Enter the Kettlebell!

Tsatsouline, Pavel

Dragon Door Publications, Inc.

Why the Ultimate Sandbag-Properly Used-Has a HUGE Athletic ROI In the full-contact arena, athletes contend with an ever-shifting set of challenges: sudden changes in velocity, power, force, weight, and energy-demand. The athlete needs to withstand powerful blows directed at any part of the body, to accelerate and decelerate at a moment's notice, to strike back with blinding power and to remain stable in a highly unstable environment. The athlete needs to be this dynamic-while simultaneously minimizing the risk of personal injury. He needs a cat's agile movement skills, a bull's rock-like strength and a stallion's enduring power. The rest of us are "everyday athletes". Yet-while the level of physical challenge may be less intense-we can still strive to cultivate the same foundational movement skills, the same foundational strength and the same foundational power. Because we want to be in the best shape we can be-to be truly fit for anything life throws at us...high-energy, less prone to injury, more capable, more self-reliant, vigorous and physically appealing. Whether as a highly-ranked basketball player, as a strongman, as a coach, or as a personal trainer, Josh Henkin has been on a lifelong search for the perfect tools and the perfect system to cultivate this level of multi-functional athleticism. After years of diligent applied-research, Josh designed a very specific type of sandbag device-and formulated a remarkably thorough training system-which has proven to meet exactly those functional athletic needs. As the name implies, Dynamic Variable Resistance Training (DVRTTM) prepares ANY athlete to handle whatever challenge comes their way-with a far greater likelihood of success and with a much-reduced chance of injury. You'll find yourself with a new mastery of inter and intra muscular coordination-the key to high level athletic skill in all activities.

DVRT The Ultimate Sandbag Training System

Josh Henkin

Some of the world's toughest--and most successful--men have endorsed Zach Even-Esh's Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning as a must-have, go-to resource for developing the supreme athletic durability, multi-functional strength and spiritual fortitude they most prize...Men like JOE DE SENA, founder of The Spartan Race, the warrior-athlete CDR MARK DIVINE, founder of SEALFIT, and strength coach and powerlifting world champion MARTY GALLAGHER.
The inspirational life lessons shared in this book along with these training methods are what make this book powerful and timeless. If there's a hardcore, super-functional tool or tactic for maximizing strength, speed or muscle, it's here-bodyweight, kettlebells, barbells, tires, ropes, sandbags, kegs and sleds. The bodyweight section alone is worth more than the price of the book-it's a 'must read' for calisthenics fans. 
No book combines the old-school methods of strength training and muscle-building with the new science of performance enhancement and athletic conditioning better than The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning. And no author delivers his knowledge with more heart and passion than Zach Even-Esh. 
This 'bible of strength' is an inspiring must-read for every athlete, coach and fitness enthusiast of any age who wants to help themselves or others get an edge on the competition and become bigger, stronger, faster and tougher.
Zach Even-Esh has filled his book with the kind of wisdom that can only be obtained from years in the trenches making mistakes and learning from them. Zach outlines techniques and tactics to build not only useable strength, but well-rounded athleticism that enhances performance and provides resilience from injury. The ultimate report card for a coach is results, not knowledge of theory.  Zach gets results for real people.
•	Become the Total Athletic Package, with a farm boy's all-around power and a gladiator's whipcord resilience

The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength and Conditioning How to Get Stronger and Tougher--In the Gym and in Life--Using the Training Secrets of the Athletic Elite by Zach Even-Esh (2014-05-03)

Zach Even-Esh

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Are you dissatisfied with your abs? Does it seem a distant dream for you to own a rock-solid center? Can you only hanker in vain for the chiseled magnificence of a Greek statue? Have you given up on owning the tensile functionality and explosive power of a cage-fighter's core? According to Danny Kavadlo, training your abs is a whole-life endeavor. It's about right eating, right drinking, right rest, right practice, right exercise at the right time, right motivation, right inspiration, right attitude and right lifestyle. If you don't have that righteous set of abs in place, it's because you have failed in one or more of these areas. With his 25-plus years of rugged research and extreme physical dedication into every dimension of what it takes to earn world-class abs, Danny Kavadlo is a modern-day master of the art. It's all here: over 50 of the best-ever exercises to develop the abs-from beginner to superman level-inspirational photos, no BS straight talk on nutrition and lifestyle factors and clear-cut instructions on what to do, when. Supply the grit, follow the program and you simply cannot fail but to build a monstrous mid-section. In our culture, Abs are the Measure of a Man. To quit on your abs is to quit on your masculinity-like it or not. Diamond-Cut Abs gives you the complete, whole-life program you need to reassert yourself and reestablish your respect as a true physical specimen-with a thunderous six-pack to prove it.

