From Russia with Tough Love
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It’s wild, but women really can have it all when they access the magical power of Russian kettlebells. Pavel’s uncompromising workouts give across-the-board, simultaneous, spectacular and immediate results for all aspects of physical fitness: strength, speed, endurance, fat-burning, you name it. Kettlebells deliver any and everything a woman could want—if she wants to be in the best-shape-ever of her life.
And one handy, super-simple tool—finally available in woman-friendly sizes—does it all. No bulky, expensive machines. No complicated gizmos. No time-devouring trips to the gym.
Just some of what From Russia with Tough Love reveals:
- How the Snatch eliminates cellulite, firms your butt, and gives you the cardio-ride of a lifetime
- How to get as strong as you want, without bulking up
- How the Swing melts your fat and blasts your hips ‘n thighs
- The real secret to great muscle tone
- How to supercharge your heart and lungs without aerobics
- How to shrink your waist with the Power Breathing Crunch
- How the Deck Squat makes you super flexible
- An incredible exercise to tone your arms and shoulders
- The cardio and fat-burning powers of the Clean-and Press
- The Overhead Squat for explosive leg strength
- How to think yourself stronger—yes, really!
- The queen of situps—for those who can hack it
- Cool combination exercises that deliver an unbelievable muscular and cardiovascular workout in zero time
- An unreal drill for a powerful and flexible waist, back, and hips
- How to perform multiple mini-sessions for fast-lane fitness
Pavel’s philosophy about lifting is completely opposite of what every personal trainer has ever told me or that I’ve read. He believes in “greasing the groove”. That is you work out 6 days a week but you alternate your hard and easy days- but he does NOT believe that you can’t work the same muscle on back to back days. He is from Russia and uses lots of Russian analogies about how the successful weight lifters and gymnasts worked the same muscles day in and day out. The difference is that on Monday you do two sets of your repetition maximum and on Tuesday you do two sets of half that number. Honestly, this sits well with me. I’m happier if I do something almost daily- I just don’t go hard everyday. And kettlebells are fun to play around with and on the easy days– it’s fun to experiment with the harder techniques so that I can go hard when it’s TIME. I highly recommend this book. His no nonsense approach is hilarious. He doesn’t make any crazy statements like eating 2 egg whites for breakfast and a protein shake for dinner. The plan is simple and it’s very achievable for a woman to start a program with just one kettlebell. In fact, it’s taken me weeks to read and reread/highlight. I love the detailed descriptions of each exercise. Man or woman, this book will take you where you want to go- low body fat, fast effective workouts, ability for TONS of choices..the list goes on and on…
I bought this DVD because I have used the deep squat, toe touch, and straight leg raise to assess the functional movement patterns of my patients and wanted to see what Mr. Jones had to offer. He and Gray have done a great job in presenting a fairly complete and comprehensive functional movement screen that, for the most par, can be used on the general public too. I would have given it a 10 but some of the questions are hard to hear, it doesn't seem like Brett workshops all 7 movement patterns in regards to improving them by giving the "patient" simple tasks which allow for neuromuscular changes, and I really feel like both Mr. Jones and Mr. Cook have more up their sleeves with regards to the corrective strategies that they didn't show.....oh well, I'll buy more DVDs to get this info because like I wrote, thisi is clinically applicable. I watched these DVDs and Stuart McGills assessment and treatment DVDs and the next day, I was able to integrate some of the techniques into my practice to elicit change in a couple of patients movement patterns.
From Russia With Tough Love represents an evolution in Pavel's methods of teaching kettlebell techniques. "The Russian Kettlebell Challenge" was male-oriented, taught basic exercises and then said "Have at it." "From Russia with Tough Love" is designed for women, assumes that the reader is an absolute beginner, starts from ground zero, and builds an effective workout step-by-step. I recommend "From Russia with Tough Love" for anyone, male or female, who is just starting out with kettlebells.
I bought this video for both my wife and me after getting Enter the Kettlebell. It's definitely a good companion to ETK. Some of the same exercises are covered, but it also goes into the squats and abdominals as well. I learned from both, so I would suggest both for a new kettlebell user. I have definitely benefitted greatly from following these exercises. I have lost about 14# of fat and gained 4# of muscle in addition to greatly increasing my shoulder strength and stability from doing these exercises. They have also loosened up my hamstrings and strengthened my back quite a bit. One of the things I like about the video is the emphasis on proper form and safety. I have recommended this video to friend interested in felling the Russian pain!