Definitely Pavel's best in my opinion. This book gives you techniques for developing strength and increasing power that carries over to any type of resistence training. I particulatly like his synthesis of martial arts power generation techniques. I have been practicing Sanchin for 25 years and this book has improved my practice and its carry over to other types of training. I have always tried to apply my Sanchin to strength training. Power to the People(Pavel's second best book in my opinion) helped in this aspect but Naked Warrior takes it to the next level and beyond. My preferred training tool is definitely the kettlebell. Currently GTG'ing pistols, one arm pushups and snatches.


Rick Coyle (Rickster) - Kentville, Nova Scotia Canada

The Naked Warrior is pure gold. If you follow Pavel's advice as laid out in this book, you will get stronger, regardless of your current level of strength. And you'll do it safely - and quicker than you thought possible, with less effort than you thought imaginable. But make no mistake. You will be challenged - and maybe even humbled - by trying variations of two seemingly simple drills with nothing but your own bodyweight. Plenty of revelations lie ahead for anyone who reads and applies what Pavel teaches in this book.

Pavel's detailed explanations of how to generate tension - and why it is so critical to strength development - will serve the needs of any athlete or warrior, whether their choice of resistance training is bodyweight, barbells, kettlebells, or anything in between. His discussion of "greasing the groove" is essential reading for anyone desiring greater strength - even if it does encourage you to risk weird looks from co-workers as you crank out 1 arm pushups in the office all day long. And he anticipates the questions of iron addicts, providing advice on how to combine various training modalities, including the best exercise equipment I've ever found - kettlebells.

As always, Pavel's instruction is direct, honest, and boiled down to essentials. There's no fluff, and lots of tips from others. Pavel's trademark humor and modesty - he doesn't claim to have invented the internet or the secrets he reveals - is incredibly refreshing.

The Naked Warrior, like all of Pavel's work, is a must-read. His works have changed my life, and made training at the age of 44 more fun and effective than ever.

Thanks to Pavel for a true masterwork.
John Quigley - Camp Hill, PA USA

In the Naked Warrior Pavel lays out a clear and precise path to being stronger. Tension, pressurization and all of the techniques in NW will make you stronger right now and continue making you stronger as you consistently practice the techniques.
The one arm push-up and the pistol provide for a great strength workout wherever you are.
This is your definitive guide to strength and it applies to any exercise you choose, whether bodyweight, kettlebell, barbell, stone or sandbag.

BJones RKC - Pittsburgh, Pa

No words can accurately convey the depth of my appreciation for Pavel and the light he has cast of Russian strength and health systems. In expanding our understanding of GTG, and applying high-tension strength techniques to empty-hand drills, he's deepened and broadened the path between world-class performance and the average individual who wants to increase strength and fitness. This information is worth its weight in gold. Expensive? Compared to what? I defy you to match Pavel's clarity and practicality at a lower price. Money is gone once you spend it. Knowledge is forever.




Steven Barnes - NorthWest

This book has the unique perspective of presenting strength and strength training as a practice...meaning that the power of the attention, focus, discipline, and observation are much more important in becoming strong than just showing up to the health club.

I practiced yoga for years and train hard to be a strong rock climber, but the techniques presented in this book have been more valuable to me than anything I have ever worked at.

This book is simple science. It does not try to sell anything; instead it offers a way to explore the power of breathing and how the body/mind connection can help us become stronger or fitter than we have ever been...with simplicity as the way.

Thank you Paval.
millerclmb - Carbondale, Il

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

If you are serious about strength training and don't have a Bulgarian coach, this book is the next best thing.
Kyle Bairdsen - Columbia, South Carolina United States

I am not new to Pavels ideas, i have been following them for quite some time. I was somewhat reluctant to get this book but I like Pavel's style of writing so i decided to get it.

It is worth every penny and then someok he teaches you how to get strong anywhere anytime with the most convenient form of resistance "your bodyweight". This book is a real breathe of fresh air in the strength training world. most strength training books are geared towards bodybuilding which is a sad shame. this book on the other hand should have been out along time ago.

I truley believe that every High School should invest in at least one copy so the youth of today and tomorrow have a solid foundation in strength. no more weak people. Sounds great doesnt it?????

just think about it, do you want to be strong? do you want that strength to carry over to most situations in everyday life? Are you sick of bodybuilding rubbish?

if you answerd ys to these questions do yourself a favor and buy this book. words cannot describe how important this book is.

Simon Forsyt RKC
simon forsyth - whyalla, Australia

Pavel, keeps delivering the goods. This book has the ingredients that you need to "have wired in" if you want strength. To get "wired-in" you need to Grease the Groove, outlined in detail here. Naked Warrior will drill home to you the benefit of strength training as training in a skill. This book will help you develop this skill.
Naked Warrior expands on High-Tension techniques and the application of Power Breathing.

