fitness for over 40's

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #637

general warmup (15 minutes) Grinder Kord recline rows x 15 reps thick rope pullups x 5 reps Zercher sandbag cleans x 10 reps Sanddune power steps x 40 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) wheel barrow push set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy wheel barrow push x 50 feet x 5 rounds conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #637”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #634

general warmup (15 minutes) chimp walks x 100 feet 1 legged hops x 100 feet side shuffles x 200 feet 45 to 90 degree leg lifts x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Meadows rows set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) Meadows rows x 5/5 reps x 5 sets conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds)Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #634”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9 & #10

General warm up (10 minutes)bear crawls x 100 feetjumping jacks x 50 repstin mans x 100 feetkettlebell high pulls x 10/10 repsAdex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 repsspecific warm up (5 minutes)Burgener drillssquat cleans set up and light practicesquat cleans test rest as neededspecific warm up (5 minutes) sled push test x max.Continue reading “Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9 & #10”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #625

general warmup (15 minutes) rotation pushups x 20 reps mountain climbers x 80 reps hollow rocks x 20 reps Grinder Kord recline rows x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) dumbbell clean & power jerk set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) dumbbell clean & power jerk 4/4 x 5 sets conditioning/accessory work (3Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #625”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #623

general warmup (15 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 75 reps overhead weight plate carry x 100 feet kettlebell swings x 50 reps traveling broad jumps x 100 feet isometric pulls x max effort x 3 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) rack pulls set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy rack pullsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #623”

GRAY HAIR, WHITE HAIR, NO HAIR? YOU STILL NEED TO TRAIN!

In fact, if you are over 40 you need to workout now more than ever. The older you get (over 50, over 60 or more) the importance level goes up more. You cannot afford health-wise to just sit on your butt and watch TV or scroll through social media for hours and hours every day.Continue reading “GRAY HAIR, WHITE HAIR, NO HAIR? YOU STILL NEED TO TRAIN!”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #611

general warmup (15 minutes) resistance band suitcase deadlifts x 20 reps Note: put resistance band under a 45lb bumper plate and stand on top for this exercise Bulgarian bag wood choppers x 15/15 reps situps x 25 reps Diamond pushups x 15 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) grappler twists set up and light practice strengthContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #611”