"I Don't Think You Should Do That!" He Said

The Peanut Brigade has been telling me to slow down, back off and start acting my age. That won't happen very soon.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I got an email from a guy who said -
and I quote:

"I don't think you should do Olympic
lifting any more. 

I don't think anyone over 50
should do snatches and cleans.

They're not safe. 

You should stick to bodybuilding
now."

Okay, so let's talk about that.

First of all, I'm 60, and I'm a father
x 3 and a grandfather x 2, and I'm
old enough to do what I want to do
when I train.

Second, I do Olympic lifting in part
because I enjoy the athleticism of
the lifts. Simply put, they're FUN
to do. They FEEL good.

Go back and reread yesterday's
email about doing things that you
like to do.  That's very important
if you plan to keep training from
now until the end of your days.

THINK when you train. Stay in the moment. Do everything possible to link your mind and your body.

Third, Olympic lifting does a lot
of very good things for me:

1. It builds muscle.

2. It works my legs, hips and
back really hard.

3. It requires balance, coordination
and mobility.

4. It requires fast footwork.

5. It requires flexibility.

6. It requires deep concentration
and focus while moving at a fast
speed.

6a. Think what that does to
integrate and link your mind
and your muscles.

6b. And your neurological system.

6c. Note that throughout this list
the word requires" really means
"both requires and develops/
maintains."

7. It builds bone density and bone
strength.

Is it dangerous?

No more so than anything else - and
probably much less than most things.

Remember three things.

First, I know how to do the lifts and I
drill all the time to work my form and
technique. Obviously, if you don't know
how to do the lifts, you start by finding
a qualified coach and getting some
instruction.


Second, I never sacrifice form and
technique to lift more weight. In other
words, I train heavy but not too heavy.
Third, Olympic lifting is controlled and
precise lifting. It is a form of gymnastics
with a barbell. Unless you perform the
lifts properly - which means UNDER
CONTROL - you can't lift very
much.

Many people confuse speed with loss
of control. They assume you need to
move slowly in order to control the
weight.

That may be true when applied to curls,
but it's not at all true as applied to a
snatch or a clean and jerk.

And that takes us back to point no. 6,
above. When you do Olympic lifting,
you move at a fast speed, but you
move like an athlete, and you
CONTROL the weight through
the entire movement.

Strive for perfection on every rep and every lift in every workout.

That means your concentration and
focus is 100% all the way from start
to finish. And that's what makes the
lifts feel so good -- and what makes
them so very valuable.

So, here's the question:

Am I going to listen to Mr. Know It
All Busy-Body and stop doing Olympic
lifting just because he doesn't think
I should do it?

Answer:

Not for a second!

I assume YOU agree - and I assume
that if YOU have the very same
answer when the Peanut Brigade
tries to tell YOU what to do or not
to do.

After all, you're a Dinosaur!

Dinosaurs train heavy - and they
use the big exercises - but they
also train smart.

And the rest of the world doesn't
"get" what we're doing.

All of which is THEIR problem -
not OURS!

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. Gray Hair and Black Iron is
the best book ever written for
older trainees:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html

P.S. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Train
hard, but train smart - and be in it
for the long haul." - Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

The "Have Fun!" Rule

Having fun with a 302 pound push press back in the original Dino Dungeon. Twenty years have passed, and I'm still having fun when I train.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One of the most important rules of
lifelong strength and health is to do
some form of progressive strength
training on a regular and consistent
basis.

The exact type of strength training
that you choose to do is not as
important as DOING it.

In other words, don't agonize over
what kind of training is best -- and
don't argue about it in Internet
forums or on FB or Twitter or
Monkey-Pages.

Just find something that you like
to do -- and that requires progressive
hard work on a regular basis -- and
then do it.

Me, I like Olympic lifting.

At age 60, regular strength training is more important than ever - and more fun than ever.

Does that mean YOU have to do
Olympic lifting?

Heck, no.

There are tons of different things
you can do.

Powerlifting.

Strongman training.

Power rack training.