What happened to me after reading the book? That first rep of some pull-ups, I did not "fly" up to the bar, I felt like I was standing on an elevated platform! Sure it'll take some time & effort unitl the last rep feels the same; that's OK.

Like all of Pavel's products, I wish I had this information when I was 20 years old. Better late, than never. Four years of University with a double major in Phys Ed, it's not a patch on Pavel.
pete in aus - Hobart AUS

If you are that rare breed who will never settle for anything less than the best you can possibly be, "The Naked Warrior" is the book for you. It is not for the "jack of all trades, master of none" types. "The Naked Warrior" teaches people of all levels of fitness how to reach levels that they might never have thought possible. I improved my deadlift from 465 to 505 in one month. My "pistol" is now rock bottom, and a Gold's gym musclehead called me a "Cirque de Soleil" performer.
Randy Part - Santa Monica, CA

The Naked Warrior is a kick ass book! If you are looking to improve your strength, fitness level, learn some rock solid techniques that will take you to the next level of your game no matter what you do then The Naked Warrior is for you. I got the book because I saw Pavel perform the pistol squat in Muscle Media and wanted to know, "How the hell is that possible?" Practicing Pavel's techniques in the Naked Warrior I learned that it is possible because I can now do them. My balance and leg strength is amazing after learning his secrets. I have improved my leg strength and sprinting power. His breathing and tension techniques I have also trnaslated over to other parts of my workout which has led to improvement. I was most amazed when I got the attention of some pretty big body builders in my gym. Their jaws dropped as I performed weighted one legged squats and they couldn't even perform one. This book isn't about getting massive but about pure strength!
M. Crandell - Poughkeepsie, NY

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

The title doesn’t really do this book justice. After reading the book a couple times, and practicing the techniques for increasing strength detailed in the book, I strict military pressed the 72lb kettlebell for the first time. The military press isn't even one of the drills in the book.

The body weight drills that are explored in such exacting detail in the book are great, and will allow you to build amazing strength without any weights whatsoever, but the real value lies in the principles in the book that apply to all strength training – period.

Just understanding how to “zip up” your body and pressurize your core will make you stronger on the spot. The chapter on Greasing the Groove will get you doing drills in a few weeks that look like circus tricks to you today. The details are explained in easy to understand terms, but don’t let that fool you, this is high-end info. I’m down at the beach every weekend over the summer, last year I dragged my KBs with me every weekend, not this year - no need to. Get this book.

Bill Fox - Philadelphia PA

Another great resource by Pavel on real world strength training.
Everything you need to go from assisted 1 arm push ups and Pistols to the real deal.
Plus,instead of just doing the I say this I say that route of most fitness books,Pavel showcases input from other Party member's on strength and conditioning.
This is a desert island classic. If confined with out KBs and or weights,this book and some 8 count bodybuilders would keep you hard.
Dylan Thomas,RKC,Oku-iri Aki-Jujutsu - Woodbridge,Va USA

The Naked Warrior is what most other books aspire to be. A down and dirty bare bones explantion about strength and strength dynamics in a no nonsense format.

While other books tell stories of how great those who contributed to it are, The Naked Warrior tells you how you can can achieve the strength to take your fitness to the next level.

A little over a year ago, my exposure to Kettlebells was eye opening and has been a tremendous tool for my operational fitness, but now after 2 weeks using information from The Naked Warrior I have made even greater strides.

Since doing "grease the groove" for pistols and pullups, I have doubled the number of pistols I can do with the 24kg bell and have seen a marked improvement in my balance. I was able to do 2 pistols on a chain that was anchoring a vehicle and have done one while standing on the handle of my 32kg bell. I also have mastered the "true" one armed push up.

I look forward to seeing more results as I improve on my "zip up" ability. The Naked Warrior will help to further increase the tactcial advantage over the enemy.


Counter Terrorist Operator - Virginia

Naked Warrior is the best thing I've ever read on strength training. Period. Although I already knew some of the ideas, the clarity of the presentation gave me a deeper understanding and therefore a better ability to apply them to my training. Many of the ideas were entirely new to me, and though they sounded reasonable, I needed to test them. I followed the directions to increase both my intra abdominal pressure and body tension. Surprisingly, although I'll need much practice to improve my techniques further, my one-arm chin is already noticeably stronger. Naked Warrior has increased my consciousness regarding the importance of technique. Shortly after reading it, I changed my training methods. I'm so excited because Naked Warrior has unleashed the power of my mind to contribute to my strength. It's not easy to teach an old dog new tricks, but Naked Warrior did just that.
I hesitated in getting Naked Warrior, because one-arm pushups and pistols were not my thing. They are still not, but the strength building concepts were explained so well, that I was able to apply them to my goals.

