Just 2 Exercises to Change Your Body

[@charlesanthony7954]

Besides the generous knowledge sharing, I also appreciate your sense of humor.

[@mmageek]

I purchased elements 14 months ago and attributes bundle 10 months past. While I can’t directly attribute my strength gains to these exercises, they have definitely contributed. Thank you GMB

[@gmbfit]

Love hearing this - keep it up :)

[@musan081]

Great video! Thank you!

[@adnanbosnian5051]

Whenever I feel stiff and lazy but it is supposedly a push or pull or leg day or whatever, whenever, I just do these bear walks and monkey around and whatever moves come to mind in my room, and I start to feel great in the body. Sometimes I just do these for longer like 20/30 min or even an hour while listening to something or do them couple of times a day. Better than running in my opinion and I also found out I was not as strong as I thought in my shoulders, back, legs, as I would get sore a day after, and I consider moves like this a full workout. Also, not only it gets the blood flowing which helps you, everything starts moving, even helps with bowel movements, I was like constipated and after doing these I take a big dump.

[@gmbfit]

hahahaha, we should start marketing this as a cure for constipation 🤣

[@kevinlux5416]

These two exercises + crab and frogger really helped me regain strength after chemotherapy and enjoy exercise like never before. Highly recommend the Elements program to anyone

[@gmbfit]

Love seeing that - thanks so much for doing the work and sharing the love :)

[@conorosheafit]

Great video Ryan!

[@gmbfit]

Thanks, brother!

[@alemholas]

I gotta be more structured with my workouts, and do some variation of Elements work habitually. However, any time I am felling down, and/or stiff and uncomfortable in my body - I do this. It's an instant remedy. It's grounding. Thanks for your work!

[@gmbfit]

Thanks! And for sure, a more structured progression that builds over time is going to provide the best benefits. Really glad these two have been a reliable option for you!

[@christianott7937]

I love how versatile these movements are. Once you can focus on mobility and check check range of motion for hamstrings or reaching overhead in bear or squat mobility and spinal mobility in monkey. And next time you can challenge strength aspects. I did the Elements program and liked the plenty variations of the basic movements.

[@gmbfit]

Exactly! There's enough room within these simple moves to challenge mobility, strength, endurance, agility, etc. And great point about using them to gage your ROM as a kind of check-in.

[@egeertem]

I have completed Elements from start to finish 6 times in the last 4 years. I have recognized that Among all the other programs that I did within this 4 years, Elements is the only program I enjoy doing every single day and hence I gain more muscle and strength and mobility with GMB Elements than any other program, and I have decided to cycle in between GMB programs to maximize my progressions. As of now I have decided to do 1 Elements cycle followed by 1 Integral Strength/Mobility cycle over and over until I am ready for GMB Sequences program. Thanks GMB, you guys have programs that delivers results that has direct impact on quality of life and strength and mobility and on top that the programs are just fun!

[@gmbfit]

Wow! That's awesome to hear that you've done Elements that many times. And yes, Elements and Integral Strength are a perfect match. Almost as if we made it that way. 😉 Keep having fun!

[@egeertem]

@@gmbfitI have witnessed the truth of the above video myself just recently. Running an Elements cycle improved all of my Integral Strength assessments. Locomotion is so fundamental that, done with a well thought and tested program, it elevates everything. I will continue to milk the progression that comes by running Elements over and over. I am 51, and getting stronger and more agile every time.

[@charlieharrington1144]

Awesomeness 👌

[@jpmorganjr]

Also happen to be my two favorites!

[@gmbfit]

You've got good taste! :)

[@spinnettdesigns]

Love it!!

[@TheDaaaaaave]

Thank you Ryan invaluable as always. Been stagnant in my journey towards the pull-up. My journey towards static holds is going much more smoothly (using floor handles) by comparison. In yoga I have always found that I can never get my heels to touch the ground when doing the downward-facing dog. Is that just a physiological restriction or something I should work on?

[@gmbfit]

Definitely work on this movement for your pull-ps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKuxlqibpMtjeKc As for your ankle, it's hard to say... there may be an anatomical limitation, but there's probably improvement yet to be made. Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfLXmetq6t8ja8

[@TheDaaaaaave]

@@gmbfit Thank ye kindly, I can do about 3 of these "scap-pullups"(On rings, no arm flexion). Haven't been able to increase strength beyond that.

[@gmbfit]

@@TheDaaaaaave Then follow the instructions in that article that's linked in the video which explains how many thousands of our clients have increased their strength :) It's not about doing an exercise a few times. It's about systematically progressing your capability.

[@actiondefence]

I actually find the Frogger to be the most beneficial for me and my specific injuries

[@gmbfit]

Right on - if you've got injuries to deal with, then of course, your specific needs will be different. The frogger is also a really useful movement pattern.

[@brrehusebye7298]

Just clever

[@maxflinter6896]

Elements is the best program available for nearly everything! I tried a lot so you'd better believe me. And Chris is a killer, don't try to move as smooth as him or Ryan or you will get disappointed.

[@gmbfit]

hahahaha, they've been practicing a little while ;) Really glad to hear how well Elements has worked for you!

[@lewislyles2342]

Question, how do you strengthen you fingers for the L sit you do?

[@gmbfit]

gradually

[@lewislyles2342]

@@gmbfit Oh ok.😀

[@Arvyfit]

5:30am. Just done backwards and forwards bear:)) few monkeys before kiddies wakes up 😅🤞🏻

[@gmbfit]

Right on!

[@monnoo8221]

why does those recipes as "you need only these 1,2,3,4 of X" always look like "You need only to use 2 neurons!!!!"

[@gmbfit]

if you're only using two neurons, I bet a lot of things look that way - most of us understand that there's gonna be some nuance behind the headline ;)

[@monnoo8221]

@@gmbfit you indeed use only 2, otherwise you would understand what you are trying to read. There are quotation marks.... got it? and using dumb titles ....

[@gmbfit]

Again, this doesn't read as if it were the product of a lot of mental activity, but I do appreciate your commitment to whatever point it is you're trying to make. I wish you the best.

[@chikara2392]

I mean, these are good mobility/warmup movements that can be also used for conditioning, but hardly the only moves anyone needs. I see fitness as a tripod of muscle/strength, mobility and cardiovascular fitness and while you can address somewhat the last two, they are not the best for the first one. anyway, this is a good way to encourage anyone to do some movement in general

[@ayin9738]

Lol

[@jpmorganjr]

I’ve gotten much stronger in my upper body doing these than I did by weightlifting.

[@gmbfit]

Right on - thanks! And of course, we're not saying 100% of people should cease and desist all other exercise. But as a basic template, yeah, this will cover most of the bases for most people. But if you think you can't build strength with this kind of movement, I highly encourage you to check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g36bmXWvgbdre8k :)

[@Steeve2k19]

This comment is also the results of useless complexity of today's practice. Mobility IS strength work before anything else. By the way, Monkey can take you to very good level of strength.

[@thequestion52]

There are countless more than a few thousand people, for whom those two moves in pursuit of getting shredded, could be ineffective or even harmful. Fine for the folks ready and able to pursue that, but for those with spinal trauma, Parkinsons, arthritis, et al. exercises should be as precisely and individually tailored as prescription medicines.

[@gmbfit]

If you have a medical condition, you need to get medical advice instead of trying random exercises on the internet. No part of this video claims to cure or treat Parkinson's or any other trauma or dysfunction...