Riccardo Grechi - Daily Workout Routine (20 Minutes Stone Killer Workout for Hand Technique)

In this video I'll be presenting a workout I developed myself extremely useful for developing control, speed, endurance and power in your upper limbs.
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NEWS!
Because a lot of drummers asked me a slower tempo version of my workout based on the "Stone Killer" I decided to please everyone :D
In the link below you will find all the files and instructions about the new version of this workout!
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Riccardo Grechi - Daily Workout Routine - 25 Minutes Stone Killer - From 100bpm to 200bpm:
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[@dbenitez.a]

For those of you who want a slower version of this video, like me: if you change the speed to 0.75, the workout goes from 105 bpm to 180 bpm, with 7.5 bpm increments. Here the full list of (bpm showed in video at normal speed) -> (bpm at 0.75 speed) 140 bpm -> 105 bpm 150 bpm -> 112.5 bpm 160 bpm -> 120 bpm 170 bpm -> 127.5 bpm 180 bpm -> 135 bpm 190 bpm -> 142.5 bpm 200 bpm -> 150 bpm 210 bpm -> 157.5 bpm 220 bpm -> 165 bpm 230 bpm -> 172.5 bpm 240 bpm -> 180 bpm Hope this helps :)

[@ronnanwolf8725]

I play this on 0.50 to really focus on rebound and fluidity! Can recommend!!!

[@jasonashley1718]

thanks!

[@mellindrums]

Exercise starts at 4:11 I'm now trying to do this daily while watching the video.

[@rajpro8882]

Very proud of myself being a 16 year old completing through this workout.Though i had to shift to singles at 16th notes triplets after 230bpm.Cheers:)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@arjunchakraborty2206]

@@RiccardoGrechi it's the same person ... Thank you so much brother.

[@makskuni3613]

From 200 to 235 bpm for a months, ty)

[@kirkwoodlajeunesse4122]

Makes me happy to see so many others finding this difficult! 210ish and I was losing it. Will keep pushing! Thanks man!

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@kirkwoodlajeunesse4122]

@@RiccardoGrechi thank you kind sir!

[@mellindrums]

I've been doing this daily now for like a week. Really great exercise! ✌

[@stevelandry5198]

Bravo pour votre technique et merci pour cette formation instructive et de qualité!

[@duncandrums7823]

I love this, I always try to work this out with the legs too😅😅not easy, but thanks

[@russellheldt344]

Thanks Riccardo!

[@resonanttotality8322]

Definitely need this... Thanks...

[@Cody-ry1dh]

How can it not improve any drummer . All drummers should be doing this

[@marciojuniodrums]

perfect, congratulations !!!!!!!

[@navid8276]

Amazing man 🤘🏼

[@russellheldt344]

Love it!

[@Withcare111]

What page is this in the book ? I don’t see it written like this anywhere

[@19tet]

before riccardo merlini swallowed up dat magik mushroom there was ofc, riccardo grechi!

[@Withcare111]

This is not exactly the stone killer but a different exercise ?

[@pawelsluszko2301]

Try adding a leg too vis-a-vis hand 😜.

[@massimomaxmajorana]

Ma sei Veneto?

[@RiccardoGrechi]

bolognese :D

[@jimimyohanen]

I can do this whole workout but there is problem with my left hand. When we get to higher tempo my right hand changes to use fingers more and more. My left hands keeps using wrist all the time. I see that as a problem. the stick actually bounces around my fingers and when I try to use fingers on left hand I loose grip. Any advice from you how to get rid of this problem?

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Start with a lower tempo and practice with ONLY fingers then practice using ONLY your wrist. Like a two separated technique :)

[@markbra]

Still falling apart in 180 :-(

[@Bcabatista559]

When the bpm went above my speed limit (210 +), I switched to playing 4 strokes on each hand. This trained me so that I am able to play the whole workout.

[@chaotischdurchgedreht]

Thats a good way yes, i do the same

[@thedakon]

Looks like I'll have to stick around 220 BMP for a while, can't go higher and still keep consistency... Riccardo thank you for posting this! Discipline and patience to all \m/

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Thanks for your support! :)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@youtuveunvideo]

Yep, 220BPM seems to be the limit right now, but I'm sure with consistency it's gonna get more :)

[@oddarmyband]

Been doing this 3-5 days a week for the past 6 months. Can confirm that it helps if you stick with it!!

