Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club long cycle swipes x 25 reps Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps dislocates x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) back squats set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) back squats x 10 reps, followed by 4 restContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club inside mills  x 15/15 reps Adex club outside mills  x 15/15 reps rear walking barbarian lunges x 100 feet Adex club or arc alternating 1 hand front pull overs x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle swipes set up and light practice strengthContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Today at 3:30pm, Don Giafardino will be live on Facebook discussing the benefits of club & mace training

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Sanddune power steps x 75 reps Sanddune fist push ups x 15 reps tin mans x 100 feet tuck jumps x 15 reps med ball chest passes x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) high/low sled sprint set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) high/low sled sprint xContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Battling Ropes x 100 waves inch worms x 50 feet tin mans x 100 feet Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bear hug keg carry set up and light practice strength (3 rounds) bear hug keg carry x 100 feet x 1/1/1/1 conditioning/accessory work (2Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) mountain climbers x 100 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps Adex mace swings x 15/15 reps Adex mace cross over swings Adex club mills x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Grinder Kord complex set up and practice strength (20 minutes) Grinder Kord complex, one round =10 reps eachContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club front swings x 40 reps Splank (sliders) inch worms x 50 feet rotation push ups x 20 reps tin mans x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) resistance band kettlebell high pulls set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) resistance band kettlebell high pulls x 18/15/12/9/6/3 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Filling the gaps in strength training

At the Cave, we believe in being strong in every direction. If training only involves linear movements, there are gaps. Mace and club training fill in those gaps. We still  squat, bench press, deadlift, snatch & clean on a regular basis plus do odd object training. NO GAPS=NO WEAKNESS

The bathroom scale is not your friend

The subject of how much people weigh, on the average,  now compared to 30 or 40 years ago came up twice this week at the Cave. Yes, overall weight has gone up for both men and women since the 1960s. Perceptions of what “being fat” is have also changed. Back then, where I grew up, itContinue reading “The bathroom scale is not your friend”