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The Naked Warrior: Master the Secrets of the super-Strong--Using Bodyweight Exercises Only Kindle Edition

by Pavel Tsatsouline (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Have you noticed-the greater a man's skill, the more he achieves with less? And the skill of strength is no exception. From the ancient days of Greek wrestling, to the jealously guarded secrets of Chinese Kung Fu masters, to the hard men of modern spec ops, warriors and allied strongmen have developed an amazing array of skills for generating inhuman strength.But these skills have been scattered far and wide, held closely secret, or communicated in a piecemeal fashion that has left most of us frustrated and far from reaching our true strength potential.Now, for the first time, Russian strength expert and former Spetsnaz instructor Pavel has gathered many of these devastating techniques into one highly teachable skill set. In The Naked Warrior Pavel reveals exactly what it takes to be super-strong in minimum time-when your body is your only tool.

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Pavel Tsatsouline, is a former Soviet Special Forces physical training instructor, who helped Dragon Door Publications initiate the modern kettlebell movement. Pavel is regarded as one of the premier strength authorities in the world today, having created the first-ever kettlebell instructor certification system and being the author of the first-ever book on the subject of kettlebell training.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004XIZMR6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragon Door Publications; 1st edition (December 1, 2003)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2003
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2562 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 227 pages

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Pavel Tsatsouline is a former Soviet Special Forces instructor and Subject Matter Expert to elite US military and law enforcement special operations units.

Pavel introduced the Russian kettlebell to the West in 1998 and started the kettlebell revolution. Dr. Randall Strossen, one of the most respected names in the strength world, stated, Pavel Tsatsouline will always reign as the modern king of kettlebells since it was he who popularized them to the point where you could almost found a country filled with his converts.

Pavel is the chairman of StrongFirst, Inc. In addition to the gold-standard in kettlebell, barbell, and bodyweight instructor certifications, StrongFirst offers user courses and special events internationally in strength training and advanced programming.

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StevenShane

Game changing Strength

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023

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This book is a wealth of knowledge, especially for martial artists that need to maintain a steady practice of reliable strength training moves. The exercises and techniques presented in this book work very well, most especially if Pavel's instructions are followed to the letter. I'm impressed with the results.

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Helder Silva

looking for strenght without a gym?

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023

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Basically two exercises (one hand pushups and pistol squats), but not easy to accomplish the book standards.
this is classic Pavel and one of his best, and you'll understand why once you start reading and exercising the Pavel way.

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C. Davis

NOT NAKED, BUT NOT EASY EITHER

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2009

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The Naked Warrior by Pavel Tsatsouline is not what it seems. When I purchased this book, I expected a book about working out with just ones bodyweight. This book is not that at all. It is a hypothesis that one wants to do some serious strength training, but due to travel, bad timing, or some other circumstance a barbell is not available. Therefore this book focuses on two exercises to get a good strength workout in until you find a barbell handy.

Having said that, The Naked Warrior delivers on its intended topic. Obviously, if you don't have weights handy, you must do body weight exercises. When doing bodyweight exercises, one must focus on either making the exercise exceptionally difficult or doing higher and higher repetitions. Doing higher and higher repetitions is not strength work, but rather endurance work. To make the exercise more difficult, you must shift your weight between your arms and legs so that one arm or leg is at a disadvantage or so that your arms (or legs) are carrying a higher percentage of your bodyweight.

Two of the most extreme examples of this are the one-armed push-up (OAP) or the one-legged squat (pistol). Of course you can do easier versions of these exercises, for example pistols to or from a high chair, if your strength and flexibility is not quite where it should be. These are the two exercises that are discussed in mind numbing detail in the book.

I, for one, normally use about thirty minutes of calisthenics and thirty minutes of aerobics for my workouts. However, I hate doing more than thirty reps of anything. Therefore, I intend to work in OAPs and Pistols into my regular workouts. Of course, at his point, I can only do pistols from a medium level bench, but believe that I can work them into my regular routine and improve to the point where full pistols are possible. At this point, five pistols to a medium chair is test of my strength, flexibility, and balance.

Additionally, this book discusses Greasing the Groove (GTG). GTG is the idea that if you do five or less reps of an exercise thoughout the day, you will eventually get to the point where the exercise is effortless. This is tied to the idea that strength is a skill and that training to failure is counter productive because it requires a lengthy recovery time.

