Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I thought you might enjoy some nuggests from the
old Iron Mines -- as in, some words of wisdom and
inspiration from back in the day.
See how many of these resonate with you.
I can tell you right now, they ALL resonate with
me!
1. "Foods which are devitalized and demineralized,
preserved, bleached, sulphured and chemically
treated, should have no part in your diet." -- Bob
Hoffman
2. "With the old-time strong man, tossing around
nail kegs and barrels filled with water was a
favorite way of demonstrating his strength."
-- George F. Jowett
3. "When you have reached the point where you
can bent press your own weight, you may
consider yourself an accomplished lifter."
-- Sig Klein
4. "I always found ways to weight exercise and
calisthenics. I used awkward steel bars, steel
balls, junk yard steel plates, regular weights,
etc. " -- Ed Jubinville
5. "The serious student of muscle-control will
soon become aware of the fact that his will-
power has become greater, and his mental
faculties clearer and capable of increased
concentration." -- Maxick
6. "If you are a bodybuilder who wishes to
obtain the maximum development and
shape as well as strength from your
muscles you will want to use dumbbells
in addition to your barbells in your
training at some time. " -- Peary
Rader
7. "The great thing, of course, is to attack
and carry through each lift in the correct
style . . ." -- Arthur Saxon
So there you go -- seven nuggets from the
old Iron Mine. 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.Go here to grab your copy of the the book
that started the Dinosaur Revolution - the one
they call "the Bible of strength training."
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "There's more
gold in the old Iron Mines than anyone ever
knew." -- Brooks Kubik
***********************************************************************************
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How to Avoid the Bugbear of Overtraining
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
In his prime, Arthur Saxon was widely
regarded as the strongest man in the
world.
His bent press of 370 pounds and two-
hands anyhow of 448 pounds surpassed
the efforts of all other strongmen -- and
the bent press remains a world record to
this very day -- making it one of the
longest-lasting records in all of sports.
Yet as strong as he was, Saxon was well
aware of the phenomenon of overtraining --
or burning out -- or, as he put, "going
stale."
He called it "the bugbear of training."
In his book, The Development of Physical
Power, Saxon wrote:
"To go on when stale is to invite over-
training. I have known even nervous
exhaustion to attend the misdirected
efforts of the athlete who persists in
hard training when he feels himself
going to pieces through overwork."
Saxon also wrote:
"To try to work like a machine, knowing
that ever at one's side stands the bugbear
of training, ready to weaken one's resources
through overwork, and bring about a break-
down, is the height of folly."
I had a good friend who read all the old-
school books and courses -- and was very
familiar with Saxon's writing. But he, too,
like so many others, fell prey to the
bugbear of training.
And it didn't happen just once. It happened
to him over and over.
He would go on a new program and make
great progress for about six weeks -- and
then he would crash and burn, and end up
severely over-trained, sore, tired and unable
to recover from his workouts.
He would rest, recover, regain his strength,
and try again -- with exactly the same result.
And he was NOT a beginner, NOT a small-boned
ectomorph, and NOT a "hardgainer." He was a
thick-boned mesomorph with perfect leverage
for heavy lifting. If anyone could make regular
and steady gains, it should have been him. But
it wasn't.
Over the years, I've received thousands of letters
and emails from trainees who experienced the
same sort of thing. They'd try a new program,
make great progress -- and then crash headfirst
into a brick wall.
For many trainees, this becomes a pattern that
lasts for their entire training career.
And that's hugely unfortunate -- and unnecessary.
There are simple strategies that allow a trainee
at any level of development -- from beginner to
intermediate to advanced -- to make regular and
steady progress without hitting those seemingly
impossible sticking points.
And that's what we cover in vol. 3 in my new
series of Dinosaur Training courses:
Old-school progression systems that allow a
trainee to make steady progress while avoiding
the bugbear of training.
It CAN be done. You just need to know how to
do it.
As with all of the courses in the series, the new
course will be available in your choice of hard-
copy or Kindle e-book.