Jack Arnow - Brooklyn, New York United States

The expansion on the tension-generation techniques first introduced in Power To The People and on the power breathing techniques, is alone worth the price of the book. The context of these techinques, the bodyweight drills, also made me look at bodyweight training in a whole new light. It will be obvious to anyone who has seen Pavel's earlier works that these concepts have tremendous carryover to other physical activites such as lifting.
Paolo Valladolid - Washington, DC United States

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

If you are looking for a book containing scores of useless, half baked exercise descriptions, do not buy this book. If you are interested in learning how to maximize your strength PERIOD, then this book is for you.

The Naked Warrior culminates in two "evil" exercises--one-arm pushups and pistols. But Pavel Tsatsouline tells the reader that the fine points of tension generation are more important than the particular exercises. Right he is.

Much of Pavel's model-of-clarity book consists of spelling out tested ways of generating tension. Examples include making a tight fist and using a breathing method borrowed from qigong. The tension drills can be applied to any number of activites that demand out-and-out strength, not just bodyweight exercises. Use your imagination and you will be pleased.

For example, after a little practice, a deadlift just a bit under my current max went right up, instead of slowing through the usual sticking point. With the help of newfound tension, I'm discovering the joys of heavy partial squats and squats from the bottom position.

The best thing about the Naked Warrior is that it offers what is, to many of us born west of the Iron Curtain, a new, simple and productive way to think about the strength activities we love. Think of strength as a skill. You can become more adept with practice. It's simple, but it takes a gifted teacher--which Pavel clearly is--to put it across so well.

Robert Friedman - Lexington, KY USA

Pavel has done it again!!! No matter what your training methodology (lifting, bodyweight exercise, etc.), this is THE blueprint you need to get the most out of your training regimen.
Craig T. O'Connell - Research & Trainining Spec., FDLE, Tallahassee, FL

Most of the previous reviews on this site (and my previous review on amazon.com) focus on NW's obvious virtue: a user-friendly method for mastering total body strength by generating muscular tension in two basic exercises. Since that has already been well-covered, I'd like to add another unexpected benefit. I lost at least an inch (two belt notches) off my waist in one month using the NW workout. Because I'm currently suffering from chronic fatigue, my only other exercise was a few pullups each day and an occasional dumbbell snatch. Other than doing the NW program several times a day, I exercised less than 2-3 mintues per day. I have never gotten tired from doing this program.
This is a really great program. There's nothing like getting stronger, trimming your waist, and driving home knowing youv'e not only finished work for the day, you've also exercised, too!
Highly recommended.
David C. - Atlanta, GA

Comrade Pavel--
I am almost 54 years old, and have implemented your NW training consistently for the past few months.
I just did my first one-arm push-up (with good form)last week; same for the one-legged squat.
What you said in NW is true and attainable.
Thanks!


Frank DiMeo - Sarasota, Florida United States

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

Along with Power to the People!, The Naked Warrior explains what strength and strength-training is really all about. No fancy theories or complicated procedures to follow. Just straightforward and precise information explained in a down-to-earth manner. Together with a few very efficient exercises combined with truly the most effective strength routine in the world, The Naked Warrior is a book you must read and follow if you ever wish to become stronger for real.

Just after training for three weeks (six days a week, three times a day), I managed to do four one arm push-ups with each arm, five classic pistols with my left leg and one with my right leg (I have a bad right knee)! And to think when I first read the book I was wondering how I could ever do any of those "stunts". Well trust me, the exercises in the Naked Warrior are not mere stunts, they are REAL exercises that WILL make your stronger!

Boey Hsan Siung Jonathan - Singapore

Excellent book and really addresses the basics and the how to of these exercises. Pavel makes these look extremely easy and they are not easy at all. Would like to learn some more excercises, but Pavel stresses working the ones listed in the book and after trying to do them, they are more than enough. I am glad that this Russian is on America's side. Thanks Pavel!


Rex Icard - Dawson, Ga. USA

I am no amatuer when it comes to pullups--I have been doing them pretty much every day for 3 years. Before I started the 'Grease the Groove' (GTG) program, my personal record in pullups was 18. One would think I could maybe get more than that in 3 years straight of pullups, especially at a bodyweight of only 145 lbs. Well, I am glad to say after only three weeks of GTG, I knocked off 25 pullups. I am trying to go through in my head what just happened, because while on this program I would never be sore and never even break a sweat. I just complete my fourth week as of yesterday and tested my max again.. 28 pullups. If I would have discovered this years ago, I could very well be in the 40's, even 50's, in pullups!
Jason W. Masangkay - Orlando, FL USA

This book introduces only two exercises and variations on them but the principles behind learning these exercises properly carry over to every other "grind" exercise (distinct from ballistic lifts). I can do one-legged squats with a 70-lb kettlebell and just did my first one-armed pushups tonight, after about 3-4 weeks of consistent application of Pavel's principles. It's discouraging at times, but keep doing it a couple of times EVERY DAY (never to failure!) and you'll get there.

