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| After more than half a century of serious training, there are still plenty of exciting new things to try - and new ideas to test drive. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I trained last night, and I tried something
new and different.
Not radical new and different - it wasn't
anything like one-legged bunny hops
on a stability ball.
It involved a barbell.
Plenty of plates.
And a power rack.
That's not any kind of revolutionary new
equipment - it's all tried and true - and
many of you already have them or have
access to them.
And I didn't do anything fancy as far
as exercises go.
I did a simple back squat - using a Dave
Draper Top Squat.
But I did something different than ever
before - meaning that it's something
I've never done in over 50 years of
Iron Slinging.
It was an experiment - and it seemed
to work pretty well.
I'll try it with a different exercise the
next time I train - and if it seems to
work, I'll try it with some other move-
ments and see how it goes.
I think it will work pretty well, but I'll
need to put it to the test by training
on it for a reasonable period of time.
After all, that's really the only way to
test anything in the Iron Game.
You try it - for a reasonable period of
time - you see if it works - and you
go from there.
If it passes the test-drive and gets the
official Dinosaur Seal of Approval, I'll
write it up and share it with you.
I've been training for a very long time
now, and I've always been interested
in new and different ways to build
strength and muscle.
Not crazy stuff - but different tweaks
on things that are tried and true and
effective.
Many of our Dinos - perhaps most of
them - do similar experiments. And
frankly, those are the experiments
that keep the Iron Game moving
forward.
It's barbell, basement, lifter - and an
idea:
"What would happen if I . . . ?"
Or
"I wonder if this would work?"
It keeps the Iron Game going - and
when we join forces and share our
findings, some really good things
can happen. (Which, by the way, is
one of the reasons I publish The
Dinosaur Files newsletter.)
It also - and this is very important -
helps keep our motivation high.
It gives us something a little bit
different to do - which helps keep
our workouts fun, interesting and
exciting.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the
next workout - and looking forward
to the second lap of the test drive!
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 you're looking for something
new and different - and very effective
for strength and muscle building - try
the program at pages 141 to 143 of
Strength, Muscle and Power:
http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.html
P.S. 2. If you're interested in trying
some very interesting things your
fellow Dinos are doing, grab the
May-June issue of The Dinosaur
Files newsletter:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-mayjune2018.html
P.S. 3. 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. 4. Thought for the Day
"The Iron Game was built by a long
line of men who asked "What would
happen if I tried . . . ?"
- Brooks Kubik
