Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We had a great show on Physical Culture
Radio yesterday. If you missed it, go here
to listen to the download:
http://superhumanradio.com/shr-1684-physical-culture-radio-reinventing-yourself-at-60-nourishment-in-the-full-sense.html
The show was based on some conversations
that Trudi and I have been having with
friends who are about our own age (60-ish).
We're all thinking about what we want to do,
and how we want to live, in our 60s and 70s.
We all face the same situation and share the
same thoughts and ideas:
1. We're in good health right now, and we're
strong and fit and can travel if we wish to do
so.
a. However, we recognize that things can
change as one grows older -- which could
limit one's options. For example, I have
glaucoma -- a progressive eye disease --
and it may lead to severely reduced eye-
sight when I'm a bit older.
2. We have lots of friends, co-workers, and
acquaintances our age or younger who are
in pretty poor health -- and who cannot do
much of anything except sit around and
watch television.
a. We don't want to live that kind of
lifestyle.
3. We've worked hard as heck our whole
lives, and would we think we deserve to
be a bit easier on ourselves in our 60s
and 70s.
4. The kids are all grown up and out of
the house.
5. The house is way too big for two people.
6. I work 100% on the Dino business now,
and it's fully transportable -- and Trudi is
a Physical Therapy Assistant and she can
work anywhere.
a. Others our age have retired or are close
to retirement age. They're not tethered to
a 9 to 5 job any more.
b. My grandfather worked his entire life,
and then retired, and died not long after --
because (as my father told me), "Back
then, that's what people did." But things
are different now.
7. When we sit on the front porch or sit
by an open window, we hear the wind
calling to us.
Now, I don't know what any of this means.
It may be nothing but the summer heat
scrambling our brains.
But it may be that we decide we want to
sell our house, downsize, simplify, and
find a different part of the world to live
in for awhile.
When we talked about this on Physical
Culture Radio, we focused on something
very important:
If you are strong, fit and healthy when you
are older, you have options. If you are not,
your options are much more limited.
That's something to think about, no matter
what your age.
And it's a very good reason to start training
and KEEP ON TRAINING -- to train the right
way -- and to eat the right way.
And that, in a nutshell, was the message
of yesterday's show on Physical Culture
Radio.
It was a good show. Listen to it tonight or
over the weekend. I think you'll enjoy it.
And if anyone out there is struggling with
these issues, or thinking about these sorts
of things, shoot me an email. It's always
good to hear from our fellow Dinos.
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 is the number
one book for anyone who wants to enjoy
lifelong strength and health:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
2. My other books and courses -- and links to
all of my Dinosaur Training e-books on Kindle --
are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
3. Thought for the Day: "They call barbells and
dumbbells Iron Pills -- and that's a good name
for them. Strength training is the best medicine
and the best tonic in the entire world."
-- Brooks Kubik
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