#47 - Tim Anderson: Original Strength
The Strength Connection
The Power of a Transformational Program
This chapter explores the incredible impact of a specific program on posture and overall well-being. They share a story of a man's dramatic improvement after just half an hour and express amazement at how accessible and powerful the program is.
In the 47th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, the Co-founder of Original Strength, Tim Anderson, will talk about the origin and evolution of this program, Tim’s origin story, how we move from babies to adults, different movements such as crawling, rowling, head nods, and more.
Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!
In this chapter, you will discover:
(1:30) Introducing our special guest, the Co-founder of Original Strength, Tim Anderson @original_strength
(3:00) Original Strength’s backstory
(4:25) The corrective exercise system
(5:00) Smart Moves by Carla Hannaford
(5:45) Benefits of crawling
(6:30) FMS system and crawling
(7:05) "Crawling is one of the movements that is miraculous." - Tim Anderson @original_strength
(7:40) Tim’s actual problem
(8:30) Origin of Original Strength
(10:10) Sweating as a result of crawling
(11:15) The Original Strength's evolution
(11:20) Shout out to Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert
(12:25) Original Strength by Tim Anderson @original_strength and Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert
(12:35) Shout out to Huggy McNiff @huggybear_mc
(13:00) The first person Tim told about the crawling system
(14:10) The miracle of the design
(14:55) The benefits of head nods
(16:35) What a child does
(16:40) The Well Balanced Child by Sally Goddard Blythe Twitter: @goddardblythe
(17:45) The secret to reset
(17:50) "Every breath you take should be a reset." - Tim Anderson @original_strength
(18:10) "We have fallen away from our design because we don’t engage in it." -Tim Anderson @original_strength
(19:10) About rolling
(20:00) The teaching sequence
(20:10) For an individual, a reset is a reset. You don’t have to hit the reset button in any particular order
(20:55) Screening and assessment
(21:20) Breakdown of Original Strength’s assessment
(22:00) Compensations
(22:55) Is it a stand-alone program or not?
(24:20) "OS allows you to live the life you want to live better." - Tim Anderson @original_strength
(24:40) Should you do OS every day?
(26:20) When did Tim start doing OS?
(26:40) Shout out to John Brookfield
(27:10) OS in various directions
(28:10) Tim’s progress
(28:30) "All of us are walking around with more than enough strength to be happy and live a wonderful life." Tim Anderson @original_strength
(28:50) When Tim decided he was strong enough
(29:50) “If you can take the breaks off the body, you can do incredible feats of strength” Tim Anderson @original_strength
(30:00) Be bulletproof
(31:30) Tim’s journey to OS
(31:40) "If I’m always chasing something in the wait-room, most of the time I’m chasing somebody else’s standard." - Tim Anderson @original_strength
(33:00) Discover yourself
(34:35) Joy: definition
(35:10) Let the seasons come and go
(37:20) The mental benefits of the design
(38:05) OS: then vs. now
(39:05) Mastery by Robert Greene
(40:15) About OS workshops
(40:50) "The easiest way to unlock the way you think and feel is to move." - Tim Anderson @original_strength
(42:40) Tim’s goal with OS
(43:40) Breakthrough Secrets Podcast #45-Geoff Neupert: Complex, The Ultimate Strength Endurance
(44:50) Where to find Tim Anderson? @original_strength
Pressing Reset by Tim Anderson @original_strength and Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert
Original Strength Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC6g6yv0bSnA6nO3glRKL_Q
Original Strength Podcast
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v3pv_KGM7tXGWPX9Ux1Wubgblc2MN9t
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