[@raws944]

Been doing this daily, all wrists. Falls apart at 200bpm but I started originally struggling at 170/180 so it works for sure!

[@smanduu9204]

how long

[@raws944]

@@smanduu9204 I've been doing other speed work for a while now but I did this stone killer daily for about 6 weeks and 200bpm started smoothing out. Especially for my playing level (high beginner/low intermediate) it's worked wonders

[@FranciscoMartinez-hj1zg]

I knew I was bad, but this really put it into a good perspective. Very happy I found this video. Will try to come back and update my progress on this comment.

[@lebonpain7331]

seems like it's a slow process haha

[@abstractrussian5562]

Maybe it's time to come back now.

[@Ryan-jv8bw]

Still waiting for you to come back here

[@ronnanwolf8725]

4:12 begin of workout

[@Leo_Inclan]

For medical reasons I had to quit playing drums entirely for about 4 months. Went from a pretty decent level to feeling like an absolute zero. It's really frustrating, after over a decade playing metal, not to be able to hold simple sixteenths on my double bass for over a couple of bars; let alone patterns. I will use the stonekiller workout (slow 100-200 version) on my feet and see how it works out. Should be great to reactivate my muscles. Thank you, Riccardo!!

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Don't give up leo ;) The passion will drives you in your goals

[@basbeenhakker5182]

140 bpm - 4:16 150 bpm - 6:16 160 bpm - 8:13 170 bpm - 10:00 180 bpm - 11:40 190 bpm - 13:15 200 bpm - 14:47 210 bpm - 16:15 220 bpm - 17:38 225 bpm - 18:56 230 bpm - 20:14 235 bpm - 21:29 240 bpm - 22:36

[@unc_matteth]

day one doing this workout. 9/27/24. got to 7 Bars 210 BPM on left hand when i couldn't keep up with it. right hand 8 bars 225 bpm and i slipped up. ill be back every day.

[@unc_matteth]

day two got through the whole thing, though shaky

[@happygodrumming]

Great job, Riccardo! I remember learning this from Joe back in the 80's, but I never took it this far. Joe would be proud! Is there some secret to getting access to download the metronome file?

[@300kike]

I speak Spanish and it's so fun to be able to understand 90% of what you're saying, only to look at the subtitles for specific words that are different. Cheers!

[@Vailey]

Controllo Velocità Resistenza E Potenza I am gonna tattoo it on my tits.

[@kenmoses8]

I had no idea drummers can count so fast. I can’t even say the number in my head as fast as he plays them... scared to watch his double pedal workout now. Lol

[@hellbentfordrumskirk5095]

Ken Moses listen to the bell. Count the chimes, not every time the stick hits the pad. So we will count ONE...2, 3, 4...TWO, 2, 3, 4...THREE, 2, 3, 4...and so on. Does this help? Peace and Blessings😊

[@lightningfirst689]

When your timing is so good, your practice session can be used as a metronome for other peoples' practice sessions.

[@simonmontoni5355]

sadly drumming became a race since about 15 years ago

[@Subala_Villa]

First time doing: 7/17/24, made it to 4 bars of 190bpm on left cleanly then couldn't keep up with 5 bars. Right hand still felt fine. Right hand max was 225bpm for 8 bars, cleanly (matched grip).

[@AkoDrumms]

Thx Riccardo, i feal nice improvement of my weaker hard in just 3 days.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Really happy about that :) Stay tuned! Soon I will release a new workout :)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@hola-ci5up]

Imma do this every day, after 5 days i went from being unable to finish 190 to be able to (struggling a lot must I say) finish the 200 bpm

[@matthewstewart2228]

As Thomas Lang would say... now do it with your feet. 😳

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Done :D

[@felixomondi4097]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Claire-cj6nn]

beginner.. 140 and 160 and above is not yet for me.. so i'll decrease the speed and start at 120 :-) thx

[@RiccardoGrechi]

This workout can be made in all the range of speeds that you want :)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@scottpaulbakes9021]

Knocked out at 8 bars of 225 on Lefty. Very good method, definitely doing this every day

[@giancarlotuccio9170]

Gran video! Da qualche giorno lo utilizzo e suono in contemporanea a te, veramente utilissimo! Il limite è ancora 210 per me, ma lavorare col supporto del video aiuta tanto. Spero che continuerai a fare video come questi.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Trovi sulla mia pagina facebook tutto il materiale riguardo la versione più lenta di questo workout :)

[@elcaballero3430]

Wowww what a hand exercises on drumpad....I play a long with you at 170 bpm and my right hand is tired...But I know after a week of paly a long with you is it become stronger ..

