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Hardstyle Abs: Hit Hard. Lift Heavy. Look the Part.
The highlights of Pavel's HardStyle Absprogram:
Why high reps have failed you-and the "secret sauce" that will have your abs tuned for heavy action all day long and at a moment's notice.
Hardstyle breathing-for explosive power and a bullet-proof waist.
The Hardstyle Sit-up-to generate an unbelievable contraction for superior results.
Internal Isometrics-the lost secret behind the old-time physical culturalists' exceptional abdominal strength and development. The Hardstyle Hanging Leg Raise-the final weapon you must master to channel the power of your every muscle into one devastating surge.
"My good friend Pavel is the functionally strongest pound for pound man I have ever measured and studied. This validates his approaches-they are not polluted by current trend, political correctness, financial gain or ego. Listen to his wisdom and you will be stronger and wiser. I did, and I am."
-Professor Stuart McGill, author of Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance
"Hardstyle Abs is a terrific resource for making your abdominals harder and stronger than they've ever been. Forget about the high-rep burn, Pavel's techniques will unleash explosive power from your midsection when he uncovers his breathing, sit-up, and internal isometrics secrets. And his Hardstyle hanging leg raise is one of the most challenging and effective strength exercises I've ever used."
-Chad Waterbury M.S., author Huge in a Hurry
And here's the fuller menu of what you'll get with HardStyle Abs
The 3 best types of ammo to put an end to "zombie" muscle-and for developing the explosive tone of an elite athletePage 4
Want watery, bloated muscle OR cobra-like, "fist-of-fury" muscle? Know the difference and make the right choicePage 5
Is THIS popular belief a muscle building-myth that will hinder you in your quest for ripped abs?...Page 6
Discover Eugene Sandow's 3-Rep Recipe for a killer six-packPage 7
Are your snarling abs being smothered by a pillow of fat? THESE 2 strategies will shred the ugly softness to reveal the brutes belowPage 8
How to light up your abs like a Christmas tree-and make a power-packed present to your midsection every day of the yearPage 9
The 4 great benefits of HardStyle breathingPage 12
How to take advantage of the neural connection between HardStyle breathing and dynamic power generationPage 12
How to make your muscles dance like a block party on steroidsPage 13
One method HERE will activate the TVA for solid, protective strength. But THIS other popular method could injure your back big timePage 13
How to safeguard and strengthen THIS vulnerable spot-and see a dramatic increase in training intensityPage 15
THIS is the #1, indispensable breathing method for forging your killer six-packPage 16
Get this wrong and you're wasting effort: discover the exact percent to inhale for maximal muscle tensingPage 19
The 3 keys to perfect "resting tension"-for more powerful musclePages 19-21
Employ this ancient Karate secret to ramp up your strength not only in the midsection, but in multiple other liftsPage 23
How the patented RKC hip flexor stretch can optimize your ab-power drillsPages 24-27
When and how much to practice your HardStyle breathing to optimize your results in sports or strength trainingPage 28
The HardStyle Sit-up: how to defeat your hip flexors and make your abs rule
The traditional sit-up hurts you and gives you pitiful results-find out why they should be fly-over territoryPages 30-31
THIS major improvement to the original Janda Sit-up has been documented to generate significant extra powerPages 32-33
The correct way to protect your back after performing JandasPages 34-35
How to extract maximum muscle tension with the HardStyle Sit-UpPages 36-37
THIS cruel twist will further torture your abs when you have the strength to take it onPage 39
How to add greater elastic springiness to your abs-for a WAY more powerful midsectionPage 40
THIS little-known secret helps elite gymnasts develop their amazing upper body strengthPage 43
How to properly employ the pelvis-and see your strength gains skyrocketPages 43-48
How to create tension out of thin air-for a remarkable boost in your performancePage 49
Why the amazing Ab Pavelizeris worth its weight in gold-for a consistent, reliable boost in ab strengthPages 53-55
Internal Isometrics: the secret of old time physical culturalists' exceptional abdominal strength and development
Strength mindset or endurance mindset? How to pick your winner-and reap the rewardsPage 59
Why competitive number-crunching will sabotage your ab developmentPage 59
How to get WAY stronger-without adding weight or repsPage 62
How the 140lb, mighty Maxick used his "muscle control" secrets to hoist a 240lber over his head-and other amazing featsPages 62-63
How the secret of "feed-forward tension" can improve your performance by up to 20%...Page 65
Why high reps have failed you-and the "secret sauce" that will have your abs tuned for heavy action all day long and at a moment's notice.
