Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Bob Hoffman had a great way of explaining
how strength training affects your body.
It doesn't just build your muscles.
It strengthens your internal organs, as well.
It improves circulation. Nourishes and fortifies
the blood.
It improves your digestion, and your ability
to assimilate the food you eat.
It strengthens your heart and lungs, and
improves your breathing.
Strengthens your nerves.
In other words, strength training builds your
body from the inside out. It makes you a bigger
and stronger man -- and a healthier man.
Hoffman and all of the other pioneers of the
Iron Game placed tremendous emphasis on
the health-building aspect of strength training.
That's why Hoffman published a magazine
called "Strength and HEALTH."
It's why the title of his first book was "How to
Be Strong, HEALTHY and Happy."
The idea of training for looks alone -- or even
for strength alone -- without radiant good health
to go with it would have been totally foreign to
Hoffman, Jowett, Calvert, Rader, Peary and
Paschall. It would have been foreign to ALL
of the old-timers.
In short, one of the benefits of old-school training
was that it made you FEEL better.
So back to the question in the title.
Does your training make you feel better?
Mine does.
I finished a one hour workout in a briskly cold
garage last night -- and felt like the proverbial
million dollars.
And I feel pretty good most of the time. I won't
say (as Hoffman did in his later years) that I'm
a candidate for "World's Healthiest Man," but I
do okay.
And my workouts play a major role in how I feel.
Yours should do the same for you. And if you're
training the right way -- with plenty of stand on
your feet old-school strength training, they will.
Just be sure you avoid the over-training thing
that we talked about yesterday. Over-training is
a one-way ticket to making you feel BAD instead
of GOOD. See Gray Hair and Black Iron for more
information on overtraining and how to beat it:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
Diet and nutrition is also a key component of
feeling strong and healthy. Knife, Fork, Muscle
tells you what to eat for strength and health:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
As always, thanks fior reading, and have a
great day. If you train today, make it a good
one -- it's putting money into your health
account!
Yours in strength (and health),
Brooks Kubik
P.S. My new training course, Dinosaur Training
Secrets, Vol. 1, is avilable on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SEQC50A
We're also doing a hard-copy version of the
course. My webmaster has been flattened by
a bad case of the flu, but as soon as he feels
better he'll put up the order page for the hard-
copy version. I'll send the link as soon as the
page is up.
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: "Hit the iron --
and give yourself the gift of lifelong strength
and health!" -- Brooks Kubik
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