Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Let me cover two things today. First of
all, I wrote a nice article and posted
it on the Dinosaur Training Blog. You
can find it right here:
http://dinosaurtraining.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-training-goals-from-your-fellow.html
Second, I received an email yesterday
from a long-time lifter who's in his
forties and was having trouble staying
with it.
He had just about decided that he was
too old to train any more.
He has a great home gym -- it's in the
living room of his apartment, which is
pretty cool -- and he was thinking about
giving up, selling his equipment, and
doing nothing but cardio (treadmill)
for an hour or two every day.
He said he "wanted his living room
back" so he could put a nice new sofa
where the power rack is.
He actually thought about asking me how
to "de-Dino" -- as in, how to de-tox.
But then I sent out an email with a
link to a YouTube video showing 83-year
old Gren Elmore setting a Master's World
record in the deadlift with a huge pull
of 116 kilos (255 pounds).
And that cured our forty-something Dino.
He suddenly decided he was NOT too old
to train.
He decided to keep his equipment -- and
to keep on hitting it hard and heavy.
So Gren Elmore did more than merely set
a World Record in the deadlift. He also
inspired a man forty years younger to
keep on training.
And it's a darn good thing he did. If
our forty-something Dino had sent me
an email asking how to "de-Dino" I
would have had to drop a dumbbell on
his head.
And if he had sold his power rack to
make room for a new sofa, he would have
been making a big mistake.
A power rack builds strength and muscle.
A sofa builds lard lumps.
A power rack comes in basic black.
A sofa comes in a color like mauve or
sage (or elderberry) -- or in some sort
of pastel stripes or a ridiculous floral
print.
A power rack lasts forever.
A sofa lasts for one spill, and then it's
no good any more.
And besides, you can hang clothes to dry
on your power rack when you're not
training.
You can't do that with a sofa.
So thanks to Gren Elmore for helping our
Dino stay on track -- and thanks to all
the Dinos around the world who are hitting
it hard and providing inspiration and
motivation to far more people than they
will ever know!
If you haven't seen it, here's my Blog
post with the link to Gren Elmore's
amazing deadlift:
http://dinosaurtraining.blogspot.com/2012/08/watch-this-amazing-83-year-old-lifter.html
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. Older lifters can do amazing things if
they train the right way -- which is why I
cover productive and effective training for
older lifters in Gray Hair and Black Iron:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
P.S. 2. Many older trainees like to combine
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training with their weight
work.It makes a heck of a combination:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Keep the power
rack. Forget about the sofa." -- Brooks Kubik
