Gym Movement Success Stories

The Movement has turned the fitness world over on it’s head. While we are still in our early stage, we are seeing incredible changes in every single person using the Perpetual Progress/Gym Movement Protocol.

It began when Frankie Faires released Gym Movement in February 2010. Frankie developed the protocol as he labored to resolve chronic pain which plagued his life. He noted as he was lowering his day to day pain- he was also doing better every workout. Literally breaking his own personal records each time. Soon he connected all the dots, many of which have been hiding in plain sight for years. Gym Movement emerged as the Worlds first fully self governed training protocol driven only by an individuals feedback.

Things sped up when I released Grip and Rip 2.1 in March 2010. I had filmed a workshop in Minnesota in which I delivered the foundation of the Gym Movement Protocol to a group of trainers and athletes. Since that day those individuals went on to make incredible changes in their body and performance.

We had a simple question aimed back to you. “I am The Movement, are you the Movement? “

Now YOU are making things happen. You are asking the questions. You are running the experiments. You are the Movement.

The Grip and Rip 2.1 DVD brings you the foundation of the Gym Movement training system. Gym Movement has changed the fitness world by making things simple (finally!). Some of the protocols features include:

A simple metric to instantly find out if something makes you better or worse, which no other training protocol in history has included
The fastest muscle producing training system on the planet. We reduce excessive effort and stress to ensure the proper amount of work is done each workout, no more, no less
Rapid fat loss without having to crush yourself daily on a treadmill or extreme dieting. Fat loss is more than simply calories in and out, the bio mechanical elements of fat loss are addressed through testing and large global movement practice
A free flowing program void of set and rep charts with each person working completely within their own limits. While everyone else demands you follow their charts and graphs, we demand you follow only your body. Be what you are and move where you can instead of breaking your body by trying to shove a square peg in a round hole
A model which allows any person to pursue any goal. The Gym Movement protocol as featured in Grip and Rip 2.1 is being used by a wide range of people from Athletes to Soldiers to dance instructors. You can use the innovative Movement Model to program for any goal.
A system of training which resolves pain and injury, while allowing each individual to progress as fast as possible. While the Gym Movement Protocol was not designed specifically to resolve pain, we can’t help that it does. It is our believe this is safest model of training in the world because every single rep is guided by your bodies response.
A clear understanding of how progress occurs in the body and simple guidelines to use in order to reap maximum reward for minimal work. Too many people have been chasing the wrong metrics. Instead of “working harder” we ask you to “perform smarter”
A community of science based trainers who are dedicated to making you better. Every single trainer and coach within The Movement is breaking personal records every training day. Each trainer and coach is required to improve their body at every step of this journey. While other companies trainers amount to has beens and never beens- we are a community of people who are always getting better. We do not act on faith or trust, but by testing and science.
We do not bring you the answer, we bring you better questions

When Grip and Rip was first released we were challenged, we were taunted, we were cast out. We declared the world was round while the gurus argued it was flat. The experts smugly stated this would not work and our claims were exaggerated.

The results emerged, and the gurus changed their tone. Instead of attacking the system, they simply shifted to attacking the coaches. Brilliant move by the way, because you will PR everyday no matter what is said to or about me.

The results continued to pour in, everyday more and more. This community is moving forward faster, and faster. The results are more incredible every week.

Now many things are changing rapidly.

Critics demanded, “Where is the proof!” They proclaimed it is “impossible” to get better everyday. They claimed by faith they were right and all others were wrong.

We simply stated “Test it” and we left it to science. Instead of telling you what to do, we simple asked you to try it out.

The early adaptors did not hesitate.

In March 2010 we started the Twitter movement, to bring awareness to how easy it was to get better. Every person using the protocol was asked to take 10 seconds a day and tweet out their progress.

#Preveryday on twitter brings in real time progress, with a new update appearing every few minutes of someone doing better. This is the speed of better- every minute someone is getting better and letting everyone else know about it.

Everyday I receive a new email from someone who conquered a long set goal, made a dramatic shift in their physique, resolved a pain issue, or overcame an injury. I find it fulfilling to hear and see you succeeding.

Everyday new PRs are posted on facebook, on Twitter, on Youtube. People who have trained for years are making the fastest progress of their life. I would like to share some comments. These are typical results.

