Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Carl Lanore and I did a very interesting show
on Physical Culture Radio last week. The theme
was 20 Questions. We set ourselves a goal of
answering 20 questions from listeners over the
course of the 60-minute show.
It was fast, fun and filled with a surprising
amount of good information. If you missed
it, here's the link for the download:
http://superhumanradio.com/shr-1759-physical-culture-radio-20-questions-ground-based-training.html
One of the questions was, "What's the
biggest mistake that people make in
their training?"
My answer was one word:
"Over-training."
Carl had a different answer:
"Consistency -- or rather, the lack of
consistency."
I asked him what he meant, and he
explained it something like this:
"Most people don't stick to a program
long enough to get results. They do
something for a week or two, and then
they stop and start doing something
else."
"Why do they do that?" I asked.
"Because they're not getting immediate
results -- or because they get bored --
or because they read about something
else, and they think it's better."
"You see it all the time," I said. "I call
it program hopping."
He laughed.
"Program hopping. I like that. That's
what it is."
There was more to say, but it was time
for the next question, so we had to move
on. After all, we were on a tight time
schedule. Twenty questions in 60 minutes
means you have to move fast.
But to expand on the point . . .
I still think that over-training is the most
common problem out there -- but I think
Carl made an excellent point about the
program hoppers.
Program hopping is a very common
problem.
Real results take time. You don't build
strength and muscle overnight. You do it
over a period of months and years.
When you start a new program, you
should start light and easy, and gradually,
over time, build up the weights and
increase the intensity.
The first four to six weeks of any new
program are the foundational weeks.
They lay the foundation for the real
work that comes later.
If you start a new program and then
jump to a new one a few weeks later,
you always stay in the foundational
period. That's why program hopping
doesn't work.
Of course, Dinos don't do that sort of
thing. Dinos set goals, make plans and
take action -- and they keep moving
forward -- and they stick to the
program. That's why they get
results.
So I'm not talking to the Dinos when I
say, "Don't be a program hopper."
But I AM speaking to a lot of other
people -- so feel free to share this
with anyone who needs to hear 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. I cover effective progression programs
in Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 3 -- and
they're guaranteed to help anyone build
plenty of strength and muscle fast and
effectively:
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:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. I almost forgot -- here's the link to
our new mini-course about strength training
and muscle building for older Dinos -- with
digital delivery so you can download the
PDF immediately:
http://www.brookskubik.com/minicourse_01.html
P.S. 4. Thought for the day: "Distraction is a
physical culturist's worst enemy." -- Bradley
J. Steiner
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