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Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then we'll talk about
the Basic Six.
1. Strength Matters
I was interviewed recently on the Strength
Matters podcast, and I think you'll enjoy it.
Here's part 1 of the interview:
http://www.strengthmatters.tv/smp-56-hail-to-the-dinosaurs/
Be sure to give the little monster a five
star rating -- and leave a comment!
And please shoot me an email and let
me know how you like the show.
2. E-Book Bundles
Amazon is offering the first three e-books
in the Dinosaur Training Secrets series in
one bundle -- so you can buy all three with
one purchase. That's great, because it's
faster than ever -- and that leaves more
time for heavy training:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016QAEIQE/ref=series_rw_dp_sw
As always, be sure to rank our e-books
after you buy them -- and leave a brief
review. The reviews help us enormously.
3. Do You Do the Basic Six?
It was almost 50 years ago when a
skinny kid with thick glasses found
a magic book in the library.
It was written by a man named Myles
Callum. (No relation to John McCallam,
who wrote the popular "Keys to Progress"
series in Strength and Health.)
The title of the book was Body-Building
and Self Defense.
It was written in 1962 and published
by Barnes and Noble. It must have been
pretty popular, because it went through
at least eight printings.
Now, if you haven't already guessed it,
that skinny kid was me. And you're
reading this because that little book
got me started in the Iron Game.
I recently found a copy of it, and went
back and re-read it. The advice stands
up pretty well.
For example, the weight training section
of the book features "The Basic Six." These
were the six best exercises -- the ones that
did the most for you, and the ones that
would give you a complete total body
workout. Callam urged his readers to
focus on these six exercises.
What were they?
Here's the list, exactly the way that Callam
presented it:
1. The bench press is the best single
exercise for chest development. It builds
up the pectoral muscles, frontal deltoids
and triceps.
2. The military press develops the arms
(triceps) and shoulders.
3. Squats are the best-known leg developers.
Squats are excellent for building up the thighs,
lungs and rib cage.
4. The rowing motion builds a strong back by
developing the latissimus dorsi muscles,
trapezius and rear deltoids.
5. Curls are the famous biceps-builders,
essential for strong arms.
6. Deadlifts take care of the all-important
lower back muscles, or spinal erectors.
So here we are today -- 53 years after the
publication of Callam's book -- and the Basic
Six is still a darn good list of exercises. In
fact, you'd be hard pressed to come up
with a better list of six movements!
So if you know anyone who needs to get
started the right way -- or who needs to
get back to the basics and start gaining
again -- be sure to tell him (or her) about
the Big Six.
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. Chalk and Sweat has 50 hard-hitting
workouts built around the basic exercises
that are so effective for strength and
muscle building. Go here to grab a copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/chalk_and_sweat.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses --
and links to my e-books on Kindle --
are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Good advice
stands the test of time." -- Brooks Kubik
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