5 x 5.

Having fun with Dinosaur Bodyweight Training.

Singles, doubles, or triples.

Partial push presses in the power rack - with 440 pounds of iron. That was fun!

10/8/6/4/2.

2/4/6/8/10.

HIT.

Old-school bodybuilding.

Total body workouts 3x per week.

The York courses.

Breathing squats.

Heavy partials.

Dumbbell training.

John Grimek liked doing alternate dumbbell presses. He used them in his training programs for over 50 years.

Kettlebell training.

Bodyweight training.

Hand-balancing.

Specialization programs.

Grip work.

John Wood's Bone Strength program.

Trap Bar specialization.

Dino-style lugging and loading drills.

And endless combinations of the above.

I cover tons of fun and effective exercises and workouts in Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1, 2 and 3.

Heck, you can go out in the woods and
run up and down trails and lift, throw or
carry logs and rocks while the bears sit
and watch you in amazement.

Maybe one of the bears will even film
you and throw it up on the U-Tube.

The point is, it's all good. It all works.

And it all keeps you strong and fit and
healthy.

So find something you like to do --
and DO 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.There are tons of fun exercises and
fun workouts in these little monsters:

Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dumbbelltraining.html

Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html

P.S. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Always
have fun -- and always keep on
training." -- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

"What Kind of Shoes Do You Wear?" He Asked

Doing split style snatches with my Chuck Taylors. This was a test to see how well they worked. For squat style lifting, and for squats or front squats, I always wear OL shoes. 

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I've been posting lots of photos
and videos on Instagram. You
can see them right here:

https://www.instagram.com/brooks_kubik/?hl=en

Anyhow, one of our many
Texas Dinos wrote in to ask
what kind of shoes I was
wearing in the training
videos.

He wrote:

Brooks,

I was looking at the videos on
your Instagram.

Your lifts are seamless and
have such fluidity. Inspiring
stuff.

My question is, it looks like
you wear regular sneakers
and not lifting shoes.

Is there a reason, and does
it matter what kind of shoes
you wear?

J. Garcia

Thanks for the question!

Here's the answer.

I do Olympic lifting now. And
that dictates what kind of shoes
I wear.

When I do the clean and jerk,
I use the squat style of cleaning.
You need to wear OL shoes to
do squat cleans. They help you
maintain an upright torso in the
squat position.

Doing front squats - and wearing OL shoes.

Paul Anderson doing a heavy clean and press. If you look closely, you can see the heel on his shoes. Anderson used squat style cleans in his lifting, so he needed a shoe with a heel.

In contrast, I use the split style
of snatching (which is easier on
my shoulders at age 60).

You can do split style cleans in
OL shoes or in sneakers. So I've
tried both to see which I like best.

John Davis doing a split style snatch in old-school, flat bottomed shoes with no heel. You don't need a heel for split-style snatches.

I prefer OL shoes even for split
style snatches. They give me much
more support. And the raised heel
helps me maintain a better position
at the start of the lift.

When I do squats or front squats,
I do them OL style - with an upright
torso - so I need to wear OL shoes
for them.

Anyhow, you'll see some photos and
video where I was testing how well
Chuck Taylors worked on split style
snatches.

But that was purely a test - and just
for the split style snatch.

You also mentioned the fluidity of
my lifts. We'll talk more about that
in another email. It doesn't happen
by accident.

Anyhow, be sure to check out the
Instagram page. It's a lot of fun.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Six Left!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We have SIX four-issue sets of
the Dinosaur Files Quarterly
from 2015.

These are hard-copy journals.

Ink on paper.

36 pages each.

8 1/2 x 11 format.

Heavy card-stock cover.

Tons of training articles in each
issue.

The original price was $19.95
each, plus shipping and handling.

I'm going to offer the sets for
$40.00 plus shipping and
handling.

So that's half the original price.

A pretty sweet deal.

And at that price, they're
going to go fast.

If you're interested, shoot me
an email. Include your address
so we can figure the s&h.

We only have six sets left, and
I'm not going to print any more
right now, so it's first come,
first served.

