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Summary: Tried and compared....
Review: Pavel is an accomplished guy with some impressive physical ability. I respect that, so I got a few of his books and borrowed some of his tapes to see what he recommends."Super Joints" is a quick, easy-to-follow handbook that anyone can use for basic guidelines on how to regain or improve overall joint mobility and flexibility. Many of the movements presented will be familiar, but some of his ideas of how to combine them may not be. I would have liked to see more detailed descriptions, including variations and more photos of some movements. After a 6-month break from nearly all physical activity, I started to get back into working out by incorporating a number of the movements and principles in this book. Overall, I am pleased with the results, and I feel this justifies a portion of the advertised price. Aside from the joint mobility movements and principles, Pavel does talk about the use of calisthenics that will progressively increase joint mobility as well. While it doesn't get as much attention as it deserves, I have combined what he did present with my existing knowledge of basic and advanced calisthenics and gotten good results that way too. If I didn't have some experience with this, I don't know if I could have had the same success based solely on what the book contains. Pavel also touches on the stretching principles outlined in some of his other books, which are predominantly based on PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching doctrines. He definitely intends for you to combine this with his other works in order to realize the full benefits, but most people can certainly have some good success with the material he presents here. This book's biggest failures are the oversimplified presentation and lack of variations, and the mediocre editing job which leaves some odd printing and writing errors to contend with. I am glad I have a copy, and I am really glad I got it for half price, which is about right. I highly recommend looking at Kit Laughlin's "Stretching & Flexibility" and "Overcoming Neck & Back Pain" for a better presentation on regaining mobility through PNF stretching, and Scott Sonnon's "Bodyflow" is a fascinating and extremely detailed approach to improving overall mobility through coordinated movement.
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Summary: Pavel's done it again!
Review: Pavel Tsatsouline's newest book, Super Joints, is another in an ever-growing line of superb fitness manuals. Here, Pavel offers to-the-point, no-nonsense, step-by-step advice on improving joint mobility - or recapturing the lost mobility of youth. He offers several specific mobility exercise routines, and carefully describes the 28 "best" exercises to improve joint function and strength. He even tells you when to do them! The book is lavishly illustrated, and Pavel's trademark humor is a breath of fresh air in fitness writing. As an over-40 fitness enthusiast with more than a touch of arthritis, I've been searching for the best way to "loosen up", so I can keep up with my eight year old son (and keep hoisting Pavel's awesome kettlebells). In Super Joints, I've found exactly what I needed. His mobility prescriptions have become a permanent part of my fitness program. I highly recommend this and all of Pavel's products. And not just to exercise addicts or athletes. Super Joints can benefit anyone - especially people facing increasing physical limitations because of arthritis or similar ailments. He presents a simple-to-follow, progressive plan (to be accompanied, as Pavel emphasizes, by your doctor's approval) to improve joint mobility that will, in my opinion, produce results. Pavel says that the exercises in Super Joints will make you feel better than you have in years. After practicing them only a short time, I can attest that this is not an empty claim. This book is a must!
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Summary: three $35 books on the same thing
Review: Pavels got -three- 120 page books on stretching, Do new ideas keep coming to him after the last book is already out? I don't think so. Big print, lots of unused page space, and much attitude take up what could easily fit into one book,(one cheaper book).
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Summary: A neglected area of conditioning.
Review: Seldom in any fitness books or magazines do you hear about joint health. Pavel goes into great detail on drills that can help you stay mobile and pain free. This book should be read by anyone who has done a lot of high impact activity in the past, or for people that have sendentary lifestyles. With all the commercials for anti-inflammatory drugs, there should be huge market for this book. There are drills that will work for just about anyone's fitness level. I have been doing 3-4 of these movements in the morning, and it makes you feel better. I am in my thirties, but when I wake up in the morning, I feel like an old man! These exercises make me feel normal again, and I will do them the rest of my life. Aging doesn't necessarily mean that your body has to start falling apart. Now I believe that we can function at high levels throughout our lives. You just need to get educated and apply these exercises.
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Summary: Anything, but a book
Review: The common trend in this author's publications is that they devoid of most basic features of responsible writing. Although the author's intent is clearly commercial, he does not strive to earn credibility or integrity that are crucial to successful business. This book does not differ form his other book, "Relax into Stretch", yet bears the same sloppiness and emptiness of all the author's books. With large font, plenty of white space, and a hundred pages of text and figures, the book spins the same mundane drills that all yoga folks practice. Yet, this book is full of hot air. With 64 references to Russian and soviet figures and cultures, you would not find a single traceable reference other than bragging about the greatness of Russia and its research.
The book is split arbitrarily into two parts, mobility and flexibility drills, and strength and flexibility drills. The 17 mobility drills target each joint in the body and spans more than half of the book with many Russian anecdotes that are meant to fill the white space. The photographs are not properly labeled, nor does the text describe any critical hint for throwing most of the photographs there.
The second part of the books entails compound drill such as the windmill, bridge, etc. Most of the drills lack logical description of progression or inclusion in a reasonable workout plan.
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Summary: Retain and restore
Review: This book is about functional mobility and how to retain or restore it. The information it contains is fundamental to any exercise program. Range of motion translates into safety and effectiveness in exercise.
As the owner of a sixty-four year old body and as the practitioner of a sedentary job, I have lost some range of motion. The movements in this book have helped me in several ways:
1) Improved the range of rotation of my head making it easier to look back over my shoulder while driving; a vital skill in Southern California's kamikaze traffic.
2) Improved the movement and reduced the pain in the right shoulder injured several years ago doing heavy negatives on the bench.
3) Improved body awareness and helped alleviate tension in the neck and traps where I tend to carry stress.
4) Improved my posture helping me look less like a wizened old man.
Use or lose it may seem a trite expression, but it contains a seed of truth. This book will help regain what you may have lost.
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Summary: My husband and I really like this book - a lot
Review: We finally were able to order this book and we are both very happy with it. I looked at it with a very critical eye due to the negative reviews and I have to say that I cannot see what they are talking about. NOt all things are for everyone, but to cast aspersions on others that do like something another does not is sad. My son ordered other products of Pavel's and we are all impressed with his calm rationale, his professionalism and respectful approach. I am under my doctor's supervision with this book due to the severity of my health problems. He, too, is happy with this book and its approach. My advice:get it and see for yourself if it is something you can commit to.
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