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**

Why we do quarterly testing at the Cave

Next Monday, it starts again, another  series of strength & work capacity tests will begin. Over the next 2 weeks our athletes will be tested in several different ways, including 1RM, 3RM, 5 minute test, 10 minute test. They will be tested on 5 barbell lifts, 2 bodyweight exercises, 1 Steel mace test, and 1Continue reading “Why we do quarterly testing at the Cave”

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”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6

make-up test 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 testContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #5 & #6”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9

General warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet jumping jacks x 50 reps tin mans x 100 feet kettlebell high pulls x 10/10 reps Adex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice squat cleans test     **Note: Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9”

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**

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 7 & 8

general warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club inside mills x 15/15 reps Adex club halos x 15/15 reps Sanddune jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) push press set up and light practice test push press specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex mace 10-to-2 set up and lightContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity make-up tests 7 & 8”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm up (10 minutes) rear bear crawls x 100 feet Adex club outside mills x 15/15 reps Adex mace barbarian squats  15 reps Sanddune squats x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) squatContinue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test 9”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests 1 & 2

Note–All classes will be used for testing Jan. 1-12 except for the 6:30am steel club & mace classes general warm  up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps Adex club long cycle swipes x25 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5  minutes)Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests 1 & 2”