Customer Reviews

Beyond Crunches [VHS]

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I found the video to be very useful and a great addition to the book. As an earlier reviewer stated, seeing the actual exercises performed versus just reading about them, made it much clearer. I have been working at the program for just over a month and I am very impressed. Yes, it is abit on the expensive side, but I believe it is worth it. You "will" see results.

I am new to the fitness game. The whole of my abdominal training in the past consisted of crunches and leg raises. Pavel's methods of training first came to my attention through his work on Russian Kettlebell lifting and from there I moved on to Beyond Crunches. The video covers the ... Janda situp, proper use of an Ab wheel, a Bruce Lee favorite the Dragon Flag, the Saxon side bend and several other cruel abdominal exercises for your pleasure. For the first time in my life I can see my stomach muscles and that is what really matters! I would recomend the video over the book to beginners, more advanced people may do just fine with the book, which is also excellent. Pavel did not invent the exercises, nor does he attempt to reinvent the wheel here, what he has done is to sort through mess of exercise history and bring forward some of the best techinques to build your Bullet Proof Abs.

That's what Pavel teaches. Forget about the Pavelizer for a second (I'm sure Flabby Abbys can't do a Janda sit-up), the video shows exercises I never saw before, except for the wheel. The Saxon Side Bend? Full Contact Twists? Awesome movements painful in their simplicity. I've stopped doing crunches and have begun doing Dragon Flags, what a movement. Well worth the [money]. And the Ab Pavelizer? Don't need it if you have a partner. But, since I don't, I have one, and I'm glad I do. My abs are harder, tighter than ever. No mistakes, Pavel is the man!

OK, first off, I still think this is an expensive video (only 30 minutes of info)... But, it does have some good but ADVANCED exercises for the abdominal/oblique region. I reviewed the book and suggested that people buy this video instead (if they have to) because it is better to SEE the exercises on a video than try to imagine them after reading the book.

The quality of information leans towards being advanced (half of the video is spent explaining one exercise called the Junda situp). The information can come in handy but by no means is it the ultimate exerise selection as the author tries to promote it.

STILL, I think his material (books, video and even the equipment he tries to sell you in the video) is way too expensive! Bottom line, if you do not really need additional abdominal exercise, skip it. For advanced athletes, it may contain A FEW valuable exercises... buy at your own discretion.

This Tape or any of his PRODUCTS are WAY too expensive. Information provided is very interesting, and accurate. If you follow it, it will work. There are MANY ways to work out other than his suggestion. Find what's works for YOU individually, and STICK with it. Consistansy gives the result, just knowing wont. Try his work out and see it for yourself. I just wish he/production is not so money hungry....

This has to be one of the worst videos for ab work I have ever seen. All the guys does is try to see you his ab abdomizer for $200.