Pavel Tsatsouline

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Pavel Tsatsouline is a Belarusian-born fitness instructor. He has introduced Spetsnaz training techniques from the former Soviet Union to US Navy SEALs, Marines and Army Special Forces, and shortly thereafter to the American public. He is also the Chairman of StrongFirst, Inc, a fitness education training company. Tsatsouline is particularly notable for popularizing the kettlebell in the modern era in the West, most notably through his books and through a series of instructional videos, delivered with his trademark humor, comically exploiting Russian stereotypes with a thick accent, a dungeon-esque setting, and frequent use of the word "comrade". Vic Sussman among others praised Tsatsouline's videos because their power as training tools in part stemmed from the emphasis on kettlebells as fun. Pavel's strength training exercises were solely focused on practical strength and mobility. For him bigger did not always mean stronger. He holds a degree in Sports Science from the Physical Culture...

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