general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet alternating leg lifts x 40 reps sprawls x 20 reps Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sandbag complex set up and light practice strength (sandbag complex x 2 rounds) shouldering x 10/10 reps Zercher cleans x 10 reps BTNContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Category Archives: womens fitness
Answer to a question I got tonight
At the Cave, I do my utmost to provide the most effective training that I can. However, what people do when they are not there can sabotage all their hard work. I advise people to do several simple things, besides training consistently: get plenty of sleep eat plenty of high quality protein, fats, & carbsContinue reading “Answer to a question I got tonight”
Standards of the Cave
The Cave is definitely NOT for everyone! I only work with “the dedicated, coachable few”. be humble listen well work hard be consistent People who miss training for 2 weeks or more without notifying the coach are out for good, except for emergencies, military deployments, etc. If any of the following apply to you, thenContinue reading “Standards of the Cave”
A few words from our Cave Strong Athlete of the Year for 2016
Getting strong from every angle
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?”,Continue reading “Getting strong from every angle”
If someone else can do it, so can you if….
Every year I love watching the CrossFit Games (even people who don’t like CrossFit often still watch them, go figure). The jaw-dropping performances almost stagger the imagination; but there is the catch. Many people just think “I could never do that”, and you know what? They are right. They have already sabotaged themselves. They haveContinue reading “If someone else can do it, so can you if….”
Toxic thought is dangerous to your health and life
Unless you are living under a rock, you see and hear this poison every day. On the Internet, hate is at epidemic proportions. In traffic, people are ready to kill others because they don’t like how they drive. People are seething with rage, bitterness, and vengeful thoughts. Even if they don’t act out those thoughts,Continue reading “Toxic thought is dangerous to your health and life”
Over trained or just under recovered?
Over training can occur, of course, however many people do not train intensely enough or often enough to warrant undue fear of it. You can hear all kinds of differing opinions on it, like anything else on the Internet, just keep in mind it is a possibility. I am more inclined to think that peopleContinue reading “Over trained or just under recovered?”
Twice a year “fat panic” sets in, don’t be fooled
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:Continue reading “Twice a year “fat panic” sets in, don’t be fooled”
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”
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