Hardstyle breathing-for explosive power and a bullet-proof waist.
The Hardstyle Sit-up-to generate an unbelievable contraction for superior results.
Internal Isometrics-the lost secret behind the old-time physical culturalists' exceptional abdominal strength and development. The Hardstyle Hanging Leg Raise-the final weapon you must master to channel the power of your every muscle into one devastating surge.
"My good friend Pavel is the functionally strongest pound for pound man I have ever measured and studied. This validates his approaches-they are not polluted by current trend, political correctness, financial gain or ego. Listen to his wisdom and you will be stronger and wiser. I did, and I am."
-Professor Stuart McGill, author of Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance
"Hardstyle Abs is a terrific resource for making your abdominals harder and stronger than they've ever been. Forget about the high-rep burn, Pavel's techniques will unleash explosive power from your midsection when he uncovers his breathing, sit-up, and internal isometrics secrets. And his Hardstyle hanging leg raise is one of the most challenging and effective strength exercises I've ever used."
-Chad Waterbury M.S., author Huge in a Hurry
And here's the fuller menu of what you'll get with HardStyle Abs
The 3 best types of ammo to put an end to "zombie" muscle-and for developing the explosive tone of an elite athletePage 4
Want watery, bloated muscle OR cobra-like, "fist-of-fury" muscle? Know the difference and make the right choicePage 5
Is THIS popular belief a muscle building-myth that will hinder you in your quest for ripped abs?...Page 6
Discover Eugene Sandow's 3-Rep Recipe for a killer six-packPage 7
Are your snarling abs being smothered by a pillow of fat? THESE 2 strategies will shred the ugly softness to reveal the brutes belowPage 8
How to light up your abs like a Christmas tree-and make a power-packed present to your midsection every day of the yearPage 9
The 4 great benefits of HardStyle breathingPage 12
How to take advantage of the neural connection between HardStyle breathing and dynamic power generationPage 12
How to make your muscles dance like a block party on steroidsPage 13
One method HERE will activate the TVA for solid, protective strength. But THIS other popular method could injure your back big timePage 13
How to safeguard and strengthen THIS vulnerable spot-and see a dramatic increase in training intensityPage 15
THIS is the #1, indispensable breathing method for forging your killer six-packPage 16
Get this wrong and you're wasting effort: discover the exact percent to inhale for maximal muscle tensingPage 19
The 3 keys to perfect "resting tension"-for more powerful musclePages 19-21
Employ this ancient Karate secret to ramp up your strength not only in the midsection, but in multiple other liftsPage 23
How the patented RKC hip flexor stretch can optimize your ab-power drillsPages 24-27
When and how much to practice your HardStyle breathing to optimize your results in sports or strength trainingPage 28
The HardStyle Sit-up: how to defeat your hip flexors and make your abs rule
The traditional sit-up hurts you and gives you pitiful results-find out why they should be fly-over territoryPages 30-31
THIS major improvement to the original Janda Sit-up has been documented to generate significant extra powerPages 32-33
The correct way to protect your back after performing JandasPages 34-35
How to extract maximum muscle tension with the HardStyle Sit-UpPages 36-37
THIS cruel twist will further torture your abs when you have the strength to take it onPage 39
How to add greater elastic springiness to your abs-for a WAY more powerful midsectionPage 40
THIS little-known secret helps elite gymnasts develop their amazing upper body strengthPage 43
How to properly employ the pelvis-and see your strength gains skyrocketPages 43-48
How to create tension out of thin air-for a remarkable boost in your performancePage 49
Why the amazing Ab Pavelizeris worth its weight in gold-for a consistent, reliable boost in ab strengthPages 53-55
Internal Isometrics: the secret of old time physical culturalists' exceptional abdominal strength and development
Strength mindset or endurance mindset? How to pick your winner-and reap the rewardsPage 59
Why competitive number-crunching will sabotage your ab developmentPage 59
How to get WAY stronger-without adding weight or repsPage 62
How the 140lb, mighty Maxick used his "muscle control" secrets to hoist a 240lber over his head-and other amazing featsPages 62-63
How the secret of "feed-forward tension" can improve your performance by up to 20%...Page 65
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First published August 1, 2012
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August 16, 2024
This was recommended to me for building core stability. I don't feel like I can really rate it yet on effectiveness since that would take time, but just as far as the way the book is written and structured, I found it a bit hard to follow exactly what he was talking about doing for the different exercises. It would be much more helpful if there were an accompanying website with video demonstrations. I was able to find some of other people demonstrating the exercises (with no way of knowing if they're correct), and one very old DVD of his with a little bit of overlap, but not much. His personality and sense of humor are also probably the kind of things you either love or hate... I found them a bit obnoxious personally.
