Thanks very much. Wanted to show a little bit of more relaxed stuff- not always maximal work but how I still get that work done when I am done already. Still out there - every day and loving it. Thanks again for your kind words.
How do you balance skill work (quality) with more raw-strength work (quantity/set and reps)? Do you tend to put time aside at the end of workout for this? Before workouts? I like to practice skills for maybe 30-40 mins before I do my other exercises, and randomly throughout the day.
Incredible strength and balance, and all that after 4 hrs of Parkour...the massage was well deserved! "Thai" massage??? Curious about how that differs from other types...wish you would have shown that too.
Ido, I've noticed that in many of your students' videos, and now your's, the Back Lever is performed with a pronated grip. I've always heard that suppinated is preffered because it puts more pressure on the elbow flexor and helps with more advanced SA work in the future. Besides elbow injuries, is there a reason you perform yours the way you do? Thanks for the videos!!
your music is always perfect. nice choices. was wondering when you and conor would converge -glad for the well deserved exposure this is generating, as well as the spectacular success of his loose, playful, deadly performance, influenced in no small way by your work together!
how would one go about incorporating such gymnastic/yoga/kinesthetic control based movements into an actual training routine for an athlete such as a fighter? thank you for this amazing outlook on physicality by the way, for way too long the nature of human being and movement has been lost
Start with the handstand, practice against a wall. The handstand is the most basic move. Do some research on it and develop it, then more research on where to move from there.
How do you strengthen your tendons? I see you are not doing your backlever with palms facing downwards. Why is that? Suppose for someone with your (tendon) strength it should not be that big of a deal?
I am not against turning the rings into supination/neutral or pronation and did it this way because I chose to do it this way - the easier way in this specific scenario. I have little interest in advanced ring strength work - I am merely maintaining some basic strength I developed over the years and keeping myself healthy and available for further research into what truly interests me - movement. I am not a gymnast and have little need to place segments of my anatomy in risk and consistent demands for the sake of competition or developing gymnastics advanced movements. Also, another question to ask yourself is what kind of longevity is there in these kind of work and why a 40 years old ring specialist like Jordan Jevtchev are UNIQUE and why so many ring specialists and gymnasts went under the knife for shoulder/biceps work vs other sports like elite level weightlifters? So, do some common sense.
I get you are not interested in doing this. Fair enough. All though I do feel with a proper preparation -which I am very sure you know a thing or two about- there is no danger in a backlever. You are now talking about high level gymnasts who aren't just doing a 'simple' back lever anymore. Not to sure if that translates to you. Also not sure I understand why you would compare gymnasts with elite level weightlifters. Different sports, different goals. But yeah, to each it's own.
MrJurre You missed the point. Ido's point is that he's not a gymnast. He doesn't care to use a specific grip because a gymnast uses it or not, advanced or not advanced. He's just thinking about moving and flowing. Who cares if he's not doing it like a gymnast, does it really matter in the bigger scheme of things. This is what he extensively talks about when it comes to one's dogma. Ido is the first to admit he's not the best at everything and far from it, he has never claimed to be a master of the rings or barbell. And his point about injury went straight over you're head. It's not about proper preparation, but the fact that some movements to him aren't necessary to promote healthy shoulders. Simply put, he doesn't see the time into focusing 100% on this position or that position. He just wants to move around in other ways, not just the way a gymnast would. Ido isn't telling you his way or the highway. One of my best friends competed for Canada in gymnastics on an international level, and they've told me it took a huge toll on their body. There is nothing glamorous about pursuing gymnastics or any sport for that matter to a high level, its blood, sweat, and a lot injuries. Some injuries you fight through, some you can't. But you do all the training and preparation for the end goal (winning medals etc.) Ido ain't competing for anything.
I know he doesn't want to do it, just because gymnasts do it. I also got that he didn't want to focus a 100% on it. In my opinion palms down has a benefit for overall 'movemen't. It will translate to other straight arm strength stuff and will strengthen your bicep tendon. I know Ido isn't competing and that's why I said what I said. Ido is questioning the huge toll of big time ring specialist which Ido is far from. Why would he care? Ido won't get the same injuries as a gymnast, even if he would train a back lever with palms down. To each it's own. He has his reasons for not going for a palm down backlever. I was wondering what those reasons were. I now got them. I just don't agree with some of them.
Thanks very much. Wanted to show a little bit of more relaxed stuff- not always maximal work but how I still get that work done when I am done already. Still out there - every day and loving it. Thanks again for your kind words.
How do you balance skill work (quality) with more raw-strength work (quantity/set and reps)? Do you tend to put time aside at the end of workout for this? Before workouts? I like to practice skills for maybe 30-40 mins before I do my other exercises, and randomly throughout the day.
To some of the commenters below, the song is in the description! "Chocolate Jesus" by Tom Waits.
Absolute joy to watch! Slowly, but SURELY working my way there. Much respect! :)
Always love your choice of music.
Ido, I really appreciate the essence of your movement + the flow into and out of one arm handstand .....music was a nice accent.
