Reviews

After reading and re-reading Convict Conditioning, I thought I had a solid enough program, a stand alone program that needed no other tweaking. After reading CC2 I gained a whole new respect for bodyweight training, especially in the Trifecta. Amazing. Old aches and pains have pretty much disappeared and my movements are far more controlled and powerful. Using the Trifecta as a daily warm-up gets the day going and makes for a great re-charge. Buy both books. If you have old injuries you’ll be greatly pleased. If you’re a former or aging athlete, you’ll realize that sometimes age is just a number. You won’t regret buying and using both books to the fullest.

As a fitness professional , I've worked in many gyms, worked with tons of clients ranging from 5yrs. to 88. Utilizing many of the cutting edge functional/sports specific protocols to help each client take a step closer to their goals. After receiving Convict Con. 1, my world did a complete 180 degree turn. I never quite fit within the gym environment. Always seem to clash with management. All awhile, deep within I knew we, as a community, never really needed to use a machine that was designed to fit everyone. It was Coach Wade that took the steps to put things in a simple, hard as nails way to get insanely strong.

I'm currently pounding through the steps of Convict Con. 1 and ironically, I no longer have the agonizing joint pain that I conditioned myself to endure. Medical history of two knee surgeries, ACL on my right and a torn meniscus of the left. Tendonitis in both elbows. Shoulder impingement and stiffness...Gone, gone...freak'n gone! And when I saw that Convict Con. 2 was out, without hesitation I jumped at it. Pain free, stronger everyday. What else matters? If you're not sure, then these books are not what you're looking for.

If your tired of the same stuff, grudging through what society has deemed the way. If you want to finally get the strength, power and twisted steal joints and ligaments, get off your ass and get these books.

Not tomorrow...Today! No excuses, today!

You can join the wolves or go back to your sheep herd.

I got Convict Conditioning and review it almost daily. It is the bible of how to train and build the physique of Hercules. I went through all sorts of gimmick workouts and fad exercise programs and failed. The first Convict Conditioning has taught me what I thought was the complete way to get in super human shape. I found out I was wrong when I got Convict Conditioning 2. This is the new testament to the original.

I now know that if I structure my workouts based on these two books I can work muscles I didn't even know I had, along with the major muscle groups, and go beyond what I am accomplishing with the original.

Thanks Coach Wade you are making it easy for me to excel at a very physical job and leave guys half my age (52) in the dust.

This book compliments the first book excellently. I have not ever had progress like this, of course no one ever laid out a program like this. Other programs are way too complicated and no one ever had dispensed information like this. Between Paul and Pavel, I have finally learned how my body functions and learned to move my body correctly. Even when I was in the Army no one ever explained working out like this. I just fumbled around had no compass to get where I was going, until now. I hope enough of us can convince Paul Wade to write the other books that he outlined in this book. I would gladly purchase them to compliment the 2 books that I currently own and thumb through at least several times a week, if nothing else just to hone my technique in any particular exercise that I am doing. I plan to use these exercises the rest of my life. Thank you Paul Wade, thank you Dragon Door.

Greetings, What could Coach Wade add to CC2 that would benefit me? I feel overall strong using his Big Seven excercises from CC1. But there was still THAT Spot in my left lower back that I tried to ignore. Years ago I injured my lower back had surgery and I have not had much problems.I have done plenty of kettlebells,bodyweight excercises and joint mobility excercises,spent alot of time ,money ,but nothing touched that spot until I did the Trifecta workout. WOW instant relief on what I had thought was a slight tension spot ,but it was much more I realized once it was relieved. All my clients and I now have a simple effective joint mobility that works. Thanks. Bob Ross Z-Health Movement Therapy Specialist 9-S

I bought both book 1 and book 2 for my Grandson..he follows this program faithfully and is in AWESOME shape and health..we will keep buying these books as long as the author keeps writing them... this is the best exercise and health book on the market in our opinion..keep them coming Mr. Wade...

