Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Sanddune finger tip hand walks x 50 reps Sanddune split squats x 10/10 reps Americanas x 50 reps Adex club long cycle swipes x 25 reps rear bear crawls x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) rack pulls set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) rack pulls xContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band slow pull a parts x 50 reps resistance band archer pulls x 25/25 reps Adex mace BTN stretch x 60 seconds x 2/2 Sanddune steps x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) back squats set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) back squats x 5/5/5/5/5 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Sandddune hand walks x 50 reps (note-on fingertips) kettlebell figure 8’s x 50 reps rotation push ups x 30 reps Adex club shield casts x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) dead stop bench press set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) dead stop bench press x 5/5/5/5/5Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 40 reps Adex club side cleans x 50 reps recline rope climb x 5 Adex mace split squats x 10/10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sandbag complex set up and light practice strength (3 rounds) sandbag shouldering x 10/10 + sandbag Zercher cleans x 10 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Professional detachment is essential in coaching

Having been a martial arts instructor for many years prior to  my transitioning to strength & fitness coaching I have learned the importance of this. For a coach to be effective, he must definitely be very knowledgeable and experience in his chosen field. However, that is not enough. You must be able to interact withContinue reading “Professional detachment is essential in coaching”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band vertical pull a parts x 100 reps resistance band pause face pulls x 20 reps Adex club front cleans x 20 reps Adex mace barbarian walking lunges x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills dip snatch set up and light reps strength (10 minutes) dipContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club side cleans x 50 reps Adex club halos x 15/15 reps rotation push ups x 20 reps rear bear crawls x 100 feet hanging knee raises x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) lateral keg loading set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) lateral keg loadingContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band slow pull-a-parts x 50 reps Grinder Kord flys x 15 reps tin mans x 100 feet Adex club barbarian pull overs x 30 reps Adex mace grave diggers x 15/15 reps push ups x 25 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press set up and light repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Adex club inside mills x 20/20 reps resistance band Sumo high pulls x 15 reps dislocates x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) squat cleans x 3/3/3/2/2/2 reps conditioning/accessory work (1 round) kettlebellContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Regaining your training focus

One thing about humans is that they tend to keep looking back at problems instead of moving on towards what is next. They keep replaying the negative event in their minds over and over again, even when the problem no longer exists, like Hurricane Irma. For those who lost everything, maybe even loved ones, inContinue reading “Regaining your training focus”