day time Warrior Strength-Cardio classes to our schedule. Our lead off class tonight was a hit! It is a great change of pace from all the heavy lifting we do at the Cave.This will give everyone’s bodies a chance to get some active recovery while improving endurance, gripContinue reading “More classes being added”

Warrior Strength-Cardio

Ancient warriors had to be able to fight hand-to-hand all day long. Just defeating one of the enemy was just the beginning, there would probably be many more. We have designed our new class with those ancient concepts in mind. Maces and clubs were used in close combat back then, and we will use themContinue reading “Warrior Strength-Cardio”