Three more things:

1. Here's a link to see the Table
of Contents for each issue:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterlyorder.html

Do NOT try to place an order
for the half-price clearance
special. Send an email and
see if there are any left.

2. The original issues came with
special bonuses - these sets won't
have any bonuses because I'm all
out of them.

3. If you prefer Kindle, each issue
of The Dinosaur Files Quarterly is on
Kindle - look for the links in the
following list of Dinosaur Training
books and courses on Kindle:

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik 

Carved In Iron

 

Hitting it hard at Dino Headquarters. Wherever you are, and wherever you train, I hope you're hitting it hard, too!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes and then we'll
talk iron.

1. Follow Me on Instagram!

I'm posting tons of photos and
videos on Instagram. Check
them out here:

https://www.instagram.com/brooks_kubik/?hl=en

We're always adding great new books and courses to the Dinosaur Training bookshelf in the Kindle store.

 
2. New on Kindle

We always have new books and
courses popping up on Kindle.

Here are the latest:

The Dinosaur Strength Training
Notebook - Vol. 1

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurnotebook001.html

Brooks Kubik's Old School
Strength Q and A

http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool_01-kindle.html

The Dinosaur Files - Issue 3 for
2017

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-2017-03.html

3. Carved In Iron

On the training front, I thought I'd share
some Iron Nuggets with you.

These come from Bob Hoffman. Hence
the title of this email message: Carved
in Iron. I think Bob would have liked
that.

Bob Hoffman loved home gym training. So do I. You can focus and concentrate when you train at home.

10 Iron Nuggets from Bob Hoffman

1. "A chain is no stronger than it's
weakest link."

2. "You get out of exercise what you
put into it."

3. "Your exertion can easily be measured
by your puffing, panting and perspiring."

4. "A Home Gymnasium or special
training room can be beneficially
used by all the family -- by father
and mother, by the children, by
the old folks too -- for exercise
is highly beneficial at any age."

5. "Your strength, your endurance,
and your recuperative powers will
quickly improve if you follow the
rules of health."

6. "Don't neglect your dumbbell
training."

7.  "Read and study the course at
intervals. You will discover or
rediscover some important training
advice you have overlooked or not
quite understood."

Front squats in the outdoor training area at Dino Headquarters.

8. "Constantly strive to handle more
and more weight."

9. "Progression is the only way to
succeed in building your body."

10. "Set a goal. You must set a
goal."

Bonus nugget:

"Don't let anything prevent your
success."

Personally, I think those are all
pretty good. I hope you enjoyed
them.

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. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day: "Study
the past to maximize the present." 
-- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

There's No Time to Waste!

 

When you train, make every rep count. There's no time to waste - and that goes double for older Dinos!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Someone asked me how old I was the
other day.

"I'm 60," I said.

"And you're still training?" he asked.

"Of course," I said. "There's no time to
waste!"

And that's how I feel about hitting the
iron at age 60.

There's no time to waste.

That means you need to train, of course -
but it also means you need to train the
right way.

No wasted workouts - and no wasted
effort.

Front squats keep my legs young and strong at age 60.

Older trainees can't waste time on
things that don't work.

When you're younger, it doesn't matter
if you do dumb stuff when you train.

Follow the Mr. Everything Super Workout
and bomb, blast and blitz three times a
day every day of the week.

Do 20 sets of 20 reps in every type of
curl ever invented, and then invent a
couple of new ones to finish things off.

It won't work very well, but that's
okay.

You're young. You've got time to make
mistakes. You can always figure it out
later on.

But when you're older, that changes.

It becomes much more important to
get it right the first time - and to do
it right the first time.

I train alone because it lets me train with total focus and complete concentration.

That means focusing on the big
exercises. The ones that deliver
the most bang for the buck.

You have much more limited recovery
ability as an older trainee, so you need
to put your time and your effort into
the exercises that will make the most
difference.

You also need to focus on perfect form
in each and every rep of every set
you perform.