[@SuperballBG]

I started seeing issues with my left hand at 200 bpm. I will stick with this exercise with the hope of getting my left hand up to speed with my right. Thanks for the video :)

[@jamesbatcho]

This is cool, thanks. At some point you switched from wrist to fingers. Couldn't quite catch when. I think it's important for people to know this. 200 for wrist is super hard to do, but he's not doing that. So you need to learn some finger stroke technique to do this.

[@woodiewoodmen2306]

Untill 230 bpm is fine, this is the point my left hand stars to struggle alot more, and my right hand give in slightly. No exhaustion though ^^. Nice exercise

[@_raulvillafuerte]

4:11 comienzo rutina

[@LEONARDRUM]

Bell'esercizio! È incredibile a quella velocità come continui ad avere un bel volume alzando così tanto la bacchetta, veramente complimenti, pura potenza! Di solito la velocità va a scapito di tutto questo. Rock On!

[@smellyou]

Been playing drums 26 years and never have I done something as crazy as that. Everything was going great until it reached 200bpm when I literally felt as my left arm is falling off! Had to stop. I'm gonna do this every day until I make it perfect. THANKS SO MUCH !

[@michaelyakson9953]

And we are in the same "boat" . But notice his thumbs there they are at 210 and then shift to 220 and get those fingers to work, easy to say i know, have the fight as You around 190/200.. Dont give up 💪👍🏾🥁

[@jonbear171]

Has anybody tried this with traditional grip? I full apart at 210bpm..so hard!

[@normandydrumstudios]

Did it work for you finally ? Painfree ? Reached 240 bpm ?? Thx for your reply

[@jameslyons1661]

🏁👍

[@thinkpad20]

@@jonbear171 i play trad grip, been playing about 7 months, I made it to 210 and started to lose form and my right wrist was starting to get pins n needles 💀 hopefully eventually I can do it…

[@izze_drums]

i got to 180 bpm.. gonna start todaying this everyday...my goodness lol

[@massimomaxmajorana]

mai vista una cosa del genere! guarda che sei sopra al record mondiale se metti le mani assieme.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Il record mondiale di bpm a mani alternate è moooooolto più alto :D

[@massimomaxmajorana]

Riccardo Grechi Drummer ma no! Sarà sui 1100 BPM

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Mi sa che stai facendo un po di confusione :D

[@thomasdorio4960]

Ciao Riccardo, una domanda: di che grandezza sono le bacchette che utilizzi in questo video? È fattibile con le corpsmaster (da neofita)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Ciao! Le bacchette sono delle 7A. Il workout può essere fatto con qualsiasi tipo di bacchetta, devi solo trovare quella che fa per te in base alle tue esigenze, stile e grandezza della mano :)

[@alevgmola]

Nemmeno si nota quando cominci a vedere la madonna. Utilissimo anche per playalong. Grazie.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Ahahah grazie mille

[@mellistotheMAX]

What software or metrinome changee the click track per hand and does the tempo increase??

[@erikk690]

Does it help to just watch? Or do you need to practice along as well? ;)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

If you practice maybe is more helpful ahah :D

[@michaelyakson9953]

@@RiccardoGrechi what a ?.. 🙄.. I Practing to You every Day and You are rock Hard to follow for sure. Then i reach 190-200 left hand says stop.. Can not understand how You can play so fast and correct the every beat You does. Not Even One fail somethere and You dont look like your are tired Any time. You just hit and hit. But Will fight to those 240 is in house.. Thanks a lot for Sharing and give some knowledge also.. You are a beast if some are in a good way of course 👍🏾🥁💪🇩🇰 Michael Can see then You reach from 210-220 your thumbs are moved to the uppersite at the Sticks 😉. Has to understand how You are doing these..

