A MOBILE BODY exhibits deep strength, competent control, and a clear mind-body connection at the joints’ and muscles’ end ranges of motion.

If powerlifting is your passion and building big, strong muscles is your drive, we will facilitate your muscles’ greatest potential for performance and growth.

We will work them through their complete range, including focused sets for weak links at your end ranges. When the weight begins to feel lighter in your weaker end ranges—and the dense connective tissue near the joints increases—your strength throughout your complete range will improve and you will experience fewer breaks in your training due to pain and injury.

1. To increase RANGE of strength:

We all have a passive range of motion which we can only get into with the help of some external support (a partner, a wall, our own hand...). By strengthening these end ranges of motion, we minimize our potential for injury and increase our physical capabilities.

2 . To increase EFFICIENCY of strength:

A strong, mobile joint is characterized by good body mechanics and provides stability throughout the body creating a more efficient force absorption and delivery system.

3. To establish a strong MIND-BODY CONNECTION:

Intentional, conscious exercises create a strong neural connection between the muscles and the nervous system. We establish CONTROL of—and feel more at home in—our bodies.

When we can feel and understand what’s happening in our body, we can better control how it’s happening. CONTROL means better performance and a reduced risk of pain and injury.

Absolutely! It is never too late to start moving more. Our bodies are always adapting and many of the techniques I use do not necessarily rely on weights.

Many clients will start their training lying on the massage bench, working against the resistance of my grip. The starting place for opening up more range of motion will always be isometric—we may be exerting a lot of force, but your limb will always be met with equal force, such that there is no movement. This technique is both effective and safe. The athlete is able to exert maximum force without generating muscle shearing —or friction—between tissues .

All of the "stuff" that moves us (muscles, tendon, ligaments, bone) come from the same basic beginnings (fibroblasts). There is no clear line where the red stuff becomes white stuff. Most of the time our training is focused on the red stuff (muscle). But just as we can strengthen the red, we can also strengthen the white.

White, connective tissue is responsible for quality of movement, including stability and range of motion. The white tissue surrounding the joints are in direct contact with the joint, the actual point of movement—and the location of most injuries—as well as a direct link to the nervous system and brain, which govern motor function.

Would you pay good money for a car that drove fast and smooth…as long as you only took wide turns and never expected to make a quick stop?

Mobility-focused strength training is not about being bendy. It’s about controlling the bend, to bend and not break.

Traditional training follows specific patterns, generally within our sweet spots. But life (and sport) is messy and none of us always move within prescribed patterns. To be capable is to possess a broad capacity of ability. With OIS you will train to be capable.

Mobility training IS strength training. Expect to work.

When training the tissue in your end range, which most of us train very little—if at all—it is likely you will feel more burn than your usual workouts. And depending on your goals, we will likely be spending time in all of your ranges, in all angles.

Bonus: If you are not regularly training your connective tissue this will be low hanging fruit—like the big, fast gains you saw when you first started going to the gym.