When I was a kid, I walked into the living room where my dad was watching The Marathon Man with Dustin Hoffman. I came in at the scene where this dentist kept asking Dustin Hoffman, “Is it Safe.” I…

When Original Strength first got started, we often explained it as a series of movements that reset the original operating system of the body. The movements seemed to clean the body’s hard drive, restore…

There are two things I’m always contemplating, partly because I believe that these two things are long-lasting reset buttons. That if you can press them, you are free to move and be. Anyway, these two…

A friend of mine recently wrote in a question about my latest two books, The Becoming Bulletproof Project and Discovering you. I thought it was worth sharing on a larger platform in…

I’ve not been myself. For about three whole years now, I’ve been “weighted down.” I took the great shutdown pretty hard. In March 2020, when our studio had to close for over six months, it wounded me.…

In our Breathing Course, we talk about the magic of exhalation. Slowing down the exhalation is powerful in helping our nervous systems to feel safe. It can help us mitigate fear, anxiety, anger, and…

I’ve started a new routine over the last few weeks. I decided I would perform 21 smiles every day when I’m doing my Daily 21s. Normally, I would hold a smile for 21 breaths, or I would include a smile…

I used to be like Rain Man.  Definitely. Definitely.  I was very regimented, and I was obsessed with…

“How many pull-ups should I be able to do?” A friend of mine asked me that the other day. I wasn’t expecting the question. I’m not sure he was expecting my answer, either. Before I tell…

Your body is made to last you a lifetime. Well, no matter how you look at it, your body will last your lifetime, but it is made to be healthy throughout your lifetime. It has a design to run well, feel…