If you think you are only strong if you can lift a certain number, whatever that number is, you will feel pretty weak most… — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share Image
“Vodka at night. Pickle juice in the morning (the best thing for a hangover). Throwing some kettlebells around between this hangover and the next one. A Russian’s day well spent. The ‘kettlebell’ or girya is a cast iron weight which looks like a basketball with a suitcase handle. It is an old Russian toy. As the 1986 Soviet Weightlifting Yearbook… — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share
“Russians are easy to spot, even if you dress them like Buckingham Palace guards. They are “the white people who look seriously ticked off,”… — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share Image
“You shall gain but you shall pay with sweat, blood, and vomit, Comrade.” — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share Image
“Understanding is a delaying tactic…,” as one novelist put it. “Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump… — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share Image
“HOW TO GRIND YOUR DEADLIFT Mentally prepare for a steady, relentless effort, as opposed to having a speed mindset. Pre-tense. Pressurize. Squeeze the bar… — Pavel Tsatsouline Copy Share Image