May 20, 2024
Hardstyle to read
3/5
Pavel, along with Dan John, certainly has one of the keenest minds in exercise science. His ladder programming for kettlebells transformed my own training for the better.
Unfortunately his Soviet schtick is difficult to read. It's so overly hyperbolic & overtly "man's man" -ish that it makes the read border on cartoonish. If Pavel wrote a programming book that was just his data from Dr. McGill & some programming recos, it'd be an improvement.
3/5
Pavel, along with Dan John, certainly has one of the keenest minds in exercise science. His ladder programming for kettlebells transformed my own training for the better.
Unfortunately his Soviet schtick is difficult to read. It's so overly hyperbolic & overtly "man's man" -ish that it makes the read border on cartoonish. If Pavel wrote a programming book that was just his data from Dr. McGill & some programming recos, it'd be an improvement.
December 18, 2019
Hardcore reading for exercise meatheads.
January 4, 2020
Superb
Great training tips. Debunking of myths, good detailed description of exercises. HLR is way to go with high tension low reps on other exercises.
Great training tips. Debunking of myths, good detailed description of exercises. HLR is way to go with high tension low reps on other exercises.
February 27, 2021
Not Pavel's best writing, but it is among his (or anyone's) top advice on minimalist core strength development.
March 24, 2020
Good info and witty as always
I have read other books by Label Tsatsouline, and this one folloss suit to his unique style. He is direct, informative and will keep you engaged with Russian humor. This book contains great advice for martial artists and other athletes, in how to develop a solid abdominal system. I really enjoyed his emphasis on developing abs for good posture and protecting your vital organs.
I have read other books by Label Tsatsouline, and this one folloss suit to his unique style. He is direct, informative and will keep you engaged with Russian humor. This book contains great advice for martial artists and other athletes, in how to develop a solid abdominal system. I really enjoyed his emphasis on developing abs for good posture and protecting your vital organs.
April 13, 2015
Great advice for developing good abdominal muscles. Pavel explains very good training techniques, the hardstyle breathing technique, the sit-ups and the leg raises are killer exercises. Bonus: search for old Pavel videos on YouTube ;).
April 24, 2016
Отново книга, ориентирана да продава треньорските услуги на автора. Пълна е със сензационен език, с който се характеризират като цяло шарлатанските продукти - уникално, единствено, сензационно, магическо...
July 16, 2013
It ain't what you do but how that you do it.
Hollow holds (plank, leg lifts, ...)
Novel name for me: holding a plank yet moving an ex. ball about is a thing, herein labelled stirring the pot.
Hollow holds (plank, leg lifts, ...)
Novel name for me: holding a plank yet moving an ex. ball about is a thing, herein labelled stirring the pot.
March 8, 2016
Very informative
Great information on how to truly train your midsection. I definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in getting stronger.
Great information on how to truly train your midsection. I definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in getting stronger.
February 2, 2019
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