Performing every rep in perfect form
means that you place 100% of the
effort on the exact muscle groups
you are trying to work. It makes
every rep count.

And, of course, you make every
workout count.

And that's they key to successful
training for older Dinos. You don't
waste time. You make every rep
count - every set count - and
every workout count.

As always, thanks for reading and
have a great day. If you train
today, make it a good one!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Concentrate on perfect, precise reps and perfect, precise lifting.

P.S. Gray Hair and Black Iron is
the number one book for older
trainees:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html

2. My other books and courses
are right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Training is
fun, but it's also serious. Make every
workout count. Don't waste
time." -- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

One Dinosaur and One Barbell

 

The old-school, split style snatch is a great exercise for older trainees. They're much easier on your shoulders than squat snatches.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I had a great workout last night,
and I thought I'd tell you about
it.

It was one of those old school
workouts you see so often here
at Dino Headquarters.

I started with 10 minutes of
stretching and loosening up drills.
These include things like overhead
squats with a broomstick, shoulder
dislocates, and even some slow speed
snatches.

Next, I did old-school, split style
snatches - or Retro snatches, as Jim
Schmitz calls them. At age 60, I find
that these are working better for me
than squat snatches. They're much
easier on my shoulders.

The outdoor lifting area at Dino Headquarters. You don't need much to get a great workout.

And they're fast and fun. I really like
them.

I did singles, even on the warm-up
sets, striving for perfect form and
a precise movement pattern.

Next, I did snatch grip high pulls.

After that, I did front squats.

And that was it.

The entire workout took about one hour
and twenty minutes.

Today's a rest day, and the day after
that will be another training day. I'll
do a different workout, with different
exercises, but it will be pretty similar.

60 to 90 minutes of hard training 3x a week will work wonders - for anyone, at any age.

That's the way it is at Dino Headquarters:
basic OL training 3x per week. In other
words, me and the barbell -- some chalk
and sweat -- and not much else.

I'm sure your workout is different -- but
in many ways, it's quite similar. That's
because Dinos focus on the important
things.

They focus on the iron. And they focus on
getting it done.

That's what I did last night. I got it
done. Went out to the garage, chalked
my hands, grabbed the bar and had a
great workout. And that's what Dinos
do.

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. Here's an entire book of old-school,
Dino-style workouts -- from beginner to
intermediate to advanced -- along with
20 special workouts for maximum muscle
mass:

http://www.brookskubik.com/chalk_and_sweat.html

2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.htm

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "It starts
and ends with you and the bar."
-- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

The Best Gym in the World

John Grimek got started with an old barbell set he borrowed from an older brother. That old barbell ended up building the best physique in the world.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

It was a humble wooden box.

Just some boards nailed together.

Six feet long -- one foot wide -- one foot
deep.

It was wrapped with a long chain, and the
chain was pulled tight and pad-locked.

A young man worked the late shift. He went
to work at 4:00 in the afternoon and worked
until 12:00 midnight.

After he finished working, he walked home
in the dark night.

He reached his house, went to his room,
and changed into sweat clothes.

By now, it was almost 1:00 in the
morning.

The night was silent.

The moon cast a golden glow over the
town, the house, and the yard.

He went outside, walked into the rickety
old garage, lit a match, lit an old lantern,
put it over in the corner, and turned to
the wooden box.

He reached under the seventh brick back
by the wall, and pulled out a key.

It was the key to the padlock.

He opened the lock, loosened the chain,
and opened the box.

He reached inside, and pulled out a long
iron bar.

It was a barbell.

He pulled out a series of iron plates.

Dumbbell bars.

Kettlebell bars.

In just a few minutes, he had almost 300
pounds of iron lying on the dirt floor of
the old garage.

And that's when he began his workout.
He started with a basic warm-up exercise --
a power snatch performed with straight
legs -- and moved on to curls.

After the curls, he did presses.

He loaded the bar and did rowing, shrugs, stiff
legged deadlifts, clean and press, straddle lifts,
snatches, clean and jerk, rowing, squats, bent
legged deadlifts and more.

