046. Stone Age Caveman
Handling heavy stones have made cavemen seriously powerful.
After training in style of prehistoric bushcrafter, food gatherer, game hunter and warrior, it would be wise to move to a more serious training method. Stones are significantly heavier then tree branches and wooden tools, so they are much more productive for power training.
Strongman are regularly lifting Atlas stones in competition events. If you lift stones and carry them around, just like strongman do, you will also become incredibly powerful. Just don’t forget to use common sense when choosing stones. Weight should be appropriate for your age, gender and current state of physical condition. Stones have to be light enough to allow quick lifting, which is necessary for power training. At the same time, stones have to be heavy enough to build strength and maintain training efficiency.
- Squat: Go down into deep squat position while holding a stone in front of the chest, like goblet. Stand up and repeat.
- Olympic Lift: Lift heavy stone from the ground up to the overhead position. Do only a couple of lifts, with full rest before each attempt. Lift quickly and use momentum.
- Deadlift: Choose a very heavy stone for this exercise. Hinge in hips, slightly bend your knees, pick the stone up from the ground and stand straight. Put it back on the ground and repeat several times.
- Carry: Choose an averagely heavy stone and carry it around for time or distance. Practice different holds: 1.) Sumo deadlift hold or walk while holding stone between legs, perfect for carrying heavy stones over short distances. 2.) Bear hug hold on chest. 3.) Underhand hold on chest. 4.) Single shoulder hold, with switching shoulders regularly. 5.) Overhead hold, but be particularly careful with this one, because you may drop stone on your head.
- Throw: Choose a relatively light stone to be able to effectively throw it. For development of balanced power throughout the whole body, you should practice different throwing styles: 1.) Toss it up and forward with both hands from the half squat position. 2.) Push it forward with both hands from the chest, in style of basketball chest pass. 3.) Throw stone forward from behind the head by extending both arms, in style of soccer throw-in. 4.) Single arm throw from the shoulder, in style of athletic shot-put, just remember to train both arms equally.
This can be vary hard and very effective way to train. If you are dedicated and persistent in training with stones, you will become powerful just like stone age caveman.
On a side note, if you become powerful, your testosterone levels will go up. If testosterone goes up, your cave woman will be very happy and that is certainly a rewarding by-product of training for power. However, if you don’t give your best in training, she will punish you by giving you nothing or may even hit you with that authentic stone age axe. So, better train hard, impress her and enjoy your love life in the cave :)
