Rave site with a lot of free workouts - Page 3

Ann1964 · 05-02-14, 08:16 AM

Oh cool wlil sign up when I get home today.
Work is blocking portions of and can't see all of sign in prompts.

Vee · 05-02-14, 09:36 AM

I am not impressed with grokker.

I tried viewing a few yoga workouts and some under the fitness section. They were all so bad, I Joni O'd even the preview and lost interest in the site. I would try to delete my user account, except I don't even want to spend time doing that.

Years of working out with DVDs has spoilt me. I need everything to be high quality/professional - the workout, the set, the instructor, the production. I am investing my time to work out and I value my time too much to settle for something less than stellar because it is free.

Sorry! No offence meant to people who liked the videos. Just not my thing. Or perhaps the ones I chose to preview were the bottom of the barrel.

donnamp · 05-02-14, 10:25 AM

Hi,

I did two of the yoga practices one yesterday and one today and thought they were pretty good - were they groundbreaking? no, but I felt the two I did were equal to what you may find on a pay site or a DVD - maybe you just got a "clinker" Vee!

I will try some more this weekend.

I know one of the practices I did was the Yoga for Athletes Strength & Mobility Practice 1, and I did another yesterday that was a "warm-up" type practice both practices were short, under 20 minutes, due to my time limits!

Donna

Missiscipi · 05-02-14, 11:30 AM

I love this guys stuff! http://grokker.com/fitness/expert/le...16aaf45d0001d8
Le Jon Guillory. I did the crazy legs workout, Lower Body 109 and Upper Body 109. I have serious doms this week

winnie_p · 05-02-14, 03:26 PM

My favorites have been the yoga by Siri Peterson: http://grokker.com/yoga/expert/siri-...9a00ee6700000b

For me, I was actually getting exactly what I wanted and can't easily find in a DVD. I don't think anyone should settle for something that doesn't click with them just because it's free, but there are so many options and instructors on the site that I can't imagine finding something really great if you dig a little. The videos marked "Premium" are their original content. My gripes are that navigation of the site can be tricky (but the error page was funny). I also really hate the name of the site. I may have lucked out finding and liking the instructor above.

I am sure they will have to charge at some point. I read an article saying that they had 5.5 million dollars in investors' money for the start-up venture.

donnamp · 05-02-14, 05:44 PM

Winnie,

I think one of the practices I did and liked was with Siri,too! I may try to do more of hers over the weekend.

I liked both the practices I did so far -and, I do agree, just b/c it is free, doesn't mean you have to use it or like it, but it is nice to find something you like that is free (even if free may be temporary - hopefully not - I was actually wondering if maybe some of the people on the videos pay to have their stuff on the site as a way of getting more business/interest in their work?)

Donna

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05-02-14, 08:16 AM
Ann1964 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Arkansas	Oh cool wlil sign up when I get home today. Work is blocking portions of and can't see all of sign in prompts.

05-02-14, 09:36 AM
Vee Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kuala Lumpur	I am not impressed with grokker. I tried viewing a few yoga workouts and some under the fitness section. They were all so bad, I Joni O'd even the preview and lost interest in the site. I would try to delete my user account, except I don't even want to spend time doing that. Years of working out with DVDs has spoilt me. I need everything to be high quality/professional - the workout, the set, the instructor, the production. I am investing my time to work out and I value my time too much to settle for something less than stellar because it is free. Sorry! No offence meant to people who liked the videos. Just not my thing. Or perhaps the ones I chose to preview were the bottom of the barrel.

05-02-14, 10:25 AM
donnamp Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maryland, USA	Hi, I did two of the yoga practices one yesterday and one today and thought they were pretty good - were they groundbreaking? no, but I felt the two I did were equal to what you may find on a pay site or a DVD - maybe you just got a "clinker" Vee! I will try some more this weekend. I know one of the practices I did was the Yoga for Athletes Strength & Mobility Practice 1, and I did another yesterday that was a "warm-up" type practice both practices were short, under 20 minutes, due to my time limits! Donna

05-02-14, 11:30 AM
Missiscipi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TX	I love this guys stuff! http://grokker.com/fitness/expert/le...16aaf45d0001d8 Le Jon Guillory. I did the crazy legs workout, Lower Body 109 and Upper Body 109. I have serious doms this week

05-02-14, 03:26 PM
winnie_p VF Supporter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, TX	My favorites have been the yoga by Siri Peterson: http://grokker.com/yoga/expert/siri-...9a00ee6700000b For me, I was actually getting exactly what I wanted and can't easily find in a DVD. I don't think anyone should settle for something that doesn't click with them just because it's free, but there are so many options and instructors on the site that I can't imagine finding something really great if you dig a little. The videos marked "Premium" are their original content. My gripes are that navigation of the site can be tricky (but the error page was funny). I also really hate the name of the site. I may have lucked out finding and liking the instructor above. I am sure they will have to charge at some point. I read an article saying that they had 5.5 million dollars in investors' money for the start-up venture.

05-02-14, 05:44 PM
donnamp Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maryland, USA	Winnie, I think one of the practices I did and liked was with Siri,too! I may try to do more of hers over the weekend. I liked both the practices I did so far -and, I do agree, just b/c it is free, doesn't mean you have to use it or like it, but it is nice to find something you like that is free (even if free may be temporary - hopefully not - I was actually wondering if maybe some of the people on the videos pay to have their stuff on the site as a way of getting more business/interest in their work?) Donna