The Russian Kettlebell Challenge: Xtreme Fitness for Hard Living Comrades

Customer Reviews

Some good info - By: Bryan Bayfield, 02 May 2004
This book is a little disjointed & unstructured, it doesn't set out the plan which will help you achieve whatever goals you have.

But it does have some useful supplementary information for those who already lift kettlebells, I have taken several moves & integrated them into my workout (I never do the same workout twice if I can help it).

I disagree with him on the form of snatches & cleans, I think (and this is the way I have been shown) that they should go over the hand, not around it as Tsatouline seems to do. I feel straight over is better for the wrist.

I've not taken alll the information that I possibly could out of this book yet, that will probably come as I develop. However, it has already been of use, but I would endorse the earlier comment that it is quite pricey for the content.

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Learn to weightlift - By: Dr. K. J. Connaughton, 11 Dec 2002
This book describes a number of different exercises to perform with a kettlebell,they are well described & well illustrated.
the main failing with this book is that it tries to attribute too many benefits to kettlebells without providing any exercise routines which would achieve these benefits.Kettlebells in general have one big advantage over other types of exercise;they encourage you to learn a proper weightlifting technique in terms of learning how to dip your knees in a "clean" & a "snatch"
and also being dynamic or explosive in your lift.
If you are not explosive then the kettlebell will soon tire you out & if you don't dip your knees & control the kettlebell as it comes over your hand you will get a very sore wrist.
The other benefits claimed are reallly just those that can be achieved by high repetition training with any type of weight.

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One of the best training methods ever - By: , 29 Nov 2001
This is truly a very good book that will enable you to reach the peak of your fitness.

Will make you strong & hack off the fat, buy it!

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