Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Let me give you a quick heads up on The
LOST Articles -- and then we'll talk training.
The LOST Articles
Many of my best articles appeared in the
original hard copy Dinosaur Files monthly
newsletter that I published back in 1997
thru 2001.
They've been out of print for many years --
but now I'm bringing them back in a great
new series of books.
Go here for details or to order the hard copy
edition of book 1 in the series:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurtraining_archive.html
The Kindle e-book edition will be ready in a
couple of days. I'll send a link to the Kindle
page as soon as the book is released.
BTW -- the hard copy edition is printed, and
we'll be mailing it out today and tomorrow to
everyone who reserved a copy -- and everyone
who goes ahead and orders the little monster
today!
Seven Rules for Great Workouts and Great
Gains
Yesterday I shared some of the many different
ways that your fellow Dinos like to train.
Today I'm going to share seven rules for great
workouts and great gains that apply to all of us,
no matter how we train or what equipment we
use.
1. Set a long term goal.
Goals motivate you, and inspire you to train
harder and more productively.
Don't just "train." Train with a mission.
2. Break your long term goal into a series of
short term goals.
Short term goals give you many small victories
as you work toward your long term goal -- and
the small victories keep you motivated and
enthusiastic.
3. Always show up.
In other words, don't miss a training session.
Make your workouts a regular part of your
life.
If you HAVE to miss a workout -- and in the
real world, that happens to all of us -- make
it up and stay on course.
4. Use a simple but systematic progression
system.
A progression system helps you keep taking
the small steps forward that will allow you to
hit those short term goals.
See Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 3. for a
smorgasboard of old-school progression
systems for steady gains in strength,
muscle and might.
5. Focus on small steps.
Slow but steady gains are the way to achieve
seemingly superhuman results.
6. Don't second-guess yourself.
The famous frontiersman, Davy Crockett,
said it very well:
"Be sure you're right -- then go ahead!"
In other words, make a plan, and stick to
it - and don't let the Interweb silliness and
the social media chatter get you off track.
7. Concentrate!
Always train with pinpoint focus and total
concentration. Use the power of your mind
to unleash the true potential of your body.
Make no mistake about it. Learning to tap
into the power of your mind and spirit is
CRITICAL to your training.
It's the true secret of championship training
and championship performance.
See Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of
Strength and Development and Dinosaur
Bodyweight Training for more details about
the mental side of strength training:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html
So there you have it -- seven rules for great
workouts and great gains!
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. Go here to grab your copy of Dinosaur
Training Secrets, Vol. 3, in your choice of
hard-copy or Kindle e-book:
Hard-copy
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_03.html
Kindle e-book
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets3_kindle.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters -- along with links
to all of my e-books on Kindle:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Set a goal, and
work steadily and progressively to achieve it."
-- Brooks Kubik
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