This is so awesome. Mr. Wade has more than "done it again". He's outdone himself. The first Convict Conditioning in and of itself was a massive undertaking. to be honest, I'm still working up to the master levels of that one. But I got this to see what else can be done to create an awesome physique with just bodyweight. He showed me my ignorance and laughed. CC2 also talks about functional Joint Mobility drills. Which is great and all. But as one, who is working Super Joints, I figured what else can be done toward than. Wrong, again. This is a great book to say the least. I'll stop now because I won't shut up and as you see have a tendency to ramble. A great book to show you how awesome Dragon Door is and how much knowledge they have at their disposal and how much more they have to teach us! Dragon Door Forever! Yours, in strength, Dave.

i have been training for over 50 year and have done just about every type of physical culture. body weight training has always played an important part. i have been working with cc1 and as an old dog i learned some new tricks. i was keen to see what cc2 would offer. i was more than satisfied. each section is worth the price of the book especially the trifecta and joint health information. every serious athlete should have a copy of this book.

Convict Conditioning 2 is every bit as fabulous as I expected. I've incorporated all of it into my routine. I'm very frustrated having to wait for the next two volumes. I want them now!! Coach Wade richly deserves all the success these books are giving him and I wish him all the best. THANK YOU, Coach.

This book is an excellent adjunct to the first CC, which is a highly effective and comprehensive program, thoroughly explained and supported with facts. I am a 54-year-old woman. My 28-year-old son and I have both been working on it regularly for about a year now. We are very excited about CC2 and will now begin to incorporate exercises from it into our routines.

Our thanks and best regards to Paul Wade. Love to meet him!

Got this book for my husband as a gift. He is still working on the skills in the first book but often he often reads from this book. I think his favorite skill is the human flag. He gets excited for his workout whenever he looks at this book.

Coach Wade has done it again.

Well written, clear and concise, highly recommend this book for any person serious about physical conditioning. It will point you in the right direction to build the strength needed to keep injury free while training for the more advanced, strength and fitness conditioning level of your body.

Your forearms will become like Popeye's and you'll get the most effective stretching techniques that no one knows how to do. This book completes your body!!

Convict Conditioning was the first book I'd ever seen that laid out an easy step-by-step program for achieving the most inhuman-seeming exercises. Example: the military press was always my weakest lift, and yet two years after purchasing Convict Conditioning, I'm doing handstand pushups.

Convict Conditioning II continues with the same clearly written step-by-step approach. I'm planning to use this same easy-steps method to achieve the wrestler's bridge, one-arm towel hang and the press flag.

Thank you Coach Wade!

First off, there is A LOT of info in this book. It can be used as a stand alone, but its far better with CC1 because it can fill in where CC1 left off. I was able to incorporate the new progressions into my Veterano training template easily, and are excellent. The areas on nutrition, joints, healing and mental toughness were great and really helpful. I am very pleased with this product, and attempt to convert anyone who asks into a Conditioning Convict (so far my only one is my older brother). I've explored other bodyweight training manuals to see if I liked them better, but kept coming back to CC. For me this is the best training approach ever, and that's personal choice that every athlete must make.

This book is an excellent follow on from vol 1, I'm looking at it from a martial arts (Pak Mei) angle, though I've no doubt it is useful for other athletes such as Parkour/free running practitioners as well. The sections on finger & grip strength are a good no b/s guide to building up your tiger claw, and the neck strength exercises will also add to your power and prevent the shock from your punches travelling up to your brain.
The only fly in the ointment is that he was unable to fit in the "survival athletics" - so let us hope this is out soon, ideally with a few self defence tactics & tips !
Oh - and so us Brits don't have to pay so much in postage & tax - how about Dragon door getting some sort of deal with Amazon UK ?!

Highly worthwhile book. A lot of very solid advice here; also some practical step-by-step approaches that can accommodate a variety of goals and ability levels. I was able to shoot right to the ultimate progression on a number of the challenges, but I'll be working on some of the others for a very long time...getting stronger as I do.

