Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Several quick notes, and then we'll talk
training.
1. Christmas Orders
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2. Knife, Fork, Muscle
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On the training front . . .
Yesterday I shared my Big 15 Workout --
where I work up to a heavy weight in the
split style snatch and do 15 singles. It's
a great way to drill form and technique.
Sig Klein used a different type of Big 15
Workout -- and he used it 3x a week for
much of his life.
His workouts were regular as clockwork --
and he kept them up into his 70's.
It was part of a life-long ritual. He never
missed a workout.
Klein's program consisted of 15 different
exercises -- for one set each.
He usually did 10 to 15 reps of each exercise.
No warm-up sets, just one set with a heavy
weight for the desired number of reps.
He did all of his reps in perfect form. Klein
was a fanatic about using perfect form in
his exercises.
And, of course, he concentrated very deeply
on his exercises -- and completely lost himself
in the performance of every rep. He trained
with complete and total control.
He began his career as a gymnast and a
handbalancer -- and he lifted weights with
the same sort of skill and precision.
He used a combination of heavy exercises,
such as military presses, rowing, and deadlifts,
along with some isolation movements -- leg
curls with Iron Boots, alternate front raises
with dumbbells, lateral raises, dumbbell curls,
and even triceps kick-backs.
He did his squats the old-school way -- on
his toes -- and he put the barbell on his
shoulders unassisted. He never liked the
modern, flat-footed squat, and never
accepted the idea of squat stands. And
he didn't called them squats. He called
them "the deep knee bend on toes."
He also did pull-ups, handstand push-ups and
tiger bend pushups. He was one of the all-time
best at handstand pushups and tiger bend
pushups. He usually did them at the end of
his workout, after he finished all of his barbell
and dumbbell work.
It was a total body program that worked
EVERYTHING from head to toe.
The entire workout lasted about 90 minutes.
Now, this was NOT Klein's strength training
workout when he was preparing for weightlifting
competition. He did multiple sets of low reps,
and plenty of singles, when he trained for lifting
comps. And he limited himself to a few heavy
lifts.
That worked GREAT for him. Pound for pound,
he was one of the strongest pressers who ever
lived. At a weight of 148 pounds, he performed
a letter perfect military press with 227 1/2
pounds.
But for most of his training, Klein preferred his
Big 15 Workout.
Klein's Big 15 program worked very well for
him. He used it exclusively from his 40's thru his
70's -- and he appeared to be almost ageless.
His weight and measurements stayed the same
for almost half a century -- and not many men
can say as much.
So it was quite an unusual workout. In some
ways very Dinosaur -- and in other ways, not
so Dinosaur.
But it worked for Sig Klein -- and that's the
important thing.
And here's another important thing.
It was part of a regular weekly ritual. And in
the final analysis, that may have been the most
important part of the program.
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. Here's the original little monster -- Dinosaur
Training. If you don't have a copy on your bookshelf,
you need to grab one:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
And remember -- Dinosaur Training makes a GREAT
gift for any strength training newbies you may know.
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right here
at Dino Headquarters:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "There's no single right
way to train -- but there are ways that work much
better than others." -- Brooks Kubik
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