If I had to choose one Pavel book... well that would suck. I'd have to choose two, this and Russian Kettlebell Challenge. These two books would give anyone all they could ever handle, and with a couple of KBs require minimum equipment.
subnormal - Tucson, AZ

Last year, my thyroid went out (I have hypothyrodism) and It caused me to gain 50 pounds in three months. I went through different stages of depression, and gave up. When I realized that was a bad idea, I started to look for a way to become stronger and lose the weight. Thats when I found out about Pavel Tsatsouline and The Naked Warrior. I realized that I could use this weight to my advantage and I have. Yesterday, after only three weeks of using the "Grease The Groove" Technique, I at 230 (Im 5'9") pounds, performed a perfect one armed push-up, on both right and left arms. I am stronger now, than I ever have been, and the techniques in the book are so easy to follow, once you start, you know you'll be able to perform a one armed push-up, and a one legged squat in no time. I recomend this book to anyone and everyone no matter what your current weight, or strength level is. It works, pure and simple, and your only cost is the price of the book, and a little bit of time each day. Thats it! No gym fees, no barbells, no other machines you see on TV. You get strong, and you look strong quick!
Mark Case - Riverside, CA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

If you want to BE strong, FEEL strong, and be able to perform strength workouts wherever you may be without any equipment except for your brain and the ability to use leverage along with the most effective techniques known, then The Naked Warrior is for you.

Just get it, read it, apply it, and you have a valuable treasure of knowledge that will serve you throughout your life.

Welcome Comrade. Hard living for real men.
Mark Hanington - Huntington Beach, Ca. USA

At first glance, I thought the pistol was some kind of circus trick or Russian dance, but it's actually turned out to be the single most effective leg drill that we've used in the boxing gym.


After months of use & close monitoring we have determined the following: Pistols, in any variation - which includes all levels of box pistols - increase lateral foot speed, punching power, and stability in the ring.


I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a better fighter.
Steve Baccari, RKC, Boxing Coach, and - Co-author: Power Behind the Punch. Boston, MA USA

I ordered Naked Warrior through a local book store. I had seen it advertised on the internet and thought it was full of bodyweight exercises. I started doing one arm push-ups when I sailed on the Great Lakes at 15 years of age in 1955. I'd just like to say that i paid with tax-64 Canadian dollars to have some moron tell me to do one legged squats and one arm push-ups. This is not a joke it's a crime. Give me a break for Chrissake.
John Monaghan - Edmonton Alberta Canada America

I was looking for a strength system which could be performed anywhere anytime without depending on hardware or equipment or anything or anyone els,at the same time give me the strength of steel,and help me survive in this big bad world.

I had seen super strong men and desired to be one but didnot know the way(people dont like to share their strength systems) until i came across Pavel.My search ends here.
When i first saw this product i ordered it straight away.

Truely practical system well illustrated and clearly explained.
Nw is a straight and simple way to strength, nononsense no false promises no beyond reach dreams;you too can have the power.Pavel is doing you a favour by sharing his expert knowledge.
This book is a golden brick, kiss it and store it in a safe!its a lifeline for warriors.
I am sure you will hand it down to your son.
Thank you pavel.
Remember comrade indipendence is power, dependency weakness.
I was a warrior, now i am a naked warrior.




Sudhir - India

This book is fabulous. My whole life i wasn't able to do a single or even half a single of a one arm pushup. 2 months of training with everything that Pavel taught, I can achieve 20 one arm pushups clean. I feel stronger and I have to admit that one arm pushups does the job. This book is the answer if you want to be strong.
One arm pusher - Sydney, NSW, Australia

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

While the book has good information in developing strenghth. To be sold as a strenght workout book it lack more specificity. You almost have to go to the question and answer area to get a resemblence of a workout. The author needs to be more specific in how many reps,sets
and frequency should be recommended. I've follow his advise and for two weeks,not seen the progress I would have liked. The one arm push up great, but I still can not do the one arm/one leg. The biggest flaw is there is no routine. For 40 dollars it lack to much information.
jp - San Antonio, Tx USA

When I first heard about the Naked Warrior - I was a bit skeptical.
I searched for reviews on Amazon and alot of them seemed very negative - from the price of the book and to the amount of contest.
Even after I first read it I was still confused what's the whole hype about.
The most important line IMO which changed my view is : "If you don't practice the tension techniques - you don't practice the NW".
Most of the criticizers didn't get this line.
If you'll get this line - you will be suprised by the things you can do once you apply those simple yet hard to master techniques.
Your name here - Israel

Pavel not only talk's the talk! But follow's up with walking the walk!!! Thanks a million!!!
Your name here - Shenzhen China

