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Summary: For those unafraid of pain...
Review: undoubtedly, some idiot will post a review complaining that there are only two exercises, that the rest is stretched out with superfluous descriptions...yada yada yada. Ignore this. First, the book isn't about the exercises. It is about how to generate serious high-quality tension in the body--the key to power in any sport. Pavel gives exhaustive details on this, and unless you are an old hand at the iron game, I guarantee most of these concepts will be new. Second, he gives you two primary exercises to TEST your understanding of these principles, and they are the one-armed one-legged pushup, and the one-leg squat. He gives you many, many ways to work up to them, though--don't be scared. Third, he wants you to apply these exercises in a unique fashion: several short sessions scattered through the day. A great idea instead of a coffee break! Because of the intensity, just two exercises, properly chosen, can work virtually the entire body. Writers like Pavel and Scott Sonnon are doing great work bringing Russian concepts to the American market. For those of us looking for genuine no-B.S. knowledge, it is cheap at the price. For the rest of you? Well, Tae-Bo tapes are still on sale nationwide. Have fun.
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Summary: It's about time!
Review: Until now, almost every book about bodyweight training has to deal with high-rep pushups, pullups or lunges. That's great for conditioning, but what about developing strength?Pavel nailed the idea of improving strength with bodyweight training. He gives lots of tips on technique and dozens of exercise variations. It's a book every trainer, coach and athlete should have on their bookshelf!
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Summary: Not that good. Could be worse. Lose the hype
Review: What is it with these self acclaimed bodyweight gurus? Their egos are bigger than the pages of their oversized empty books. I say drop the personal bests of the sideshow freaks included as inspiration and focus on giving the reader good useful information. The marketing never stops with these clowns. His book wasn't as bad as Matt Furey's which included more advertisements than useful information. Two things that you will get out of the Naked Warrior book: one arm pushups and one legged squats. Then you you have the many variations of those two exercises. Save your money people and go to the internet and look up those exercises.
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Summary: A slight exageration to offset all of the fives.
Review: Yes Pavel has some good ideas for increasing one's demonstrable strength, and yes, one-armed pushups, and one-legged squats are perfect, no-equipment-needed ways to take one through the full range of difficulty in the major muscle groups, BUT why must he be so frugal with his information!. The principles are the same espoused in previous Pavel books and tapes, with two different movements. Every three of his books, (at least), could, and should, be condensed into one, with smaller print, less salesmanship, and a touch of intellectual generosity. I love way his proponents make the sparse number of movements seem like a virtue. It's not, not at $39.95, and not when I KNOW he'll be coming out with another product that reveals some 'secret'; that he's held back until all of the possible income has been derived from this one.
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