He worked in dumbbell exercises, kettlebell
exercises, pushups, situps, pull-ups, handstand
pushups, leg raises, side bends, grip work,
and the wrestler's bridge.

He trained for almost two hours under the
light of the moon and the flickering lantern.
He finished his workout, wiped away the
sweat, unloaded his barbell, and put the
barbell, the dumbbells, the kettlebells and
the weights back in the box.

Tens of thousands of boys and men got started with the York Big Ten Special. Do you ever wonder how many tons of muscle those sets built?

He wrapped the chain around the box,
pulled it tight, and locked it up again.

He put the key to the padlock back under
the same old brick.

Brick no. 7.

The lucky brick.

He walked outside, shut the garage door,
and went back into the house.

His name was John Grimek -- and he went
on to become the greatest all-natural
bodybuilder in the history of the world.

And it all started with that wooden box.

It was the best gym in the world.

The very best gym -- in the entire world.

As always, thanks for reading and have
a great day. If you train today, remember
that wooden box -- and make it a good
one.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Back in 2012 I wrote a terrific course about
John Grimek's life and training. You can grab it
in your choice of hard-copy of Kindle e-book:
a. For the Kindle e-book, go here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grimektraining_kindle.html

b. For the hard-copy course, go here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/johngrimek_course.html

2. My other books and courses are right here at
Dinosaur Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.htm

3. Thought for the Day: "All it takes is hard
work, sweat and enthusiasm." -- Brooks
Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

An Email from Amazon

Amazon sends me emails telling me what I might like in the Kindle bookstore. Most of the suggestions have been pretty good guesses.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I woke up this morning and had an
email from Amazon waiting for me.
It was one of those "Thought you
might like this" emails.

And it was pretty much on point.

It included:

John Wood's Trap Bar Training
Guide

http://www.brookskubik.com/trapbartraining.html

Good guess. I like it quite a bit.
I even contributed some material
for it. Including a brand new Trap
Bar workout.

John Wood's Old School Training
Articles, Vol. 1

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/oldschoolarticles001.html

I definitely like that. John did
a great job with it.

The Dinosaur Strength Training
Notebook, Vol. 1

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurnotebook001.html

Yep, I like that, too. (Heck, I
wrote it.)

The Master Method of Health,
Strength and Bodybuilding,
Lesson 1

http://www.brookskubik.com/mastermethod-001.html

Written by David Willoughby
and my good friend, Bill
Hinbern.

Yeah, I like it. Like it a lot.

Like it so much, I wrote a
special introduction for the
Kindle version.

Brooks Kubik's Old-School
Strength Q and A, Vol. 1

http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool_01-kindle.html

And that was also a good guess.

I like it very much - as I should,
since I'm the author.

Anyhow, I think Amazon has
me pegged.

It knows what I like.

How about you? Are you getting
any emails from Amazon?

If so, I hope Amazon is letting
you know about the good stuff
out there - including the stuff
John, Bill and I are putting into
the Kindle bookstore. 

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

The Dinosaur Wish List

These are some of our most popular books on Kindle. What would you like to see next?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Yesterday I asked for feedback from
the Dinos.

I wanted to know which of my books
and courses you'd like us to release
in Kindle editions.

Obviously, we're going to work on
what you tell us you want to see.
We got a ton of responses, which I
have reviewed. I'm keeping a list of
the number of votes for each book
or course you want to see on
Kindle.

So far, the top items on the Dinosaur
Wish List are these (listed in no
particular order):

1. Gray Hair and Black Iron

2. Chalk and Sweat

3. Strength, Muscle and Power

4. Dinosaur Training (the original Dino
book)

5. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

6. The remaining books in the Legacy
of Iron Series

7. Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

We also got MANY requests to go
ahead and put the last volume of
the Knife, Fork, Muscle Kindle series
on line. (We broke it up into four
Kindle books to make it easier to
read, and need to release the last
in the series on Kindle.)

Since I can't work on everything
at once, I'm going to work on what
gets the most votes - so send me
an email and let me know what
you want to see next!