After studying everything that I've found on exercise, strength, and fitness; I'd have to say that this is the best book written on strength training. Whether you train with bodyweight movements, kettlebells, or weights, this book will help you become the strongest person you can be. Pavel writing is very clear and to the point and the information that he gives on the techniques of instant strength are priceless. Pavel actually makes it easy for you to ingrain these techniques into any type of exercise that you want. Superb and without a doubt a 10 out of 10.
Brett Stepan - St. Paul, MN USA

In four days I went from not being able to go down even two inches on a one arm pushup. Four days later I can now do 6 perfect form one-armed pushups. ( I have also increased my pullups by 13 in just one out of those four days). The tips and tricks in this book work better than anything I have ever seen!
Greg Mascitelli - Pompano Beach, FL USA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

I bought this book looking for a simple "Do anywhere exercise routine".
I tried and tried for about 2 months. I felt like it was above my level and put it down. I got really frustrated. BUT I kept it in the back of my mind. Knowing that one day I would be strong enough to get to do them.

One thing I would say to people buying this book; who are not as strong as others is; KEEP WITH THE EASY LEVEL and WORK ON MUSCULAR TENSION CONTROL and DON'T GIVE UP!. I would have progressed faster than I have.

Naked Warrior is not only a strength training bible but also it is my most valuable martial arts book. Sounds weird but Pavel's words are the secrets asian Martial arts masters don't tell you. Whether it is because they can't verbally explain it or they chose not to. Pavel gives it to you very clearly.

If you are looking for a manual to take you to the next level NK won't fail. Pavel gave me the keys to unlock the door to the next level and beyond in my Martial Arts training.
Krait - Your location here

I am a starter in bodyweight exercise. Before I gained 30 pounds of muscle in one year in the weight room. But I can't even do 30 pushups. After I purchased the naked warrior's dvd/book and power to the people. I start practising the techniques. The result is, I can do 40 push ups after a week! Thanks Pavel


Reginald Wong - Hong Kong, China

The Naked Warrior is an outstanding book. Using its principles not only delivers results, but delivers them super quickly. I used the techniques to get from 8 to 18 chinups using the "Grease the Groove (GTG)" method described in the book in 3 WEEKS! My previous lifetime best being 12 chinups.
I am also gaining substantial increase in muscle mass in my chest, arms and back.


I am well on my way to mastering the difficult bodyweight feats shown in the book (the Pistol and the 1 arm pushup). The great thing is that I know it will be only a matter of weeks.


Mike Harrop - London, England

I've been GTGing the military press for the past couple of weeks. I was able to press the 32kg with an excessive side lean when I started. I was feeling pretty proud as that was half my bodyweight and I had never been able to do that until recently. After about two weeks of GTG, I had built up to pressing a pair of 32kgs.

So today, being curious, I tried out a 40kg press. I had to lean to the side a little and it took a good ten seconds, but it got up. Now I just have to work on minimizing that lean and I'll be that much closer to my goal of 48kg at 63kg bodyweight.
Josef - Ashville, AL USA

I was very sick at the beginning of last year, January, and was bedridden for about two months. I have always been skinny, and had been slacking off big time before that, so was not in good shape. Then when I got really sick, I was unable to eat more than like a can of soup a day, if that, and I looked like an Auschwitz survivor within a couple of months that I mostly slept through. I literally barely moved. Mouse hand, that's most of it.

I got Naked Warrior and started doing cheated versions of pistols and one-armed push-ups. Severely cheated. I was having trouble walking up a flight of stairs at this point, and cheating was not something that bothered me in the slightest. Such tough exercises were simply not made for people like me at the time.

With GTG, I slowly picked up the ability to do very sloppy, cheating OAPU's and pistols to eventually 3 at a time, then a set of five, then two sets of three, two sets of five, etc. Never strong enough to really get the form perfect, but as long as I was able to do a partial movement, it was good. Strength was my focus, because my body was so ruined. I needed practical strength, not mass or beauty or endurance. I needed to be able to move!

Eventually I got to be able to do 5x5 with cheated pistols and cheated OAPU's. I was still weak enough that OAPU's put a severe strain on my shoulder joint, so I moved on to military presses when I got kettlebells heavier than the 35 lb'er I first got. I also got jumpstretch bands, which I used for deadlifts.

I staggered my way through military presses with the 44 lb. KB, then the 53 lb., then the 70 lb. I started with literally the ability to do ONE lousy rep. But I did it GTG, over and over, every hour or so, day after day. I also ate like crazy, trying to get some meat back on my ectomorph's body that had been ravaged down even further to a skeleton. Surprisingly, even GTG put some muscle on me. I started looking more normal, and feeling less like my body was a total helpless ruin, humiliatingly so. I started feeling less like an 80 year old man in a 44 year old body.

First came the ability to do one. Then then the ability to do two or three. Then the ability to do two sets of two, then two sets of three, then a set of five. Then two sets of five. And then to increase the weight.