You are built to get better, there is no reason why you should train with any method which does not remain focused on your results.

David Dellanave, body weight 177 age 26, pulled 520lbs 2.9 x BW for a single.

Once month later he pulled 495 for a double (2.81 xBW).

David has bottoms up pressed the 36kg kettlebell, and completed a strict pull up with a 44kg kettlebell on his waist. All of these goals were completed in short order using the Gym Movement Protocol and following his body. This September Dave will compete in the semi-annual Tactical Strength Challenge were he will shoot for a top 5 finish.

Not only has David increased his strength to an incredible degree, but he has also completely changed his body. David has lost 20 lbs of fat and added 9lbs of lean mass to his body, verified using a BODPOD at the University of Minnesota.

“I went to the mountains to hike Colorado’s tallest peak this week (Mount Elbert, 14,433′). Its not a climb, just a long brutal hike. I’ve done it before in the past when I thought I was in good shape…IE training endurance until I was in a fetal position on the floor. I had the mindset that if I pushed harder in training, the event will become easier. Not the case.

I have cut short all of my sets in my endurance training (snatches, swings, LCCJ, etc) right when my tension/breathing increases and cannot be corrected. I haven’t trained to be out of breath since I found GM. Barely any distress at all.

During the ascent and subsequent descent I worked within my limits. I used to hike/climb hard until the breathing was labored, stop, rest and continue. This time I stayed at a pace in which my breathing and posture were not affected. I didn’t get short of breath and I got up and down the hike (11.2 miles roundtrip, 4850′ of elevation gain) in 4hrs and 25min. In the past (“younger and in better shape”) I would have a time around six hours.”

Steve

Steve posted this on my website recently. Interesting to note- Steve has stopped training in the “tradition” form of cardio, and instead works within his limits without effort. By training this way, his fitness levels have never been better, even though he is getting older. While everyone else is finding excuses to lose performance to “aging” Steve is getting better everyday. So can You.

Steve Ruiz “You Got to Try It!”

Gary Berenbroick deadlifted 405 which is a 2.5 x BW pull and pressed body weight

this was during a period of extremely taxing physical illness. Gary suffers from several neurological disorders, which severely impact his sleep and health- still he PRs everyday in the weight room and continues to increase his strength.

“since Grip & Rip and GM Protocol, my left shoulder pain has disappeared. A couple of months ago I couldn’t take a shirt off without wincing in pain from my left shoulder, now I’m pressing and improving with light KBs everyday.”

Ron

Ron is a surgeon in Texas, and as you can imagine being pain-free in the operating room is incredibly important. Ron has not only resolved his pain issues, but also made progress on all of his lifts and increased his Crew Rowing times and performance.

My college and fellow Old Time Professional Performing Strongman Logan Christopher has now pulled 455 for a 2.57 x BW deadlift, previously Logan has many challenges increasing his deadlift. Most incredible has been Logan’s kettlebell lifting performance since implimenting the Gym Movement Protocol. Logan snatched a 24kg kettlebell for an unbelieveable 277 reps in ten minutes, and is working on doing 200 reps with a 32kg bell in 10 minutes. Armed with GM there is no doubt he will crush his goal. I would like to add Logan has created the best Kettlebell Juggling DVD product on the market, I strongly urge you to check it out.

Watch this video of Fat Loss Trainer Kurt Hartmann

“for those of you who may be new here and might think these results are atypical, you are dead wrong. I was at grip n’ rip withDavelast February. I weigh 180 as Dave does. I started deadlifting seriously about 8 months ago and could barely pull 300. Now my sights are set on 500 and I will pull it before 2011. I tried other “programs” in the past with deads, and quit because nothing helped me raise the weight on the bar. I have used GM religiously since Feb. and have seen increases in weight percentages like this in all my lifts. Quit fucking around, wasting money on all the gimmicks out there (I’vebought some too!) and start something that works. Adam told me I would never buy another piece of training literature or program again. I called bullshit but can now honestly say I’m done with all of it. All I need is plates, a bar, KBs, and beef (and maybe Slayer).”

Dustin

When Dustin and I met at the Grip and Rip workout, I promised him there would be no further need for DVDs and courses if he would take this information and work on his goals. He has since made tremendous progress, and so will You when you begin.

Frank Berean- Added over 30 lbs to his body and dropped 4% body fat! He now can do chin ups witha 48kg kettlebell strapped to his waist at a body weight of 242!

