Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) Adex club alternating barbarian lunges x 20 reps Battling Ropes x 100 waves Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps Zercher sandbag squats x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) thick bar Pendlay rows x 5/5/5/5/5 reps conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “Cave Strong- training of the day (TOD)”

How strong can you get with maces and clubs?

In this simple, outdoor setting this guy works up to 50kg for reps with gadas (maces). That amount of weight on a barbell is no big deal, but when you are swinging it around your head, it’s almost impossible. It can be done though, watch this guy in action!

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) pull a parts x 100 reps mountain climbers x 100 reps Adex club side cleans x 30 reps Adex mace “10-to-2” x 30 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills muscle cleans x 10 reps clean complex set up and light reps strength (20 minutes) clean complex — dip cleans x 3/3/3Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Answer to a question I got tonight

At the Cave, I do my utmost to provide the most effective training that I can. However, what people do when they are not there can sabotage all their hard work. I advise people to do several simple things, besides training consistently: get plenty of sleep eat plenty of high quality protein, fats, & carbsContinue reading “Answer to a question I got tonight”

More details on our “unofficial” steel club & mace competition on June 24**

The excitement about this event is building, and for good reason. This will be the very first competition like this in our city. As many of you know, the steel club and mace revolution is spreading like wildfire and we are blessed to be able to introduce this type of training to our are! **DateContinue reading “More details on our “unofficial” steel club & mace competition on June 24**”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x twice around the clock AbMat sit ups x 20 reps Adex mace 360’s x 30 reps mountain climbers x 75 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps traveling broad jumps x 100 feet specific warm up (5 minutes) sandbag shouldering/keg squat set up and light practice strength (20Continue 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 30 reps Adex club front clean/squat/pull over x 20 reps resistance band archer pulls x 30/30 reps medicine ball chest passes x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) sled push set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) heavy sled push x 50 feetContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

** general warm up (10 minutes) rear walking lunges x 100 feet resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps rotation push ups x 20 reps Adex club pull overs x 30 reps tuck jumps x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) hand over hand sled pulls set up and light practice strength (20Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Tomorrow we kick off a week of Strongman training & heavy partial lifts

No one gets  strong by accident! If you don’t want to lift heavy, don’t come in.

Don’t let your ego sabotage your progress

A measured amount of confidence is a good thing but an over-sized ego is not. It takes a lot of maturity and wisdom, along with a solid work ethic to make progress over the long haul. If you are training alongside someone who can pull 100lb more than you, that doesn’t automatically mean you shouldContinue reading “Don’t let your ego sabotage your progress”