Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I often get questions from older Dinos about
what constitutes good lifting for a trainee in his
50's or 60's.
These questions usually come from a Dino whose
been hitting it hard and heavy for his entire life.
He used to be able to lift a LOT more than he
can lift now -- and it's frustrating for him.
Heck, it's frustrating for all of us after we reach
a certain point in our careers.
So let me share something with you.
This is important -- so pull up a chair and pay
close attention.
A very good Russian lifter named Valery Shary
won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games.
He competed in the 82.5 kilo class (181.5 lbs.).
He snatched 162.5 kilos (357.5 lbs.).
He sealed the win with a 202.5 kilo clean and
jerk (445.5 lbs.).
He was 29 years old at the time -- and he was
the best in the entire world in his weight class.
Not long after, he retired from active competition,
but remained involved in lifting as a coach.
At age 60, he staged a comeback -- and did pretty
darn well by winning the Master's World champion-
ship in the 105 kilo (231 lb.) weight class, age
60 - 64 category.
He weighed 102.5 kilos (225.5 lbs.).
He snatched 93 kilos (205 lbs.).
He clean and jerked 120 kilos (264 lbs.).
Now, those are terrific lifts for a 60-year old
weightlifter. They're literally "best in the
world" lifts -- because he won the World
Championship with them.
But they were less than 60% of his best
lifts when he won the Olympic gold medal.
His snatch was 57% of his top lift in the
1976 Olympics -- and his clean and jerk
was 59% of his top lift.
Which goes to show you that age catches
up to everyone -- including a gold medal
winner.
So if you're an older Dino -- or if you plan
to be an older Dino one of these days --
keep this in mind.
You will NOT be able to keep on doing your
lifetime best as youy grow older -- but that's
okay.
The important thing is to keep on training,
and to stay as strong as possible.
Don't dwell in the past. Don't worry about
what you used to do. Focus on the present.
Work on improving your current strength
levels.
And make it FUN. If you're an older Dino,
you deserve to have fun when you train.
You've earned the right.
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. Gray Hair and Black Iron covers training for
older Dinos -- and if you're age 40 or older, you
need this book. It will help you enormously:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
P.S. 2. Issue no. 2 of the Dinosaur Files quarterly is
out the door and getting rave reviews from Dinos.
Go here to grab your copy:
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P.S. 3. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1, and the
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http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_01.html
P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "Whatever your age, keep
moving forward and get it done." -- Brooks Kubik
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