Pavel on Joe Rogan Podcast

[Mass_Bixo]

This guys may push some BS, but he sure knows how to be entertaining

[TruthSeeker]

I would have killed to listen to that years ago. Now, I am barely interested in what he says.

[Mass_Bixo]

I would have killed to listen to that years ago. Now, I am barely interested in what he says.

Probably i enjoyed this more because of nostalgia. In the early 2000s, i did a lot of training at home where i only  had dumbells and a pullup bar, plus i trained more with the goal of improving performance at muay thai and grappling, so i found his articles and used to do lots of exercises such as DB snatches, DB swings, DB clean and presses, pistols, etc... I realy enjoyed that kind of training at the time.

[Grinch]

According to Wikipedia, Pavel would have been 17 when he claimed to be a Soviet Union special forces physical fitness trainer. His arms look like they belong on a teenage girl. Cheap comic books have better editing than the crap he publishes. His "all you need is deadlifts which is 80%, and one pressing exercise, which is 20%" is malpractice, even by comical internet standards. At least give us push pull legs. His overhead one arm  press made more sense in the days when shorter one piece barbells were used. Did Pavel ever try this exercise himself?
https://theolderavocado.wordpress.com/20...n-trial-1/

[TruthSeeker]

According to Wikipedia, Pavel would have been 17 when he claimed to be a Soviet Union special forces physical fitness trainer. His arms look like they belong on a teenage girl. Cheap comic books have better editing than the crap he publishes. His "all you need is deadlifts which is 80%, and one pressing exercise, which is 20%" is malpractice, even by comical internet standards. At least give us push pull legs. His overhead one arm  press made more sense in the days when shorter one piece barbells were used. Did Pavel ever try this exercise himself?
https://theolderavocado.wordpress.com/20...n-trial-1/

1. Those "Soviet" ornaments are a marketing technique. 

2. In his defense, this book was written many years ago. If he was to publish it today, it would probably be different. But I do agree, that the press that he promotes is highly unpractical.

3. He looks like a regular guy. You can't expect everyone to have the physique of an Instagram model with great trenetics.

4. In the end, "training secrets " are mostly mental gymnastics and preferences when you are natural. Most natural look the same year after year.

[AleXandeR]

He is a salesman.
I can not see any difference between kettlebells and dumbbells.

Joe Rogan has one in the million valuable piece of advice. For instance, that music during workout is s***t. I hope that people will stop wearing silly headphones and trying to hurt themselves during ''Olympic lifts''.

[Mass_Bixo]

According to Wikipedia, Pavel would have been 17 when he claimed to be a Soviet Union special forces physical fitness trainer. His arms look like they belong on a teenage girl. Cheap comic books have better editing than the crap he publishes. His "all you need is deadlifts which is 80%, and one pressing exercise, which is 20%" is malpractice, even by comical internet standards. At least give us push pull legs. His overhead one arm  press made more sense in the days when shorter one piece barbells were used. Did Pavel ever try this exercise himself?
https://theolderavocado.wordpress.com/20...n-trial-1/

I thought about his minimalist stuff too. He says in the podcast he only does 2 exercises: KB swings and dips (and he doesn't even do pullups). If he was muscular or displayed a high level of strength, he would have a point. But makes no sense to talk about how little training you as an end in itself.

[TruthSeeker]

I thought about his minimalist stuff too. He says in the podcast he only does 2 exercises: KB swings and dips (and he doesn't even do pullups). If he was muscular or displayed a high level of strength, he would have a point. But makes no sense to talk about how little training you as an end in itself.

I understand what you mean, but that's his choice. If those two exercises give him what he wants, who cares.

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He is a salesman.
I can not see any difference between kettlebells and dumbbells.

Joe Rogan has one in the million valuable piece of advice. For instance, that music during workout is s***t. I hope that people will stop wearing silly headphones and trying to hurt themselves during ''Olympic lifts''.

There is a difference. Some exercises are way better with kettlebells; others with dumbbells. 

E.g., Swing = great with kettlebells; bench press = great with dumbbells

[AleXandeR]

What are benefits of swings in comparison to squads? I think that upper body predominantly uses momentum from legs.

[Mass_Bixo]

What are benefits of swings in comparison to squads? I think that upper body predominantly uses momentum from legs.

Swings are predominantly hip extension, the upper body is mostly just holding the weight. Swings also does't have much of ecentric muscle action, the weight just fall. I see it more as a conditioning exercise, being explosive and going for high reps, closer to inverval running than to squats.  

You don't need kettlebells for these, i do a improvised setup with a loadable DB, puting all the weight on one side and just a 2kg plate with handles in the other. I've seen also people improsing with pipes in a "T" shape.