The Pilates Cadillac - Part I: Introduction to the Cadillac, The Roll-Down-Bar and Push-Through-Bar exercises (The Pilates Equipment)

Pilates Center AB5.0 of 5 stars on amazon.de13 September 2018Verified purchase German editionWe are thrilled! Wow!Dear Reiner,I hold your book "The Pilates Cadillac" in my hands and browse through the pages and can't put it out of my hands! ... although I would have to do quite different things today :-)The book is about the Roll-Down-Bar and the Push-Through-Bar. On the more than 300 pages you describe 68 exercises. The clear photographs of the exercises make it easy to visualize the process and to make it more precise with the help of the descriptions. I also liked the description of frequent mistakes and your tips to correct these mistakes!What's awesome, of course, and a really nice start to reading, is the story of the Cadillac, which you put at the beginning of the book. Who has an idea of the "Bednasium" or even of the "Devana"! Very interesting and great how you researched it all together! But that's how we know you ;-)I would like to recommend this book especially to all my trainer colleagues who work with the Cadillac and who will surely gain more ideas and application possibilities for exercises with the Roll-Down-Bar and the Push-Through-Bar.And... I am very excited about part 2 of the "Pilates Cadillac"!Thank you, Reiner!

Gabi Fries5.0 of 5 stars on amazon.deMarch 23rd, 2019Verified purchase German editionExceptionalA beautifully constructed comprehensive textbook with detailed photos and descriptions. It is wonderful that modifications are shown for each exercise sequence and that frequently occurring errors and contraindications are pointed out. It's hard to imagine my desk without this book and I think the price-performance ratio is perfectly reasonable! Thank you Reiner! I am looking forward to more books from you.Translated with DeepL.com/Translator

Okay,19660.5.0 of 5 stars on amazon.deSeptember 18, 2018.Verified purchase German editionThe PILATES CADILLACFINALLY!!! Thank you Reiner! Anyone who knows Reiner's books knows that the history of the Pilates device is always documented in detail in advance. Risks that may arise while working with this device are also always pointed out! Also in this manual excellent picture series are to be seen, which are described with in each case Setup, goal and execution of the exercise! In addition there are items like: frequent errors, modifications or variations:) Anyone who teaches knows that in certain exercises, caused by individuality, there are too many ??? can come:) What if? and then?... In this manual you are prepared for certain mistakes and can focus your attention on them and have at least a few variations in advance which you can try out! Also exciting are the contraindications, i.e. exercises that you should not carry out at all when certain pre-existing conditions are present! A manual that is an enrichment for beginners as well as for experienced Pilates trainers:)))) I "wait" impatiently but gladly for part 2, if it is as extensive and successful as part 1! From me 5 stars!Translated with DeepL.com/Translator

Margaryta Davidian5.0 of 5 stars on amazon.deOctober 17th, 2018Verified purchase German editionGreat book for everyoneThe book is ingenious, all exercises are described comprehensibly. I have waited a long time for such a book in German language, finally I have it! It is very recommendable for prospective trainers as well as for people who love Pilates and have fun with it!

Kathleen Adler5.0 of 5 stars on amazon.deSeptember 24th, 2018Verified purchase German editionReading material for Pilates teachersWell presented, explained in German very understandable for Pilates teachers super suitable. Beautifully arranged descriptions with reference to modifications and very detailed explanation of the exercises.

107 exercises with the Roll Down Bar and the Push Through Bar.852 large photos to demonstrate each exercise exactly.The Cadillac is one of the most important training devices in Pilates. Probably it is the most versatile of all apparatus invented by Joseph Pilates. It also offers in a unique way the possibility of fine adjustments to in- or decrease the level of difficulty. This is one of the reasons the Cadillac is so often used in Pilates private training sessions. Almost all of the Cadillac's exercises can also be done on the so-called Tower/Wall Unit. And Tower group classes gain more and more popularity. The two-volume Cadillac training manuals cover the extensive repertoire of exercise options. In this Part I, we focus after a general introduction to the Cadillac, on the over 100 exercises done with the Roll-Down-Bar and the Push-Through-Bar. In Part II, the additional 112 exercises with the Arm and Leg Springs, the Airplane Board and the Cadillac Fuzzies are shown. All the exercises in the Cadillac Manual are illustrated with large, professionally photographed images in several easy steps and are described in detail with regard to correct setup, exercise goals, precise execution, frequent mistakes, modifications or variations, and possible contraindications. This means that the manual can be used again and again as a reference book, both for initial learning and for deepening and daily use, and is therefore aimed at Pilates trainers and practitioners alike who want to learn more about the world of Pilates exercises on the Cadillac or Tower/Wall Unit.