Diamond-Cut Abs, How to Engineer The Ultimate Six-Pack--Minimalist Methods for Maximal Results

Danny Kavadlo

Smash Your Training Plateaus, Overcome Injuries, Make Unprecedented Strength Gains and Grow More Muscle... with a Classical Education in the Wisdom of the Past and the Scientific Breakthroughs of the Modern Day Masters The fight for greater strength and muscle is the story of a constant struggle against conflicting forces... Since ancient times when strength meant survival to the more modern goals of competitive excellence and physical culture, we ve fought a never-ending battle with our own bodies to achieve and maintain maximum performance. Because our bodies don t want to change! And if we make them, they ll do their best to sabotage us! Let s face it... our bodies are reluctant partners in the strength game... Anyone who s been around the block, knows this only too well: The story of strength training is the story of constantly adjusting, constantly engaging in a guerrilla campaign of trickery and skullduggery against our obstinate bods. A small victory here, a setback there, a sudden breakthrough, another setback, another breakthrough, a long stalemate, another breakthrough... it never ends! And many of us simply give up from sheer frustration. We quit, when perhaps we could have stayed ahead... We become content to slough back into slackness and physical mediocrity... And that s mostly because we never got the education we needed to know how to win and keep winning the guerrilla war against our own bodies. Of course, it doesn t help, in this day and age, that we also have to fight the myth-mongering marketers of strength training half-truths, preying on our ignorance to make a quick buck out of the gullible... We have to fight against the machines, the gizmos, the quick fixes, the absurd claims and the downright foolishness of most of what passes for training advice in the magazines and gyms of our country. Fortunately, there is a solution to all the confusion, ignorance and uncertainty... When all else has failed you... Pavel has spent his life immersed in the study and practice of practical strength and muscle training... as it applies in the very hard testing ground of both American and Soviet Spec ops, of the US Marines, SWAT, professional athletes, martial artists, gymnasts, powerlifters, weightlifters, Olympic champions and numerous other tough, tough competitors where results are everything and failure is simply not on the menu. Pavel has, frankly, done the research for you... plundering both the classic and the little-known strength texts from past and present... networking and comparing notes with many of today s great masters... submitting his own body to the pain of infinite experiment. And Pavel has trained thousands of troops and police whose life might depend on his tips... hundreds of athletes and martial artists with the chance to achieve their dreams thanks to his advice. And of course, tens of thousands have gone to the dragondoor.com strength forum to share the astonishing gains and results they have achieved by employing Pavel s strength advice... In Beyond Bodybuilding, you get the essence of most-all of the strategies, tips, routines and fine points Pavel has developed over many, many years for these elite men and women of the strength game. Now, with Beyond Bodybuilding, there are simply no more excuses for not excelling in strength, continuing to gain, continuing to reach new heights in your performance.

Beyond Bodybuilding: Muscle and Strength Training Secrets for the Renaissance Man

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Pavel Tsatouline

Exercise & Fitness

How to Win the War Against the Enemies of Optimal Health and High Performance-A Complete, Scientific Battle Plan for Reversing Disease, Restoring Vitality and Operating at Our Peak, Athletically... According to Strong Medicine, there are two main drivers causing almost all preventable diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and accelerated aging: chronic inflammation and chronic oxidative stress. High vitality, optimal health and sustainable strength can only be achieved by a properly-informed plan to understand, identify and conquer the enemies of our wellbeing. The only way to sustain a healthy, vigorous life is to make long-term lifestyle changes-across the board, be it through nutrition, resistance training, cardio or stress management. Strong Medicine shows you how to achieve an utter and complete physical and physiological transformation in 3 months without any draconian training or concentration camp nutrition. Discover how to go from unhealthy and uncertain into ever-improving levels of health, wellness and fitness... Using the intersection of cutting-edge science and real-world medicine-melded with high-level athletics, results-producing coaching and elite military-preparedness training... "Strong Medicine is flat-out amazing. If you ever wanted to take your training and your nutritional theory to an elite level-better than 99.9% of certified personal trainers-this is the book for you. It's all in here: genetics, gut bacteria, cutting-edge stress biology, molecular nutrition...even better, the 'deep science' is all explained so clearly (with charts, key points, photos and diagrams) that it's almost impossible not to understand and absorb it all fully. An automatic classic in the field, which will surely prove impossible to surpass. I bow down to the Doc and to Marty!"-Paul Wade, author, Convict Conditioning and Explosive Calisthenics

Strong Medicine, How to Conquer Chronic Disease and Achieve Your Full Genetic Potential

