GMB vs Animal Flow - Which is better? (with Mike Fitch & Ryan Hurst)

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What's the difference between Animal Flow and GMB Elements? I hear this question a lot. In this video, Mike Fitch (creator of Animal Flow) and I explain the main differences, similarities, and of course which one is better ;)
See more about how these programs compare here: gmb.io/elements-vs-animal-flow/
- Click here to learn more about Elements: gmb.io/e/
- Click here to learn more about Animal Flow: www.animalflow.com/
Contents:
(0:00) - "Hey, I know you!"
(0:35) - What is GMB Elements
(0:50) - What is Animal Flow
(1:55) - Elements AAA Framework
(2:35) - Six components of Animal Flow
(3:25) - How to access each program
(4:45) - How Elements and Animal Flow compliment each other
(5:57) - What level of fitness is each program for
(7:21) - Who's better looking
(7:28) - The program you should start with
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[@KongAcademy]

The movement community needs more collaboration like this. It’s fantastic!! Thank you both so much 🙏

[@gmbfit]

There's honestly just no shortage of incredible people who are willing to share their knowledge and experience. There's no excuse to be insular anymore.

[@KongAcademy]

@@gmbfit couldn't agree any more!! But this is the first time I saw two companies actively promoting each other's businesses to the benefit of all!

[@todddavidson927]

I love how neither of you in trying to make your respective programs superior. No such thing as a best method, only the context of your situation and the principles. Keep the great content and applied context coming!!

[@MethodFitness]

Really appreciate the intellectual honesty as well as the collaborative spirit you guys bring to your work.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks! It's strange to us that this appears to be a rare stance... :)

[@MethodFitness]

@@gmbfit Thankfully, I think, it's less rare than it was when I first got in the business some 25 years ago. But we all know the kinds of egos that still abound in this industry. It's nice to see a reminder that no one has a monopoly on the truth.

[@katie7546]

Hats off for your collaborative, generous approach and for showing how versatile both of your styles are. I love practicing these. Grateful for the trademark joke which shows that you understand how ridiculous it is to try and "own" natural movements.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks Katie!

[@brianmabin5947]

As a fitness professional also, I was highly impressed with the collaborative effort here, tons of grace, and teamwork for the best result for the client. Well done, I'm a fan of both and will be incorporating both into mine and my clients training moving forward. Thank you.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks! Loads of cool people are teaching great things. Trying to bag on the competition or manufacture a beef to get attention... I guess they “work” for some people, but it’s immature and not who we are or what we’re about.

[@thedomesticdude]

You guys are honest and knowledgeable. Love it. Wrapping up my 8 week GMB Elements this week.

[@gmbfit]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you are enjoying Elements!

[@MikesMusicMethod]

The icing on the cake would have been for you guys to thumb war at the end to see who really had the better program!!

[@huetenan]

So cool you’re not fighting! I like both... of course!

[@shonagraham2752]

I have EDS hypermobility/ HMS I definitely don't need more flexibility but building strength, control and awareness is really important, been doing your foot exercises, and started your 10 minute workout, which I love and been practicing the animal movements. Thank you this is much better than the physio exercises.

[@gmbfit]

That is great to hear Shona!

[@shonagraham2752]

Both my shoulders are unstable one in one joint the other in the other joint - both shoulder joints, so animal movements are great because my arms aren't above my head and squatting might help stop my hips turning in. Also going to give your wrist exercises a go, I can't afford to do your programmes but you should do an EDS one, we need good physio x

[@gmbfit]

Thank you for the suggestion. I hope the wrist article is helpful!

[@shonagraham2752]

my wrists are very floppy because of EDS, anything the helps build up strength is helpful x

[@gmbfit]

gmb.io/locomotion/ is a great place to start.

[@rachelstevenson9659]

this is so lovely!

[@hersenskim]

I swear i watched this yesterday

[@eseilawimpershlaak]

yeah. whats happened?

[@pawncejap568]

Hey GMB, I have a problem with my handstand. I know how to do one, but I have difficulties with not falling forward. I know how to react when I fall backwards, but as soon as I push with my fingertips in order to get back to the middle, I fall forward. Even on the wall I have this problem...any tips？ :/ I dont know how to react when I fall forward, pushing with my palms does not work.

[@gmbfit]

When you are falling forward you want to push through your fingertips and when you are falling back you want to push through the heel of your hands. So right now you have it flipped around and that could be part of the reason you are falling out of the handstand.

[@pawncejap568]

GMB Fitness thats what I meant, sorry.

[@nutthrower4415]

I’m sure You’ve been asked this Already but, do you see this as a replacement for your standard body weight/ bands/ weight lifting? In other words can this be a replacement for those others

[@gmbfit]

If peanut butter could replace chocolate, we wouldn't need chocolate at all. Every tool or exercise or modality has its strengths and limitations, and there's very little reason they can't be used together.

[@yaboyjonez9476]

Great video guys. Are these programs free?

[@gmbfit]

No they aren't but we do have a ton free content on our website and youtube channel. ;) gmb.io/articles/

[@yaboyjonez9476]

GMB Fitness thank you will look into it

[@wildswan221]

A lot of the students still have their heads jutting out a bit...It would be awesome to have you guys address that because my students have the same tendency -- it's the cell phone slump. I can adjust their head positions a zillion times, but they revert.

[@gmbfit]

It's more habit than anything, and you're not going to fix it in a single session or within a month. We've addressed it in a bunch of places, and Jarlo even cowrote a book about posture with Steven Low. Neck position isn't a form cue; it's a habitual pattern.

[@wildswan221]

@@gmbfit Thanks! I'll steer the guys towards the book. It looks good. I must be doing something wrong as I coach...