We're going to launch the pre-publication
special at 9:00 tomorrow. Be looking for 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. If you missed the first two courses in the
series, here they are:
a. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1.
"Exercises, Workouts and Training
Programs"
Kindle e-book:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaursecrets01_kindle.html
Hard-copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_01.html
b. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 2,
"How Strong Are You?"
Kindle e-book:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets2_kindle.html
Hard-copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_02.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- and DVD's --
and links to my other Dino Training e-books --
are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Slow and steady
beats crash and burn every single time."
-- Brooks Kubik
********************************************
In his prime, Arthur Saxon was widely
regarded as the strongest man in the
world.
His bent press of 370 pounds and two-
hands anyhow of 448 pounds surpassed
the efforts of all other strongmen -- and
the bent press remains a world record to
this very day -- making it one of the
longest-lasting records in all of sports.
Yet as strong as he was, Saxon was well
aware of the phenomenon of overtraining --
or burning out -- or, as he put, "going
stale."
He called it "the bugbear of training."
In his book, The Development of Physical
Power, Saxon wrote:
"To go on when stale is to invite over-
training. I have known even nervous
exhaustion to attend the misdirected
efforts of the athlete who persists in
hard training when he feels himself
going to pieces through overwork."
Saxon also wrote:
"To try to work like a machine, knowing
that ever at one's side stands the bugbear
of training, ready to weaken one's resources
through overwork, and bring about a break-
down, is the height of folly."
I had a good friend who read all the old-
school books and courses -- and was very
familiar with Saxon's writing. But he, too,
like so many others, fell prey to the
bugbear of training.
And it didn't happen just once. It happened
to him over and over.
He would go on a new program and make
great progress for about six weeks -- and
then he would crash and burn, and end up
severely over-trained, sore, tired and unable
to recover from his workouts.
He would rest, recover, regain his strength,
and try again -- with exactly the same result.
And he was NOT a beginner, NOT a small-boned
ectomorph, and NOT a "hardgainer." He was a
thick-boned mesomorph with perfect leverage
for heavy lifting. If anyone could make regular
and steady gains, it should have been him. But
it wasn't.
Over the years, I've received thousands of letters
and emails from trainees who experienced the
same sort of thing. They'd try a new program,
make great progress -- and then crash headfirst
into a brick wall.
For many trainees, this becomes a pattern that
lasts for their entire training career.
And that's hugely unfortunate -- and unnecessary.
There are simple strategies that allow a trainee
at any level of development -- from beginner to
intermediate to advanced -- to make regular and
steady progress without hitting those seemingly
impossible sticking points.
And that's what we cover in vol. 3 in my new
series of Dinosaur Training courses:
Old-school progression systems that allow a
trainee to make steady progress while avoiding
the bugbear of training.
It CAN be done. You just need to know how to
do it.
As with all of the courses in the series, the new
course will be available in your choice of hard-
copy or Kindle e-book.
We're going to launch the pre-publication
special at 9:00 tomorrow. Be looking for 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. If you missed the first two courses in the
series, here they are:
a. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1.
"Exercises, Workouts and Training
Programs"
Kindle e-book:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaursecrets01_kindle.html
Hard-copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_01.html
b. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 2,
"How Strong Are You?"
Kindle e-book:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets2_kindle.html
Hard-copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_02.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- and DVD's --
and links to my other Dino Training e-books --
are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Slow and steady
beats crash and burn every single time."
-- Brooks Kubik
********************************************
Train Hard, Eat Well, Enjoy the Weekend!
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I hope you're having a great weekend.
It's been pretty good here at Dino
Headquarters.
We had our granddaughters over on Sat
night, which is always an adventure. They
had us outnumbered two to two, but we
managed to survive until their mom came
over and picked them up.
I managed to sneak in a hard workout
yesterday afternon before they arrived,
and followed it up with a great dinner.
My legs are sore today, but that's all part
of the fun of training hard and heavy. And
it entitles me to more great meals today.
