I have known Tim Anderson of Outstanding Personal Training since about 2008. At the time I was getting into Crossfit and training at what was known as Crossfit Fort Bragg. I've since gotten smarter and fallen off the Crossfit cult train, but I am thankful that it helped expand my workout horizons from what I had learned in the Army. One thing I was introduced to and particularly interested in was the kettlebell. Unfortunately, like most Crossfitters/Gyms I have come across, no one could really coach me up on the technique of using a kettlebell. I had also gained interest in Battling Ropes and spoken with John Brookfield about doing a certification. Knowing of my interest in kettlebells he suggested I attend one of his sessions where he had some trainers showing up. This is where I met Tim.
I quickly started going up to Tim's gym in Fuquay Varina and quickly realized what a great trainer he is. Tim has been an absolute pleasure to train with, challenge, talk shop, talk life, and just be friends with. He trains you with a positive outlook and has what you might consider "good bedside manner". He's a man of God and not afraid to let you know it, which is a great quality in my book.
Through the years I have been privy to some of Tim's ideas and concepts as he's developed as a trainer and practitioner. It has been great to take the ride with him see how he's grown and how everything has come to fruition in what is now known as Original Strength.
Original Strength is much more than I will explain here, but I would mainly like to explore what he calls "resets" from a military perspective. As someone who's been in the military for almost 16 years and half of that being infantry, the other half in the Special Operations community I know very well about destroying your body. From my full career of being Airborne Qualified and jumping out of airplanes, to the hours and sometimes months of wearing a heavy load that doesn't lend itself to good posture or a healthy back. The unfortunate part as well is that the further along you go in your career you tend to find yourself behind a desk more often sitting in a chair for hours. Let me say also that I've been diagnosed as having compressed disks in my lower back and am currently awaiting results on what may or may not be wrong with a shoulder.
I do about the same "resets" everyday and after any activity I've done from an airborne operation to a 12 mile road march it always feels good. I will typically do rolls to the left and right utilizing upper body only and then lower body only followed by rocking, nods, and cross crawls or just crawling.
As I stated before I'm in the latter part of my career having already had 7 deployments, I truly wish I had known about these resets my entire career. Being deployed and spending so much time in "kit" or just sleeping on the ground or a cot can take a toll. Just something simple as a reset routine probably would have paid dividends with some of the aches and pains I now endure.
As for crawling, I have been a long time fan of crawling as a workout ever since Tim challenged me with it. For someone in the military, it's an excellent workout. Most people shrug off the thought of doing crawling as a workout. Most won't even attempt it with me. Once they do though, their sentiments about shrugging it off are not the same. While simply crawling is a challenge itself if done properly, you can employ many techniques to enhance the challenge. Add chains, weight, or my favorite....crawl backwards up a hill.
I credit crawling with helping me through bulged disks in my back. It may not be directly related, but I will say that I managed my own workouts and rehab after being diagnosed and one of the few things I did was crawling. Coincidence? Maybe.......but I don't think so.
While I would recommend Original Strength for anyone, I would prescribe it for any military member and especially those in combat arms. As a 1SG, my company will have no choice but to be exposed to it during physical training. These simple movements that can take less than ten minutes out of your day will add years to your mobility. Best of all, it works for any age or ability. If you have limitations, just adapt it and drive on. Your body will reward you. So head on over to Original Strength and sign up through email and receive your FREE reset guide. Start your new year off right.
I quickly started going up to Tim's gym in Fuquay Varina and quickly realized what a great trainer he is. Tim has been an absolute pleasure to train with, challenge, talk shop, talk life, and just be friends with. He trains you with a positive outlook and has what you might consider "good bedside manner". He's a man of God and not afraid to let you know it, which is a great quality in my book.
Through the years I have been privy to some of Tim's ideas and concepts as he's developed as a trainer and practitioner. It has been great to take the ride with him see how he's grown and how everything has come to fruition in what is now known as Original Strength.
Original Strength is much more than I will explain here, but I would mainly like to explore what he calls "resets" from a military perspective. As someone who's been in the military for almost 16 years and half of that being infantry, the other half in the Special Operations community I know very well about destroying your body. From my full career of being Airborne Qualified and jumping out of airplanes, to the hours and sometimes months of wearing a heavy load that doesn't lend itself to good posture or a healthy back. The unfortunate part as well is that the further along you go in your career you tend to find yourself behind a desk more often sitting in a chair for hours. Let me say also that I've been diagnosed as having compressed disks in my lower back and am currently awaiting results on what may or may not be wrong with a shoulder.
I do about the same "resets" everyday and after any activity I've done from an airborne operation to a 12 mile road march it always feels good. I will typically do rolls to the left and right utilizing upper body only and then lower body only followed by rocking, nods, and cross crawls or just crawling.
As I stated before I'm in the latter part of my career having already had 7 deployments, I truly wish I had known about these resets my entire career. Being deployed and spending so much time in "kit" or just sleeping on the ground or a cot can take a toll. Just something simple as a reset routine probably would have paid dividends with some of the aches and pains I now endure.
As for crawling, I have been a long time fan of crawling as a workout ever since Tim challenged me with it. For someone in the military, it's an excellent workout. Most people shrug off the thought of doing crawling as a workout. Most won't even attempt it with me. Once they do though, their sentiments about shrugging it off are not the same. While simply crawling is a challenge itself if done properly, you can employ many techniques to enhance the challenge. Add chains, weight, or my favorite....crawl backwards up a hill.
I credit crawling with helping me through bulged disks in my back. It may not be directly related, but I will say that I managed my own workouts and rehab after being diagnosed and one of the few things I did was crawling. Coincidence? Maybe.......but I don't think so.
While I would recommend Original Strength for anyone, I would prescribe it for any military member and especially those in combat arms. As a 1SG, my company will have no choice but to be exposed to it during physical training. These simple movements that can take less than ten minutes out of your day will add years to your mobility. Best of all, it works for any age or ability. If you have limitations, just adapt it and drive on. Your body will reward you. So head on over to Original Strength and sign up through email and receive your FREE reset guide. Start your new year off right.
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