Reviews

This is the first video I bought through Dragon Door. I've been an enthusiast of Pavel's books for the longest time and I finally broke down for a DVD... Why did I wait so long? Beyond Crunches is hands down the most efficient core program out there.

If you are a gym rat or someone that gets a quick workout on your lunch break at work. This video will teach you what you need to gain a stronger core and makes that 6-pack scream to get out and noticed.

Thanks Pavel.

Oh, and Pavel. I love those Saxon Sidebends... My obliques on the other hand are upset with you. Hahaha

Pavel is AWESOME!!! No BS, no frills, no wasted time getting to the information. Pavel cuts right to the quick and gets down to business. This video will "kick you abss!"

The Janda is the best ab-exercise I've ever done: hands down. My workout partner agrees. There is no other exercise that compares in my mind. Additionally, the other exercises on the video are new to me and I like them nearly as much as the Janda.

There's not a ton of exercises on this video, so know what you're getting. The video includes only 6-8 exercises, and Pavel explains why each works and how to do them. He then demonstrates the correct form and teaches correct breathing (bending the flame). So this video doesn't teach a huge collection of new exercises: it teaches 6-8 that will absolutely rock your sox.

From a beginner looking to start out right, to a seasoned body-builder looking to break a plateau, this DVD is awesome. The only downside is that some of the exercises in the video require additional equipment and/or a training partner, and may take some training to develop the ab-strength to successfully do them.

Simple exercises with a couple of hints that are crucial to making your abs stronger, very fast! I have been following instructions from the dvd for 3 weeks now, don't see any difference so far but feel a huge different! You feel the workout immediately...
A very good product for a minimal price.
Would like more different exercises, but I guess that is all you need.
That's why I rate it 9 out of 10.

The information was as good as all the films and written material from Pavel refined methods which sheds light on different and new ways to work.

I give it a 10 because as always, Pavel is very in depth with the subject matter. It is pretty easy to pick up on the body mechanics demonstrated in the video, a very good addition to my work out.

Only thing I wish is, that the dvd be updated to a 2nd edition. The booklet that came with my AB Pavelizer and the book Bullet Proof ABs is helpful, but it would still be nice to have the DVD updated as well. But all in all, it is still very on target.

After 20 years in track and field as an athlete and coach I thought I had seen most every ab and back exercise in the book. Still, I was always frustrated that it took several hundred reps of crunches and the like to even get a "burn" going for my athletes and yet they still seemed weak in the core. The problem was, I was reading the wrong "book!"

I watched Beyond Crunches and saw exercises we had never seen or used before, such as Janda Situps, Saxon Side Bends, and Full Contact Twists. My staff and I immediately had to try them and with just one set of 5 we were sore the next day. We knew we had stumbled upon more simple genius of Pavel's.

By incorporating the "Beyond Crunches" program into our conditioning along with "The Naked Warrior" and "Power to the People" programs, our athletes are becoming stronger than ever. Thanks to Pavel and Dragon Door for bringing this terrific information to the masses.

A decent dvd but not something I feel is worth the price tag. The book "bulletproof abs" by itself is detailed and informative enough that this dvd is somewhat unnecessary. Also many of the exercises (such as the jackknife pushup, a personal favorite of mine) from the latest book (bulletproof abs) are not found here, but the hardest and most important are covered. If you cannot understand the book then I recommend you purchase this dvd, but otherwise the book by itself will be more than sufficient to give you a core that the gods will envy.

I purchased it expecting to see just EXACTLY how to use The
Pavelizer 2 but it only showed using the Ab Pavelizer. Other than that, I was very impressed with this DVD.

I was looking for a DVD that offered an exercise video for the abs using a kettlebell. This is not what this is. It's a DVD on Pavel's technique of doing crunches and other ab exercises. Not what I was looking for. I gave it to my husband and he likes it.

Pavel shows you how to build an iron core, no gimmicks, just hard training and expert advice that WORKS. If that's what your looking for, this is it.

Truly inner power. Thank you Pavel for sharing your knowledge with me.