Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Three quick notes, and then we'll talk
about Darth Vader's Dumbbell -- which
actually exists, and which I have actually
seen and held.
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4. Darth Vader's Dumbbell
The World Premier for the new Star Wars
film, The Force Awakens, was last night
in Los Angeles, and by all accounts it was
quite an event.
And that reminds me of a Dinosaur Training
connection to Star Wars.
It involves Darth Vader's Dumbbell.
It actually exists, and it's one of the most
famous dumbbells in Iron Game history.
I actually saw it once -- and tried to lift
it -- but I couldn't budge it.
But that was okay, because a very long
list of famous strongmen have tried to
lift it -- and were unable to do so. Heck,
Arthur Saxon tried -- and failed. And
Arthur Saxon bent pressed more weight
than any man who ever lived.
Arthur Saxon? Darth Vader? What are
you talking about, Kubik? Have you
lost it?
Not at all. Let me explain.
In the first three Star Wars movies, the
character of Darth Vader was played by
two men.
James Earl Jones supplied the voice --
and a very large British weightlifter named
Dave Prowse supplied the body.
Prowse was an enormous man -- and if
Darth Vader looks BIG on screen, it's
because he really was.
Dave Prowse owned a gym in London --
and in the gym, he had the original Inch
Dumbbell -- the legendary "Unliftable
Dumbbell."
How Prowse ended up with the Dumbbell
is a long story. I'll share it sometime.
Anyhow . . .
I was in London once, on vacation, and I
went to Prowse's gym with fellow Hardgainer
author Mike Thompson.
We each tried to lift the dumbbell.
Neither of us could budge it.
And get this -- on the same trip, I trained
with Mike and made a 1-hand deadlift with
435 pounds. So I had a pretty good grip.
It just wasn't quite good enough to lift
Darth Vader's Dumbbell.
So there you have it: a Dinosaur connection
to Darth Vader -- and to Thomas Inch -- and
Artghur Saxon -- and a host of legendary
strongmen.
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. Speaking of dumbbells and old-time
strongmen, here's a terrific book on old
school dumbbell training:
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and how they trained, grab these:
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P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Lightsabers
are great, but nothing beats old school
strength training." -- Brooks Kubik
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