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Cave Strong-Quarterly Strength & Work Capacity Tests #3 & #4

General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) pull up test **Note: no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Cave Strong-training of the day #537

general warm up (10 minutes) clock push ups x once around the clock Bulgarian bag 360’s x 10/10 reps kettlebell high pulls x 8/8 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bear hug keg squats  set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) bear hug keg squats x 4 reps x 7 sets conditioning/accessory work (1Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day #537”

Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #406

general warm up (10 minutes) resistance band vertical pull a parts x 50 reps inch worms x 50 feet kettlebell V presses x 10 reps Sanddune jumps x 10 reps Burgener drills specific warm up (5 minutes) clean and split jerk set up and light practice strength (20 minutes) clean and split jerk x 3Continue reading “Cave Strong-training of the day (TOD) #406”

Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity tests #3 & #4

General warm up (10 minutes) Americanas x 50 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps windshield wipers x 20 reps jumping jacks x 50 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Adex club long cycle test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) pull up test **Note: no conditioning/accessory work during tests**

Training Journals–the secret weapon

  Some say, “I only compete against myself,” and that is cool; however if they don’t keep a training journal they are lying. How do they know if they are making progress or not? My current training journal spans over a decade. I know from it what works best for me. Everyone who trains atContinue reading “Training Journals–the secret weapon”

make up test for-Quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2

General warm up (10 minutes) resistance band pull a parts x 100 reps Sanddune power steps x 100 reps Adex club barbarian pull overs x 25 reps Sanddune push ups x 15 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) bench press test rest as needed specific warm up (5 minutes) deadlift tests **Note:  no conditioning/accessory workContinue reading “make up test for-Quarterly strength & work capacity tests #1 & #2”

make up test-Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9

General warm up (10 minutes) bear crawls x 100 feet jumping jacks x 50 reps tin mans x 100 feet kettlebell high pulls x 10/10 reps Adex arc 2 hand front cleans x 10 reps specific warm up (5 minutes) Burgener drills squat cleans set up and light practice squat cleans test  **Note:  no conditioning/accessoryContinue reading “make up test-Cave Strong-quarterly strength & work capacity test #9”

Breakthrough!

I am so proud of this gal! She has trained with us consistently for quite a while, despite back & neck problems, and today she was able to do her very first unassisted dips! She is 59 years young. Jaz is a fighter and doesn’t give up when things get difficult. Way to go Jaz!

Two weeks from today–Mace Fit Certification

We are psyched to see who  the next group of Certified Mace Fit Level 1 Coaches will be! Only open-minded, forward-thinking people will see where this type of training is headed. Mace training is gaining popularity very quickly all over the world. You can be part of the next wave of fitness or you canContinue reading “Two weeks from today–Mace Fit Certification”

Your mind–best friend or worst enemy?

How you handle the mental aspect of your training is a big deal, to say the least If you are not fully-engaged in every aspect of your training, every day, every rep and set you are sabotaging yourself. Does that mean you will set new PRs each training session? No, it just insures that youContinue reading “Your mind–best friend or worst enemy?”