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STRONG ENDURANCE express Online Course by PAVEL

There are times when simply enduring is not enough. One must carry on at a high level of strength or power.

A football game. A wrestling match. An obstacle course in a full kit. Moving grandma’s antique furniture.

For decades such endurance had been built with “met cons.” Then a top sports scientist reframed the question and changed history…

What if instead of training the athlete to tolerate ever increasing concentrations of lactic acid we trained him to produce less of it?

Anti-glycolytic training (AGT) was born.

Our Strong Endurance™ curriculum is the last word in AGT. It consolidates the best of the Eastern European and Western research with StrongFirst’s experience.

For those of you who have been unable to take Pavel Tsatsouline’s seminar, we have filmed a streamlined version. Watch STRONG ENDURANCE™ express in your living room without the risk of getting “volunteered” for a demo in front of the class.

Watch 4 hours of Pavel’s lecture and 1 hour of demos by our instructors:

Module 1: The Genesis and Philosophy of AGT

Module 2: “Cardio” is Overrated

Module 3: A Hybrid Conversion Kit for Your Fast Fibers

Module 4: Variations on the AXE Theme

Module 5: Hybrid Conversion Completed

Module 6: A+A for Fighters and Supermodels

Module 7: Non-Stop

Module 8: Glycolytic Training—the Right Way

Module 9: Planning

Module 10: In Action

Select Strong Endurance™ plans and templates demoed by our certified instructors…Kettlebell snatches…Swings and more swings…Cleans, presses, and front squats…Pullups…Step-ups…Pushups, fast and slow…Explosive calisthenics plus heavy bag…

Then download these plans and templates and start training:

- 3 “Metal Heart” kettlebell snatch or swing plans for ruthless endurance and aggressive fat loss
Strength Aerobics template for fighters
- 2 Strength Aerobics circuits for combat and team sports (one with a barbell and the other with any type of resistance)
- 3 powerful pullup protocols:
- Failproof routine for beginners
- Fast acting strength endurance plan for intermediates
- State-of-the-art serial-interval method for the advanced (also a great lesson in programming)
- Scientific plan to excel at the NFL combine bench press
- A straight path to 100 consecutive pushups
- Super Slow 2.0 template for building slow twitch fibers for endurance sports (kettlebell, barbell, dumbbell, or bodyweight; you choose the exercises)
- A wealth of AXE (aerobic exercise for type IIX fast fibers) applicable knowledge:
- AXE sprints’ guidelines for team sports
- AXE heavy kettlebell snatch plan for the Tactical Strength Challenge
- AXE jump circuit for basketball and volleyball players’ endurance
- Awesome barbell AXE circuit for any athlete
- Develop striking power and power endurance by throwing a kettlebell or a rock according to the AXE rules
3 serial-repeat AXE templates for combat and game athletes (applicable to sport-specific skills like striking and throwing and to general training with a kettlebell, barbell, bodyweight, and more)
- “Alt-S&S” kettlebell swing progression
- Aerobic bodyweight lunge protocol from biathlon that works for anyone seeking outdoor endurance and fat loss—plus the rules of anti-glycolytic uphill running
- Classic hard style Rx for building multiple qualities (power, power endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle building, fat loss) with heavy kettlebells
- Double kettlebell C&J plan for muscle hypertrophy, fat loss, and conditioning
Heavy kettlebell swing plus military press unconventional muscle builder
- 3 variations of a radical Soviet muscle building template
- An incredibly tough but surprisingly low acid peaking template for fighters—prepare your mind without trashing your body
- While delivering remarkable performance and body composition improvements, anti-glycolytic training will also fortify your health.

Beef up your mitochondria and your health with Strong Endurance™ while reaching your athletic and body composition goals.

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[adaml]

Interesting. Great point about only focusing on the heart and not addressing blood flow

[zakazan]

buteyko breathing and chemoreceptor desensitization can help dilate the blood vessels more as the body tends to open up to receive oxygen when there's a relatively large amount of co2 in the system. In athletes, this type of training has reduced their respiration by 22% while they maintain maximal performance, so it is an indirect way to improve your cardio system and prime your body to work harder and longer. Overbreathing can cause the blood vessels to constrict and reduce bloodflow / oxygenation. I find it interesting that very few people bring up breathing during exercise, as you can control an alarming amount of your physiology with just your breath

[Engearment]

As always, incredibly well explained and masterfully detailed. Truly the best educator in the health and fitness realm. Great work Pavel!

[abisalam]

Pavel is the reason why Russian language in my language bucket list love from 🇮🇳

[cgillit]

This is very interesting insight. I've often wondered why my hands get very stiff after a very long hike or light jog. This would explain it.

[jacquesalbert]

Interesting video. I'll take a look at the article. Great to see Pavel!

[thebarefootyeti]

Pavel, still dropping knowledge-bombs in a manner 10 year olds can understand. That's what separates knowledge from expertise. The Feynman of his field. Chapeau! We must all, more often than not, take time to just STFU and let the adults talk.

[fran]

So much knowledge. Hope one day you can come to Argentina to do teach us!

[c.galindo]

Great video. A followup on how to make the blood flow work for you in cardiovascular training, depending on the area you want to expand on, should be made for better showcasing different methods in different areas.
Excellent job here

[pavelmacekcom]

There is so much more to "cardio" than just the heart. Great video, as a long-time fan of Strong Endurance, I amlooking forward to learn more!

[bmp]

Does anyone have links to videos and articles going into much more depth on training the vascular system?
I am trying to improve very poor circulation.

[runningbaum]

What is you opinion on supersetting jumping jacks and pushups ?

[hellohuman]

Thank you for your work and getting to the point, it's helped me get to training/recover. What's your take on strength training without without getting big. Sure this is covered a lot, I just like your takes. Thanks

[stevepace-first]

Off on a tangent, what do you make of the advice to eat beetroot for bloodflow. I tried blending 4 in water and I did feel that it reduced blood pressure. However I read beets are very high in OXALATES so I dont eat many. Another point I have come across a few times - isometric exercise improves blood pressure and other cardiovascular benefits. I have a bullworker which I have started to use for a few minutes a couple of times a week, doinng 30 second holds in te mainn. I find it very tough but I do not know how effective it is.

[aniketdas]

Who does he mention in 3.15?
I didnt get the name. Can anyone plz??

[verndouglas]

Good to see Pavel, but how is this accomplished?

[hellohuman]

so, technically, could a person add blood, then do the hard endurance thing, then bleed it back out?

[jmfu]

I guess that explains why cyclists have shrunken upper bodies 🚴‍♂️