Hail to the Dinosaurs!
It snowed here in Louisville the other
day, so my workout was four or five
hours of snow shoveling.
We live on a hill and park by the back
alley, so the only way to get to the
street is to shovel the alley all the
from our house to the street.
We live five or six houses away from
the street, so that's a lot of shoveling.
Trudi came out and filmed the end of
it. Go here to take a look:
http://dinosaurtraining.blogspot.com/2016/01/hail-to-dinosaurs-i-had-fun-little.html
Now, you may ask what exercises are
good for snow shoveling.
Believe it or not, I've found that the
basics work pretty well. Lots of leg
and back work will do the trick.
Squats, front squats, deadlifts, Trap
Bar deadlifts, cleans, snatches and
high pulls. The usual suspects.
It's funny -- they seem to work
pretty for everything -- even snow
shoveling!
We're expecting more snow tomorrow,
so I may be doing more Dino style
snow shoveling.
But that's okay.
It's a good workout!
By the way, if you have a big snow shoveling
job:
1. Wear layers.
2. Keep your head, hands and feet
warm.
3. Warm-up before you get started!
4. Drink lots of water.
5. Use good body mechanics and work
both sides of the body to even out the
load.
In other news, someone asked me if
the workouts in Strength, Muscle and
Power will work for an older Dino.
They definitely will -- you just need to
ease up on the gas pedal if you're an
older Dino. In other words, dial back
the volume and the intensity.
Older Dinos can train hard and heavy,
and have enormous fun in their training.
They also can use their training to stay
ten times stronger, healthier and more
active than their non-training peers.
You just have to train smarter and
more efficiently.
Personally, I'm having far more fun in
my current workouts (at age 59) than
I had when I was younger -- and I
wouldn't trade my training time for
anything else in the world.
They call them "the golden years" but
they should call them "the iron years."
The iron is what keeps you going --
and what keeps making things fun.
Even snow shoveling.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Go here to grab Strength, Muscle
and Power:
http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.html
2. For more details on effective training
for older Dinos, grab these:
a. Gray Hair and Black Iron
The best book ever written about effective
strength training for those in the age 35 and
up category. Contains over 50 different
workouts:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
b. Special Mini Course for Older Trainees
This is a great course for older Dinos -- with
an excellent, all-new workout -- and it's
available in PDF with immediate electronic
delivery:
http://www.brookskubik.com/minicourse_01.html
3. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters -- along with
links to all of my Kindle books:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
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