The tribe speaks- Grip and Rip DVD reviews from smart working people just like You

by adam on June 25, 2010

Hi Adam,

I’ve been following you on the blogosphere and checking out your vids for the better part of a year, and I continue to be inspired by your drive and candor related to strength and human potential.

I purchased and received Grip-n-Rip 2.1 recently and just wanted to say that I’m really impressed with the GM protocol and the quality of information on the DVDs. I’m a skeptical person, especially about “newer” approaches to fitness and programming (nothing new under the sun, and all that) – Also, I’m not a training professional; just a middle-aged guy who’s into strength training and who spends a lot of time navigating my way through the jungle of fitness protocols, programs, advice, and devices that are readily available to anyone with an Internet connection. But (and I’ll try not to make this sound too much like ad copy), I’m seeing immediate and significant benefits after just a week of trying out GM with the movements and tools that I currently use (KBs, deadlifts, BW exercises, rope skipping,etc). I plan to get a twitter account going soon and start posting PRs, but in just a few sessions after putting these ideas into practice, I doubled my volume on several movements that I had recently plateaued with (LCCJ, squats, and heavy rows) and I seem to have identified, through testing, several problems with tension and breathing patterns that were blocking my progress. Also, I’m able to work out more frequently, and I’m actually feeling better after exercise than before starting (which is not always a given with me).

I’m still digesting this material, experimenting, and referring to the DVDs as needed, but I just wanted to pass on some initial feedback. I’m sure I’ll also have some questions for you down the road. Thanks a ton for providing clear information on solid training principles that really work. As someone who is always hesitant to drink kool aid of any flavor, I would have to say that I am definitely the movement.

- Nick

Hey Adam,

Wanted to send you a quick update about my training using your ideas and information you spoke about over the phone. Yesterday was the 5th day in a row that I went rock climbing and each day I have been climbing hard, but each day the climbing has been slightly different based on what tested well for me. I’ve gotten pretty crazy with the number of the things that I test when it comes to climbing and am pretty intense at only focusing on the best things for me. Some of climbing partners think I’m crazy

First for a rock climber to climb well and effectively on the 5th day of climbing is almost unheard of. In fact this is how most climbers end up getting hurt. Second before we talked I had just taken about a year off of climbing and was not excited to start back up again because all my climbing/finger strength had been depleted. Well after a few months I am back to climbing the same difficulty boulder problems as I was before I took my break, which is incredible. Also, I was easily climbing routes yesterday that I couldn’t even come close to doing a few weeks ago and the funny thing is I haven’t even tried them since. One in particular I hadn’t tried in about 2 weeks and was failing miserably at it then so I moved on b/c it was testing well. Yesterday the moves tested well and I did it my second try. Pretty incredible

So not only am I back to the same level I am getting stronger and stronger as each week goes by.

I’ll keep you posted on any other updates and thanks for all you do.

-Ryan

To all of my readers: I have said this before and I will say it again- I want to see you succeed if you are willing to make your life centered on results. Not dogma, not systems, not fan clubs– Your results are the most important part of your fitness project. If you can PR everyday, you will make the fast progress possible. Armed with Gym Movement you will make the best progress of your life, safely while healing from old injury and correcting poor movement patterns. You will move smoother and feel better.

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Mathieu D June 25, 2010 at 11:19 am

That’s just wonderful.

Question for Ryan: How do you test your rock climbing? I’ve actually started indoor climbing again a couple of weeks ago, and of course I’ve been trying to think of a way to apply testing to that discipline so I can speed up my improvement, but I couldn’t figure it out. It seems to me that each climbing trail has so many different movements, but they all require these precise moves to be done to get through, so… Yeah, I just don’t get it.
Could you give more details on how you proceed? Thanks!