We took the girls to the park, and saw a
fitness boot camp in action. It wasn't
Dino, but it was pretty good for that
sort of thing. It looked like everyone
was having fun and working up a good
sweat, and that's a heck of a lot better
than being a weekend coach potato.
The bootcamp even used some sandbags,
although they were small ones.
I wondered if they had any idea that
the old guy pushing his granddaughters
on the swingset was one of the people
who helped put sandbag training on
the map -- and that he got the idea
from an NFL strength coach named
Kim Wood -- and that it dated back to
the old-time strongmen and wrestlers
over 100 years ago -- including Arthur
Saxon and his 300-pound Challenge
Sack that no one else could lift.
Or that George Hackenschmidt trained
for wrestling matches well over 100
years ago by getting down on his
hands and knees, and having a
couple of very strong helpers place
a 600 pound (not a typo, that's SIX
HUNDRED) sandbag on his back so
he could practice resisting a heavy
opponent in a match.
I probably should tell them. They might
move up to heavier sandbags in the
next bootcamp!
Anyhow, I hope it's been a good weekend
for you. If you train today or tomorrow,
train hard, and follow it up with some
great food. Pay attention to recovery
and recuperation. Have fun, and spend
some time with your favorite people.
And remember to synchronize your
watches for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday
morning -- we're going to launch vol. 3
in our series of new Dinosaur Training
Courses, and I think you're really going
to like it.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
***************************************
I hope you're having a great weekend.
It's been pretty good here at Dino
Headquarters.
We had our granddaughters over on Sat
night, which is always an adventure. They
had us outnumbered two to two, but we
managed to survive until their mom came
over and picked them up.
I managed to sneak in a hard workout
yesterday afternon before they arrived,
and followed it up with a great dinner.
My legs are sore today, but that's all part
of the fun of training hard and heavy. And
it entitles me to more great meals today.
We took the girls to the park, and saw a
fitness boot camp in action. It wasn't
Dino, but it was pretty good for that
sort of thing. It looked like everyone
was having fun and working up a good
sweat, and that's a heck of a lot better
than being a weekend coach potato.
The bootcamp even used some sandbags,
although they were small ones.
I wondered if they had any idea that
the old guy pushing his granddaughters
on the swingset was one of the people
who helped put sandbag training on
the map -- and that he got the idea
from an NFL strength coach named
Kim Wood -- and that it dated back to
the old-time strongmen and wrestlers
over 100 years ago -- including Arthur
Saxon and his 300-pound Challenge
Sack that no one else could lift.
Or that George Hackenschmidt trained
for wrestling matches well over 100
years ago by getting down on his
hands and knees, and having a
couple of very strong helpers place
a 600 pound (not a typo, that's SIX
HUNDRED) sandbag on his back so
he could practice resisting a heavy
opponent in a match.
I probably should tell them. They might
move up to heavier sandbags in the
next bootcamp!
Anyhow, I hope it's been a good weekend
for you. If you train today or tomorrow,
train hard, and follow it up with some
great food. Pay attention to recovery
and recuperation. Have fun, and spend
some time with your favorite people.
And remember to synchronize your
watches for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday
morning -- we're going to launch vol. 3
in our series of new Dinosaur Training
Courses, and I think you're really going
to like it.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
***************************************
How I Learned About Effective Training
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick updates, and then we'll talk training.
1. Knife, Fork, Muscle
I just got off the phone with my printer, and it
looks like the books will ship to me next week --
probably next Thurs or Fri. We are all set to fire
them out the door as soon as they arrive. I will
keep you posted as I learn more.
BTW -- the little monster looks GREAT -- and is
a little bigger than expected -- and the 7 special
reports are pretty darn good, as well.
And yes, I really do have writer's cramp from
writing personal notes to everyone who ordered
the little monster.
2. The new Quarterly Dinosaur Files
Here's the order page for the new quarterly Dinosaur
Files:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterly.html
We'll be shipping the little monster in 7 - 10
days, so grab your copy NOW.