More importantly, Frank was able to resolve shoulder pain which directly impacted his ability to work and earn income. By resolving his pain he was able to do more work, live a happier life, and help more people day to day. I call that a priceless PR.

Watch what Kettlebell Training George Samuelson has to say about the Gym Movement Protocol

“I added fifty frickin’ pounds to my deadliftthe other day! FIFTY POUNDS! I used to go through a month long cycle to gain five or ten! I don’t give a shit what anyone says, this way of going about things yields results. My training journal is my proof. My body and the way I feel is the only testimony I need. I can’t wait for the cert next weekend!!!”

Joseph

Joseph’s comments are echoed daily as new members to the community make the fastest progress of their life.

“Jan 2010 Competition

2HP – 53.9kg

Feb 2010 Competition

2HP – 59.1kg

March 2010 Competition

2HP – 59.1kg
Vulcan L4

April 2010 Competition

2HP – 59.1kg
Vulcan L5

May 2010 Competition

2HP – 61.4kg
Vulcan L6
7 reps with small dinnie replica (146kg) in 90s
Axle deadlift, 100kg

August 2010 Competition

2HP – 67.1kg
Vulcan L8

Measurements – February 2010

Bodyweight 160lb
Waist 35″
Shoulders 44″
Thighs 22″

Measurements – August 2010

Body weight 142lb
Waist 31.5″
Shoulders 45″
Thighs 20.25″

Take your pick from any of these achievements:

BODYWEIGHT TWO HAND PINCH!!

Gone from struggling with 5mm HRS to bending any 6″ nail I can get my hands on.
Max deadlift is up over 30kg, unsure how much because I haven’t tested my max for a couple months.
Struggling with plate curling a 5kg plate to easily repping a 10kg plate
Max push ups of 8 in a set to over 20 in a set
From a messy 12kg BU press to an easy 20kg BU press
struggling to do 5 pull ups in a row to being able to do 10 easy reps in a row, also able to do a pull up with one hand grabbing forearm of the other arm.

Getting a bodyweight pinch at this latest grip competition is probably my favourite achievement so far, I really didn’t believe it when it happened! Much thanks to Adam for his coaching recently and gym movement for all its help over the last 6 months in SO many areas of my life! Next target is to get the highest BW to pinch ratio, I think 125% BW would be a nice target to hit long term! Kris

Kris has demonstrated the total package of what Gym Movement will do when you use it- he lost fat, he gained muscle, he moves better, he is much stronger, and he continues to PR everyday. Watch out for Kris as the 2010 Worlds Strongest Hands Series Grip contest continues and he moves up the ladder in his competition ranking.

Watch this video of Kettlebell Trainer Amy as she shares her Gym Movement experience

“I’ve done away with almost all chronic pain in my groin muscles. I’m recovering the correct hip extension movement pattern as I test glute activation exercises. Gurus offer cookie cutter plans to restore correct movement patterns, not good!

Everyday I see something getting better- even if it’s just one rep.”

-Tomas

Early this year Tomas was experiencing pain associated to sitting in an office chair through out the day. Rather than continue to get worse, he followed his pwn body and resolved lower back and groin pain and increased his strength.

Mike Sheehan has increased his deadlift by 100 lbs, developed the ability to tear decks of cards, phone books, and bend nails- all while losing 6% body fat and adding 15lbs of lean mass to his frame.

World Famous Kettlebell Trainer Eric “Will” Williams resolved serious chronic pain which was crippling his ability to train and move. His return to health and movement was marked with a 20lbs lean mass gain and a huge increase in strength.

Hear what kettlebell trainer Tera Mathis has to say about the Gym Movement Protocol

Adam,
“I am dropping a few lines because (with apologies) I am not posting my PRs on your thread. And improve I do. I started using GymMovement protocol on February 8th. At that time I was positively angry. I had used to do handstand push-ups for reps and press the 32kg for ladders, but I could not lift my one year old son overhead without pain. When I started testing, push-ups against a wall (exercise 1 in the push-up series of Convict Conditioning) was the only press that would test well. I had hurt my back during DL. I used to DL 400 pounds for a few reps (at 6.3, 205 pounds), but I could not get a good test on a 40 pound DL. I had developed a knee condition from uphill sprint. I used to run 3 times a week. No running would test well except running backward. No squat would test well, not even bodyweight. Finally, my hands were hurting from excessive traning with grippers (I can close a CoC number 2 comfortably with either hand). I had also developed elbow tendinitis and could not flex my triceps without discomfort. In short, I was a wreck.

