Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I've rec'd a ton of responses from Dinos
who are sharing their personal training
and lifting goals -- and we have some
great ones.
For example, check these out:
Hi Brooks,
Goal setting is indeed important -
without goals motivation rarely
seems to be high enough for staying
in the game for very long.
Currently, I'm on my way to accomplishing
these long term goals:
1. One arm pullup on gymnastic rings
2. One arm pushup on gymnastic rings
3. Performing 20 reps on the Trap Bar
deadlift with 350 pounds.
4. Keeping my bodyweight at a lean and
muscular 210 lbs.
Stay safe and keep up the great work,
Mystery Dino
From Parts Unknown"
Now, those are pretty good goals. A one
arm pullup by a 210 pound man is pretty
darn good -- and ditto for the one arm
pushup on rings -- if he can do 20 reps
in the Trap Bar deadlift with 350, it
means he's not all upper body and no
legs, so that makes it all the more
impressive.
Plus, the goal of performing a one arm
pullup ties in perfectly with the goal
of maintaining a lean, hard 210 pound
bodyweight -- because you don't want to
weigh a ton and a half if you're going
to try one arm pullups.
BTW, this particular Dino is a small-boned
hardgainer. He struggled long and hard to
make progress, and tried a lot of different
things. He finally settled on a combination
of Trap Bar deadlifts, Dino-style dumbbell
training, kettlebells and Dino-style
bodyweight training -- and he made great
gains! He suggests that any other hardgainers
try a similar program.
More to come -- be looking for it!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "A man's reach
should exceed his grasp, or what's a workout
for?" -- Brooks Kubik (with apologies to
Robert Browning)
