Captain America Goes Vagus



And now, a guest post by Sarah Young, OS Coach:   "This is why you were chosen. Because the strong man who has known power all his life, may lose respect for that…


Rocking Out The Tension

By now if you’ve been following OS for any length of time, you’ll know that we’re big fans of rocking on all fours (or sixes) - hands and knees (with feet touching for 6 points…


The Eyes Lead

In Original Strength we often talk about how the body follows the head and the head follows the eyes. Learning, or remembering, how to move the eyes and head is a reset. It activates the vestibular…


Yesterday

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay


Resetting the Mind

When it comes to pressing RESET, we often think only of reseting the body. The problem with this, if there is a problem, is the body is not independent of the mind. In fact, pressing RESET while rocking…


Thanksgiving

In Original Strength, in our books, in our materials, in all that we offer, and in our hearts we tell everyone they are awesomely and wonderfully made. We do this because we believe and know it to be…


Why The Squat? (A Path To Restoration.)

One of the tell-tale signs of having lost your reflexive strength - and therefore your resilience, is your inability to do a comfortable bodyweight squat. Yes, a flatfooted, butt-on-ankles,…


What If The World Had a Reset Button?

Pressing Reset on the World Have you ever just wanted to press the big reset button for the whole world? You know, if the world had a reset button that could be depressed, would you ever…


Don’t Overthink It

When I was a young trainer/ coach, I prided myself in being able to break down exercises into the smallest of moving parts. Arm goes here, wrist goes there, turn your upper…


Becoming Your Best

I once heard the very famous and wise strength and movement coach, Dan John, talk about how doing the thing you are not doing will improve everything else you are doing. Dan was talking about the 5…