Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We'll talk training in just a
minute, but first I have a
very important message
for all Dinosaurs, all around
the world:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I hope that everyone has a terrific
holiday -- and that everyone has
tons and tons of turkey with all the
trimmings -- and that everyone
who trains today makes it a good
one!
That goes double for all of our
Dinos in the military -- and triple
for military Dinos who are stationed
overseas.
And remember -- if you hit your
squats, pulls and pushes extra hard,
you get an extra slice of pumpkin
pie today!
Talking About Training . . .
On the training front, here's more
feedback in response to the question:
If you were starting all over again in
the Iron Game, knowing what you
know now, what would you do
differently?
Andy Hollis wrote:
Yesterday's email was good and
interesting.
Like this Dino, I would also do pretty
much what I am doing now (at age
51).
I train twice a week on a divided
workout schedule.
If I were training a younger person
from scratch I would have him do:
1 or 2 pressing movements
1 or 2 pulling movements
A squat variation and a deadlift
variation -- or maybe just one or
the other.
I would have them stick with that
handful of exercises for several years,
always focusing on building strength.
After a few years of this, our young
novice would be very near his full
potential for strength and muscle
mass.
The problem is trying to get a young
novice to listen to advice like this --
but it's exactly what they need, and
exactly what I need -- and what most
of us need.
Thanks for sharing that, Andy -- it's
very good advice -- and you're right,
it's exactly what most of us need to
do to build strength and size.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Squat heavy,
pull hard, press strong and enjoy that turkey
dinner -- you earned it!" -- Brooks Kubik
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