Awesome follow up to last years convict conditioning. The workouts written on this book are a perfect supplement to the big six moves from cc1. Great book!

This is such an amazing book it literally addressed every detail that I had questions about while doing convict conditioning 1! Truly got me pumped to work out.

This book delivered as well as the first with excellent breakdowns how to become elite.

Very Instructional Paul has covered every area that a person may have questions and the trifectal is a very useful tool when it comes to stretching and oiling your joints.

This had all the other lil parts that you thought off after reading Convict Conditioning...there are no weak links in your routine with this book!! A must have!

I been doing body weight exercises ever since I cancelled my gym membership. I got tired of doing the weight lifting and power press moves. I started buying books on body weight only exercises, but nothing tops the convict conditioning books 1and2. They explain the philosophy behind body weight conditioning. I always included body weight exercises with weight training, but now it is all about body weight strength, conditioning, flexibility, the works. I highly recommend this book if you are in boxing, mma and involving anything fullcontact. It will help you out big time. I feel and am stronger now then before just with body weight exercises. Safe yourself the joint pains of weightlifting and focus on body weight training. You will not regret it.

The reason I gave it 3 star's was the book is over priced which is a common problem with DD product's, there is also heavy advertising in the back of the book which is just way over the top...

Apart from these the book is Brilliant, thumbs up..I cannot praise the book enough.

Coach Paul Wade is awesome! The amount of information both on the personal level and coaching level is just amazing! For me not only is this a great book for body weight exercises but also a perspective into the human psyche and how much a person can adjust to the situations given the circumstances. At the time of this post, I'm only on chapter 19. I enjoyed Coach's perspective on chapter 18 on the Lights Out! excerpt where he states, "In a lot of US prisons, 'straight edge' is a slang for a certain kind of convict lifestyle. to get by, most inmates become drawn to gangs, drugs, and all other destructive pursuits that inevitably follow that. A straight edge is different. He is somebody who serves his time alone, and with discipline.; kind of like a warrior monk. You keep your head down, mind your business and stay pure and focused. A straight edger doesn't put any poisons - like alcohol, drugs or nicotine-into his body. He keeps control of himself."

That paragraph itself for is worth the price and in addition, adds more power to the exercises which are taught in the book. It definitely breaks the stereotype of how prison life is and the perceptions we see on t.v. (which are incorrect in terms of " all prisoners" are like this....)

Definitely a great book and above anything else it's another nugget which you can take in and get a different perspective on things.

Whether you read and loved CC Volume 1 or not, this book is a valuable to anyone who is interested in body weight training and calisthenics. Again, above all the book shines because every major exercise is broken down into simple steps, with small progressions for each step. The photos are clear and helpful when attempting an exercise. For me, the best part of the book is the increased focus on joint training and mobility. So few people realize that when you undertake any workout, if you train beyond what your muscles have the capacity to do, the stress is transferred to your joints and you can easily injure yourself or damage your body over the long term. Coach Wade's dedication to strong and healthy joints (as well as muscles) makes this book rise above many manuals. Read this for the exercises and take to heart a healthier way to train.

I waited a while to write this review so I'd have a chance to incorporate these exercise into the CC1 "routine". I've been working at the "beginner" level for a while and experienced a "what the hell" moment recently when I had to move a lot of snow around. This really works!! Thanks for sharing Coach!!

What another great addition to calisthenic training, a must need! This book doesn't have any fluff on nonsense whatsoever, instead it has the missing principles needed to complete a total body calisthenic program. I completely agree with Coach Wade on that all the links to the chain must be equally strong because one weak link can be the result of total failure. In other words, what would your pullups and lever holds be without having the hand and grip strength?! Get this book now!

Coach wade kept the momentum going and released a worthy successor to his first convict conditioning book. Just as important and just as simplento follow these exercises will give yiu an incredible amount of strength. Take yiur time to master these workoits amd follow each progression as recommended in the book. Highly recommended.