Want to Master Kettlebell Drills—And Explode Your Strength?

Here's a hard man's plan for dramatic strength gains—combining the sharpest edge of scientific research with the inherent power of the ancient kettlebell.

Thoroughly master Pavel's Enter the Kettlebell! program and you can consider yourself a "Kettlebell Black Belt". But once you're a Kettlebell Black Belt, then what?

Well, say hello to Return of the Kettlebell, which takes it for granted you already own those Black Belt fundamentals—and offers you a dramatically tougher, yet highly systematic program for explosive and massive muscle gain.

Return of the Kettlebell 's protocols were born from Pavel's insights while training elite power athletes. Several champions made astonishing, almost mysterious, strength and muscle gains—at least two broke new powerlifting world records—thanks to kettlebell training. Pavel decided to reverse engineer this "What the Hell" effect experienced by the champions—so all others could benefit from their success.

Return of the Kettlebell presents the final fruit of Pavel's research—combining the very best of ancient lifting wisdom with modern day scientific breakthroughs.

Central to Pavel's new program for explosive muscle gain is the skillful use of double kettlebells. Discover smokers like the Double Clean, classic strength builders like the Double Snatch and Double Press and enjoy the supreme intensity of the Double Clean and Jerk.

But just mastering the double kettlebell methods alone will hardly take you to the Promised Land of consistent, long-lasting and massive muscle gain. And here's where Pavel delivers the key plans and training schedules, designed according to the breakthrough Russian "block system"—plus a slew of vital tips—to ensure you continue to gain and gain and gain.

Like the Breakfast of Champions, consume what's on the Return of the Kettlebell menu and watch yourself grow—and grow!

What you'll get when you invest in Pavel's Return of the Kettlebell:

Chapter 1: The Science of Big

• Heresy, but it works! Maverick superstar Vasily Alexeevev snuck this renegade method past the apparatchiks' noses—and packed serious pounds of beef on his grateful students in record time…
• Why the Russian kettlebell beats all comers as the ideal tool for repetition quick lifts…
• Why "fast eccentrics" are now all the rage among serious hypertrophy experts
• Understand how to manipulate Z-band streaming for faster muscle growth…
• Shoot from both barrels! How a double whammy of "quick wacks" and "slow squeezes" will leave no muscle untrashed in your quest for explosive growth…
• 3 styles of Russian kettlebell training—which one is right for you?…

Chapter 2: Explode and Grow

• This "Smokers' Delight" will jack your heart rate through the roof…
• The best starting position for more powerful—and safer—shoulder contractions…
• The ladies' way to trouble-free Double Cleans…
• Yes, this will build monstrous biceps—but you'll be risking a serious injury…
• Bad idea! Why "scooping" can only hurt your future strength development…
• The difference between anatomical and biomechanical breathing—and which to choose for greater strength development…
• The essential prerequisites for a powerful Double Snatch…
• You MUST employ this secret in the Double Snatch—or risk your back and face…
• Could this method be the best ever upper back and shoulder builder?...
• Employ this little-known method for the ultimate in lateral deltoid development…
• How to correctly perform the Viking Push Press—for way more powerful quads and tris…
• The 2 biggest problems a beginner faces with the Push Press—and the perfect solution to both.
• The correct grip for optimal explosiveness in the Snatch…
• The essential prerequisite for maximal force transmission in the arms and legs…
• The correct neck position for a truly effective Push Press—and a great way to save your back…
• The 4 major keys to efficient and painless shock absorption
• 3 important reasons NEVER to raise your heels when push pressing…
• Why it's best to stay "light" with the Viking Push Press…
• Risk being accused of steroid abuse—when you gain like crazy from this ultimate kettlebell lift…
• How to optimize your Clean and Jerk—for inhuman results
• 4 superb Russian drills to improve your shoulder mobility
• The relative benefits of Jerks and Push Presses…
• How to squeeze every possible advantage out of the Jerk
• When and how to employ this Russian coaching favorite, the Half-Jerk…
• The 4 key differences between the traditional power Jerk and the new GS Jerk…
• Little-known Russian secrets for developing superior stability in the Jerk…