In six months, I went from bedridden to being able to sumo style deadlift 575 pounds of jumpstretch bands in a deadlift. I went from having trouble walking up stairs to do pistols in seven sets of five. I went from having trouble doing one or two one-arm push-ups against the sink to snapping off 8, then 10, then 12 reps of military presses with a 70 kg. kettlebell, and still being fresh enough to do another set or two, and being able to easily handle much more than that for bent-over rows.

I attribute at least 90% of this progress to GTG.

At this point I regularly come to these boards and bore people with endless raves about GTG, and wonder if they really understand what it means for someone who has actually spent many years doing martial arts, and never ever felt strong despite it, to feel somewhat strong. What may be ridiculously ordinary to others is extraordinary for me, all the more so coming off my sickness. I wonder if they think I'm a crank or a shill for saying so often how good GTG has been to me. I wonder if they understand the psychological impact it has on me to see people saying that military pressing the 70 lb. KB 8 or 10 times is pretty good, when my conception of my abilities my entire life was that I could be fast, or extremely well practiced, but never, ever strong. I wonder if they can understand what it feels like when threads get started here about what people can do with the 70 lb'er in a press and I think, okay, that's fine and cool, and am not stunned by it beccause I've already been doing that for a while and am just saving up money so I can finally try to do something a little harder than the 70 lb. bell that I've got. I wonder if they understand the kind of revolution in consciousness and perception of your own abilities that GTG can provide almost like some sort of aferthought, since it's about the easiest exercise protocol imaginable.

After spending great parts of my life beating myself into senseless exhaustion trying to get stronger, figuring endurance and speed were the only things I would ever have, Pavel's ideas about exercise, especially about GTG, have given me such a quick and notable pay-off it seems frankly bizarre. It's almost impossible to conceive of myself as strong, but to at least a certain extent I guess I'm going to have to get my mind around it somehow.

And how strange that after so much trying and drama, it could come so damn easily. Damn, I wish I had known this earlier in my life. GTG is the easiest thing I've ever done, by far. And it's by far the best and quickest way I've ever increased my strength. What the hell a guy like me is doing with anything that could ever be thought of as strength, I don't know. I never counted myself out of the game, but never thought strength would be anything I could feel I had a taste of. I thought it was only the other things for me, at best and if I was lucky and worked myself into a state of exhaustion. I couldn't be more glad to be wrong.
Blarg - N. Hollywood, California United States

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

...how when people hear 'bodyweight training' they tend to invision it as high rep, low intensity, easy training which can't possibly be for the hardcore among us. Wrong! I bought the 'Naked Warrior' thinking it would be some easy workout program that would compliment my current training. Boy was i wrong! It quickly became my main workout as the exercises in the book literally kicked my rear end and left me embarrased at my lack of strength. After training this way for a few weeks i was amazed at how well it carried over to regular weight training (barbells dumbells etc...), i lost none of my strength and was actually able to set a few new PR's!!!! Thanks Pavel!!
Chai Lee - Auckland, New Zealand

When I first purchased Naked Warrior and began using GTG, I saw immediate results. I GTG'd military presses with a 65 lb. dumbbell and when I first got my 70 lb. KB, I was able to press it 13 times at a bodyweight of 175 lbs. When I demonstrate the one arm, one leg pushup, people look at me in amazement. I am convinced that anyone using the techniques outlined in this book will be able to perform them in time.

Being a law enforcement officer, I am often in need of strength training, but have little time or equipment. I am able to maintain or build strength, flexibility and balance with only my body. When I finish a GTG set, I feel powerful and energized. The secondary effects of hypertrophy are an added bonus.

For those of you who are concerned that there are few exercises outlined here, you should know that the principles in this book can be appled to any lift and to many athletic endeavors. It is a powerful system for physical culture.

Get this book.



Douglas Moore - Bangor Maine, USA

I've read through Naked Warrior numerous times. Of the many key elements detailed in the book one of my favorites is greasing the groove. My girlfriend and fellow RKC, Jes Brock, recently had a middle school student she teaches have a 'minor' success with pullups. He went to compete in the county's field day which consists of most of the presidential fitness tests. To prepare she's had him grease the groove, or as he calls it oiling the groove, doing between 2-5 pullups at a shot throughout the day while at school and at home. Come test day he knocked off 32 pullups, the next closest kid got 4. a program so simple a kid could do it... Food for thought.
Kevin Perrone RKC - Chapel Hill, NC

As a life long participant of cardio and weight training, martial arts and Krav Maga, I'm always seeking to streamline my workouts while further improving the results. THE NAKED WARRIOR states several "naked" truths about the mental and physical dynamics that are key to achieving the ultimate results in your training. I have applied the principals to all of my workouts .... and achieved a significant advancement in my strength and power! This is an "easy read" book - don't hesitate to get it!!!!
Bambi Christman - Douglassville, PA, USA

This book is an excellent starting point for both understanding and attaining strength. Pavel makes important distictions about strength that every hard living comrade ought to know, and he does so in a very accessible way.

