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| Product Review: Pavel Tsatsouline's Power to the People Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American The world of weight lifting today is saturated with bodybuilding information focusing on aesthetics instead of performance. Form over function. Luckily, Power to the People is not your average bodybuilding book, in fact, it isn't even a bodybuilding book but one of the few pure strength training books out there. I first read Power to the People about four years ago when I was starting out in Powerlifting. I did not know much about pure strength training, and I had never heard of Pavel Tsatsouline. So I was intrigued with this different take on lifting weights. The major difference between this book and your typical bodybuilding book is that it does not teach you how to get bigger, it teaches you how to get stronger only. A lot of people forget that in sports, relative strength is most important. How big your biceps are is inconsequential. Also, athletes have to spend a lot of time practicing their sport, so they cannot spend all day pumping iron. Power to the People is not a large book, at only about 115 pages it is more of a manual really. In it, Pavel wastes no time teaching the reader how to get strong without gaining mass. He focuses on low volume (low sets and reps) and heavy weight instead of the usual bodybuilding hypertrophy programs. As for exercises he keeps it very simple, sticking with a few compound exercises guaranteed to maximize productivity. The frequency he recommends is quite high, but the volume so low that it is quite achievable. His philosophy is simple, you are an athlete, don't was all your time and energy in the gym, spend it practicing and competing in your sport! I liked this book so much I was pretty disappointed with the small number of pages, I wanted it to be some super manual like the Arnold Encyclopedia. But, to be fair, Pavel cuts through the fluff and keeps the information clear and concise. Each page focuses on one important aspect of building strength without gaining size. This book is filled with valuable information on how to lift properly, safely and efficiently. It is also filled with tips on how to increase strength in the short term and over the long haul. If you are not a weightlifter because you would rather be playing sports, but you know that your strength needs to improve, this book is very useful. I have read it many times over, gleaning more information from it every time. If you are a bodybuilder only concerned with hypertrophy, then this is not the book the for you. I would recommend it for any other person interested in lifting weights and gaining strength. For more information select the link below and decide for yourself whether it is the right book for you. Nathan Donahue |
