What 100% effort looks like

Seth, aka Ichiban, was nervous about this test but gave his total effort to make this max weight sled push. This was 5.9 times his bodyweight

Cave Strong-Iron Brotherhood-training of the day (TOD) #683

general warmup (15 minutes) sandbag shouldering x 20 reps sandbag Zercher squats x 20 reps keg power press x 5 reps Atlas stone lift x 3 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) hand-over-hand sled pull/seated machine chest press/concrete slab carry/weighted pushups set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = hand-over-hand sled pull xContinue reading “Cave Strong-Iron Brotherhood-training of the day (TOD) #683”

Cave Strong-training of the day-(TOD) #584

general warm up (15 minutes) mountain climbers x 50 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps tin mans x 100 feet barbarian split squats x 12/12 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) rear sled pulls set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) rear sled pulls x 100 feet conditioning/accessory work (1 round) weighted step upsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day-(TOD) #584”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests 9 & 10

general warm up (15 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet jumping jacks x 50 reps tin mans x 100 feet kettlebell high pulls x 10/10 reps Arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) squat cleans test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push test

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #563

general warm up (15 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps dive bomber push ups x 10 reps flutter kicks x 150 reps specific warm up ( 5  minutes) sled push set up and light practice strength (5 rounds) heavy sled push x 100 feet conditioning/accessory work (1 round) recline rope  climbs xContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #563”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #560

general warm up (15 minutes) bodyweight squats x 25 reps push ups x 25 reps sit ups x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) rear sled pulls set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) rear sled pulls x 100 feet conditioning/accessory work (1 round) Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps weighted calf raisesContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #560”

Cave Strong-mobile training of the day (TOD) #550

general warm up (15 minutes) figure 8’s to hold x 25 reps 2 hand front swing x 40 reps Bulgarian bag x 15/15 reps jumping jacks x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled pulls/sandbag shouldering  set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round=sled pull x 100 feet + sandbag shouldering xContinue reading “Cave Strong-mobile training of the day (TOD) #550”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #567

general warm up (15 minutes) overhead weight plate carry x 100 feet double club walking horse stance x 50 feet sit ups x 25 reps chimp walks x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) rear sled pulls set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) rear sled pulls x 100 feet conditioning/accessory work (1Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #567”

Kyle “Forklift” Brost setting a new gym record with a 901 lb sled push

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #545

general warm up (15 minutes) resistance band vertical pull a parts x 50 reps resistance band “palms up” pull a parts x 50 reps Power Wheel hand walks x 100 feet Pendlay rows x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) forward sled pull/stone carry set up and light practice strength (5 rounds) one roundContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #545”