The 4 C’s of growth—Commitment, Courage, Capability, and Confidence—are powerful principles for reaching your goals, both inside and outside the gym. At OC, we encourage our members to set quarterly goals, giving them a clear focus and a structured plan. These goals often relate to fitness but frequently overlap with perso…
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Be consistent to be successful! Quick Fix? Everyone wants the quick fix. The simple solution. The easy path. With training falling for these types of gimmicks leads to injuries, lack of progress, lack of motivation and ultimately quitting before success can be made. The first 30 days The first 30 days of …
The foundation of a house has to be solid or the entire house is at risk of crumbling. We are going to explain how building a foundation of physical fitness will help your life! First what do you want? When starting a physical fitness program, you need a solid foundation and plan. At OC we start……
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What is Skinny fat? How would a person avoid being skinny fat? Skinny fat is a term I hear more and more. People who are doing “hard” workouts, crushing the metabolic conditioning but are not doing strength work. These people are training 4-6x a week but aren’t seeing the results that they thought they would…….
The biggest misconception of training at a “high intensity gym” is that you will feel like trash day in and day out. Or that you have to be laying in a puddle of sweat after every workout. You don’t have to feel beat up. Results can be seen without running into a brick wall over and……
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Don’t let distractions in the fitness industry keep you from getting the results you want! Distractions sometimes have good intent but can knock you off the course of being a healthier and happier person. By Sean Wells Nutrition and sleep are fundamentals. After nutrition and sleep, next in line comes strength traini…
What to expect the first time you go to a coaching gym in Bend Oregon. By Sean Wells I recently read this article After reading the article it is easier for me to believe that Americans aren’t going to the gym. They don’t know what to do when they get to the gym. Sitting on……
Building Strength After 40: Yes, You Can! Can you build strength after 40? Absolutely! Many people think that we get weaker as we get older. And it’s true that we’ll all experience some physical decline as we age. But it’s a fact that strength can be improved at any age, and older adults who train……
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by Sean Wells Physical fitness is a life long pursuit. The people most consistent over the majority of their lives see the best results. Those who develop a strong aerobic base live 4-8 years longer than those that don’t. Let me describe the “The Martyr” “The Martyr” places their physical fitness on the back burner…
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The Grid “THE GRID” is a concept I picked up several years ago while attending a continuing education course (Gym Jones Course). The basic idea is that you draw some lines on a sheet of paper – 5 rows & 5 columns – super simple. Now you have “THE GRID” (see picture above). Okay… so…..
