Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I have a ton of duplicate books, courses and magazines about strength training, weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding, physical culture, Iron Game history, boxing, wrestling, martial arts, diet, nutrition, and related subjects, and I since I only need one copy of any particular item, I'm going to sell the rest of them.
We're setting up an eBay store to sell them on eBay, but in the meantime, here are some items you might want to grab right now.
All of these items come from the world-famous Dinosaur Training Research Library - and I'll include a letter to confirm this when I fill your order. Thus, you'll have something great to read AND you'll be owning a piece of Iron Game history.
IMPORTANT!
Everything is first come, first served. So if you're interested in anything, do not delay. Shoot me an email and ask about availability. Include your shipping address so we can calculate shipping and handling for you.
In addition, please let me know whether you use PayPal. If you use PayPal, we can send you a payment request that includes the appropriate s&h charge for the item(s) you purchadse.
If you prefer to pay by check or credit card, please let me know. We will contact you by email to let you know how to pay by either of these options. Please do NOT send credit card info by email.
My email is:
info@brookskubik.com
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE FOR SALE:
1. Fundamentals of Special Strength Training in Sport
By Y. V. Verkhoshansky. Spiral bound. 200 pages. Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. 1986 edition. Very good condition.
One of the classic Soviet sports science textbooks.
If you like science instead of bubble gum, you'll like this.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
2. Naim Suleymanoglu - The Pocket Hercules
By Yazan Enver Turkeleri. Translated by Erdogan Gulari. Edited by Lou Demarco and Andrew Charniga, Jr. Published by Sportivny Press. Coopyright 204. Spiral bound, 138 pages, many photos. Very good condition.
A thrilling biography of the three-time Olympic Gold Medal Winner.
Includes detailed information about his training programs.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
3. Progressive Resistance Exercise: Technic and Medical Application
By Thomas L. DeLorme, B.S., M.D. and Arthur L. Watkins, A.B. M.D. A modern reprint edition of the classic text from 1951. Published by William F. Hinbern. 245 pages, with many photos and illustrations.
This is a ground-breaking book that helped make progressive strength training a regular part of physical rehabilitation and physical therapy.
Includes fascinating drawings of special equipment designed or used by the authors.
Gym owner Vince Gironda based his 10/8/6 program on this book.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
4. The Snatch, The Clean and Jerk
By R.A. Roman and M.S. Shakirzyanov. Translated by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Published by Andrew Charniga, Jr. Copyright 1982. Good condition.
Another classic Soviet weightlifting textbook. Includes detailed analysis of Soviet weightlifting champions, including Alexseyev, Bonk, Rigert, Plachkov, Zhabotinsky, Rigert and others.
The concluding chapter on "Perfecting technique with the Aid of 'Special Instruction' and Without Visual Control" is enormously valuable - and in my opinion, well worth the price of the book.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling.
STATUS: SOLD
5. A Complete Guide to Effective Barbell Training
By Bradley J. Steiner. A modern reprint edition published by William F. Hinbern. Contains numerous photos. Very good condition.
This is a modern reprint edition of Bradley J. Steiner's classic book, which was originally published in 1974. It was prepared with special permission of the author, and includes a special introduction to the reprint edition by the author.
This is one of my favorite training books. I have a copy of the original edition, and I must have read it 100 times or more when I was in my teens and twenties.
Highly recommended.
Let me repeat that. Highly. Recommended.
PRICE: $19.95 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
6. Lengthen Your Spine, Lengthen Your Life
By Dave Woynarowski, M.D. Copyright 2006. Spiral bound. 175 pages. Many photos. Good condition.
A detailed presentation of stretching, flexibility and mobility exercises for improved health and fitness.
Particularly valuable for those of us who sit at a desk or in front of a computer all day long.
Price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
7. Spartan Health Regime: The Hard-Core Diet, Training and Lifestyle Program for Elite Health and Fitness Fanatics
By Anthony Bova. Limited Collectors 1st edition No. 964. Published in 1997. Signed by the author.
139 page course packaged in a three-ring binder. Numerous photos.
Includes issues no. 5 and 10 of The Spartan Letter (the author's newsletter).
Fair to good condition. The cover is a bit worn and shows some dust stains, and some of the pages are a bit bent or wrinkled. But still - it's a signed 1st edition.
Price: $50.00 plus shipping and handling.
STATUS: SOLD
8. BRAWN
By Stuart McRobert. Softcover. Oct. 1993 edition. Cover art by Stephen Wedan. Good condition with slight wear and some staining on the front and back cover. Very readable. 232 pages.
A detailed review of bodybuilding methods for gentically tyopical, drug-free trainees.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
9. Milo magazine
October 1996 (Vol. 4, No. 3).
Good condition, aside from someone having circled my article in the Table of Contents.
PRICE: $10.00 plus shipping and handling.
10. Milo magazine
July 1996 (Vol. 4, No. 2)
Good condition, aside from someone having circled my article in the Table of Contents.
PRICE: $10.00 plus shipping and handling.
11. Nautilus Training Principles: Bulletin No. 1
By Arthur Jones. This is my original copy purchased from Arthur Jones and his fledgling nautilus company way back in 1970. Good condition aside from some slight wear and tear on the cover. 113 pages. Very readable.
My name is on the front and back covers, and someone's name or phone number appears to be marked out in the upper left hand corner of the front cover. I think I lent the book to one of my coaches and he wrote something that I later marked out.
This is the book that started the Nautilus Revolution and transformed strength training and bodybuilding in the 1970s.
PRICE: $40.00 plus shipping and handling
12. Nautilus Training Principles: Bulletin No. 1
By Arthur Jones. This is a duplicate copy of the original. (Not a photo-copy, but another original.) I have had it for many years. Good condition aside from some slight wear and tear (and some slight staining) on the cover. 113 pages. Very readable.
This is the book that started the Nautilus Revolution and transformed strength training and bodybuilding in the 1970s.
PRICE: $40.00 plus shipping and handling
13. Nautilus Training Principles: Bulletin No. 2
By Arthur Jones. Good condition aside from some slight wear and tear on the cover, and some spotting on several interior pages. 127 pages, with several photos.
This is my original copy purchased from Arthur Jones and the Nautilus company in 1971.
Together with Bulletin No. 1, this book had a profound impact on strength training and bodybuilding in the 1970s.
PRICE: $40.00 plus shipping and handling
14. Nautilus Training Principles: Bulletin No. 2
By Arthur Jones. Good condition aside from some slight wear and tear on the cover. 127 pages, with several photos.
This is my second copy, which I have had for many years.
Together with Bulletin No. 1, this book had a profound impact on strength training and bodybuilding in the 1970s.
PRICE: $40.00 plus shipping and handling
15. The Development of Muscular Bulk and Power!
This is a photocopy of the original edition of Tony Ditillo's book, given to me by a friend many years ago. It is spiral bound. It is in fair condition, with some highlighting (mine) on several of the interior pages. The back cover is slightly stained.
This is a through review of old-school strength and bulk training as practiced in the 1960's and 1970s. It focuses on basic exercises, powerlifting style workouts and (the author's favorite) power rack training.
Not pretty, but very readable, and packed with great training advice.
PRICE: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
STATUS: SOLD
We also have old issues of Strength and Health magazine:
Go here to see what's available:
http://dinosaurtraining.blogspot.com/2016/03/rare-strength-and-health-magazines-for.html
That's it for today. We'll be posting more lists of available books, courses and magazines later in the week.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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