Original Strength for the Martial Artists
And now, a guest post by Mike Moran, OS Coach: I have been doing Martial Arts,specifically Enshin Karate for close to 8 years now. Currently I am a 2nd Degree Black Belt in the system,…
Shaming the Strong with Simplicity
And now, a guest post by Piers Kwan, OS Coach from Down Under.... I recently discovered that there was to be another Australian Original Strength event this year in Perth. I was excited…
Do Your Thing
When I was a kid I always felt a little… different. That was probably because I knew I was the son of a military man living in post-Vietnam USA, growing up “off-base” and then growing up…
Pride
In OS, we often talk about pressing RESET as an analogy for starting over, or restoring the body. But truly, the idea of pressing reset goes far beyond being limited to the body. Kind of…
Be Your Own "Lab"
People, trainers and other fitness/rehab experts are always surprised at Pressing RESET workshops when I tell part of my story, especially the part about using the foam roller incessantly back in 2002…
Where is the Forest?
In Original Strength, we teach people how to Press RESET by engaging in the same child-like movements they were “preprogrammed” with before they were born, also known as the developmental sequence.
It’s Natural, Why Not Do It More?
Not much of a blog today - just a question for you.
Do Not Imitate
All too often we try to imitate those whom we want to be like. We see people do things or become things and we imitate what they do or try to become who they are. There is nothing wrong with trying…
Start Where You Are, Do What You Can
One of the downsides of being the co-creator of Original Strength, is that people read and see what you do, and forget that where you are now, is not where you started.
Words Matter
Words matter. Who ever came up with the kid's phrase, "Stick and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" was a lier. Words can hurt far worse than sticks and stones…