“The best thing about this course is the independent study which allows one to take their time advancing from one topic to the next. All material included as part of this certification was detailed thorough and easy to read especially for the average fitness enthusiast. The course was put together in order of progression and assessment grading with a quick turnaround. The assessor also responds promptly when I had questions.” Suzie Kwan
CAVEMANROM is for athletes, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA fighters, Crossfitters, Kettlebell enthusiasts, and everyday people. It is for everyone who wants to move better, function better, and feel better.
The natural progression in CAVEMANROM is mastering the bodyweight movement first, then adding a light load to force more stability and increase ROM under load. The load is light and appropriate. Nothing in CAVEMANROM is about speed, reps, weight, or setting a time. Everything in CAVEMANROM is about improving, injury-proofing, increasing range of motion, and increasing all aspects of mobility.
“The most valuable portion of the program is the assessment and feedback. The quality of your assessment and feedback is beyond anything I have received in my 8 years of CrossFit training.” Debra Onsager
Those who choose to become certified and successfully pass will receive a certificate, and be allowed to call themselves a certified CAVEMANROM Trainer under IKU™ or Cavemantraining, or:
- Certified CAVEMANROM Kettlebell Trainer L3.0
- CAVEMANROM Trainer L3.0
- Flexibility Under Load Trainer
*The word trainer can be replaced with “instructor” as such: Certified CAVEMANROM Instructor L3.0
*The name Cavemantraining can be used in the context of Certified CAVEMANROM Trainer L3.0 Under Cavemantraining
How does it work?
Anyone anywhere in the world can participate in this online kettlebell course, all you need is an internet connection, and a video recording device in the form of a smartphone, go-pro, or camera.
Directly after you sign up you will receive several links to download the study material in the form of PDF, and/or video. You can then study at your own pace, complete exams, and submit assessments at your own leisure, as long as that’s within the time assigned to complete this course. You will get your own assessor with whom you can communicate and ask questions. Certifications will have a time limit of 3 to 6 months and courses purchased without coaching or certification have no time limitation.
“The information that was most valuable to me was both the ebooks (Fundamentals and CAVEMANROM) along with the tutorial videos for both. Then with the study materials, the exam portion was crucial for feedback to continue forward. I was stuck on fundamentals for a long time before I was able to move forward to the core CAVEMANROM content. I appreciated having to pass fundamentals before moving into the core content.”
Course requirements
You need 1 kettlebell.
Everything else you need is included in the course, it will be beneficial if you already have a good base of flexibility, but if that’s not the case, everything to create that base is included in the course. We will work on things like:
- Deep squat
- Shinbox
- Shinbox and leg over
- Jefferson curl
- Windmill
- Upward dog
- Downward dog
- Side bend
- Arms overhead reverse lunge
How long does it take?
A seasoned kettlebell enthusiast could potentially go through the material, complete the exams, submit the assessments and pass in 7 to 10 days. A physically conditioned and flexible person but a novice to kettlebell training could potentially do the same thing in 4 to 8 weeks. Most people like to take their time and spend several hours a week reading, completing one or two exams and submit an assessment, as long as there is regular time devoted to the course each week, one can complete this course within 8 weeks on average. Each participant will have 6 months to complete the course, with no exceptions other than those who request for an extension on physical assessments, meaning that an extension can be provided, for example, to brush up on your technique and submit your video(s) up to 12 months after the start of the course.
Pass requirements
Cavemantraining has an extremely high standard and a 100% exam and 80% physical pass grade are required to receive a certificate. The exams are open book. The assessments are physical and need to be correct before receiving a passing score, the physical assessments are the only parts of this course for which an extension can be requested, which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. There are no physical demands that will be put on the students like having to complete 100 reps of a certain exercise, technique, and the ability to perform the exercises is what will be judged. When you continue your education with us you will have plenty of opportunities to go through physical and mental challenges to test your ability, this is not that stage.
What’s included?