The first part of the Pilates Cadillac Manual describes the history of the Cadillac developed by Joseph Pilates. This is illustrated with technical drawings of similar Pilates machines by Joseph Pilates that have not been seen before. Furthermore, previously unpublished photos of a mini Cadillac Gym-in-a-doorway are shown, which the author probably found in the contact prints of the well-known photographer IC Rapoport.After some hints for the use of the manual the exercises with the Roll-Down-Bar and the Push-Through-Bar are described. A distinction is made between traditional exercises taught by Joseph Pilates and his students and exercises that have only been added in recent decades. Some of the exercises are so new that one or the other is probably due to the author. An example is the "Feel Good Stretch Series".The number of exercises at the Push-Through-Bar and the Roll-Down-Bar is probably by far the most extensive ever published. The exercises are described in detail and illustrated with photos. In most Cadillac training manuals from the English-speaking world - German Cadillac manuals have been searched for in vain up to now - you only get three sparse black and white pictures. This often meant guesswork about what was happening between these positions and in black and white the exercises are often not easy to recognize.Not in this book! Here between 6 and 20 large-format colour photos per exercise are used for illustration! Thus the exercises become very exactly comprehensible and even so far unknown exercises can be worked out well.It should also be noted that 50% of the exercises in this training manual are demonstrated by a man and a woman. Pilates is not only for women.Absolutely a recommendation for all Pilates enthusiasts who want to deal with this great and very varied training device.Part 1 with its more than 300 pages is already very extensive and we are looking forward to sahre part 2 with you soon.

The Cadillac is one of the most important training devices in Pilates. Probably it is the most versatile of all apparatus invented by Joseph Pilates. It also offers in a unique way the possibility of fine adjustments to in- or decrease the level of difficulty. This is one of the reasons the Cadillac is so often used in Pilates private training sessions. Almost all of the Cadillac's exercises can also be done on the so-called Tower/Wall Unit. And Tower group classes gain more and more popularity. The two-volume Cadillac training manuals cover the extensive repertoire of exercise options. In this Part I, we focus after a general introduction to the Cadillac, on the over 100 exercises done with the Roll-Down-Bar and the Push-Through-Bar. In Part II, the additional 112 exercises with the Arm and Leg Springs, the Airplane Board and the Cadillac Fuzzies are shown. All the exercises in the Cadillac Manual are illustrated with large, professionally photographed images in several easy steps and are described in detail with regard to correct setup, exercise goals, precise execution, frequent mistakes, modifications or variations, and possible contraindications. This means that the manual can be used again and again as a reference book, both for initial learning and for deepening and daily use, and is therefore aimed at Pilates trainers and practitioners alike who want to learn more about the world of Pilates exercises on the Cadillac or Tower/Wall Unit.

Besides obtaining a diploma in psychology and an MBA, Reiner Grootenhuis has studied the healing and martial arts of the Southern Shaolin Monastery Weng Chun. 
He completed the training as a Pilates instructor for Pilates mat and equipment at the Pilates educational academy Body Arts & Science International. 
He is the founder and operator of the largest Pilates forum worldwide, pilates-contrology-forum on Facebook, which includes 8800 Pilates instructors. He also offers a free of charge hugly successful pilates-contrology-marketplace for selling and buying Pilates equipment on Facebook which has almost 8000 members.
At the beginning of 2012, he opened the pilates-powers studio only 25 km away from Joseph Pilates hometown. 
2014 Kathy Corey appointed him a member of the Board of Directors of the Pilates Heritage Congress, which takes place every two years in the hometown of Joseph Pilates. 
In 2015, he published the first publicly available German training manual on the Wunda Chair and 2016 an Baby/Arm Chair manual. 
In 2017, Reiner completed the Kathy Corey Mentor program, in which he learned the methods and exercises of teachers trained directly by Joseph Pilates such as Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher, Eve Gentry, Bruce King and Romana Kryzanowska. 
2018 Reiner published the first publicly available German Pilates Cadillac Manual. 
Since September 2018 Reiner has been nominated as a member of the Certification Committee of the German Pilates Association.