2016 kicked off with family, friends and an amazing announcement on Facebook from Dragon Door owner John Du Cane:
I am pleased to announce that Dragon Door has promoted the following ladies and gentlemen to these leadership positions in the RKC--the gold standard for kettlebell instructor certification systems: Dr.Chris Holder, Steve Coach-Fury Holiner, Michael A. Krivka and Amnon Darsa to the position of Master RKC; Senior RKC, Darius Andre Gilbert, Matt Beecroft and Martjin Bos to the position of Senior RKC; Shari Wagner and Carl Snipes to the position of RKC Team Leader. Congratulations to all...The RKC just took a giant leap forward in excellence!:)
Becoming a Master RKC is the culmination of a lot of work and a big dream. Huge thanks go to John Du Cane, and anyone I learned from, assisted or taught. I wouldn't be here without all of you. Congrats to everyone else that has been promoted. The killer RKC leadership team keeps getting stronger.
Original Strength
Instructor, Master DVRT, Senior RKC, MFF Coach
I’ve been very fortunate in
being able to teach several Original Strength and DVRT workshops and
certifications over the last couple of years. At each course, I would have an
“aha” moment regarding the connections between OS and DVRT. I’m going to share
those moments with you at the OS/DVRT: DYNAMIC STRENGTH workshop.
One big way that these two
systems sync together is in the goal of building reflexive strength to improve
all movement. We want to make you strong from the inside out. As our reflexive
strength improves, our mobility and stability improve as well. When you add
those benefits together, you will move with greater ease.
Chasing maximal strength is
a solid goal to have but having a triple bodyweight deadlift doesn’t
necessarily equate to moving well. Using the OS resets and DVRT
together will help you move more efficiently with less compensations. Do you think
that would add some pounds to your deadlift?
Yep! No matter what your strength or fitness goal may be, OS and DVRT will help you achieve it.
Here’s how the collaboration
works. The OS Resets and DVRT will begin to take the brakes off of your bodies
limitations. At the same time, we’re working within the developmental sequence,
we want to start establishing functional movement patterns. As we establish a
baseline in these patterns we will want to find the most effective way to
challenge them. We’ll then load these movements with the Ultimate Sandbag
(USB). The USB is a constantly shifting unbalanced load that adds an intense
challenge to both the resets and our function al movement patterns. The DVRT
System provides us the perfect road map of progressions and regressions to
select the proper challenge levels.
Together Original Strength
and DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training will set you up for success.
Please join me at the first
OS/DVRT: Dynamic Strength Workshop at the Original Strength Institute in
Fuquay-Varina, NC on February 5th. *Please note that the OS Pressing Reset or OS Foundations 1 Workshops are a prerequisite for Dynamic Strength.
Steve “Coach Fury” Holiner’s superhero headquarters is Mark Fisher Fitness in NYC. Fury’s an Original Strength Instructor, Master DVRT, and a Senior RKC . He is available for classes, semi-privates, instructor training and programming at MFF. Check out coachfury.com, facebook.com/coachfuryInstagram@iamcoachfury and Twitter @coachfury for more info.
My training isn’t based on
trends. When something interests me, I’ll spend the time to investigate, learn,
study and do my best to master it before I share with others. I want to be sure
my methods are safe, effective and work. For those reasons, it has been no secret
that Original Strength, DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) and
Ultimate Sandbags play a huge role in my life as professional fitness enthusiast
and coach. As an instructor for both systems, I’ve had the fortunate and unique
opportunity to travel and teach both OS and DVRT workshops and certifications.
Each time I teach one of these courses, the ways in which OS and DVRT connect
and strengthen each other become clearer. Now with my new workshop I get to
share those connections with you. It is my pleasure to introduce to you the OS/DVRT: DYNAMIC STRENGTH workshop!
Steve "Coach Fury" Holiner, Master DVRT, OS Instructor and Sr. RKC
Here’s the deal, both OS and
DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training have a core philosophy on movement over muscle,
building reflexive strength and stability and a heavy use of x-patterning,
midline crossing and contralateral movements. Once you’ve built proficiency
with the OS Resets, DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training is perfect way to add
resistance to the resets. Dynamic Strength focuses on loading your X! The same
reasons that make the Ultimate Sandbag the perfect implement for DVRT are also
why it’s excellent for OS too.
An
Ultimate Sandbag (USB) is an unbalanced living weight. As you move, the sand
will shift inside the USB resulting in no two reps being the same. The
dimension of the USB will also have a dramatic effect on how a movement hits
your body. Ultimate Sandbags are not balanced like a bar or a kettlebell. The
shifting sand and dimension create a high demand on your reflexive strength and
stability to achieve a movement. Oh yeah, the USBs are loaded too. USBs come in
four sizes and can go anywhere from five to one hundred and fifty pounds. Does
that not sound heavy enough for you? Trust me, fifty pounds of Ultimate Sandbag
glory feels way heavier than fifty pounds of iron.
The Dynamic Strength
Workshop is aimed at anyone ready to take the OS Resets to the next level. In
the workshop, we’ll look at different movement patterns, how they relate to
Original Strength and how to load and progress them with DVRT.
We’ll take a deep look into:
Squatting
Vertical Pushing
Horizontal Pushing
Lunging
Fellow Master DVRT and OS Instructor Seth Munsey
OS/DVRT: Dynamic Strength
launches during OS Recess Week on February 5 at the Original Strength Institute
in Fuquay-Varina, NC. There will be an opportunity to buy Ultimate Sandbags at
a special price for course attendees. *Please note that the OS Pressing Reset or OS Foundations 1 Workshops are a prerequisite for Dynamic Strength.
-Fury Steve “Coach Fury” Holiner’s superhero headquarters is Mark Fisher Fitness in NYC. Fury’s an Original Strength Instructor, Master DVRT, and a Senior RKC . He is available for classes, semi-privates, instructor training and programming at MFF. Check out coachfury.com, facebook.com/coachfuryInstagram@iamcoachfury and Twitter @coachfury for more info.