- Ebook(s)
- Master Kettlebell Grips
- Master Kettlebell Racking
- Kettlebell Fundamentals
- CAVEMANROM
- Video(s)
- Kettlebell Fundamentals 120+ minutes
- CAVEMANROM 120+ minutes
- CAVEMANROM workout ULYSSES which has 11 videos:
- Introduction
- Warm-up technique
- Workout technique
- Common mistakes
- Alternatives and progressions
- Programming
- Follow-along warm-up
- Prep work
- Follow-along workout
- Follow-along cooldown
- Assessor time:
- Up to 2 hours for private coaching should you need it
- Up to 3 hours for assessing submitted video, and communication
*on average only half of that is consumed
- Course access
- Certified CAVEMANROM Trainer Certificate
When do I need to re-certify?
Any trainer that advertises their certification needs to re-certify every 5 years. The cost of re-certification is never more than 25% of the initial certification cost. Your previous certification level is automatically renewed if you take the next level certification, whether passing or not. That means if after 4 years you want to stay current, you can take level 3.1 and no matter what, this keeps your L3.0 active, hence, valid for another 5 years.
Does online certification provide the same quality?
Yes absolutely, and even better. Most in-person certifications are usually completed within 1 or 2 days, our online certification takes much longer than that, and provides the student with the time to study properly, and repeat subjects that might require additional work.
Features
- online
- interactive
- high-quality
- progressive
- easy to understand
Kings Combo
Part of the CAVEMANROM suite of exercises.
Some of the exercises in the CAMANROM suite, but not limited to, are:
- Ninety-ninety kettlebell windmill
- Kings combo
- Kettlebell seesaw press
- Kettlebell Sots press
- Kettlebell bent press
- Kettlebell bent press and deadlift
- Kettlebell kneeling bent press
- Kettlebell high windmill
- Kettlebell low windmill
- Double kettlebell windmill
- Kettlebell anyhow windmill
- Kettlebell kneeling windmill
- Kettlebell folding windmill
- Kettlebell ninety-ninety get-up
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Overhead and racked
- Kettlebell Curtsy get-up
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Overhead and racked
- Kettlebell Turkish get-up (lunge style)
- Kettlebell Turkish get-up (squat style)
- Kettlebell deep squat and curl
- Kettlebell halo
- Kettlebell ribbons
- Kettlebell sqibbons
- Kettlebell reverse lunge
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Overhead and racked
- Kettlebell Curtsy lunge
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Overhead and racked
- Kettlebell Curtsy lunge and deadlift
- Single racked
- Single overhead
- Kettlebell spiral press
- Kettlebell pull-over into scap opener
- Kettlebell halo reverse lunge and twist
- Kettlebell squat dead curl
- Kettlebell Hindu squat
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Overhead and racked
- Kettlebell Jefferson curl
- Kettlebell Cossack squat
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Double racked
- Single racked
- Kettlebell overhead squat
- Double overhead
- Single overhead
- Kettlebell narrow goblet squat
- Kettlebell armbar
And many more.
CAVEMANROM and Yoga
CAVEMANROM has nothing to do with Yoga. Yoga is great, Yoga is about breathing techniques, exercise, and meditation. We firmly believe in all these things being important but our philosophy is slightly different and the approach is too. Movements tend to be more dynamic in CAVEMANROM, and of course, we aim to perform movements and poses under load. That load is usually a kettlebell but certainly not limited to.
Mobility Workout
The purchase includes the full and advanced CAVEMANROM workout ULYSSES which has 11 videos:
- Introduction
- Warm-up technique
- Workout technique
- Common mistakes
- Alternatives and progressions
- Programming
- Follow-along warm-up
- Prep work
- Follow-along workout
- Follow-along cooldown
The workout is not a requirement for the course and is only included as additional bonus material.
Are you new to kettlebell training and not sure how to start with kettlebell training?
yamagirl (Verified Customer) –
The best thing about this course is the independent study which allows one to take their time advancing from one topic to the next. All material included as part of this certification was detailed thorough and easy to read especially for the average fitness enthusiast. The course was put together in order of progression and assessment grading with a quick turnaround. The assessor also responded promptly when I had questions.
bbuchanan465 (Verified Customer) –
CAVEMANROM is a great course! I don’t know of anywhere else offering such a comprehensive and dynamic KB course that focuses on KB movements that can help improve range of motion. Throughout the course you are always provided helpful and specific feedback to allow you to improve and master the movements being taught. I highly recommend this course for anyone looking to take their KB training and coaching to the next level.