Hail to the Dinosaurs!
It was one of the hardest one-two combinations
in the history of boxing.
In the seventh round of their second fight,
Jack Dempsey hit Gene Tunney with a tremendous
right followed by a vicious left hook.
Tunney started to go down -- and Dempsey
unleashed a barrage of punches as he went
down. He landed seven brutal shots.
And then, Dempsey made a critical mistake.
Instead of going to a neutral corner, he stood
over his fallen foe.
The referee had to push Dempsey back and into
the corner. And he didn't begin the count until
Dempsey was out of the way.
On the count of eight, Tunney made it to his
feet.
He'd actually had fourteen or fifteen seconds,
including the time when the ref was bulling
Dempsey into the corner.
Dempsey charged him immediately -- but Tunney
back-pedaled as fast as he could.
Dempsey chased him across the ring and back
again -- but never caught him. He wasn't fast
enough. He still had dynamite in his fists,
but he didn't have the legs to carry him to
victory.
The bell rang, ending the round, and Tunney
survived. He went on to win the fight.
Had he won, Dempsey would have become the
first man in history to lose and then regain
the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the
World. But it was not to be. His legs let
him down.
There are similar stories in nearly all sports.
The legs always go first -- and when they do,
it's all over.
It's the same in life, as well. When your legs
go, you start going downhill fast.
And since your legs and leg strength are so
closely tied to hip and back strength, you
really need to keep all three areas as strong
as possible.
Strong legs strong hips, and strong back. If
you're looking for the key to lifelong strength
and health, that's it.
As always, thanks for reading and have a great
day -- and if you train today, make it a good
one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Gray Hair and Black Iron is the best book
ever written about serious, no-nonsense strength
training for older lifters -- and you can grab a
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P.S. 2. Many older lifters enjoy bodyweight training --
and it gives them GREAT results. That's one of the
reasons I wrote Dinosaur Bodyweight Training:
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P.S. 3. My new DVD, Going Strong at 54, details
what I'm doing at age 54 -- and yes, you better
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possible:
http://brookskubik.com/goingstrong.html
P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "I was never anything,
really, except a fighter. That's all I ever wanted
to be. When I was eleven I was in serious training
to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
I wasn't surprised when I became champion thirteen
brutal years later." -- Jack Dempsey
