Answers to commonly asked questions related to Pavel Tsatsouline's "Power to the People!" workout program.

Pavel was a physical training instructor for Soviet Special Forces and holds a Masters Degree (or equivalent in the old Soviet education system) in what would probably be called Kiniesiology in the United States. 

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Here’s just some of what you’ll discover in Pavel’s Power to the People!: 

• How to get super strong without training to muscle failure or exhaustion
• How to hack into your 'muscle software' and magnify your power and muscle definition 
• How to get super strong without putting on an ounce of weight 
• Or how to build massive muscles with a classified Soviet Special Forces workout 
• Why high rep training to the 'burn' is like a form of rigor mortis—and what it really takes to develop spectacular muscle tone 
• How to mold your whole body into an off-planet rock with only two exercises 
• How to increase your bench press by ten pounds overnight 
• How to get a tremendous workout on the road without any equipment 
• How to design a world class body in your basement—with $150 worth of basic weights and in twenty minutes a day 
• How futuristic techniques can squeeze more horsepower out of your body-engine 
• How to maximize muscular tension for traffic-stopping muscular definition 
• How to minimize fatigue and get the most out of your strength training 
• How to ensure high energy after your workout 
• How to get stronger and harder without getting bigger 
• Why it’s safer to use free weights than machines 
• How to achieve massive muscles and awesome strength—if that’s what you want 
• What, how and when to eat for maximum gains 
• How to master the magic of effective exercise variation 
• The ultimate formula for strength 
• How to gain beyond your wildest dreams—with less chance of injury 
• A high intensity, immediate gratification technique for massive strength gains 
• The eight most effective breathing habits for lifting weights 
• The secret that separates elite athletes from 'also-rans' 
• How to become super strong and live to tell about it 

Power to the People! Questions and Answers:

• PTP and other routines: 
• PTP Deadlift: 
• PTP book or video? and Kettlebell book or video?: 
• PTP for Pushups: 
• How to mix PTP and Kettlebell workouts for a beginner: 
• PTP and ABS: 
• Getting started: PTP Book or Video?: 
• PTP For The Easily Injured: 
• PTP for endurance activities: 
• PTP for us old guys: 
• Bear, PTP, running, and abs (long): 
• PTP and GTG: 
• Better for fat loss: Bear or PTP?: 
• Cycling PTP between strength workouts and bear workouts: 
• How many PTP cycles to SEE results?: 
• PTP and "The Ladder": 
• Has PTP expanded to the elite athlete of sports?: 
• PTP : Adding 1 Arm Dead Lift (Long): 
• Bodyweight exercises ? PTP: 
• PTP-Number of Movements: 
• PTP slow reps vs athletic speed: 
• PTP and women?: 
• Kids and PTP: 
• PTP and diet?: 
• PTP vs. HIT (personal experiences?): 
• PTP v. pyramiding: 
• Does PTP make you slow?: 
• Aerobics and PTP: 
• Pull-ups in PTP: 
• Hindu squats and PTP: 
• Pavel: Cardio and PTP Routine for Females: 
• PTP and Sandbags: 
• Pre-tension vs. drunk drivers: 
• Feed-Forward Tension program: 
• Comrade Pavel, usefulness of bench presses?: 
• Side presses vs. bent press: 
• 6 week Russian Bench Press Program???: 
• Push Press vs. Jerk: What's the difference?: 
• Bench vs side Press: 
• Side Press (Negatives) Question: 
• Weighted Dips vs. Bench Press: 
• Water Bottle ARticle???: 
• Drill cycling vs. poundage cycling?:

Related products from Dragondoor:  

• Power to the People
• The Russian Kettlebell Challenge
• More Russian Kettlebell Challenges
• Russian Kettlebells
• From Russia with Tough Love- Kettlebell Workout for Women
• Other Pavel Tsatsouline training programs