I thought I would never be able to do a pistol because I have longer than average legs. The techniques from this book allowed me to perform a pistol holding a 53 pound kettlebell in 2 1/2 weeks. It also helped my Military Press numbers with a 70 pound kettlebell.

This is a must read for people interested in strength.
Schnieder - St. Paul, MN USA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

Pavel presents training methods and information in an easy to read, often amusing and deeply insightful manner. You can't help to not only enjoy the book but also learn.

I am a karate man, Pavel has shown how training methods I've used for years are actually used in the real world, to produce unbelievable acts of strength and power.

Only two weeks after reading the book I am performing Pistols and Single arm pushups, and have used GTG to up my pullup performance to new heights.

Thanks Pavel
edges - Dublin, Ireland

I find that this book has a lot of great information an things that I never knew. I've been reading a ton of books over the course of my life,an find that this book,an all those books on dragon door(which I have quite a few)are very good reading,an made me make alot of changes to my way of working out,to make it alot more challenging an benefit me,to keep me in better shape.Thank you!
Renny Hammond - Rochester NY

I have read and reread this book several times, and I am still finding new ways to apply the principles revealed in the book, not only to bodyweight exercises, but also to my lifting. I always find something else to work on and something else "clicks" each time I read it. I was so impressed by this book I decided to order another book by Pavel.
D - San Diego

Well, we've come full circle -Charles Atlas all over again. But that's good. Dynamic tension taken to the extreme - can't miss. But most people don't need to go that far. This is for the guy who wants to be veeery strong without looking like a freak.
Chuck MacCrone - Madison, AL USA

...is the best ab work I've ever done! I weigh nothing (see my screen name), so "normal" ab crunches gave my abs no resistance whatsoever. I'd ended up pinning my legs and holding a dumbbell to get resistance, and even that was not enough. Now with the "back press" I can do it with no extra weight, and three pauses at the hardest points add an extra punch.
Added bonus - my hips stay loose, flexors don't get cramps.
This is the fist book I could find that really focuses on max. strength, and goes into the level of detail necessary to do the exercises properly.
Skinny Kid - New Hapmshire, USA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

After reading The Naked Warrior, and practicing the style of training Pavel describes, I went from zero to 20 handstand pushups in just over two months. The concept is so basic, it is easily overlooked. I used to frequently train to failure but after reading Pavel's book I've made changes to how I practice and have made great improvements in my strength.
decker - Renton, WA USA

This is one of the most awesome products I have ever come across! The indebt information in this text should be read by anyone who thinks they NEED a set of weights to be strong. Pavel shows you how to tense your whole body as one single piece of steel. And the way to perform your workout is so simple you would not believe it if it were not for such astounding results. If you have never worked out before and want to get strong without gaining bulk, get this book.

I went from not being able to do a single good one arm pushup, or one legged squat, to being able to do 5 single arm (single leg) pushups and 1 legged squats with 60 lbs for multiple reps. The same went with pull ups. At 230lbs I was not one to jump on a pull-up bar without a groan. After a month I was doing it with my 44lb Kettlebell around my waist. L-sit pull-ups were next.

Get this book. Watch the movie. Become a warrior, wherever, whenever.

Power to all Naked Warriors!
John - Scituate, RI USA

I have been able to do bodyweight for sometime, the Naked warrior, has helped me to do them. I read about them and first tried them and fell to the floor MANY times. I kept shooting for it, my wife looking at me like im an idiot. Then I finally completed the rep! A big day for me.

doing pistols is not just 'being strong' its focusing all your tension and concentrating on contracting muscles all at once and going slow and focused.

So Yesterday I went home and was practicing them with a #70 kettlebell. I gave it a shot with an #88, and after a couple attempts I nailed it!
Thank you Pavel for your excellent simplistic yet advanced teachings!
dustins - Reno, NV

I am a woman who is new to physical fitness programs though I am in my thirties. Having performed physically demanding jobs (such as personal attendant to persons with quadriplegia) for many years, I am basically strong and have a higher than average awareness of proper body mechanics while working with weight in addition to my own. This did not prepare me for the pain of other strength training regimens, one popular free-weight 'aerobic' type of routine which I tried that left me dreadfully sore and feeling out of sorts the day afterward. Three discontinued attempts at this type of training and I am very pleased to report that I heard about and attended a stretching class with Pavel. Since the class description quoted Pavel as saying anyone, at any age, could learn to do 'the splits' in 2-6 months, I figured he must know some things I wanted to know also. "The Naked Warrior" is proven good sense about strength, distilled. It seems extremely valuable to know how to be strong even when one does not have access to any additional weight. Strength training "The Naked Warrior" way has been empowering to more than just my body, because unlike the 'aerobic' weight routines tried previously, I don't feel demoralized the next day, just stronger. After less than three weeks, I notice enhanced breathing throughout the day. I exert myself in perfect form for a few repetitions, between six and eight times over the course of a day. I've progressed from doing one two-arm pushup on my knees to doing sets of two two-arm pushups on my feet. I very much look forward to taking the Russian Kettlebell Challenge eventually, but right now I am enjoying my increasing strength without using any added weight. Thank you very much to Pavel and everyone at Dragon Door!
Pauline L. Pavon - SF Bay Area, CA, USA