I was trying to follow a training program designed specifically to suit my injuries and preferences by a very competent and super-strong powerlifter and coach. I knew it was the best program (now I would say the best “traditional” program) I could hope to follow. But I was still hurting. I quit the program and did rehab exercises prescribed by my physiotherapist. Several weeks into it, I was in fact hurting more.

Fast forward three months with Gym Movement. All injuries have completely or partially healed, I look, feel and test stronger.”
–Paolo

“Hey Adam,

Update on my training, my workout today was feeling G R E A T, but I was discouraged at the end to realize my press numbers were just slightly below the volume I used to do on ETK ladders. BUMMER…until I took a closer look at my metrics. I suddenly realized what was one a ball busting 1 1/2 to 2 hour long ladder workout now took me 20 minutes. Whaaa? Oh did I mention it was easy? Density, and quality movement PR. I am really beginning to see how this will carry over into the 40K weight very very soon.

In addition I’ve been really seeing some lightyear improvement on the CC movements. I originally wanted to do CC because If I could get high up in the progressions the idea of working strength wherever I was (hotel room, girlfriends house, ect) really appealed to me. The great thing about biofeedback is I haven’t once bit off more than I can chew in this. I’ve been skipping whole progression standards about every week. I’m not super high up in all the movements, but then again I’ve only been really moving them for maybe 3-4 weeks since finals ended. The point I’m trying to make here is that I’ve been perusing dragondoor forums for a while and there are guys that have been doing this thing for months and months and are still on step 2 or three, determined to get that super high volume required by the program, check the little box and move on. With biofeedback, WHATS THE POINT? If my goal is one arm pushsups, and uneven or half one armers are testing well why grind though 40 knee pushups? It makes no sense, but there they all are grinding through the lower progressions to make sure “their joints don’t get hurt”, or something.

If you want some illustrations for the sight here is an example. Tried to do the pistols in CC that are on a basketball week before last. Couldn’t do one even though I can do a full pistol. Waited till it tested better last week and did 12 the first time I tried each leg. Just a balance and movement thing body was ready…kablooey

Thanks for this fun protocol Adam, just might change change everything.”

–Zane

“Since I have started using Gym Movement I have accomplished the following: plate curling 35 lbs for sets of 10, levering 22lb ax’s and hammers super strict, closing my BB SM gripper for sets of 5 and tough #3 captain of crush for sets of doubles, The David Horne Wrist developer sets of 3 on level 5 gold spring in Iron Mind Wraps, 265kg (585lbs) beltless deadlift 1RM, this time last year 250 was done with a belt and it almost killed me, also my vol umeis up big time, this time last year my 3RM was 225, ive just pulled 225 (495lbs) for 5 sets of 4 beltless, my pullups are insane, fuck i could go on all night!”

–Terence Mitchell, Professional Performing Strongman, South Africa

These are great examples of what Grip and Rip 2.1 can do for you, but the story is not complete.

I need to hear your story.

it’s time to act.

2010 is the Year of Gym Movement

This is the start.

Everyday you can log on here and see the advancements of those who jumped first, but isn’t it time for you make the best progress of your life? Why wait and wonder when you can do it now.

On the 6th of Feb 2010 I taught the Grip and Ripworkshop in Woodbury MN with fat loss expert Brad Nelson. In the course I covered the foundation of the Gym Movement Protocol. Brad covered fat loss and his proven method to lean out any client as fast as possible.

In May, we added additional blocks of instruction covering several new movements and included a quick start to make the process as clear and simple as possible.

The positive reviews continue to pour in week after week, such as these two HERE

Kevin Greto Gym Movement Success Story

Peter Baker Gym Movement Success Story

Gary Berenbroicks Gym Movement Success Story

Kyle Krugers Gym Movement Success Story

Sara Lassig’s Gym Movement Success Story

I want you to make your best progress. I want you to lift pain-free. I want you make the best gains of your life.

Grip and Rip 2.1 is your ticket to the fitness fast track.

I look forward to your personal success story.