[@Benjamin_Lees_]

I'm glad this video is a thing. All the big drum channels talking about a 5 minute warm up. 5 minutes won't do anything for u

[@Rohan-nj6cf]

It's called a warm up for a reason

[@anibalmonkeyfranco880]

220... Thanckssssss

[@MonacoRocha]

Grazie Riccardo Sei Fortissimo... My right hand no problem .. my left hand problem at 230... Lavoro ...!!

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@MonacoRocha]

@@RiccardoGrechi I use this for my Double Bass Drums... Riccardo My Genitore are Immigrants From Molise .... Viva "Alitalia.....

[@tomh9487]

Nice one! I made it to 220 but couldn't make the grip adjustment.

[@woytd6435]

day 3 - i'm dying @ 210 :D great workout btw, thanx mate!

[@Ruben-br2vx]

well my stones got killed, phew gona make this one of my routines for sure, thnx !

[@maxpalego]

Complimenti ti sei fatto il mazzo tosto veramente!!!!

[@DanyMeyer]

Hey Riccardo, great lesson and great handspeed! Hats off!!!

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Thank you! Some people ask me about the click file at lower speed. Soon I will release it :) And a new workout as well :)

[@DanyMeyer]

@@RiccardoGrechi That's super cool! I'm looking forward to it =)

[@charlietrece7958]

Insane work out. The range of the stick in each hand is beyond comprehension . If this doesn’t fix your speed nothing will.

[@drumeomonojit9573]

Please tell me the name of this metronome?.... Which you used in this video..

[@drumeomonojit9573]

Please reply me..

[@RiccardoGrechi]

I've created it with Guitar Pro :)

[@minisurfbanana]

Drumeo Monojit you can do this on PolyNome App best Mertonome app for drummers! Pro version has voice count 1 e + A etc....

[@thejesseayy]

Very good workout! My left hand gives out at the end of 210, but that's better than I expected!

[@ldcsam1]

Thomas Lang is a big fan of the Stone Killer Workout.

[@alfredobivona8173]

Ciao Riccardo il video e bellissimo veramente utile. Ti volevo chiedere una cosa allenandosi tutti i giorni per una oretta quanto tempo occorre per arrivare a delle velocità abbastanza elevate diciamo tra i 250 -300 bpm Grazie ciao

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Ciao e grazie mille! Il tempo per incrementare la velocità è sempre soggettivo, dipende da molti fattori. In linea generale, se si eseguono gli esercizi correttamente, rilassati e per il giusto tempo, in 2/3 mesi raggiungerai velocità interessanti :)

[@ronnieleepasquale]

This is a perfect workout. I started doing it with my feet also.

[@michaelpersad868]

It is amazing on the feet! Try variations like heel down/heel toe/ slide.... great workout!

[@-Miroslav]

THX for this!!! I just click to download the audio file, thumb up and subscribe. Looking forward to try it out ;-)

[@MartinoBenny]

Awesome workout dude, thanks for the downloadable versions! I have a recording at the end of May and I am going to try do this workout everyday till then. Also might try the slower version with my feet. Once again thanks for the share!!

[@TheColorUrple]

When my weak hand gets to a speed it's uncomfortable with, the muscles start to get tighter. Should I keep powering through at this speed or slow it down and only play with a very loose hand?

[@macvoutie]

It looks like its all fingers and no wrist.

[@Theodorevonz]

SLOWDOWN

[@markbra]

I fell apart at 180. Thanx

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@ES-yc1tp]

Awesome excersice! I could only do it to 200bpm but I'll get there

[@menamanu]

how bout with marching sticks? normal drumest sticks light af lol

[@charliewittenstein8678]

my face after 200bpm was like a chihuahua in heat!

[@engelbertrodas2166]

Excelente, gracias.