Incredible strength and balance, and all that after 4 hrs of Parkour...the massage was well deserved! "Thai" massage??? Curious about how that differs from other types...wish you would have shown that too.
Nice moves, particularly like the way you enter into the German hang going to try to do it myself...
Ido, I've noticed that in many of your students' videos, and now your's, the Back Lever is performed with a pronated grip. I've always heard that suppinated is preffered because it puts more pressure on the elbow flexor and helps with more advanced SA work in the future. Besides elbow injuries, is there a reason you perform yours the way you do?
Thanks for the videos!!
watching this is a meditation in itself
your music is always perfect. nice choices. was wondering when you and conor would converge -glad for the well deserved exposure this is generating, as well as the spectacular success of his loose, playful, deadly performance, influenced in no small way by your work together!
Ido is the best !!!
When do we get to see you Ido, doing Parkour :)?
Tom Waits rules, and so do you!
Good choice of music for this one. Tom Waits is the best!
great movement, great track. love tom waits!
Great as always!!!!!
LONG LIVE IDO PORTAL AND LONG LIVE KING TOM WAITS
Came for the training. Stayed for the song.
Do you ever get tendonitis in your elbows from your hanging training? If so how do you remedy that?
wish I could have you training me here in Portland OR
how would one go about incorporating such gymnastic/yoga/kinesthetic control based movements into an actual training routine for an athlete such as a fighter? thank you for this amazing outlook on physicality by the way, for way too long the nature of human being and movement has been lost
Start with the handstand, practice against a wall. The handstand is the most basic move. Do some research on it and develop it, then more research on where to move from there.
thank you, sir x
What song is that? I love your taste in music. What genre is this?
***** I r stoobid
Inspiring.
wow your moves are so impressive.:)
and the music??? Love !!!
Impressive!
Every day is arm day.
Hypnothic as usual :)
Have you ever hung out with that Vitor Nogueira or Pivet Madkilla guy
How do you strengthen your tendons? I see you are not doing your backlever with palms facing downwards. Why is that? Suppose for someone with your (tendon) strength it should not be that big of a deal?
I am not against turning the rings into supination/neutral or pronation and did it this way because I chose to do it this way - the easier way in this specific scenario. I have little interest in advanced ring strength work - I am merely maintaining some basic strength I developed over the years and keeping myself healthy and available for further research into what truly interests me - movement. I am not a gymnast and have little need to place segments of my anatomy in risk and consistent demands for the sake of competition or developing gymnastics advanced movements. Also, another question to ask yourself is what kind of longevity is there in these kind of work and why a 40 years old ring specialist like Jordan Jevtchev are UNIQUE and why so many ring specialists and gymnasts went under the knife for shoulder/biceps work vs other sports like elite level weightlifters? So, do some common sense.
I get you are not interested in doing this. Fair enough.
All though I do feel with a proper preparation -which I am very sure you know a thing or two about- there is no danger in a backlever.
You are now talking about high level gymnasts who aren't just doing a 'simple' back lever anymore. Not to sure if that translates to you.
Also not sure I understand why you would compare gymnasts with elite level weightlifters. Different sports, different goals.
But yeah, to each it's own.
MrJurre You missed the point. Ido's point is that he's not a gymnast. He doesn't care to use a specific grip because a gymnast uses it or not, advanced or not advanced. He's just thinking about moving and flowing. Who cares if he's not doing it like a gymnast, does it really matter in the bigger scheme of things. This is what he extensively talks about when it comes to one's dogma. Ido is the first to admit he's not the best at everything and far from it, he has never claimed to be a master of the rings or barbell. And his point about injury went straight over you're head. It's not about proper preparation, but the fact that some movements to him aren't necessary to promote healthy shoulders. Simply put, he doesn't see the time into focusing 100% on this position or that position. He just wants to move around in other ways, not just the way a gymnast would. Ido isn't telling you his way or the highway.
One of my best friends competed for Canada in gymnastics on an international level, and they've told me it took a huge toll on their body. There is nothing glamorous about pursuing gymnastics or any sport for that matter to a high level, its blood, sweat, and a lot injuries. Some injuries you fight through, some you can't. But you do all the training and preparation for the end goal (winning medals etc.) Ido ain't competing for anything.
I know he doesn't want to do it, just because gymnasts do it.
I also got that he didn't want to focus a 100% on it.
In my opinion palms down has a benefit for overall 'movemen't. It will translate to other straight arm strength stuff and will strengthen your bicep tendon.
I know Ido isn't competing and that's why I said what I said. Ido is questioning the huge toll of big time ring specialist which Ido is far from. Why would he care?
Ido won't get the same injuries as a gymnast, even if he would train a back lever with palms down.
To each it's own. He has his reasons for not going for a palm down backlever. I was wondering what those reasons were. I now got them. I just don't agree with some of them.
A W E S O M E !!
what is the name of the song?
0:35 What is name this position?
amazing
He's not redefining fitness; we just had it wrong all this time!