Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #747

general warmup (15 minutes) clock pushups x twice around the clock flutter kicks x 150 reps 1 hand pause face pulls x 15/15 reps rear bear crawls x 50 feet bear crawls x 50 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) gallows pull up challenge practice strength (20 minutes) gallows pullup challenge x max reps Note: eachContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #747”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #731

general warmup (15 minutes) sandbag shouldering x 12/12 reps Bulgarian bag 360’s x 15/15 reps resistance bandito squat jumps x 10 reps inch worms x 50 feet specific warmup (5 minutes) thick rope rows set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy thick rope rows x 3 reps x 8 set conditioning/accessory work (1Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #731”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #723

general warmup (15 minutes) overhead weight plate carry x 100 feet weight plate orbits x 10/10 reps weight plate strict front raises x 15 reps Sanddune power steps x 50 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) Hi/Lo sled sprint/pullup set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round= Hi/Lo sled sprint x 100 feet +Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #723”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #722

general warmup (15 minutes) barbarian walking lunges x 100 feet inch worms x 50 feet Grinder Kord reverse flys x 15 reps dumbbell pull overs x 12 reps alternating leg lifts x 20 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) recline bar rows/bench dips set up and practice strength (6 supersets) one superset = recline bar rowsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #722”

how to make sled pulls more effective without heavy loads

I love doing sled work! I mean, who doesn’t? We do all kinds of sled pulls and pushes at the Cave. Don’t let the title fool you. We do very heavy sled work, but there are other ways to get strong with sleds. I got some great insights about sleds studying of one Louie Simmons’Continue reading “how to make sled pulls more effective without heavy loads”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #720

general warmup (15 minutes) flutter kicks x 150 reps clock pushups x twice around the clock barbarian knee walkups x 20 reps Sanddune jumps x 12 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) push press set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) push presses x 5 reps x 5 sets conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) weighted calfContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #720”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #716

general warmup (15 minutes) long cycles x 40 reps inch worms x 50 feet tin mans x 100 feet Sanddune jumps x 12 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) lateral sled pulls set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) lateral sled pulls x 100 feet x 4 rounds conditioning/accessory work (2 rounds) weighted calf raisesContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #716”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #712

general warmup (15 minutes) rotation pushups x 20 reps lat pull downs x 12 reps alternating leg lifts x 30 reps 1 legged hops x 100 feet pause supermans x 15 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) dead-stop bench press set up and light practice strength ( 8 sets ) dead-stop bench press x 3 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #712”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #694

general warmup (15 minutes) dumbbell star complex x 1 dumbbell high pulls x 10/10 reps dumbbell push press x 7/7 reps double dumbbell rack squats x 15 reps specific warmup (5 minutes) sled push/Atlas stone gravity-breakers set up and light practice strength (4 rounds) one round = sled push x 100 feet + Atlas stoneContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #694”