There’s a good chance that if your body feels tight, tense, or restricted… it’s not just physical.It might be fear.

This week’s blog postulates that while most lifters focus on gaining muscle and strength, the side effect is often becoming tight, compressed, and disconnected. Leopard crawling is presented as an underrated tool for counteracting this, providing a way to build strength and improve movement quality.

Summary of Benefits: Summary of Benefits: Leopard crawling addresses five key areas that heavy lifting can neglect: Undoes Constant Gripping: Decompresses Your Spine: Restores Foot Function: Builds Usable Conditioning: Integrates Everything: The practice restores movement variability, joint mobility, and integrated strength that heavy lifting gradually erodes. The recommended implementation is 2–3 sets of 20–40 seconds at the end of a workout, or 10 minutes on a separate day, as conditioning, maintaining hips below shoulders, eyes on the horizon, and breathing through the nose.
Leopard crawling addresses five key areas that heavy lifting can neglect:

Undoes Constant Gripping
Decompresses Your Spine
Restores Foot Function
Builds Usable Conditioning
Integrates Everything

The practice restores movement variability, joint mobility, and integrated strength that heavy lifting gradually erodes. The recommended implementation is 2–3 sets of 20–40 seconds at the end of a workout, or 10 minutes on a separate day, as conditioning, maintaining hips below shoulders, eyes on the horizon, and breathing through the nose.

This post proposes a different view of "emotional eating," suggesting it is often the nervous system trying to self-regulate and shift from a sympathetic "fight or flight" response to a parasympathetic response. When stressed, the brain seeks ways to feel safe, and eating or chewing can trigger this soothing effect, exemplified by Golf Pro Rory McIlroy using a protein bar to regulate his nervous system during high-stakes moments.

Chewing works because it:

• Initiates a "rest and digest" response.
• Supports vagus nerve activity, aiding the shift back to a parasympathetic state.
• Signals to the brain, "I’m safe," since the body doesn't eat when in danger.


Instead of immediate snacking when overwhelmed, the article suggests other reset options, such as a short walk, deep nasal breathing, rolling, humming, or chewing gum.

The document expresses frustration with the reactive approach people often take to physical pain, contrasting it with the proactive way they hire professionals for other common issues (a landscaper for the lawn, a plumber for the toilet).

The core message is a reminder about the importance of being proactive with health and movement using RESETs: Reactive vs. Proactive: People often wait until they are in extreme pain to seek professional help or use tools like RESETs, rather than addressing issues with gentle movement sooner. RESETs are often used only for "fixing" problems, when the goal should be to continuously build better function rather than wait for dysfunction.

Purpose of RESETs: They are intended to prepare the mind and body, refine movement, and expand capacity for clients and patients.

The provided text introduces Pressing RESET, Original Strength's foundational movement restoration program. It is based on the Neuro-Developmental Movement Sequence and aims to restore fundamental strength and mobility by tapping into the body's original design. The core of the program consists of five developmental movement patterns, called the RESETS: Belly Breathing, Head Control, Rolling, Rocking, and Cross-Crawl movements. These movements act as a "reset button" for the central nervous system, which can become "glitchy" due to stress, injuries, or sedentary habits.

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This week, we argue that traditional, forceful stretching may be counterproductive because the feeling of "tightness" is often a protective measure—a "brake"—imposed by the nervous system when it perceives instability or threat. This system unconsciously restricts movement and strength to prevent harm. Instead of mechanically overpowering this brake, the Original Strength philosophy advocates for simple, restorative movements (like rolling, rocking, and crawling) which are inherently non-threatening and increase stability. By making the brain feel safe and secure, these "RESET" movements prompt the nervous system to naturally ease the muscular restrictions, resulting in an effortless, genuine increase in mobility and strength.

The human body is an incredible machine, constantly adapting and evolving. At the heart of this ability is the brain's remarkable capacity for change—a phenomenon known…

This week, we share our belief that the key to overcoming the mid-January slump and finding lasting hope in New Year's resolutions is to abandon complex plans in favor of simplicity and returning to the body's natural design by "Pressing RESET." This methodology involves reinforcing the Original Strength Big Five RESETS—Breathing, Nodding/Head Control, Rolling, Rocking, and Gait—which are the foundational movements humans are born with. By restoring fundamental strength and stability through these simple acts (Pressing RESET), individuals can improve workouts, facilitate weight loss, achieve deeper sleep, reduce stress, and ultimately create a sense of physical safety and calmness that positively impacts all aspects of life and relationships. All of this allows a person to reset their nervous system and help their brain know it is safe.