Ohio Strength

Group Fitness, Personal Training, Nutrition, CrossFit, Sports Performance, Olympic Weightlifting

A group fitness training center specializing in CrossFit, Nutrition Coaching and changing lives through movement and human connection!

01/07/2026

7 days into the new year - are you pleased with your daily routine so far? If not, now is not the time to quit and throw in the towel. Now is the time to double down, focus on one simple habit at a time. Don’t overwhelm yourself with the big picture. Just worry about one choice at a time and watch the results gradually compound.

01/02/2026

I wanted to make sure we documented our 2025 goals wall before we wiped the slate clean for 2026. Our members shared so many interesting , inspirational and funny 😆 goals last year.

We saw a lot of them checked ✅ off inside and outside of classes.

I know I personally accomplished several of the goals that I wrote down here, which were really important to me.

If you didn’t accomplish all of your goals, that’s normal and ok. I hope you accomplished some of them, but I think that everyone should have a mix of “easy”, “medium” and “hard” goals. Some goals should be things that you know you can accomplish that help you build confidence and momentum.

Some of them should be very challenging but definitely attainable with proper discipline and focus—your “SMART goals” usually live in this category.

And some of them should feel like big audacious goals that might stretch you outside of your comfort zone and even if you do not end up achieving them will still lead to lots of learning and personal growth. Also, I think it’s worth remembering that just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s valuable. Don’t fall into that trap.

What are your goals for 2026?

Are they Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound? Can you come up with simple daily habits and actions or systems that will move you closer to those goals?

I’m still reflecting and looking internally on what things I might want to write down here this year.

I know some of my goals will be new based on new/recent data (e.g. improve my EPA/DHA and omega 3:6 ratio to optimal levels), but some of them will be about doubling down and reinvesting on things and people that are already in my life.

Some will be very simple and some might seem more grand or complicated, but I’m also in a season of life in which I find the beauty and power in so many simple things—so probably skewed toward simple for me.

I look forward to reading, sharing, learning and helping you with your goals inside and outside of the gym in 2026!

Share some in the comments if you would like to put them out in the universe for accountability and good energy!

12/30/2025

With a couple days left in 2025, we’re taking stock of where we are and where we want to be in 2026.

What do your goals look like in 2026? Even more importantly, what are the daily habits, actions and systems that you’re creating in your life to make attaining those goals more realistic?

12/29/2025

You’re living in that weird little void between Christmas and New Year’s.

The days blur together. Schedules soften. Normal routines feel optional.

Maybe you’re traveling.
Maybe you’re home with family.
Maybe you’re catching up on work, projects, or just… breathing a bit.

That’s okay.

You don’t lose a year’s worth of progress between Christmas and New Year’s.
You lose it between New Year’s and Christmas when consistent habits aren’t there.

So don’t beat yourself up for a little R&R right now.
Enjoy the season. Stay present. Recharge.

Just make sure you have a plan to show up—consistently—for your health the other 50 weeks of the year.

That’s where real progress lives. 💪

12/24/2025

It’s totally ok to take a couple days off from your normal training during the holidays!

It’s also totally ok to go hard or to moderate your intensity on those days. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing.

Do whatever is going to be best for your mind, body and soul on these days!

12/21/2025

Making fitness with friends fun 🤩

12/19/2025

Thanks to all our members that donated to our toy drive in support of Franklin County Children’s Services - I know that there are going to be a lot of kids that have a happier Christmas season and months or years of fun and memories to come playing with the toys that you generously gave!

12/17/2025

Stop fearing food. Start fueling your life.

There is no magic macro ratio.

Despite what the internet loves to argue about, extreme high-carb, low-carb, keto, carnivore, etc. diets are often:
• overly restrictive
• unrealistic long-term
• unsustainable for most people
• not supported by the bulk of research or real-world success

Balance still wins.

Most modern problems don’t come from carbs, fats, or protein — they come from:
• too little movement
• too many empty calories
• poor micronutrient intake
• inconsistent habits

Here’s the simple truth:
• Protein & fats → relatively stable needs
• Carbs → activity-dependent

If you’re mostly sedentary, you don’t need to fear carbs — but you also don’t need large amounts of low-quality, high-glycemic ones.

If you’re highly active (job, daily movement, training), you may actually be under-eating carbs, leading to low energy, poor recovery, and stalled progress.

One of the best places to start?
Track your food for 7 days — not to judge it, but to understand it. Objectivity beats guesswork every time.

Simple anchors most people can improve immediately:
• 80+ oz water daily
• ~1g protein per lb bodyweight (spread across meals)
• Fruits or veggies at every meal or snack
• Adequate fiber (soluble + insoluble)
• Mostly real, minimally processed food

And don’t forget:
Food should support your health AND your life.
Cook it. Share it. Enjoy it.

Consistency > perfection. Always.

12/15/2025

with all the depth in his Zercher squat!

12/13/2025

Saturday morning fitness with friends—Come and get you some!

12/11/2025

Cheers 🥂 to having a spectacular and productive day with your family, friends and work today regardless of whether you felt awesome 😎 or were on the struggle bus 🚌 when you rolled out of bed this morning.

You got this!

12/09/2025

It’s so easy to fall into the trap of the cold weather cookie 🍪 and pie hibernation right now—and it’s ok to have some cookies and pie, but we don’t want to lose that whole year of training momentum. So focus on your consistency in showing up for your training right now. Even if you feel like you need to dial the intensity back a notch during the holidays, showing up consistently will take you so far! Let’s go!

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Ohio Strength Est. 2014 is your 3rd place. You’ve got home, work and then Ohio Strength. It is that important in the lives of our loyal members. We don’t just want to see you for a quick session, a bootcamp or a nutritional consultation. We’re building lifelong relationships to help people make lasting, lifelong healthy habits and friendships. We want you to feel better, look better and live better. Ohio Strength is one of the most well equipped, well coached, hard working and friendly CrossFit gym communities in existence, providing private, group and sport specific performance training and nutrition coaching. We have 10,000 square feet, turf, specialty barbells, ski ergs, rowers, assault bikes, GHDs, jerk blocks and plenty of other training tools that are hard to come by in many training facilities smaller or conventional corporate gyms.