The Holidays are here once again and we are getting closer to the time of year when our fitness goals can become compromised if not disappear completely. Many people view their fitness as all or nothing, and particularly during the holidays this method of approach will only backfire. The holidays…

Everyone who trains has experienced plateaus at some time in their life. It’s natural not to always be advancing in your chosen sport, but what separates the good from the elite is how to address and overcome these plateaus. There are many different reasons an athletic individual can plateau, ranging…

Hey everyone, with the holidays fast approaching I have been getting more and more requests for workouts that can be performed with little or no equipment. The purpose of today’s newsletter is to arm you with five workouts that all have different goals in mind. So if you find yourself…

Injury Prevention Today I am going to talk about something that every person can benefit from: injury prevention.  I have been a coach for several years and I have seen and personally experienced numerous injuries.  I hate getting hurt but one thing I hate more than that, is to see…

Strength Training for the Everyday Athlete Recently I have had an increasing amount of students ask me to draft strength & conditioning programs for them. Which is great and awesome, but I only have so many hours in a days in which to work. My purpose in writing this news…

Why Kettlebell Exercises are awesome: 1. Kettlebell exercises strengthen the glutes. The late Vladimir Janda, MD, from the Czech Republic observed that people with low back dysfunction often exhibit "gluteal amnesia".  And if not overcome with proper recruit pattern practice, it is likely to lead to more back problems, since…

The 6 steps to building mental toughness Below is a great article written by Strength Coach Andrew Read. Please take some time and give it a read. I don't care what sport you do there are good tips for everyone here to use. Enjoy the read What is it that…

How to build a foundation of athletic success Hey everyone, Here is a article written by yours truly. I know the article may use Muay Thai as an example but the formula works for any athletic discipline. Enjoy the read and keep training hard. -Coach Orion Now is the time…

Use Full Body Tension "You can lift a maximal weight only when every, with no exception, muscle in your body tenses." - Vladimir Kravtsov, Russia's number one bench presser. It is very fascinating that if you generate full body tension without losing your focus on what you are doing, your…

How do kettlebell exercises build strong backs? 1. Kettlebell exercises strengthen the glutes. The late Vladimir Janda, MD, from the Czech Republic observed that people with low back dysfunction often exhibit "gluteal amnesia".  And if not overcome with proper recruit pattern practice, it is likely to lead to more back…

The Snatch: Why we do it The Snatch is the Tsar of kettlebell lifts. It’s the exercise that’s tested instead of the pushup in the Russian armed forces.  The snatch forges iron backs, hips, and grips, develops outstanding cardio-respitory endurance, and has tremendous carryover to running, jumping, fighting, etc. Last…

Exploring the Turkish Get Up: A Turkish Get Up is an amazing exercise that has absolutely nothing to do with how a Turkish person gets out of bed. Legend has it that old time strongmen taught their apprentices the get up and told them to come back when they were…