I Wasn't Aware That Kettlebells were "Magic"
A little too much hype and overly sensationalized language for my taste. The description alone hints that by just glimpsing a kettlebell in the distance you'll lose two dress sizes and gain explosive, child-destroying energy!
It reminds me of the satirical "Power Thirst" videos on YouTube made by College Humor.
"How much fat can you burn with a Russian kettlebell? All of it! Just by reading this you've already burned all the fat you ever had! Order now and start burning off your neighbor's fat!"
I also wasn't aware that kettlebells were "forbidden" to women up until now. They have been at the gym I go to for as long as I can remember and women have never seemed particularly frightened of them and I never saw them drawing in crowds of Russian military personnel. In fact, no one at the gym seemed to realize that just by handling one they would unleash the secret to all athletic knowledge and become the Emperor of the universe as this product claims.
What's even crazier is that for all that money you don't even get a kettleball. Ha! You could get a kettlebell with a DVD and booklet for same price or less than this is selling for. So weird. I wish that I had known that before I came back to edit this review; I would have given it two stars. I found this searching in the exercise section and just assumed it came with a weight. What a waste of money!
Good book. Maybe get the DVD, too.
This is a book for those beginning kettelbell training. I own both the book and DVD and find, for my learning style, that the DVD works better. I have many of Pavel's books and DVDs and feel that this one explains the moves better and in more detail than the others. Hence, it is my recommendation for newbies to the sport.
My only criticism might be the "schtick"....Pavel's sense of humor. Also, this book is not simply for the ladies. If I were just getting started and could afford only one training tool it would be the DVD. The book added to the DVD allows one to get some more insight, perhaps, or maybe it is just my learning style.
I also like how Pavel's 1st exercise is the box squat and next, the swing. The box squat is the basis for alot of what will follow and the swing simply is one of the best all-around exercises out there.
Pitiful attempt to pander to women
I love working out with kettlebells, so a friend bought me this thinking it would help expand my catalog of kettlebell exercises. After just a few minutes I was ready to throw this load of BS out the window.
Really? Seriously? This guy is advertising kettlebells as this form of exercise that has been the preserve of male athletes until now?
Hmm, let me think...Seems to me that I'm a 34 year old woman who has been using them for FIVE years. And I go to a regular gym. Doesn't seem like an exclusive, all-athlete, all-male form of exercise to me.
Okay, and these woman-friendly exercises the book boasts of? They are the same exercises the men do. The author has NOT come up with some new female-friendly routine. These are basic, effective, enjoyable kettlebell exercises that work for all people, regardless of gender.
It just makes me so angry that this book is being marketed to women in such a sexist way. Women are not afraid of working out. They are educated enough to realize that the same activities work for both men and women. If we have different goals in mind, we simply do more of one routine than another. We know that it is almost impossible for us to bulk up the way men do, so don't give us that BS this routine won't make you bulky line.
Kettlebells are a fun, effective, and efficient way of working out. Go and use them. Just find a book that doesn't insult your intelligence first.
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