Why do I train outdoors when I own my own gym?
I love training outdoors!
Besides somethings you can only do outdoors, like throwing kettlebells, etc.
More classes being added
Starting next week I am adding several day time Warrior Strength-Cardio classes to our schedule.
Our lead off class tonight was a hit!
It is a great change of pace from all the heavy lifting we do at the Cave.This will give everyone’s bodies a chance to get some active recovery while improving endurance, grip strength, tendon strength, and stabilization.
New classes will be Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 10:00-10:30am
Of course we WILL continue to lift heavy still the rest of the time!
A job well done
Warrior Strength-Cardio
Ancient warriors had to be able to fight hand-to-hand all day long.
Just defeating one of the enemy was just the beginning, there would probably be many more.
We have designed our new class with those ancient concepts in mind.
Maces and clubs were used in close combat back then, and we will use them in our classes now.
We also will be using a variety of hard-core body weight exercises to build overall athleticism, speed, and endurance.
Keeping your heart rate up will not be a problem while you are swinging one of these ancient weapons and pushing your body to keep moving when fatigue sets in (and it will quickly).
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-7:00pm
Clubs were used by Native Americans
Since we have added club and mace training to our programming, I wanted to add a bit of history on their use over the centuries.
Many people are familiar with the club and mace training done in countries like India, but probably not too many on their use here in America (granted America is a very young nation compared to the others).
The photos shown here are war clubs, but clubs were also used in some forms of hunting
as shown in the photo of Indians during an alligator hunt.
Clubs, like swords, in other cultures were close-range weapons. A warrior had to have great strength and endurance to use them in battle.
Today, with the new versions of clubs and maces, like the ones from Adex; you might not be hunting alligators with them, but they are still very relevant for the times we live in.
On any given day, you might have to fight to protect yourself or your family with whatever you can get your hands on.
Our Warrior strength-cardio class (club/mace/bodyweight)can help you be better prepared.
Why do club and mace training?
Thinking outside the box sounds good, but
I hear that phrase used a lot, in fact it is used so much it is pretty meaningless. I mean it sounds cool (or it used to) but few people actually put it into practice.
It seems that many people just switch boxes and still get trapped inside small thinking patterns and training dogmas.
Many times I have said that changing just for the sake of change is pointless and futile.
Changing with the specific intent of improving your overall level of strength and conditioning is much more effective.
So what should a person change?
First of all, know why you are training in the first place.
Second, analyze what doesn’t seem to be producing results over a set period of time.
Remember,though, the basics are time-tested and work very well.
Your approach to changing up a basic lift might be something simple like changing the bar position on a back squat. You could take it a step further and do Zercher squats for a while.
The point is, you are still squatting, just a different way.
The same goes for bodyweight training. You can change from burpees to sprawls. You can do pull ups with Fat Gripz instead of a regular bar.
Yes, the point is the same as with the squat example.
Frivolous change would be like using something ridiculous like shaker weights instead of squatting.
The take home point with that is that kind of change will be a waste of your time (even though it will free up the squat rack for someone who really wants to train).
Rise above the herd
It’s common practice for people to just copy someone else’s training ideas.
At least I hope they are honest enough to say whose ideas they are using; however, some just say that it’s their own ideas.
Serious coaches/athletes have their own unique qualities to offer.
That is the best way!
Why work on grip strength?
Your hands are vital to your everyday life and to your strength training.
Never neglect grip training!
At 80 years old he said, “Give me this mountain!”
I love to read about people who have refused to fall apart as they chronologically age.
There is so much “evidence” that says you cannot be strong and fit your whole life.
I say flush all that garbage!
Must be that this ancient warrior never read the studies that said he couldn’t do what he did.
This man was a Hebrew warrior named Caleb (Joshuas’s side-kick) he wanted a certain portion of land that was still occupied by the enemy, and he said that he was as strong at 80 as he was at 40.
Joshua was in charge, and he told Caleb if he wanted it to go take it by force.
This mighty man fought hand-to-hand against much younger men and won!
Like the t-shirt I saw at Ranger Up the other day says, “Beware the old man in a world where men often die young!”
There are numerous other examples of people who have achieved excellence throughout their very long lives. This does not just apply to ancient history, this is true today!
Never quit! Never believe all the junk you read online about aging, just go and stay strong yourself. Find new challenges, learn new things, and prove all the critics and nay-sayers wrong again!
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