Note that the price includes shipping. If you want to
combine your order for the Dino Files with any other
product, shoot me an email and ask for a shipping
quote. We can usually save you some clams by
bundling 2 or more items.
Also -- note that the quarterly Dino Files is a single
issue item, not a one year subscription. It works
better to offer the little monster issue by issue
when we do a quarterly publication.
On the training front . . .
As you could see from Friday's email, I was pretty
confused about strength training back in 1969 --
largely as a result of the rampant misinformation
in the muscle comics I read.
The last thing I needed was a Muscle Beach "bomb,
blast and blitz" workout -- but that's what I was
doing, because that's what the magazines said the
"champs" did.
How did I learn the right way to train?
It was the result of finding a copy of Peary Rader's
wonderful old IronMan magazine at a big magazine
store in Canton, Ohio -- while we were up there to
visit my grandmother at Christmas.
There was an article by a man named Bradley J.
Steiner.
In it, he told the truth about how to build strength
and muscle -- and he talked about the old-school
champions, and how they trained -- and he laughed
the pants off the Muscle Beach workouts and the
muscle comic silliness.
He made an incredible impression on me -- and he
got me started on the road to SENSIBLE and
EFFECTIVE training.
Or, as I now call it, real world training.
Interestingly, I later learned that Steiner learned much
of his stuff from Harry Paschall -- who learned much of
his stuff from Alan Calvert -- and who got started with
a Milo barbell set and the old Milo barbell courses after
seeing Alan Saxon perform his strongman act in the
circus.
Thus, much of what we teach here at Dinosaur Training
traces its roots all the way back to Arthur Saxon and
the legendary Continental strongmen.
I did an interview last week with the guys from the
Paleo Treats website. We talked about the whole story,
and I think you'll enjoy it:
http://paleotreats.com/blogs/paleo-treats/18083027-episode-25-brooks-kubik
By the way, one of my feature articles in the first quarterly
issue of The Dinosaur Files gives you a detailed Bosco-style,
old-school training program based on the programs that
Harry Paschall taught -- so we've gone full circle, and
yes, we're doing our best to preserve and promote the
best traditions and the best workouts of the past.
You know, when I was doing the Muscle Beach stuff back
in 1969, I had no idea where it would all lead. I'm darn
glad it ended up leading back to the real roots of sensible
physical training.
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 the link for the new quarterly Dinosaur Files:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterly.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- and shirts, sweatshirts,
hoodies and DVD's -- are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Everyone deserves to learn
how to train the right way -- and no one deserves to waste
years of their life on the silly stuff." -- Brooks Kubik
***********************************************
Two quick updates, and then we'll talk training.
1. Knife, Fork, Muscle
I just got off the phone with my printer, and it
looks like the books will ship to me next week --
probably next Thurs or Fri. We are all set to fire
them out the door as soon as they arrive. I will
keep you posted as I learn more.
BTW -- the little monster looks GREAT -- and is
a little bigger than expected -- and the 7 special
reports are pretty darn good, as well.
And yes, I really do have writer's cramp from
writing personal notes to everyone who ordered
the little monster.
2. The new Quarterly Dinosaur Files
Here's the order page for the new quarterly Dinosaur
Files:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterly.html
We'll be shipping the little monster in 7 - 10
days, so grab your copy NOW.
Note that the price includes shipping. If you want to
combine your order for the Dino Files with any other
product, shoot me an email and ask for a shipping
quote. We can usually save you some clams by
bundling 2 or more items.
Also -- note that the quarterly Dino Files is a single
issue item, not a one year subscription. It works
better to offer the little monster issue by issue
when we do a quarterly publication.
On the training front . . .
As you could see from Friday's email, I was pretty
confused about strength training back in 1969 --
largely as a result of the rampant misinformation
in the muscle comics I read.
The last thing I needed was a Muscle Beach "bomb,
blast and blitz" workout -- but that's what I was
doing, because that's what the magazines said the
"champs" did.
