Tag Archives: #powerlifting

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)

In honor of “Dr. Squat” Fred Hatfield, who passed away this weekend,  we will be  squatting on Monday! general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps dislocates x 10 reps kettlebell swings x 50 reps Adex club pull overs x 20 reps Adex club or mace barbarian squats x 20 repsContinue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD)”

Things that make coaching worthwhile

Why do I coach? Why do I still like coaching? It’s not the money, that’s for sure, though we make enough for what we need. If anyone wants to open a gym or be a coach because they think they will get rich doing it, they are delusional. Anyone whose main motivation in life isContinue reading “Things that make coaching worthwhile”

Getting strong from every angle

Life is unpredictable, at best, you never know what you might be facing that day when you get up in the morning. I believe that our training should build a well-rounded readiness for any situation. If someone were to ask how we train at the Cave, for instance, “Do you do Powerlifting or Olympic Weightlifting?”,Continue reading “Getting strong from every angle”

Powerlifting can make your stronger than you’ve ever been

I love all forms of heavy lifting! Many people, especially from other training disciplines, don’t seem to appreciate how strong Powerlifting can make a person. This is to their own detriment. People who may never have the desire to compete in Powerlifting, should still include Powerlifting in their training anyhow. My gym, the Cave, startedContinue reading “Powerlifting can make your stronger than you’ve ever been”

How electro-mechanical delay can negatively affect your lifting

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to write a few articles for Mike Mahler’s Aggressive Strength Newsletter. He was the first guy I ever saw doing double kettlebell lifts (100 LB 0r more each). One of the subjects I wrote about was electro-mechanical delay, briefly it is the time it takes for your musclesContinue reading “How electro-mechanical delay can negatively affect your lifting”

Quarterly Strength Tests run all this week

Every three months our people are tested for one rep. max. on each of 5 lifts bench press deadlift strict shoulder press back squat squat clean Each lift must be done with correct technique to be counted full range of motion correct bar path smooth controlled movement Everyone is expected to exceed their previous 1Continue reading “Quarterly Strength Tests run all this week”