[@gmbfit]

@@wildswan221 I doubt you're doing anything necessarily wrong... we simply can't expect a couple hours/week training to balance out 15 hrs/day sitting and standing in unhealthy positions.

[@wildswan221]

@@gmbfit Thank you!!!!!!!

[@MrVeljean]

how do you compare Frogger with Ape?

[@waaagh3203]

Well, Ape was a game about a guy named Spike attempting to catch a bunch of apes from an evil ape army. Frogger is a more classic game that is about a frog trying to cross a highway and dodge traffic. I'd say, besides the fact that they're both games and both involve animals, there is little comparison.

[@josephannett3471]

@GMB Fitness OK. I love the look of these ideas. The people in the vids look young and in pretty good shape. I'm fat (44% body fat), 57 but feel about 100... stiff as a board and everything aches, pinches and hurts. I hate traditional 'workouts' with mind numbing, boring sets and reps of non functional movements. These look like fun, practical workouts ticking all fitness boxes. Help. Where/how do I even start?

[@gmbfit]

Well, they're fitness trainers - of course they're in good shape. Would you want advice from someone who isn't? :) We've worked with people both older and bigger than you. The fact is, it's not easy, but continuing to get worse is even harder when you think about it. I suggest being gentle and gradual with yourself and starting with some stretching like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWWTdIJugrl1aMk

[@zdubnoff]

You'll find that there's more normal looking people in the GMB videos...there's a range of body types. I'm 54 and am finding GMB elements to be a good fit. It's a gentle ramp up to the more difficult moves.

[@Ricksterrrrrrr]

I bought animal flow 2.0. Here is my initial impression. The DVD is formatted so poorly it is an eye sore and horribly clunky in the menus. I noticed on the first section, the wrist mobs, that the video was cut improperly. I downloaded and checked the online files (which come with the DVD version). Sure enough half the wrist mobs are cut off on the DVD! They stress how important they are and that they should be done at the beginning and end of each exercise YET THEY DON'T EVEN INCLUDE THEM ALL ON THE DVD. The quality of the eVideos are much higher quality resolution as well. On my TV it looks like 480p and on my computer it is in HD. Even on the eVideos the sound only comes out the left side, until there is an edit then it comes out much louder on only the right side. First impression is pure disappointment. I think the actual material is probably good and I may come back here to leave a review on the actual content. I am interested to hear from those who have bought GMB's program. How is the editing and formatting with their videos?

[@ChengManChing]

Doing Week 4 of Elements right now, and I have no problem with the editing/formatting. Ryan is an excellent teacher and I would say that videos are very clear and that the program itself is well structured. Of course, if you have the time you can practice on your own beyond the structured schedule. Note: the lessons are all on-line, although you can download a low res version. I personally haven't done that yet. Elements is a very good intro to this kind of training.

[@wealth1ness]

Do one with the Movenat guy

[@gmbfit]

Use the search! Ryan and Vic from MovNat did a video together years ago :)

[@wealth1ness]

@@gmbfit Huh, that's strange. No results when I search "Movenat" even though it's in the title. Only shows up if I search Vic. Thanks!

[@gmbfit]

@@wealth1ness Probably because you're misspelling MovNat

[@wealth1ness]

GMB Fitness wow, I never noticed it doesnt have an e. Mystery solved.

[@gmbfit]

@@wealth1ness hahaha :)

[@jlstruyde]

Chinese kung fu does this especially shaolin kung fu with the self defense aspect to moving like an animal.

[@gmbfit]

yes

[@KhyrisEidan]

Sounds nice, but money is the problem..

[@gmbfit]

Well, luckily we have a ton of free content for you to try. :) gmb.io/articles/

[@YesitisDex]

Correct me if I'm wrong. GMB will refund you if you're not satisfied within a certain time frame. As for your "issue" with money...not to be a jerk, but do you pay for television, netflix, do you go out to eat and/or grab a snack or two when you're on the go? It all adds up. Just my 2 cents. Again, excuse me if it came off a little too forward ;)

[@KhyrisEidan]

You are not being an ass. You are telling the true. But I don't.. And it is money problem for mostly every day. xD

[@YesitisDex]

Understandable. Still, if you could only now afford Elements first. Buy it. You have nothing to lose if it's not for you and get your money back xD

[@seanmaddox3479]

Have you guys ever worked with someone in a wheelchair who has very limited leg motion

[@gmbfit]

That's outside our scope right now. There's are thousands of great trainers in the world who specialize in this.

[@zdubnoff]

There's a different vibe with the programs. GMB has a nerdy, welcoming, fitness for all vibe. Animal Flow is intense cyborg supermen.

[@gmbfit]

hahahaha, that's not wholly inaccurate ;)

[@Joanie42]

Looks are so subjective #eyebrowgame

[@seanmaddox3479]

BTW the guy with the beard is more attractive

[@gmbfit]

my wife says you're full of it

[@seanmaddox3479]

@@gmbfit 😆 your wife is right LOL

[@kobusvosloo6155]

Just do Jiu Jitsu, those movements are bjj warmups

[@gmbfit]

Those movements can be found in BJJ, you're right; however, by spending time working on them in a program focused on strength, flexibility, and control you can carry that into your BJJ practice. Also many people don't have access to a place to practice BJJ. ;-)

[@waaagh3203]

That's the same mentality of BJJers who say "you gain all the strength you need by rolling hard," and then go on to get smashed by a wrestler with a strength and conditioning program in an MMA fight. BJJ culture is especially bad among combat sports when it comes to strength and conditioning. There's more to it than BJJ warm ups. And I'm saying this as a BJJ practitioner. BJJ is great, but if you want to be an amazing athlete all around, you'll have to do more training than just pure BJJ.

[@anchoragesalsa]

Meh