Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Training goals are what keep you going.
They're what make strength training so
much fun.
You set a goal, and you work diligently
to achieve it. And if you train the right
way -- the Dino way -- you'll make steady
progress toward your goal.
It works best to set very specific goals,
and to make them performance specific so
that you can measure your progress over
time.
For example, a goal of "I want to get
stronger" is too general. What does it
mean? How do you know when you've
achieved your goal?
It's much better to set a goal that
involves weight or reps.
For example:
1. Hitting 300/400/500 -- meaning a 300
pound bench press, 400 pound squat, and
500 pound deadlift.
2. Clean and pressing your own bodyweight.
3. Lifting 250 pounds overhead.
4. Performing 10 reps in the squat with
300 pounds -- or performing 20 reps in the
squat with 300 pounds.
5. Lifting a 200 pound sandbag or barrel
overhead.
And so on.
Of course, once you achieve your goal, you
set another one. That's how it works. You
always keep tackling new challenges. They're
good for you. They motivate you. They make
you train harder. They make you GROW!
Other goals can be related to doing things,
entering contests, winning championships or
setting records.
For example:
1. I want to enter a weightlifting contest.
2. I want to lift in the state powerlifting
championships.
3. I want to win the state powerlifting
championships.
4. I want to compete in a strongman contest.
5. I want to set a state record in the
deadlift.
Take it from someone who's been there --
these kinds of goals can send your training
intensity through the roof.
There's nothing like knowing you're going
to be putting it on the line for the entire
world to see to make you train harder than
ever before.
So keep setting your goals. Set them high.
Not impossibly high -- you don't want pie
in the sky silliness, you want something
that is realistic -- but make them high
enough to challenge you. The challenge
is what unleashes your inner warrior.
Shoot me an email and let me know what
your goals are -- and I'll share them
in a follow-up email later in the week.
I won't post names -- just the goals
themselves.
Remember -- keep your goals short, clear
and specific.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. I once set a goal of winning a National
championship in the bench press -- in the
submaster's weight class -- in drug-free
powerlifting competition. And guess what? I
made it -- not once, but five times. You
can learn how I did it in Dinosaur Training
and Strength, Muscle and Power:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are at
the usual place:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Go here to reserve your copy of my
new book, Dinosaur Dumbbell Training, during our
big pre-publication special:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dumbbelltraining.html
P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "The simple act
of setting a challenging goal makes you train
harder. Goals make you stronger." -- Brooks
Kubik
