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 enlarge | Author: Pavel Tsatsouline
Creator: Daniel John
Publisher: Dragon Door Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 5057
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.2
ISBN: 0938045695
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780938045694
ASIN: 0938045695
Publication Date: May 1, 2006
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 Short and sweet June 19, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I get more out of a 5 five minute get up drill then I do working out for 30 minutes in the gym. I think a 30 dollar book and an $80, 35 pound kettelbell quickly pays for itself vice paying gym fees or buying free weights. I think this just appeals to certain types of people. I personally hate the gym culture so going one on one with a kettlebell just works for me. One other point, this type of lifting is the only think that I've found that gives me the same endorphin rush that running or moutain biking does. Who knew?
Good Basics Book by Pavel June 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Enter the Kettlebell is one of Pavel's better books. Very good review on the basic lifts with lots of details. However, this book still disappoints me as all of Pavel's books do. It still has way too many advertisements for his other products. Pavel, can't you please just put that at the end of the book?
Its a good book May 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well i thought the book was good overall.There is some good info in on a select few of the kettlebell movements. Stuff that you dont see in other places. Pavel does explain every movment to well. There could be more and some details of the lifts were forgotten. He does explain the the selected movements a little more carefully than he has in other books. But by no means are they exaustive.He just explains them with more attention. Personally I do not like the program as he lays it out but that is a personal preference as i have seen that many people do. Kettlebells have a wide array of applications and in my opinion he does not take that into account here. He focuses more on only a few exercises which you are expected to follow for a few months and beleieves that to much variety is a bad thing. To an extent i agree but too little variety is not good either. There has to be balance. There is not enough movments in my opinion. Id brather go with steve maxwell or jeff martone, now these guys are amazing and offer much better quality work. While i am saying it again the book is not bad overall, it is not the best, there is certainly better work out there on kettlbells. I will stick with steve maxwell and Jeff martones H2H drills. Good luck
Great Book, Well Organized, Definitely Some fluff May 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with the other posters...there is definitely a lot of fluff in the book. But, frankly, that's Pavel's style. "Russian Kettlebell Challenge" was the same way but definitely unorganized. Enough about that.
"Enter the Kettlebell" is the perfect primer to get into Kettlebell lifting. Once you get past the saleman fluff and to the core, you will not be dissapointed. The "RKC Rite of Passage" Workout is spectacular and it does give you results. How often do you hear that I know but it definitely works!
I have been on this program since September 2007 and I have already progressed from a 35 lb (16kg) kettlebell to what I am currently nearing the ability to make the 70 lb (32kg) kettlebell my standard kettlebell.
Pavel's method of taking each of the crucial exercises in steps is a smart idea. The RKC Workout itself is very progressive unlike the mainstream philosophy of training of doing a million reps a day to get results. With "Enter the Kettlebell" the most reps you will do for an exercise is 75 (5 ladders of 1+2+3+4+5) with rest periods in between ladders. That is until you reach the point where you can perform the "Man amongst men" workout.
Bottom line, this is definitely worth the money and worth your attention at the bare minimum.
This is the new Russian revolution...Gireviks (That's Russian for someone who uses kettlebells, you learn that in the book, too)of the World Unite!
 disappointing May 11, 2008
I have been a fan of kettlebells since I first learned of them 4-5 years ago from a martial arts friend. I LOVE kettlebells as a workout. The explosive power you can generate is an absolute rush. I wanted a book that went over the various types of kettlebell exercises since I wanted to do more with them, and this was not it.
This book is a basic intro for beginners who've never done anything with a kettlebell before. It was interesting to know some of the history. But as far as exercises it's very lacking. He only covers 4 or 5 basic moves. Pavel and the other Dragon Door people waste pages and pages on humorous pictures of Pavel doing the lifts wrong, which I guess a beginner would need but I thought it was just an insult and a waste of my money. So don't waste your time unless you've never picked up a kettlebell before. It is a good place for a beginner to start.
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