WOW: The Cave Bear

November 1, 2010

Announcement: Stay tuned for another blog post, published later today. Grok on!

5 cycles of 4 reps:
Hang Clean to Right Shoulder
Left Leg Lunge
Right Shoulder Dominant Push Press
(Repeat sequence on left side to complete one rep)

How-to:
Warmup: Pick two or three exercises from the hip mobility post. Finish with a 30 second Grok Squat.
Equipment: Something heavy that can rest on a single shoulder – think sandbag, heavy rock, heavy bag, slosh tube, kettlebell, dumbell.
Are you aware of the Bear?
The Bear is a popular, grueling complex of movements that attempts to – and, I think, succeeds at – provide an intense total body strength/conditioning workout using free weights. It’s not clear where or when it started, nor who came up with it, but I’m going to tweak it pretty hard for this week’s WOW. Typically performed using a barbell, the Bear puts you through the ringer: […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

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