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ABOUT
Open Carry Strength started as an idea back in November of 2021. We wanted to offer a strength training class different from what's out there. After going to a few different ones in the Cache Valley area, we couldn't find one that we really liked that fit our fitness style. We then decided to design one ourselves.
We really wanted a full body workout with emphasis on core work. From there we developed a format of doing a full body song, an arm song, leg song and then ending with an abdominal song. We then do 2 more sets in that order. We wanted the energy of a good gym or home workout so we added the extra element of designing all our songs to mostly 70’s and 80’s rock and roll music. This class can be executed with only dumbbells, resistance bands and a mat. We always start our layout with a warm up song then move through 12 different songs (equaling 3 sets of the layout described) and then a cool down stretch to end the class.
I developed the original name of Open Carry Strength, because we like to flex those muscles and show them off. Not only do we carry our muscles but we, as people of this ever-changing world carry our worries, stresses, families, jobs, anxieties and any other problems humans have, we want to lift some of those burdens and show you the strength you actually have to defeat more than you know.
My name is Haley Sue Johnson. I grew up in Inkom, Idaho, and went to Marsh Valley High School. I went to the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah. I graduated as a Certified Medical Assistant and used that degree for almost 6 years. I have always been fascinated with how the body grows and works. I have had many jobs over the years. I started out by hauling lumber at my grandparents' lumber yard in Downey, Idaho. I have had numerous small jobs over the years, but I think my favorites have been being a framer and building houses in college, becoming a certified grain inspector in the state of Idaho, and currently working with my husband.
I am married to the hardest-working man I have ever met. We have 3 kids that keep us on our toes. They are all in activities of some sort. We live on my father-in-law's 500-acre farm. We help him farm the land, along with raising animals; we also do butchering as a side business. On top of all that, my husband works full-time as a conductor on the railroad I have always loved working out, but what really got my blood pumping was starting professional arm wrestling in 2020. Ever since then, I have studied different health and fitness ideas and really have pushed myself to limits I didn't think I could. Now, I want to do that for others! I have loved seeing people grow and get the results that they deserve.
April and I started Open Carry Strength in March of 2022. I have loved every minute of teaching since starting the class. I still get nervous, and I still have a hard time believing in what an amazing class it has turned out to be, BUT I am still here and beyond grateful for the support that people have shown me.