Hey, it’s Tristan here. If you know me, you know I don’t mess around when it comes to getting results. I’ve spent years fine-tuning what works and what doesn’t, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that commitment is key. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been in the game for a while, …
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Last week, while squatting 205#, I heard a pop in my lower back followed immediately by quite a bit of pain and muscle spasms. Luckily, being a Physical Therapist myself and an Original Strength Certified Clinician, I knew what to do. Injury comes with pain and often localized swelling (and occasionally bleeding). Being an injury …
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I’ve had some conversations recently with some of my Generation X friends that got me thinking about my own parents. They’ve been gone for a few years now, but I’ve been recalling memories of when they were about my age (I’m 63). Specifically, I remember going to visit them at the charming little 55+ community …
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The pinnacle of double kettlebell training is a powerful lockout. Exercises like the military press, push press, and jerk finish with an intentional fixation of the kettlebells overhead. The lockout is the apex of the most powerful movements in the kettlebell lexicon. It represents precision, stability, and resilience. But since the overhead position requires prerequisite …
Have you heard? It’s all the rage! Everyone’s doin’ it! What is it?? Well… it seems that everyone has got a Piriformis Syndrome going on lately! What’s going on at those parties of yours? The Piriformis muscle is located in the back of the hip and butt. Like any muscle, if you strain it or overuse …
Happy Pizza Pi(e) Day that is! What better way to celebrate Pi day than with a pizza pie. We love nothing more than a good pizza pie. Frequently on Fridays, we gather with family and friends for a good ‘ol fashioned pizza party. My husband, being from Jersey, had been on a quest for the …
So HOW do we safely train for power? If you haven’t already, please check out Part 1 of this series on WHY we want to train for power at any age or ability level. Now let’s get moving in the HOW, the action stage of getting powerful! In each category below, you will see the best single …
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Meal Prepping Tips and Tricks Meal prepping is a simple way to simplify your nightly routine and keep your eating on track. You are more likely to stick to your meal plan if you have it planned to begin with, have all the ingredients on hand, and keep it simple. The key to meal planning …
Do you meditate? If not, it might be something you want to at least consider. Before you walk away, hear me out. You may have some reservations about it, I understand. I was once warned of it’s ‘dangers’ many moons ago, but as it turns out, those warnings were a bit misguided. I think the …
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing” -George Bernard Shaw When was the last time you TRULY PLAYED? I have observed that many adults have simply forgotten how to play, or they don’t value it. This is especially evident in the gym. Adults seem to …
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Have you ever learned a huge lesson but it didn’t “take” at the time? I once learned a valuable lesson, one that I should have altered my life from, but I allowed my habits to overcome the lesson I slipped back into my ways of doing things. Here’s what I mean… I use my phone’s …
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Oh, hi there, I’m Coach Laura from OSi and like many people around the world right now, I’m at home. My entire family has been home, roughly, for almost 7 weeks. I’ve cooked a zillion meals, done more dishes than I want to think about, and plenty of other repetitive tasks I don’t exactly enjoy …
Hey guys, Coach Jamey here! I you have taken one of my Reset and Restore classes before at OS Institute or tried out one of my Reset and Restore videos in the video library, you know that I talk a lot about checking in with yourself. Today I want to dive a little deeper into …
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While Cinco de Mayo and Taco Tuesday may have already passed, tacos still remain a bright spot in our current times and we’re going to keep riding the taco train. And we just happen to have a foodie friend and taco lover (guest contributor, Kathleen) here to drop some recipe goodness. Gone are the …
Thousands of years ago, people could be found swinging various club-like items for physical and mental fitness in preparation for battle (and maybe for a little fun too). Today, club training is still a fixture in the training of wrestlers in both Iran and India. From ancient Persia, to India, to Europe (including the …
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You may not know this, but this week something pretty cool is happening at Original Strength Institute. We’ve been challenging people to step up to the plate and see if they are ready to take their training up a notch. We challenge them with the Becoming Bulletproof Test. OS Institute co-owner and my good …
