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 …
Meet Vickie Cardin- Our Spotlight Member of the Week Vickie has been a member with us since February 2017 (we are actually just now coming up on her one year anniversary!) Vickie is strong and focused on staying healthy since she is a stage three cancer survivor. We are so grateful to have Vickie, and …
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“I’m headed to jitz!” I never imagined myself saying those words. Before coming to Original Strength Institute, I had very little experience with fitness and exercise. I mean, sure, I’d throw on a youtube video and bust out 10 minutes of Plyo and call it a day. But, that’s essentially it! I would …
Our Spotlight Member this week is 63-year-young and strong, Jayne Koch!! We love Jayne and we are so glad she is at OS Institute with us! She is one of those people that everyone wants to partner up with and is an awesome encourager. We always know that when Jayne is in class, the class …
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Meet our friend Eric. Eric Beasley is our Jiu Jitsu Spotlight member of the month! Eric has been with a part of our Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy for more than 2 years. His friend Ryan invited him out to try a class and he was instantly hooked! He is a great training partner and hard worker, and …
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Check out this special member spotlight! Diane Rasey has been at OS Institute since January of 2012. She is one of the strongest, ripped, and hard working 54 year old’s we know. She is one of our longest participating members who has been with us since basically the start!! She was chosen to be our …
Italo Intriago is Original Strength Institute’s Spotlight Member this week! As of January 4th, Italo has been with us for a whole year! He generally attends the 5:30am or the noon class. All of the coaches at OSI have enjoyed watching his strength increase and his mobility improve. He always gives it his all in class …
Tammy Norton is our Spotlight member for this week!! She is one of the most positive people we’ve ever met and we love having her in the 5:30am class! She has been with us since the July BobBarker Challenge. Read about her reasons and results of pressing reset and her take on why everyone should be …
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Our Spotlight Members for this week are Dave and Amanda Pickering! They started together a little over a year ago and you can always seem them as partners working out as a unit! They were chosen as our Spotlight member because of their dedication to OSI and fitness; plus the fact that whenever they come …
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Ava Whitehead is OSI’s spotlight member of the month!!! She has been working out with us for 9 months and we love having her in class! She is the Program Director at Agapé Kure Beach Ministries; her schedule varies so Ava is able to come to classes at all different times with different trainers, which is great! …
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Michael has been with us at OSI training at mostly the 5:30am class for almost a year and a half! His dedication to fitness and OSI is apparent in everything he does. Because of this show of commitment he is being recognized as our spotlight member this week!! Congratulations Michael and keep doing you! How …
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On July 22nd, 2016 Michael and Emma said I do! Leading up to that point, they’ve been working hard together; not just on planning their wedding, but also getting stronger and healthier as a unit at OSI. Michael started OSI in January 2016 and Emma joined him a month later in February. They have attended faithfully …
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Stella Barker is our spotlight member of the month!!! Stella first came when OSI was still OPT, she’s been with us for 4 years and has seen amazing results. She went from not being happy with her body to being able to move again and accomplishing things she didn’t think were possible. She has lost many pounds and …
Cliff and Taylor Behm have been with Original Strength since 2012; their dedication to OSI, devotion to improving themselves, and their strength gained as a unit, physically and mentally, is inspiring! Their journey to where they are today as a “fit couple” has not always been easy, but the important thing is that they have …
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Scott is our spotlight member of the week! His training consistency gets extra applause because he manages to come to the 5:30am classes every week! Scott is a Krav Maga (and many other martial arts) expert and after teaching a great woman’s self defense class last month, he is offering another opportunity on August 20th! Congratulations …
Talia is our Spotlight member of the week! Talia works hard and is committed to attending classes at OSi during her lunch break. She even walks over from her downtown office and has invited co-workers to join her! We have all watched her progress and admire her determination to achieve her goals! #teamtalia!! …
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The word “exercise” invokes different feelings depending on the person. Your mindset toward exercise (and everything really) influences how your kids react to it. Kids don’t usually “exercise” in the formal, go to the gym, way. They don’t need it because they have sports, playgrounds, and the ability to run around like crazy people all day …
Our spotlight member for the week is Jennifer Beck!!! She has been working out at Original Strength doing one on one sessions for 7 months and has accomplished some major things! She has lost almost 40 pounds by sticking with her workouts and eating right, bonus she is getting stronger everyday! Jennifer is mom to …
Wow! Tonight I was doing some browsing and somehow came across this video from HelloFlo/Poise… Aside from the funny ladies dancing and jumping around confidently with their special leak proof liners on, this makes me think 2 things…. Do women out there know that peeing while you workout, sneeze, jump, skip, etc is common, but …