How did I learn the right way to train?
It was the result of finding a copy of Peary Rader's
wonderful old IronMan magazine at a big magazine
store in Canton, Ohio -- while we were up there to
visit my grandmother at Christmas.
There was an article by a man named Bradley J.
Steiner.
In it, he told the truth about how to build strength
and muscle -- and he talked about the old-school
champions, and how they trained -- and he laughed
the pants off the Muscle Beach workouts and the
muscle comic silliness.
He made an incredible impression on me -- and he
got me started on the road to SENSIBLE and
EFFECTIVE training.
Or, as I now call it, real world training.
Interestingly, I later learned that Steiner learned much
of his stuff from Harry Paschall -- who learned much of
his stuff from Alan Calvert -- and who got started with
a Milo barbell set and the old Milo barbell courses after
seeing Alan Saxon perform his strongman act in the
circus.
Thus, much of what we teach here at Dinosaur Training
traces its roots all the way back to Arthur Saxon and
the legendary Continental strongmen.
I did an interview last week with the guys from the
Paleo Treats website. We talked about the whole story,
and I think you'll enjoy it:
http://paleotreats.com/blogs/paleo-treats/18083027-episode-25-brooks-kubik
By the way, one of my feature articles in the first quarterly
issue of The Dinosaur Files gives you a detailed Bosco-style,
old-school training program based on the programs that
Harry Paschall taught -- so we've gone full circle, and
yes, we're doing our best to preserve and promote the
best traditions and the best workouts of the past.
You know, when I was doing the Muscle Beach stuff back
in 1969, I had no idea where it would all lead. I'm darn
glad it ended up leading back to the real roots of sensible
physical training.
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 the link for the new quarterly Dinosaur Files:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterly.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- and shirts, sweatshirts,
hoodies and DVD's -- are right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Everyone deserves to learn
how to train the right way -- and no one deserves to waste
years of their life on the silly stuff." -- Brooks Kubik
***********************************************
Nuggets from the Old Iron Mine
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I thought you might enjoy some nuggests from the
old Iron Mine -- as in, some words of wisdom and
inspiration from back in the day.
See how many of these resonate with you.
I can tell you right now, they ALL resonate with
me!
1. "Foods which are devitalized and demineralized,
preserved, bleached, sulphured and chemically
treated, should have no part in your diet." -- Bob
Hoffman
2. "With the old-time strong man, tossing around
nail kegs and barrels filled with water was a
favorite way of demonstrating his strength."
-- George F. Jowett
3. "When you have reached the point where you
can bent press your own weight, you may
consider yourself an accomplished lifter."
-- Sig Klein
4. "I always found ways to weight exercise and
calisthenics. I used awkward steel bars, steel
balls, junk yard steel plates, regular weights,
etc. " -- Ed Jubinville
5. "The serious student of muscle-control will
soon become aware of the fact that his will-
power has become greater, and his mental
faculties clearer and capable of increased
concentration." -- Maxick
6. "If you are a bodybuilder who wishes to
obtain the maximum development and
shape as well as strength from your
muscles you will want to use dumbbells
in addition to your barbells in your
trainin g ast some time. " -- Peary
Rader
7. "The great thing, of course, is to attack
and cary through each lift in the correct
style . . ." -- Arthur Saxon
So there you go -- seven nuggets from the
old Iron Mine. 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. Go here to reserve your copy of my new
book on diet and nutrition for Dinosaurs:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "There's more
gold in the old Iron Mine than anyone ever
knew." -- Brooks Kubik
I thought you might enjoy some nuggests from the
old Iron Mine -- as in, some words of wisdom and
inspiration from back in the day.
See how many of these resonate with you.
I can tell you right now, they ALL resonate with
me!
1. "Foods which are devitalized and demineralized,
preserved, bleached, sulphured and chemically
treated, should have no part in your diet." -- Bob
Hoffman
2. "With the old-time strong man, tossing around
nail kegs and barrels filled with water was a
favorite way of demonstrating his strength."
