Abs for Shock and Awe
The highlights of Pavel’s HardStyle Abs program:
• Why high reps have failed you—and the "secret sauce" that will have your abs tuned for heavy action all day long and at a moment’s notice.
• Hardstyle breathing—for explosive power and a bullet-proof waist.
• The Hardstyle Sit-up—to generate an unbelievable contraction for superior results.
• Internal Isometrics—the lost secret behind the old-time physical culturalists’ exceptional abdominal strength and development.
• The Hardstyle Hanging Leg Raise—the final weapon you must master to channel the power of your every muscle into one devastating surge.
"My good friend Pavel is the functionally strongest pound for pound man I have ever measured and studied. This validates his approaches—they are not polluted by current trend, political correctness, financial gain or ego. Listen to his wisdom and you will be stronger and wiser. I did, and I am."
—Professor Stuart McGill, author of Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance
"Hardstyle Abs is a terrific resource for making your abdominals harder and stronger than they've ever been. Forget about the high-rep burn, Pavel's techniques will unleash explosive power from your midsection when he uncovers his breathing, sit-up, and internal isometrics secrets. And his Hardstyle hanging leg raise is one of the most challenging and effective strength exercises I've ever used."
—Chad Waterbury M.S., author Huge in a Hurry
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And here’s the fuller menu of what you’ll get with HardStyle Abs:
Rigor Mortis, or why high reps have failed you
The 3 best types of ammo to put an end to "zombie" muscle—and for developing the explosive tone of an elite athlete…Page 4
Want watery, bloated muscle OR cobra-like, "fist-of-fury" muscle? Know the difference and make the right choice…Page 5
Is THIS popular belief a muscle building-myth that will hinder you in your quest for ripped abs?...Page 6
Discover Eugene Sandow’s 3-Rep Recipe for a killer six-pack…Page 7
Are your snarling abs being smothered by a pillow of fat? THESE 2 strategies will shred the ugly softness to reveal the brutes below…Page 8
How to light up your abs like a Christmas tree—and make a power-packed present to your midsection every day of the year…Page 9
HardStyle Breathing: how to shrink wrap your waist with an ancient martial arts technique
The 4 great benefits of HardStyle breathing…Page 12
How to take advantage of the neural connection between HardStyle breathing and dynamic power generation…Page 12
How to make your muscles dance like a block party on steroids…Page 13
One method HERE will activate the TVA for solid, protective strength. But THIS other popular method could injure your back big time…Page 13
How to safeguard and strengthen THIS vulnerable spot—and see a dramatic increase in training intensity…Page 15
THIS is the #1, indispensable breathing method for forging your killer six-pack…Page 16
Get this wrong and you’re wasting effort: discover the exact percent to inhale for maximal muscle tensing…Page 19
The 3 keys to perfect "resting tension"—for more powerful muscle…Pages 19-21
Employ this ancient Karate secret to ramp up your strength not only in the midsection, but in multiple other lifts…Page 23
How the patented RKC hip flexor stretch can optimize your ab-power drills…Pages 24-27
When and how much to practice your HardStyle breathing to optimize your results in sports or strength training…Page 28
The HardStyle Sit-up: how to defeat your hip flexors and make your abs rule
The traditional sit-up hurts you and gives you pitiful results—find out why they should be fly-over territory…Pages 30-31
THIS major improvement to the original Janda Sit-up has been documented to generate significant extra power…Pages 32-33
The correct way to protect your back after performing Jandas…Pages 34-35
How to extract maximum muscle tension with the HardStyle Sit-Up…Pages 36-37
THIS cruel twist will further torture your abs when you have the strength to take it on…Page 39
How to add greater elastic springiness to your abs—for a WAY more powerful midsection…Page 40
THIS little-known secret helps elite gymnasts develop their amazing upper body strength…Page 43
How to properly employ the pelvis—and see your strength gains skyrocket…Pages 43-48
How to create tension out of thin air—for a remarkable boost in your performance…Page 49
Why the amazing Ab Pavelizer is worth its weight in gold—for a consistent, reliable boost in ab strength…Pages 53-55
Internal Isometrics: the secret of old time physical culturalists’ exceptional abdominal strength and development
Strength mindset or endurance mindset? How to pick your winner—and reap the rewards…Page 59
Why competitive number-crunching will sabotage your ab development…Page 59
How to get WAY stronger—without adding weight or reps…Page 62
How the 140lb, mighty Maxick used his "muscle control" secrets to hoist a 240lber over his head—and other amazing feats…Pages 62-63
How the secret of "feed-forward tension" can improve your performance by up to 20%...Page 65
The HardStyle Hanging Leg Raise: no sissies need apply
Why the HardStyle Hanging Leg Raise is THE best drill for supremely powerful abs…Page 67
The dynamics of the Party-approved, legitimate Hanging Leg Raise—anything else will be a lame also-ran…Pages 68-69
How to master the Hollow Position—for the ultimate edge in the Hanging Leg Raise…Pages 71-72
THESE 4 steps will elevate you to elite-level muscular coordination and turn your body into an unbreakable chain…Pages 73-74
No bar? No problem! How to train for a righteous HLR and still scorch your abs—on the floor…Pages 77-79
Why Hanging Knee Raises are a joke—and the far more effective progression to employ for faster strength gains…Pages 79-87
THESE 6 powerful variants will have you piling on the strength—once you have mastered the fundamentals of the standard-issue HLR…Pages
90-94
The HardStyle Abs program design
The 17 keys to highly effective program design—for a champion’s set of abs…Pages 95-98
Appendix: A few words about "functional core training"
The real relationship between strength, movement and function—ignore this formula at your peril…Pages 101-103
How to master the RKC Plank—and get up to 4X the training effect you’ll get with the standard Plank…Page 103
Is THIS the world’s most perfect "functional" exercise?...Pages 104-105
Appendix: Full Contact Abs
The 5 functions a fighter worth his salt will DEMAND from his abs training…Page 107
The 4 best drills to armor up with—so it’s the other man who screams in pain, not you…Page 108
Fighters, want to land a devastating strike, again and again?—then THIS is the world’s ultimate drill to make it happen…Pages 112-113
How to always go the distance—when all around you are gassed and dead on their feet…Pages 117—119
How to "explode out of the gate"—so they never knew what hit them…Page 125
Why every fighter needs greater "reflexive rotary stability"—and how to get it…Page 129
"Pavel's Hardstyle Abs is right on as always! Everything starts with a breath of air. Now with several abs exercises mixed with ancient Chinese breath control techniques, like internal isometrics , Pavel’s Hard Style DVD orchestrates your way to incredibility powerful abs to insure record breaking performances and a strong and heathy life."
—Louie Simmons
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