The breathing chapter was worth the price in itself!
Train anywhere.
Benny Weinbeck - Minneapolis, MN USA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

The grease-the-groove theory from NW was the jackpot for me. I applied it to the overhead kettlebell press with a 24kg. kettlebell (52lbs.). At a bodyweight of 145 lbs., I was not strong at this lift, being able to only complete 1 or 2 reps at most. After about 3-4 weeks of GTG, I was pressing the 24kg. for 6-8 reps, doing doubles in the sots press, and was also able to do a bottoms up press as well! I also used Power to the People (another great book from Pavel) to work on bringing my squat up to 300lbs. and my deadlift to 325lbs.! Use Pavel's theory consistently and you are guaranteed results faster than you could imagine!
Steve R. - Alexandria, MN

After useing strictly body-wieght exercises for years I lost focus on two most important points in doing those type of workouts; tension and proper technique (form). Immeadiatley after doing regular pushups again, focusing on tension and slow proper movements according to Pavels book, I started to tone up and suprisingly grow like a tree. For example, pressing my back against the floor (as Pavel describes) when doing crunches has hardened my abs and the little back pains I use to have are all but gone. Thank you Dragon Door and of course Pavel for a great product. I recently ordered the DVD too.
Richard Wojewnik - Chicago, Illinois

The Naked Warrior IS better than I expected! Easy to read & understand but definitely NOT easy to accomplish. I was surprised at how difficult the one arm push up & pistol are & that both are full body exercises just as Pavel stated. Wish I had had this information years ago.
Tom Dooley - Superior WI

After years of conventional strength training a friend gave me this book and my eyes were opened to a whole new way of building my max and explosive strength without the time consuming drudgery of over training and also without the potential for injury.
The fine points of tension generation that Pavel advocates can truly be applied in any context, martially or athletically. HTTs and power breathing are concepts it took me years to learn on my own, and Pavel showed me how to employ these same principles to my workout/practice every day-within hours! There is not enough space here to allow for all the good things I could say about the value of this book.
Robert Hargrave J17761 - High Desert State Prison, Susanville CA

I have read Beyond Bodybuilding, Enter the Kettlebell, Power to the People, and now The Naked Warrior and I amazed how much I learn with each of Pavel' books. I have already applied some of the techniques to enhance my barbell lifting as well as bodyweight training. You find yourself realizing how much you didn't know about bodyweight and all training in general. It was worth every penny and it is a book I will use as a reference on a daily basis as I have with the other books I have mentioned.
Darren Lamar, High School Football Coach - Temple, OK USA

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!

I had purchased this book when it first came out. I enjoyed it greatly. I however lost it and the other books i've aquired in a house fire. However, everyone of the books by Pavel I had I've been buying again. That should speak to the value of information in all of Pavel's books. They are worth buying again. Even if to have them as reference. The info is sound and all that limits you is how you apply it.
Kevin - South Korea

The Naked Warrior is an outstanding resource for anyone seeking to make breahthroughs in their strength training regimen. I highly recommend this book. Even if you can do 100 push-ups or 500 hindu squats, the one-arm and pistol will humble you.
Jonathan Westbrook - Fort Huachuca, AZ USA

I dont have access to a real gym as I work on the road alot so this book is a godsend.
Jason Bru - Oak Grove, Missouri United States

I briefly want to say that I will be forever grateful to Pavel and his real world views and knowledge of the body and what it takes to really get in shape. I'm a 53 year old two tour former Marine Sgt. Listen, I had knee surgery a little over a year ago and have tried everything to get my strength back and nothing has worked -- until now! Pavel, man you have blown me away with this program. Not just my knees but my whole body are stronger by the week -- and the side effect for me, from reading this book and following the program as it is written is; I know,I am going to lose some weight and get back into fighting shape again. If you are ready to suck it up, forget the health clubs, do like I did, order a appropriate size kettlebell& DVD and get busy!! Pavel can put you back in the game!

Gene Simmons - New Jersey

This book is worth every penny!
There are principles in this book I have seen nowhere else. He has a tangible way that will allow you to plan out a strategy to increase your strength using his exercises or additional ones.
Definitely worth the money.
fxw - Rochester, MN

Yes! I am ready to take my strength, energy and health to undreamt-of new heights thanks to The Naked Warrior. I want to order The Naked Warrior NOW and understand that I am ordering with ZERO RISK because The Naked Warrior comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee for one full year!