The Cave

Strength Leaks

I am sure you have heard this many times too, “Wow! I didn’t think I lost that much strength!”,

when someone has been gone from training for a while then returns.

My question is, why are they surprised?

What happens to your car when you take your foot off the gas pedal while you’re driving?

While I am not opposed to someone taking a little time off periodically, chronically laying out of training

never helps. A person will always be weaker when they do that; and they will probably have gained some fat also.

Their strength has “leaked out”.

Going back to square one over and over again is very frustrating for all involved, in fact, I will not let a person train at the Cave who does that.

Be all in all the time if you want to make progress!

Be like the reindeer, not like Santa

A sleigh (sled) is pulled by strong animals.

At the Cave, do a lot of sled training:

pushes
pulls
forward backward, & laterally

It’s a big part of how we build strong animals (Cave girls & Cave men)!

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During the holidays, many people will be like the big guy in the red suit sitting on his butt in the sleigh. Don’t be that guy!

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Yes, of course, it is a good thing to give people you care about gifts.

Just remember, pull the sleigh, don’t just sit in it!

Why odd object training is so important

20161219_181853_li “Life doesn’t come with convenient handles on it.”

–Drew Wolter

The results follow the work, it’s just that simple

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Keeping your edge during the holidays

It’s that time of year again, and training time seems to evaporate, The fact is, it really hasn’t, only the uncommitted will think it has.

Don’t get me wrong, I think people should enjoy the holidays, as for myself as a follower of Christ, Christmas has a very special significance for me and my family.

However, that doesn’t mean all training stops, far from it! I train year round.

Here’s some simple advice to keep you fit during this time of year.

stick to basic exercises, especially bodyweight
keep a couple of training tools handy, like an Adex club or a sandbag, that you can throw in your car and use most anywhere
keep your training short & intense aka “quick & dirty”
Make the most of the time you have, make it count!

This should be a no-brainer, but it isn’t for many time-frazzled folks.

A few words from our Cave Strong Athlete of the Year for 2016

Non-gym training with my Adex club

Training and the rhythm of your life

What a screwy title for a blog post, right?

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Those of you who have trained for years, or even decades, have already found it and embraced it.

When training is so ingrained in you it is a no-brainer whether or not you will be training on any given day. Of course you will, it is a huge part of your life.

You don’t have to decide whether or not you’ll give 100% effort on each rep.

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Does that mean that progress will come in leaps and bounds after many years of training? No, not at this point, but progress will still be made. It just takes a lot more to make it happen now than when you were new.

For new people, the results will come fast, but what happens when they no longer do?

What if it doesn’t seem like fun any more?

What if you plateau and can’t break through it?

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