Chapter 3: Grind and Grow

• Why Double Presses should be your main meal for truly massive muscle building…
• How to more thoroughly recruit your muscles when pressing
• 3 big reasons to snatch before you press
• Radically strengthen your tris—when you add this obscure Z-Health secret…
• What you MUST start doing between your sets—to counter the savagery of your Press training
• How to squat like a Pro in 29 minutes or less…
• How curls can surprisingly help your Squat…
• Safety drills for the Squat if you have a bad back…
• How to optimize the Front Squat for tremendous extra leg strength and magnificent body mass building
• Ladies, don't do Front Squats until you read this!...
• This "ideologically impure" deadlift will build you a brutish back…
• Why "Ukrainian deadlifts' are all the rage for rapid strength gains—and an important warning

Chapter 4: Plan and Grow

• Discover Russian "Block Training"—Return of the Kettlebell 's deceptively simple methodology of choice
• The 3 most important reasons to adopt block training—as an absolute necessity
• Understand the crucial training distinction between concurrent and sequential systems
• Make the gains of a lifetime when you employ these special two-week cycles…
• Are you robbing Peter to pay Paul?—How to keep gaining over the long haul, despite wildly conflicting exercise methods…
• How to perform high volume Grinds for maximum gains…
• Think you're tough? Then welcome to the "evilization" of the Rite of Passage...
• How to perfectly match weight and duration for maximal muscle gains…
• Nasty new ladder strategies for even more explosive muscle growth
• How to correctly take advantage of the heavy-light-medium system of loading…
• The Deadlift does NOT play by the rules—so heed this important warning…
• The Explosive Block— a masterplan for truly explosive gains in record time!...
• What to do on your variety days—to safeguard your testosterone…
• How to eat to succeed with your Return of the Kettlebell program
• Aiming high and aiming heavy—when you want to walk through walls…

"Pavel is the reason I started using kettlebell exercises with all my clients so I was anxious to get my hands on Return of the Kettlebell. Pavel, as always, gets straight to the point with his concise, logical, and entertaining writing style. The pictures perfectly depict what you should and shouldn't do to master these awesomely explosive lifts. The book is loaded with tips, tricks, and proven training principles that will supercharge your body and performance."

—Chad Waterbury, neurophysiologist, author of Huge in a Hurry

"I have used kettlebells in my program for years with fantastic results. The combination of movements provide the professional athlete with a unique challenge available from no other piece of equipment. I have followed Pavel's principles in designing my training systems, now with Return of the Kettlebell book and DVD you can take your training to the next level. The guidelines outlined in the DVD and companion book are ideal for athletes who must be strong and explosive. The book has excellent program design hints that allow you to adapt the training to the specific goals you seek. The book and DVD are a STRONG combination that everyone should have in their own personal strength and conditioning library."

—Stan Kellers, Assistant Coach of Strength, Cavaliers Operating Company

"So you've mastered the Enter the Kettlebell Rite of Passage...200 x 24kg snatches and a 1/2 bodyweight press. What's next? Return of the Kettlebell, if you have what it takes. ETK outlined a program utilizing one-arm kettlebell exercises and a test, which when passed separated the men from the boys, the women from the girls. Return of the Kettlebell doubles the pain and doubles the fun with double kettlebell clean and jerks, snatches, front squats, presses, deadlifts and the Viking Push Press. The RTK program for size, strength and power is a unique and challenging protocol that will further clarify the RKC gene pool. When I first saw the program, I asked Pavel, "Who is this program directed towards? It is really innovative and it is really tough and I really think it would kill me!!' Chief Instructor replied, "Comrade Randy, this program is only for those who desire to be real kettlebell studs. It is not for everyone.' And so it isn't. And that is the RTK challenge in a nutshell. Is it for you? Do you want to be a real kettlebell strong man or strong woman? If so, then be careful what you wish for: the Return of the Kettlebell will give you as much you can handle and more."