[@ColonelDoYouReadMe]

Ciao, Riccardo. I discovered this video yesterday, and decided to try this workout daily. Some context, I used to play drums way back, took lessons for six years, was never a super-talent, and then I stopped playing for a few years and only recently decided to come back into it. My question is, as someone who is very rusty and certainly can't achieve the same speed as you (my right hand is fine up to about 200-210 bpm, and the left hand starts to struggle at 170-180 bpm), is it useful for me to do this workout as you do it, even though I can't keep up at all with the higher speeds? Or should I stick to the lower bpms and maybe stop at about 200? What would you say is most useful to someone like me? Grazie mille :)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Hi! I suggest you to slow down and increase the tempo step by step. As I said in the video this workout could be made at other range of speeds. Start for example with 100-200. It already was in my plan to publish the lower tempo version of this workout :) Soon on facebook etc! Thank you

[@ColonelDoYouReadMe]

@@RiccardoGrechi Alright, I'll keep my eyes open and try that instead. Thanks for the quick reply :)

[@RiccardoGrechi]

@@ColonelDoYouReadMe The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@ColonelDoYouReadMe]

@@RiccardoGrechi Eyy, nice! Downloading now, will try it out! Grazie mille, maestro!

[@denverado5594]

Almost perfect. The right pinky begins to stray at about 220/bpm-and that’s a good thing, otherwise we’d be looking at a cyborg or an alien.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@MrCarrara82]

Interessante. Come hai fatto ad impostare il metronomo in maniera progressiva?

[@tarafying3592]

me and my friends do this and we just call it the russian guy challenge lol

[@basb6230]

He's Italian. Never mind.

[@idiotbox1998]

Grazie Mille Riccardo! I use this video so often and I really appreciate you making it!

[@AlexNourse52]

Super clean technique. Looks almost effortless. Good stuff

[@luissneiderroa758]

Súper, ya me pongo a practicarlo, tengo que llegar hasta los 240 u.u

[@Adam_B_Drummer]

hi, I found this workout and it is something I plan to do every day, I play on drum set and have been focusing on playing everything together and decided to try to get faster with my hands cause I like metal music

[@GrandeCapo_PallaPesante]

Bravo, bravissimo, esecuzione perfetta, ottimo insegnamento, complimenti

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Grazie mille :)

[@MrFluitenier]

I think I'll like this exercise, thanks for sharing

[@randydoak6638]

I’m slow. Nothing helps.

[@matyassveceny7573]

what metronome or programe are you using? Btw this video is really helpful thanks for that.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

I used Guitar Pro for that :) Thank you for your compliments

[@imnothing8036]

man u r god level

[@aethrya]

I had no idea people (could even) do this 😳

[@rb397]

Thanks for this great video! Any suggestions for my floppy left wrist ? Are there any exercises I can do away from drums to strengthen my left wrist ? Thanks.

[@HectorOnDrums]

Grazie per quest'ottima lezione e workout. 220bpm come molti come limita per il momento, spero sorpassare questa limita presto !

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Grazie mille, presto pubblicherò un nuovo workout :)

[@jiajinchan6150]

is this workout good for beginners to try?

[@bgoodie4584]

Was able to get through the whole workout, proud of myself.. surprisingly 180 gave me the most trouble

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Proceed step by step and you will reach your goals :)

[@cdugan5488]

Mibowl changing batteries

[@zanisbordo2651]

ok sooo apparently my speed is absolute shit xD My right hand wont go faster than 210bpm, and my left starts limping at around 180bpm.. I just don't understand how it is humanly possible to go up to 240!!!!!! Somebody please explaaain!!

[@sovereignkroova]

switching to using smaller muscle groups allows the player to play faster, since the smaller the muscle, the faster it can move. you dont see many drummers playing with using wrists at 240 bpm. although some do. most rely on fingers or other more advanced techniques for playing at really high tempos

[@zanisbordo2651]

@@sovereignkroovahaha yeah I understand that 😂 my fingers just don’t move that fast 🤣 although I have to say that I’ve been spending some time practising this and I have become faster. When it gets too difficult to do multiple bars on the same hand, I switch to 1 bar on each hand and keep going that way.

[@sovereignkroova]

@@zanisbordo2651 well you need to train them fingers still ... you cant just expect to play 300 bpm out of the blue with fingers ... its just that its easier and more effective to do with a smaller muscle group

[@johnward7671]

Many thanks. My left hand was injured and this is just what I needed for regaining its use. The dynamics of my playing has improved ten fold.

[@RiccardoGrechi]

The slower version of this workout is finally out. You can find all the details in my official facebook page :)

[@MrAndrebatera]

Thanks a lot for amazing vídeo

[@RiccardoGrechi]

Thank you! I will publish some new workout soon :) Meanwhile take a look at this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5nTeIyOeb2ebq8

[@johnsknox]

legend - thanks mate