Hail to the Dinosaurs!
As you know, we are releasing my LOST
ARTICLES in a series of books. Hard copy
for those who like hard copy, and Kindle
e-book for those who like e-books.
The LOST ARTICLES come from the original
Dinosaur Files newsletter, which ran from
1997 thru 2002. I've updated, revised, and
supplemented the articles -- and I've even
written a complete new article to go with
the old ones. It gives a step by step power
rack training program that will rocket your
strength to new levels.
Go here to grab the hard copy edition of
book 1 in the new series during our big
pre-publication special. We'll ship the little
monsters in 7 to 10 days, and when we
do, we'll include a special pre-publication
bonus:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurtraining_archive.html
We're finishing up the e-book. As soon as
it's ready, I'll send a link to the Kindle page.
As I've been going through the old issues of
the original Dinosaur Files, picking out the
best of my articles and working them into
the new book, I've noticed a tremendous
emphasis on ground-based strength
training.
I was pushing it really hard back in 1997 --
and I'm still pushing it.
Ground-based training is a fancy term for
"stand on your feet" training.
It's far and away the most effective way to
train for strength and power.
I emphasized ground-based training so much
because back then many people did most or all
of their training sitting down or lying down.
You could go to a Nautilus club and do a complete
circuit on the Nautilus machines -- and never stand
on your feet for a single exercise.
That's what many people did back then -- and it's
how many athletes were trained.
Most of the gyms were filled with benches for a
variety of seated exercises. You did seated presses,
seated press behind neck, seated curls, leg presses,
leg extensions, leg curls, benches, incline presses
and seated pulldowns.
And then there was the Hack machine for the
thighs. You stood on your feet but you leaned
back against the slide. It was more like a lying
down squat than anything else. Crazy -- but
very popular.
Many trainees would do an entire bodybuilding
workout without ever standing on their feet.
I pushed back against it really hard in the Dinosaur
Files.
I urged trainees to stand on their feet and lift heavy
stuff.
Why?
Because that's what the human body is designed to do.
We didn't evolve to sit on our rear ends -- or to lie
down while we "exercised" our legs.
Over time, the message began to get through. Today,
there's much more emphasis on ground-based training.
That's a very good thing, and I'm proud the Dinosaur
Files contributed to it.
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 link again for the hard copy edition
of book 1 in the new course:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurtraining_archive.html
P.S. My other books and courses are right here --
along with links to all of my other e-books on
Kindle:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Stand tall and lift
heavy." -- Brooks Kubik
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