01-04-2020, 08:12 PM
(01-04-2020, 07:29 PM)Grinch Wrote: 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.