Kangaroo Jumps, Log Presses, the Apollon Wheels, Pull-ups and Much More!

World and Olympic champion John Davis hits a heavy split-style snatch. Head on over to my Instagram page (link below) for a great video of John Davis lifting the Apollon Wheels.

Hail to the Dinosasurs!

If you're not already following me
on Instagram, I'd like to invite you
to do so.

My Instagram account has a ton of
fun stuff - and I'm adding more all
the time.

Right now, you can sprint on over
and see:

The special benefits of assisted
pull-ups.

Trudi's Kangaroo Boots - and how
she uses them for leg, hip, core
and balance training - as well as
some fun cardio - and why she
stops traffic when she uses
them.

The Bronze Man photo - one of
Trudi's favorites - showing the
result of several years of an
all-bodyweight training program
(the kind I write about in my
book, Dinosaur Bodyweight
Training).

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

The perils of un-balanced uni-
lateral leg training.

Real world log presses - with a
very serious log.

John Davis lifting the Apollon
Wheels.

One of my all-time favorite
wrestling throws - a sure pin -
and why I believe so strongly
in serious neck training.

John Steed - from the original
Avengers - a classic memory
for many of us.

Tons of Dino breakfasts, lunches
and dinners - so you can see what
I've been eating lately - and yes,
I'm following a whole food, plant-
based diet for just under a year
now - and it's been working
great.

And much more.

Go here to take a peek:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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A Great Feat of Strength!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We’ve been buried in feedback about the cover of my new book, Chalk and Sweat – which features a classic photo of John Davis lifting the legendary Apollon Wheels. It’s one of my all-time favorite photos – and it’s perfect for a book called Chalk and Sweat, because the bar is covered with chalk and John Davis is lathered in sweat.

There’s good reason for Davis to have been covered with sweat. The Apollon Wheels weighed 366 pounds and the axle that connected the wheels was just under 2 inches thick. So it was a solid bar with a 2-inch handle. Talk about your heavy, awkward objects!

Davis attempted to lift the Apollon Wheels on September 13, 1949. He tried to clean it three times – but missed each attempt.

He then tried lifting the Wheels with a reverse grip – one hand facing out and one hand facing in – and heaved it up – and when the Wheels were at chest height, he LET GO – and caught the bar with both hands in the correct grip for a standard clean and jerk,

He paused, gathered his strength, and jerked the Wheels overhead.

It was an incredible effort -- and it ranks as one of the greatest feats of strength of all time.

If you watch it on video, you can see that Davis almost passes out at the end of the lift.

That’s why I chose the photo – and that’s why it’s PERFECT for Chalk and Sweat!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Here’s the cover again – just look at the determination on John Davis’ face!

http://brookskubik.com/chalk_and_sweat.html