Anyone who thinks steroids, or other performance-enhancing drugs, are not being used by numerous top athletes in about every sport is out of touch with reality. Don’t think just one sport is guilty of this. However, many other top athletes have achieved high levels of excellence without their use. One thing I have seen over theContinue reading “Steroids, genetics, and other cop outs”
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Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club inside mills x 20/20 Adex club outside mills x 20/20 reps tuck jumps x 10 reps sandbag shouldering x 10/10 reps resistance sumo high pulls x 20 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) tire flips and lateral keg loading set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) tireContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
If you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room
Immunity to learning is a self-imposed curse. When you stop learning, you are not going to progress any further. The best athletes and coaches I know all have even better coaches coaching them. This takes humility and a hungry desire to achieve excellence. Being “uncoachable” is very easy to spot in someone — (Note: IContinue reading “If you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
Kicking off Monday with a bang! general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps push ups x 25 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps bodyweight squats x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Strongman medley set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) Strongman medley–one round is: log ground-to-overheadContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) weight plate orbits x 30 reps weight plate strict front raises x 15 reps dumbbell pull overs x 15 reps Zercher sandbag squats x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) rack pull set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) heavy rack pulls x 2/2/2/2/2/2 reps conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet side shuffles x 200 feet rotation push ups x 20 reps tuck jumps x 15 reps resistance band Sumo high pulls x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Strongman log “G-to-O.H.” ground-to-overhead lift set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) Strongman logContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) mountain climbers x 100 feet recline rope climbs x 5 drop, rock, & push x 10 reps (learned this from New Warrior Training) alternating Adex mace barbarian lunges x 20 reps Adex club 2 hand mills x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push set up and lightContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) kettlebell suitcase swings x 30 reps Adex club front clean & squat x 20 reps recline rope climbs x 3 isometric close grip pull x max effort x 1/1/1 specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push/farmers walk set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) sled push x 50 feetContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
“A common struggle builds an uncommon bond”
This is the motto for our men’s weightlifting club called Iron Brotherhood One of the reasons this club was formed was to bring guys together through various types of strength training. Many guys are totally isolated these days, except the “fake world” of social media. Men left to themselves often times self-destruct. They go home veryContinue reading ““A common struggle builds an uncommon bond””
Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)
general warm up (10 minutes) kettlebell swings x 30 reps Adex club pull overs x 30 reps Zercher sandbag squats x 10 reps Strongman log cleans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) triple tire flip and rear drag** set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) triple tire flip and rear drag** x 1/1/1/1 **dragContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”
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