—Randy Hauer, RKC Team Leader

"If I say, that I"ve been impressed, reading Pavel's new book, that would be an understatement. I found Return of the Kettlebell highly explosive itself. And I literally mean it, because this book delivered what should be essential not only for a fitness enthusiast, but for every athlete who wishes to achieve their highest potential in their sport activities. I would also recommend this book for athletic coaches working with teams and preparing them for competitions, not only for amateurs, but also professional athletes. When we talking about explosiveness, we usually assume fast means speed, and speed is essential for many sports. Speed is King, as the old proverb puts it. And this is a major red line of this book. If you really want to achieve a positive result, while training in sports like basketball, football, volleyball, track and field, then this book for you. What I like the most about Return of the Kettlebell is that it is also a functional book, charted with a well designed progression plan, without fluff bringing you directly from point A to point B, and this is exactly what you paid for—no funny games! One more time Pavel has proved that the kettlebell is a great tool for achieving maximum results, either in training for strength, strength endurance, speed strength, or explosiveness. Spasibo Comrade Pavel!"

—Aleksandr Khasin, Private Trainer, Reebok Sports Club/NY,B.S.,ISSA,NASM

"After 30 years in the game I'm still always amazed by what Pavel manages to create. Pavel is a minimalist who is also a seeker. Just when you think you need to move on to the "next cool thing' to make progress, Pavel reminds you how much potential there is in really digging into the stuff that works. His ability to synthesize hardcore, old school kettlebell work, the latest research, and innovative training templates always gets me fired up to head into the basement to train. They say, "growing old is not for sissies'; Pavel's work is a big part of living that creed for me."

—Bill Fox, 49 years old, Attorney/consultant, Masters Winner 2005 Tactical Strength Challenge

Andrew Lock- BPhysio(LaT), MPhysio(Melb), CFCE(USA), CRED M.D.T., MAPA

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I had some preconceived notions about this DVD. Fortunately, they were mostly wrong. I was aware that this was a program to emphasize the use of double kettlebell exercise. I’d seen and enjoyed Mike Mahler in his DVD work, which is superb, on using double kettlebells and figured it would be hard to improve upon.

Pavel’s “Return of the Kettlebell” is a world apart. I’d spoken to a few people who had seen the DVD and they seemed slightly disturbed by the introduction, so I was forewarned. It is the introduction that sets the tone for the DVD. To me it is a VERY smart opening. You are challenged – That if you are not an absolute master of the “Enter The Kettlebell” goals, if you have not completed the Rite of Passage, a half your bodyweight one-arm kettlebell military press and 200 rep snatch test then what the hell are you doing with this DVD?

To me it is Pavel’s challenge that makes you want to keep going. Like sneaking into a bar and ordering a drink before you are eighteen. This is the marketing genius I found. You are told you are not ready for it, so it becomes a glimpse of a world you are not supposed to be ready for. We all know forbidden fruit is the most tempting. Full marks for the intro!

So yes, this is a DVD on Double Kettlebell lifts. Now for the next big statement. I rate this as Pavel’s best DVD yet! That’s a big call, but “Return of the Kettlebell” backs me up. It is VERY smart. I have noted that “Enter the Kettlebell” seemed a bare bones approach. You were introduced to the kettelbell, and unambiguously given instruction to the basic lifts. It was a skeleton approach, you learned your basics. As a beginner, this was all you were capable of handling anyway.

You could have been given more information but it would have got in your way. I found “Enter The Kettlebell” presented just right. If “Enter The Kettlebell” was the skeleton, “Return of the Kettlebell” is the muscles on the skeleton. This is where Pavel’s introduction is correctly warning the unready, and why I rate this as Pavel’s best DVD yet.

The information contained is no longer the bare necessity, it is the information that you will make best use of when you are already very familiar with Kettlebell lifting. The emphasis on mobility, stability and breathing in “Return of the Kettlebell” is delightful, as a Physiotherapist I was thrilled.

Good science well presented to an audience that shall be most appreciative. It is for the educated audience, it would not have been appropriate at “Enter the Kettelbell” level. There are more nuances, and subtlety in the explanations.

So, onto the exercises themselves. You get full instruction and more on Double Cleans, Double Snatches, Front and Lateral Snatches, Viking Push/Press, Jerks, Double Snatch and Press, Front Squats and Deadlifts. The exercises are demonstrated by both males and female models, the male model is Kenneth Jay, who also explains some exercises in discussion with Pavel, and the female model is Missy Beaver.

If “Enter the Kettlebell” gave you the metaphorical hammer, screwdriver and spanner for your Home Handyman’s exercise Toolbox, then “Return of Kettlebell” gives you the Professionals Tradesman’s Toolkit. It is then up to you what you want to construct.

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