To make it easy, here's what's
available in hard-copy:

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

And here's everything that's
currently available in Kindle:

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Take a look at both lists,
and let me know what to
work on next!

Thanks for your help and your
feedback!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

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The Invisible Dinosaur

Regular strength training is the number one way to stay young and strong. Nothing else is even close.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

For some reason, I've become
invisible.

During the past couple of months,
the following has happened:

1. I stood in line at a store right
next to a man I used to know very
well, and see frequently in down-
town Louisville.

He didn't recognize me at all.

It was like I was invisible.

2. I passed a man on the street
that I've known since law school -
and used to work with - and saw
literally every day for something
like 30 years.

He didn't recognize me, either.

Once again, I was invisible.

At age 60, I've become invisible.

3. I stood next to another man I
used to know and see quite often
from about 1997 through 2010.

We went up the elevator together,
just the two of us.

And he didn't recognize me,
either.

Totally invisible.

I asked Trudi about it.

"It's because you look different,"
she said.

"I don't look that much older!" I
replied.

"No, you look younger," she said.

"Younger?"

"You're aging backwards. People
don't see you because they can't
imagine that you look younger
than when they knew you."

Well, I don't know if that's true
or not, but it was kind of her to
say it.

But I think there's at least a
grain of truth to it.

Strength training is the Fountain of Youth.

Of course, it's the lifting that
does it.

It's the best thing in the world
to keep you young.

Heck, if you do it long enough
and smart enough, it might
even make you invisible - just
like me.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Gray Hair and Black Iron is
the number one book for older
Dinos:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html

Older Dinos will also like The
Dinosaur Files - because each
issue includes special advice
by and for older Dinos. Go here
to grab the most recent issue
in the Kindle bookstore:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-2017-03.html

P.S. 2. My other books and courses
are right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "First
you grow bigger and stronger, and
then you grow stronger and younger."
- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

What Would You Like Me to Work On Next?

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses available in the Kindle bookstore. What would you like to see next on Kindle?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I have a question for the Dinos,
and I'm looking for as much
feedback as possible.

So if you can, please shoot in a
response.

Here's the question:

Which of my books and courses
that are not yet available on
Kindle would you MOST like
to see in Kindle format?

Here's everything available in
hard-copy:

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

And here's everything available
in Kindle:

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Take a look at both lists,
and let me know what to
work on next!

Thanks!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

An Important Announcement from Bill Hinbern!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I received an important announcement from Bill
Hinbern the other day, and I wanted to share it
with you.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

An Important Announcement from Bill Hinbern

As you know we have been seriously considering
making some of our publications available in eBook
form, in addition to our traditional “paper and ink”
form.

We have decided to begin with LESSON 1 of our
tremendously popular title…

“The Master Method of Health, Strength, and
Bodybuilding” by David P. Willoughby and Bill
Hinbern

We have decided on Kindle for our ebooks as it is
a very popular format.

What’s more, it is NOT necessary to own a Kindle
E-reader to view a Kindle eBook.

You can simply enter your mobile number or email
address to download the FREE Kindle App.

Then you can start reading Kindle books on your
smartphone, tablet, or computer…

NO Kindle device required!

So, go here, TODAY, to take advantage of this
opportunity to read and learn from Lesson 1 of
“The Master Method of Health, Strength, and
Bodybuilding” in Kindle form.

Please notice the FREE Kindle App information
directly below the “Master Method Course” image.

http://www.brookskubik.com/mastermethod-001.html


Thank you, Brooks, and PLEASE, take a moment,
and leave your “Customer Review” of this famous
course.

For those that want the ENTIRE “paper and ink”
10 Lesson Course, go here to order:

http://superstrengthtraining.com/master-method-of-health-strength-and-bodybuilding-willoughby-hinbern

We are working on Lesson 2 and, eventually, we
will have the entire 10 Lesson course available
in the Kindle format.

We appreciate any feedback and/or suggestions
regarding this publication and the ease of
ordering it.

