Power to the People FAQ

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

Pavel Tsatsouline 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 Kinesiology in the United States. 

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Other Pavel Tsatsouline training programs

Here’s just some of what you’ll discover in Pavel Tsatsouline’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 

Here are my latest before and after photos demonstrating what can be done using Power to the People! and other non-mainstream techniques. They were taken 9 weeks apart (1/24/03 and 3/27/03) and I achieved the change using Pavel Tsatsouline's methods from Dragondoor.com described here and on other pages on this site:

158lbs at 13% body fat  to 152lbs at 9% body fat

Coming soon: eBook detailing how I went
from "before" to "after" in 9 weeks!
Click here to learn more about "The Last 10 Pounds"

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