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Instead of a TL;DR, I'll just put this at the top, why should you explore the below info more? Many people can see benefits for fixing/preventing injuries, improving multi-functional strength, flexibility and mobility, as well as opening themselves up to fun and challenging new ways of training. There is a lot of interesting stuff here about physical culture, martial arts, and fitness philosophies from around the world. Also, I'd be interested in hearing from any members who have done Ido's online coaching, attended one of his workshops, or have tried some of his workouts.

This Data Sheet has been a long time coming after multiple requests, and while it went through various revisions, I'm satisfied enough to finally post it now. I will add any updates in future comments or help where I can with answering questions.

Ido Portal is a hard man to clearly define, so first I suggest reading his short bio: http://www.idoportal.com/ido




A decent introductory video with a bit of his philosophy, as well as comments on the Paleo Diet, CrossFit, Vegetarians, etc.






While I know the term "Red Pill" is getting applied to an increasing variety of areas beyond Game, I would argue Ido is one of the best examples of Red Pill philosophy towards physical training, health, teaching, etc.

For example, compared to many other high profile names he regularly calls out BS he sees in the mainstream world, will post videos of his students to show the clear results from his methods, and even put his blood work on the web years ago when the subject of his diet came up. He encourages people to travel, get out of their comfort zones while always learning, and yes, he's a big fan of fat shaming.


Ido with some of his students and footage of their training:









Specifics on diet, supplementation, and blood tests:

https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/post...4462131540

https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/phot...42/?type=3

https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/phot...01/?type=1


He has been building his body of knowledge for many years, as he travels the world learning from a variety of disciplines and mentors, and has built a network of like minded people while teaching others. For example, this is some incredible footage he shot of Claude Vitoria, an elderly former circus performer who assisted with Ido's Equilibre training:





Great story behind that trip:

http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009/01/equilibre.html (preface)

http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009_02_01_archive.html (start at bottom post on that page for the first day of the trip)


A few workouts and notes from him as an example of the variety:

Pre-hab/warm up to help wrists and shoulders: http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009/07/pre...ining.html

Improving Natural Squat Routine 1.0 + Bridges http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009/07/flo...ber-1.html

Explosive Leg Workout: http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009/08/exp...rkout.html

Animal Movement Patterns and Locomotion Conditioning: http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/2009/07/loc...oning.html


You shouldn't need an FB account for the following:

Planche: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ido-porta...9012181420

Back Bridges: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ido-porta...8948288093

Basic Scapular Strength: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ido-porta...2908204697

Proper Pull Up Form: https://www.facebook.com/notes/ido-porta...2849274036

Improving Squat Routine 2.0: https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/post...9121091838


Very exhaustive interview with London Real covering many different topics:






Some of Ido's mentors who I also enjoy checking out:

Charles Poliquin: http://www.strengthsensei.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6VnjtJ6...sjA/videos

Coach Christopher Sommer, USA National Team Gymnastics Coach: https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/GymnasticBodies/videos

Jacob Daskalo, Israeli Boxing Trainer: https://www.facebook.com/daskalo.jacob and http://www.youtube.com/user/descalo/videos


Links for further reading, videos, workouts, etc.

http://www.idoportal.com (official site, not much here right now beyond basics)

http://www.youtube.com/user/portaldo/videos (his Youtube channel, lots of demonstrations of different exercises and movements)

http://idoportal.blogspot.ca/ (his old blog, no longer updated, documents his travels, along with lots of great workouts under the 2009 section)

https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/phot...tos_albums (Recent photos, often with info about various methods used in his workshops)

http://antranik.org/the-floreio-project/ (One guy's attempt to organize all the info and knowledge Ido has posted around the internet, this is like it's own Wikipedia, highly recommended)

Post: #2

I am a "follower". I have basically read EVERYTHING Ido has ever written. I have read his all blog posts, fb-post and countless of his posts at gymnasticbodies forum(which are gold btw). I first learned about Ido 2-3 years ago when I was practicing capoeira and he hit me hard. I think he first became popular around capoeira circles, then handbalancing + gymnastic circles.

I haven't attended his seminars but I have heard they are awesome. His online coaching on the other hand seems to be low quality and costly. I have read that they basically just send a copy paste routine and then give criticism when sent videos.

I am listening that london real podcast for the second time now. That podcast sent me to a mental trip, because I had so much self-reflection going on .

Post: #3

Awesome data sheet LeBeau. I've only heard brief snippets of his stuff so having a centralized point to start reading up on him is awesome. Thank you!

Post: #4

Great datasheet, I'm going to spend some time trolling through all the information. This definitely belongs in the new section (lots of work got put into compiling it I see), sure hope it will bring some new insight into the rvf lifting/fitness community. Exciting stuff!

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He has some events being hosted around the world

https://www.facebook.com/portal.ido/events?key=events

I'd like to go, but the one in my city is being priced at around $800 per person

Post: #6

Latest video, with a good point about information overload that is also applicable to other self progress topics on the RVF:

Post: #7

Quality information LeBeau.

As a young pup my parents bought us a play set that had gymnastics rings on them which I used to mess around on all the time. As I got to my teens I had a natural ability to be able to pull whole body weight up on to high places. I was the guy who would get the ball off the roof when it got kicked up there.

I've been hitting the gym for the last 6 months with weight training and not really getting the physique i'm looking for and looking for a more holistic approach... I think this info will help.

Thanks

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This might seem a stupid question, but how does one get started on a program like this?

Post: #9

Seconded, where to start? I'm really interested.

Post: #10

Programming workouts is one of the most difficult aspects of proper training. I'm by no means an expert. From what I've gathered from the above links and other comments made by guys in that initial post, is that it is helpful to break up training days in terms of Bent Arm Strength, Straight Arm Strength, Legs, etc. Of course this isn't exhaustive, I may just be touching the surface, and it also depends on your goals. For example, Ido suggests focusing on certain goals (he has you pick 5 in priority for 3 months of online coaching) and moving the rest of your skills into maintenance for the time being (I.e. see the Bridge post). This allows you to work the direct goal, along with support exercises, while not losing previous gains in other areas. This is in contrast to workouts that emphasize a small amount of everything under the sun. For example, it doesn't make sense to try to develop your planche at the same time as goal like 100 pushups in a row, you only have so much capacity.

One aspect that helped me a lot in terms of mobility is being strong where you are flexible, and moving through your full range, both points that are missed in the usual discussions around flexibility that mostly focus on static stretching. So I would suggest reading everything in the first post, picking a few goals, along with a few problem areas for rehab/prehab, then working out a weekly routine, and sticking with that for at least a 4-12 week cycle. Again, these are things that have helped me, but I don't have anywhere near the knowledge or experience as the men listed in the first post, so I'm open to learning from others too.

Post: #11

(05-22-2015 11:54 PM)LeBeau Wrote:  Programming workouts is one of the most difficult aspects of proper training...Again, these are things that have helped me, but I don't have anywhere near the knowledge or experience as the men listed in the first post, so I'm open to learning from others too.

Thanks. I'm going to give this a shot for about 3 months after my current program is over in July.

Post: #12

New video featuring different upper body strength and movement patterns. Worth watching till the end and reading the comments section as well:

Post: #13

This thread is gold! How did I miss this?