Thank you!

Until the next time…

Yours for greater strength,

Bill Hinbern

P.S. “Everything should be made as simple as
possible, but not simpler” – Albert Einstein



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The Guy Who Told Me to Stop Lifting

Going strong at age 60 - much to the amazement of the folks who thought weight training was bad for you.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

A guy once told me I should
stop lifting weights.

"It's not healthy," he said.

"You're too old for it," he
added.

And then he said, "You'll
hurt yourself."

Mind you, this was 30 or
more years ago - when I
was in my late 20's.

That was many years ago -
but I still remember it.

I always wondered what he
had against weight training.

Or why he thought that it
was so bad for you.

Of course, in his defense,
that's what many people
(perhaps most people)
used to think.

This is what keeps me young and strong and healthy.

Anyhow, I'm 60 now, and
I'm still hitting the iron like
clockwork.

I train at home, mostly out
in the driveway of our
apartment, using some
thick rubber stall mats
for a lifting platform.

I do snatches, clean and Jerk,
high pulls, front squats and
similar stuff - and I have
tons of fun.

I train alone. I like it that
way. No distractions. I can
concentrate and focus.

It works pretty well.

I'm strong and fit and healthy
as a horse.

And I look at least 10 years
younger than I am - or
maybe 20 years younger.

Front squats help keep my legs healthy and strong.

Anyhow, I'm glad I didn't
listen to that guy - and stop
lifting - and take up stamp
collecting or tiddley winks.
Iron slinging is much better.

In fact, it's better than
anything.

Moral of the Story:

When people tell you to stop
lifting, don't say anything -
just nod your head politely,
smile, and put more weight
on the bar.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Is Strength Training a Part of Your DNA?

 

Hitting it hard at age 60 - after more than 50 years of Iron Slinging. Strength training is definitely a part of my DNA.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Are some of us compelled to enjoy heavy
strength training?

Does our DNA lead us to enjoy lifting heavy
things?

Does this explain why some people enjoy long
distance running, while others enjoy a hard
set of heavy squats or deadlifts?

I think it does.

Consider my own case.

My father's family is from Martin, Slovakia,
located in the rugged Tatra Mountains close
to the border between Slovakia and Poland.

They had a lumber business on a hill. They
cut down the trees, cut the logs into planks,
boards and beams, and carted the lumber
over the mountains and into Poland. They
sold the lumber in Poland because they
could get a better price for it there.

So I come from a family of Central European
lumberjacks. A family with good DNA for
hard, physical work and lots of heavy
lifting.

With that background, is it any surprise
that I discovered strength training at a
very young age -- and became fascinated
with it -- and have been training now for
close to 50 years?

Is it any wonder that I become grumpy
and irritable if I can't train -- or that I
always feel a thousand times better when
I'm training hard and heavy on a regular
basis?

It's a part of my DNA. I HAVE to lift heavy
stuff.

And note this: other types of exercise don't
appeal to me at all -- including things that
many people love to do.

High rep calisthenics?

I don't like them. I only like low rep, high
intensity, hard to do bodyweight exercises.

Long distance running?

Forget it. Not interested.

Swimming?

I could care less.

Cycling?

Yawn.

Tennis?

Double yawn.

Golf?

A rich man's sport. My grandfather, the steel
worker, despised the game. My father never
played it. I've never even tried to hit a golf
ball.

There's nothing at all wrong with these
things. They're just not for me.

I'm a lifter. That's what I like to do.

If you're reading this, the same is probably
true of you.

You're an Iron Warrior. You were born to lift
heavy things. It's in your DNA.

In short, you're like me. You're a Dinosaur.

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. If strength training is part of your DNA, then
you'll like these:

1. Gray Hair and Black Iron

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html

2. Strength, Muscle and Power

http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.html

3. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dumbbelltraining.html

4. Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html

5. Chalk and Sweat

http://www.brookskubik.com/chalk_and_sweat.html

6. Dinosaur Training

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day: "Find
what you like to, and then do it."
-- Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html