Fun fact: the Brachialis (not biceps) is the prime mover for elbow flexion. You could say that the bicep curl should actually be named Brachialis Curl, but that doesn’t sound impressive or cool at all. As you might know by now, one of my favourite subjects is writing about correct exercise naming and exercise variations, […]
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In co-operation with Muscle and Motion—one of the best tools to help people understand the movements and muscles used in exercises. Above is a video of the all-time Cavemantraining favourite exercises, battling ropes double waves. Like? You can see the original video below Caveman Trainer Goes Through Insane Workout.
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Over the many years we’ve been steadily growing as an online unconventional fitness community and magazine, and it’s awesome. We’ve hit over 4,128,935 views and 17,593 subscribers on our Youtube channel. Our website now has a bounce rate of 42% (the lower the better), our monthly pageviews are peaking around 18,000 and still growing. Our Alexa ranking
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Being a top athlete requires your body to sustain a high level of physical stress. Exposing your body to constant weight lifting, bench presses, push-ups, sit-ups, long-distance runs, and sprints week in week out may lead to an inflamed body, even though you may not be aware of it These physically draining activities can have
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People in today’s society lack a point of reference for suffering. They describe being so tired that they just can’t get out of bed, are too sore to workout, or are to quick giving up when a task gets difficult. What people think is an exhausting ordeal is actually quite within their realms of capability.
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There are so many aspects and modalities of training movement that it’s an ongoing of games, play and exploration of freedom in that concept. A lot of the rules that we have become accustomed to in training have been somewhat cast aside when it comes to training movement patterns. Thats not to say other areas
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You hear it all the time “unconventional this, unconventional that”, but what is unconventional? The definition of ‘unconventional’ is something not based on or conforming to what is generally done, and that’s exactly what these 24 unconventional kettlebell exercises are.
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The Hip Hinge together with the Squat are two of the most fundamental and primal exercises in existence. There is quite a bit of material on the Squat, but the Hip Hinge is mostly overlooked other than in books covering Deadlifts. Here at Cavemantraining we changed that, behold, the precursor to Deadlifting, Bent-Over Rows, CrossFit Barbell
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The Definition of a Squat and Hip Hinge Yes, you know what a squat is, you probably even know how to perform it correctly, but do you know the true and clear definition of a squat? Do you know where the scope of a squat starts and ends? In other words, do you know what
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I think it’s a lot of bull to justify the American Swing with it being more natural to complete the movement, if that is the case, then why do deadlifts at all, why not complete it with a clean or snatch? Hold your horses, just because I don’t agree with the above, does not mean I don’t like the American Swing, I’m just saying the above is bull to justify it.
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Why squat with a kettlebell when you can squat with a barbell, right? A barbell you can load with 100’s of kilo’s, and with a kettlebell you’re lucky if you can get to 96kg in total with two kettlebells. So why squat with a kettlebell?
Do You Even Kettlebell Squat Bro!? Read More »
Written by Tom Morrison Ultimately the key to making long term progress is: DON’T GET INJURED. Go hard or go home, no pain no gain, yes I totally agree with, and I am all for it! That’s cool beans IF, you are willing to put the work in to have balance. Let’s face it, there
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Everyone knows that triceps push-ups work the triceps, duh, that’s why they’re called tricep push-ups. But do you know why they work the triceps more? You might say “because the elbows are tucked in”, but that’s like asking “why do you like french fries?” and answering with “because they’re good!”. It’s not because we
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Written by Kelly Manzone Video editing by Taco Fleur I often get asked, “What are the benefits of mace training?” I always answer with, “It enhances my overall health and training performance” Mace training can be part of a well-rounded fitness program; one in which that makes you feel healthy and strong. Personally, as I
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Lots of people are getting injured throwing kettlebells, barbells and dumbbells around, and they want the world to know about it, they want to warn you about them.
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Some people use it as an excuse to keep from doing what they know is going to improve their life but know will be hard and they then rather take the easy way out.
Excuses to Avoid Working Out—I Just Need to Get FIT First Read More »
What I’m going to tell you is not to boast, but is written in the hope you will pursue what makes you happy. I’ve not had an awesome childhood, so I left home at 15 and entered the military at 16, and never looked back. Left the country I was born in, the Netherlands, at age 19 (approx) and moved to Spain, which is one of the best countries to live in, for me, the sky is a different kind of blue here, unlike anywhere else, the mountains are so peaceful, the streams and canyons are absolutely beautiful.
Kettlebell Life. Pursue Life, Not a Career! Read More »
At the beginning of my Kettlebell journey I trained with several different trainers and often I’d find myself thinking
“this guy doesn’t know what he’s doing, that’s not a kettlebell clean”
But I’d soon find out that what they demonstrated was indeed a type of clean, the fact is that there are many different types of Kettlebell Cleans, they just weren’t specific with the TYPE of clean they were demonstrating.
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I decided that I had enough of calling the Romanian Dead Lift (RDL) and as of that day I’m going to call the RDL for what it really is, which is a “Hip Hinge Hang Lift”, I won’t be calling it a Romanian Dead Lift anymore, as the weight is not dead on the ground, I first mentioned this in an older video I posted on Youtube back in 2014
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Search the Internet for the definition of a Clean and all you’ll find is information on a Clean with a particular piece of exercise equipment, like for example a Power Clean with an Olympic Bar, you’ll also find references to Clean & Jerk, Clean & Press, but these are all specific versions of a Clean or a
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