Marty Gallagher

Dr. Chris Hardy

Is it really possible to add significant extra muscle-bulk to your frame using bodyweight exercise only? The answer, according to calisthenics guru and bestselling Convict Conditioning author Paul Wade, is a resounding Yes. Legendary strongmen and savvy modern bodyweight bodybuilders both, have added stacks of righteous beef to their physique--using just the secrets Paul Wade reveals in this bible-like guide to getting as strong AND as big as you could possibly want, using nothing but your own body.Paul Wade's trenchant, visceral style blazes with hard-won body culture insight, tactics, strategies and tips. C-Mass is the ultimate blueprint for getting huge naturally without free weights, machine supplements or--God forbid--steroids. With C-Mass, Paul Wade further cements his position as the preeminent modern authority on how to build extraordinary power and strength with bodyweight exercise only.CONTENTS: 1. Bodyweight Muscle? No Problem! 2. The Ten Commandments of Calisthenics Mass 3. "Coach" Wade's Bodypart Tactics 4. Okay. Now Gimme a Program 5. Troubleshooting Muscle-Growth: The FAQ 6. The Democratic Alternative...How To Get As Powerful As Possible Without Gaining A Pound 7. BONUS CHAPTER: Supercharging Your Hormonal ProfileGet the expert's guide to build phenomenal amounts of natural muscle mass and discover how to: Add 20-30+ pounds of solid muscle to your frame--with perfect proportions Reshape your arms with 2-3 inches of gnarly beef Triple the size of your pecs and lats Thicken and harden your abdominal wall into a classic six-pack Throw a thick, healthy vein onto your biceps Generate hard, sculpted quads and hamstrings that would be the envy of an Olympic sprinter Build true "diamond" calves Stand head and shoulders above the next 99% of natural bodybuilders in looks, strength and power Boost testosterone naturally to bull-like levels

C-Mass Calisthenics Mass: How to Maximize Muscle Growth Using Bodyweight-Only Training

Paul "Coach" Wade

Kenneth Jay has laid out what I feel will generate a next-step evolution in strength training. Even if you have no interest in increasing your military press, the concepts in this book are powerful.Not only does Kenneth break down the essentials to a perfect press, but he also provides 10 innovative drills for shattering plateaus. Whether it is simply stacking two kettlebells in one hand for manipulating the center of gravity or showing how to take advantage of hard-wired reflexes, Kenneth's pursuit of strength allows us to stand on his shoulders (pun intended).Combining science and practical application, Kenneth reveals in Perfecting the Press!principles and techniques capable of assisting you on a journey of strength. This is an intelligent journey based in science and field tested in the Iron Pit.Now read, learn, and apply. Strength is waiting for you!

Perfecting the Press! : How to Maximize Your Performance in the Kettlebell Military Press

Kennethy Jay

What is more satisfying than OWNING a primally powerful, functionally forceful and brute-strong body? A body that packs a punch. A body that commands attention with its etched physique, coiled muscle and proud confidence...A body that can PERFORM at the highest levels of physical accomplishment... Well, both Al Kavadlo-the author of Pushing the Limits! -and his brother Danny, are supreme testaments to the primal power of body culture done the old-school, ancient way-bare-handed, with your body only. The brothers Kavadlo walk the bodyweight talk-and then some. The proof is evident on every page of Pushing the Limits! Your body is your temple. Protect and strengthen your temple by modeling the methods of the exercise masters. Al Kavadlo has modeled the masters and has the "temple" to show for it. Follow Al's progressive plan for primal body power within the pages of Pushing the Limits!-follow in the footsteps of the great bodyweight exercise masters-and you too can build the explosive strength and possess the magnificent physique you deserve. "When people ask me about bodyweight strength training, I point them to Al Kavadlo. Pushing the Limits! is a must-have for bodyweight training enthusiasts or anyone looking to build strength without lifting weights. Al lays out dozens of effective exercises for every fitness level,while making the journey fun and encouraging."-MARK SISSON, author of The Primal Blueprint "This book is bodyweight strength training for the ultimate purist!" -PAUL WADE, author of Convict Conditioning

Pushing the Limits! Total Body Strength with No Equipment

Al Kavadlo

In Dragon Door's RKC kettlebell instructor training system, the Beast Tamer and Iron Maiden challenges represent the ultimate athletic achievement of an elite few men and women. To earn the accolade of "Beast Tamer" men must flawlessly perform a Pistol, a Pull Up and a Press-with a 108-lbs kettlebell. To earn the accolade of "Iron Maiden" women must flawlessly perform a Pistol, a Pull Up and a Press-with a 53-lbs kettlebell. What works in real life to become an all-around, elite strength champion? Andrew Read gives you the tools, tips and techniques that can turn you from ordinary to extraordinary. Want to tap into your inner Beast or inner Iron Maiden? Bring passion, dedication and supreme determination to your training table-and you CANNOT FAIL.

Beast Tamer: How to Master the Ultimate Russian Kettlebell Strength Challenge

Andrew Read

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