Author: Aleks Salkin
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Original Strength For Brute Strength
(This article originally appeared on Original Strength) By now it’s no surprise that Original Strength is the perfect answer to dissolving your aches, discomforts, tightness, and movement issues. But did you also know that it’s your sword and shield for use in epically crushing weakness? Yeah, not just getting stronger, but straight up punching weakness…
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Primal Move: Answer the call
When you were born, you were pure. Your mobility and flexibility were as good as they would ever be, and your software (your brain) only had a matter of time before it developed into a powerhouse to launch your hardware (your body) into a fully-functioning, strong and supple Soft Machine. You would start this path…
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Roll, Rock, and Crawl your fat off
Oh yeah, it can be done. Can you burn fat AND build muscle with *just* the Original Strength resets? In a word: Hell yes! Okay, that was two words. Sue me. The fact remains the same – for as gentle as the OS resets are, time and time again my students (most of whom start off using ***only*** the OS resets before…
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Secrets of old school strength
There is nothing new under the sun – but there are some secrets you don’t yet know. When you work out, work out like it’s your job. That doesn’t mean work out all day every day. It means do it as though your livelihood depends on it. How would you do that? By making sure that you *practice*, NOT “work yourself out” – so that you could do the same thing…
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Should you abandon the basics?
Well, maybe. It’s time to abandon your unrequited obsession with “the basics”. Before you tar and feather me, hear me out. The basics are absolutely essential, and you HAVE to get good at them. In fact, probably one of the best quotes of all time on the importance of getting good at the basics comes from…