Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I have a ton of older readers, and I send
out plenty of emails with advice for them.
The older trainee is and always has been
the "forgotten man" in physical culture.
The magazines always cater to the younger
guys.
However, we also have plenty of younger
readers, and they need advice, too. So
this email is aimed at our younger Dinos.
Here are seven secrets of training success
for younger Dinos (meaning Dinos in their
teens, twenties or thirties):
1. Use abbreviated training programs. Just
because you're young and may be able to
recover from longer workouts doesn't mean
you should do them.
2. Focus on quality training. Stick to the
best, most productive exercises, and use
set/rep systems that have a proven track
record. Do NOT get sucked into volume
training, tonnage or marathon training
sessions. Less is more.
3. Train for strength. Even if your goal
is to look good -- or to gain muscle mass --
you need to train for strength. Strength
training means plenty of squats, deadlifts
and heavy pushing (pressing) exercises.
4. Arm training is fine, but focus on leg,
back and shoulder girdle training. For truly
Herculean development (as well as strength
and power), you need to focus on building
the muscles of the legs and hips, the back,
and the shoulder girdle.
5. Pay attention to diet and nutrition --
and by that, I mean plenty of good food.
Lots of fresh vegetables. Tons of high
quality protein. Get your carbs from
high quality sources like sweet potatoes,
squash and pumpkins. Stay away from junk
food -- there's a reason they call it
JUNK.
6. Get plenty of rest and sleep. Younger
trainees often seem to have have endless
energy, but if you're training hard and
heavy, you need rest and sleep. I know
it's fun to hang with your bro's, but
what's the point of busting your you
know what in the squat rack only to
sabotage your gains by staying up all
night?
7. Last but not least, make the most of
your younger years. This is the time when
you can make the best gains of your entire
life. Don't waste these years. Make every
workout count! More than that, make every
exercise -- every set -- and every rep --
count. Everything you do should lead to
greater and greater muscular development,
and ever-increasing gains in strength,
power and lifting ability.
7A. I get hundreds -- probably thousands --
of emails every month from trainees who tell
me how they wasted years and years of their
training by following the mass market silly
systems. It wasn't until they went back to
the basics that they started to make gains.
That's great, but what would be even better
would be if more people started training the
right way from day one!
So there you have it. Seven secrets of success
for younger Dinos. Read them study, them and
follow them -- and GROW!
As always, thanks for reading and have a great
day. If you train today, make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. For great gains at any age, grab a copy
of Chalk and Sweat. It features 50 complete
workouts that will take you from beginner
to advanced, and from advanced to the
ultimate in maximum muscle mass:
http://www.brookskubik.com/chalk_and_sweat.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Never waste a
workout. Always make it count." -- Brooks
Kubik