Additionally, there are some discussions about using breathing to generate extra strength and how to stay tight during exercises. All of these topics are helpful - at least to me - when attempting these two exercises.

Bottom line: Nothing in this book is rocket science. Nothing in this book is a super secret of Soviet Strongmen. However, the discussion of proper form combined with discussion about the tension techniques (staying tight) are well worth the cost of the book. My recommendation is to use this book as a handy reference prior to or just after exercising.

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John Lowe

Pavel has never steered me wrong.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2022

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Pavel Tsatsouline has never steered me wrong. I only wish I could have discovered his precepts earlier, but as we are contemporaries, that would be impossible. In my 50's with two metal hips and years of wrestling injuries, however, finding his wisdom now has been the next best thing. His ideas concerning strength, flexibility, recovery, and specific training have made me the strongest and least hurting/injured now (at 57) than at any other point in my life. I've bought and read 4 of his books and now search for any podcasts or interviews I can find of his. There is a gem in each of them, and as a former college coach I say to my colleagues: please listen to some of these gems, though they might be a little counter-cultural in the American weightlifting scene. You won't regret it.

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Nobody U. Know

Easy to understand

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023

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Easy to understand each exercise form and purpose

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023

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Condition as described, very fast shipping-thank you!

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Obi

Russia + Pistol Squats

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021

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Let me tell you about this book: Strength is a skill. Oh, and he’s Russian. And Russians are the best at strength. You only need 2 exercises to be strong. Don’t be a sissy. By the way, he’s Russian.

Maybe read it, maybe don’t. I don’t know.

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John Allen Mollenhauer

Of the "Most Important" Training Books Ever

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2004

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Just one of the things I love about Pavels book, The Naked Warrior, besides the title, is it's simplicity and focus on profound concepts that can only come from a true expert, grounded in experience. And I mean profound, not only in terms of their application to strength, conditioning and development but also to lifestyle. For example, not training to fatigue and depletion, leaves you in a position where you can intensely train your muscles to adapt in size and strength while still having capacity left over, and, avoid the need to go into the typical 48 hours of recovery and healing (like body builders do) before being capable of training a particular muscle set again. This has huge implications for the person that has huge demands on their time and personal capacity and doesn't have the capability to go into 48 hours of healing from a grueling workout taken to fatigue. You can workout in short but powerful stints and get on with your life and still get great results in size and strength. This reminder and adjustment makes this book priceless for me... I feel better, have more control over the use of my time and I'm never really fatigued or walk around like a piece of macaroni waiting to recover. I am doing this now in almost all of my excercise forms including my biking - Short, intense, adaptive, short-of-fatigue workouts - thanks Pavel! A raving fan - John Allen, Founder of [...]

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Gdm95

Pavel non delude mai

Reviewed in Italy on July 23, 2023

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In questo libro Pavel spiega un'ottima propedeutica per imparare il pistola squat e il one hand push up (piegamenti o flessioni a una mano) e numerose varianti di questi 2 esercizi. Trovo che sia molto importante per allenarsi senza attrezzatura, ovviamente è solo in inglese

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Clear concise, great other way to communicate concepts with clients

Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2020

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It was an easy read for me, i don’t usually finish kindle books because I prefer holding a physical book. Great read, will definitely re-read, great reference and helps me communicate better my ideas and motivates me to keep improving my coaching.

Leandro Lima

Muito esclarecedor

Reviewed in Brazil on July 23, 2019

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Já treino com o peso do corpo a algum tempo e a utilização dos princípios e técnicas apresentadas por Pavel elevaram minha performance de maneira significativa. Ótima leitura

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Ignacio Rodríguez Guevara

Basico para perfeccionar tecnica y desarrollo de fuerza

Reviewed in Mexico on October 16, 2017

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Dentro del libro hay opiniones sobre como las técnicas de Pavel los hace aumentar sus repeticiones. La verdad es que no es mi caso, al aplicar sus técnicas la calidad de mis ejercicios mejoró y tengo mejores resultados con menos repeticiones. Es un básico no sólo para "naked warriors" sino también para aquellos interesados en el entrenamiento de fuerza

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とても興味深い内容でした

Reviewed in Japan on May 3, 2023

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パワーを出すためのテクニックが細かく説明されています。
読むだけで使える最大筋力がアップしました。
今後練習を続けることが楽しみです。
英語がわからないので翻訳しながら読みましたが、やっぱり分かりにくい部分も多かったです。

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