-- George F. Jowett
3. "When you have reached the point where you
can bent press your own weight, you may
consider yourself an accomplished lifter."
-- Sig Klein
4. "I always found ways to weight exercise and
calisthenics. I used awkward steel bars, steel
balls, junk yard steel plates, regular weights,
etc. " -- Ed Jubinville
5. "The serious student of muscle-control will
soon become aware of the fact that his will-
power has become greater, and his mental
faculties clearer and capable of increased
concentration." -- Maxick
6. "If you are a bodybuilder who wishes to
obtain the maximum development and
shape as well as strength from your
muscles you will want to use dumbbells
in addition to your barbells in your
trainin g ast some time. " -- Peary
Rader
7. "The great thing, of course, is to attack
and cary through each lift in the correct
style . . ." -- Arthur Saxon
So there you go -- seven nuggets from the
old Iron Mine. 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. Go here to reserve your copy of my new
book on diet and nutrition for Dinosaurs:
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "There's more
gold in the old Iron Mine than anyone ever
knew." -- Brooks Kubik
10 Little Known Facts for Iron Game Fans!
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I thought you'd enjoy 10 little known
facts from the ever elusive and always
interesting history of the grand and
glorious Iron Game. See how many of
these are new to you:
1. Health crusader Paul Bragg, the man
who invented the Health Food Store,
also invented deep dish pizza while
working at a small neighborhood deli
in Chicago. Bragg's original deep dish
pizza included nuts, sun-flower seeds,
protein powder and wheat germ.
2. Paul Anderson set a Heavyweight
World record in the tractor lift at the
Macon County Fair in 1953. Anderson had
a bit of an off day, but still managed
to press a John Deere tractor overhead
for six reps.
3. Bob Hoffman almost missed the 1948
Olympic Games (where he coached the
USA weightlifting team to victory)
because he took time off to go to
Warsaw, Poland to compete in the
World Polka Championships. Hoffman
managed a credible fifth place
against a field of international
Polka stars.
4. World Weightlifting Champion John
Davis doubled as a pro-wrestler when
he needed extra cash to travel to
lifting meets. Due to his great strength
and power, Davis wrestled as a one-man
tag-team, and did amazingly well, with
a six-year unbeaten streak from 1946
through 1952.
5. At the 1936 Olympic Games, John Grimek
represented the USA in weightlifting team.
But Grimek also represented the USA in
the the men's 100 yard freestyle in
swimming, when he filled in for an
ailing Johnny Weissmiller. Grimek might
have won the race, but he insisted on
wearing street shoes in the pool and
finished in fourth place.
6. A recent study rates New York cheesecake
as the healthiest of all foods. It's rating
is even higher when topped with fresh berries.
7. Another recent study has determined that
Dino style strength training is better for
you than chess, checkers and shuffleboard,
but burns less calories than tai chi and
table tennis. Curiously, the lead researcher
is a former table tennis champion.
8. Steve Stanko won the 1954 North American
Horse Shoe Throwing Championship with an epic
heave of 473 feet, 5 inches. Stanko modestly
credited his success in the event to barbell
training, clean living, and practice throws
with a small cannonball pilfered from the
war memorial in the York town square.
9. When Mr. America and Mr. Universe winner
Steve Reeves played Hercules in the movies,
he insisted on doing all of his own stunts,
including a scene in "Hercules Saves the
World" where he wrestled a 1200 pound
Kodiak grizzly. Moments after Reeves pinned
the grizzly, the massive beast body-slammed
the physique star, knocking him unconscious
for several minutes. Referee Cecille B.
DeMille disqualified the bear and barred
him from future films.
10. Although he set a World Record in the
lift that has never been matched even to
this day, Arthur Saxon disliked the bent
press and would only agree to perform it
in his strongman show if his contract
provided for three large slices of German
Chocolate Cake for lunch and dinner. Saxon
and his brothers ate so much chocolate
cake in the Fall of 1907 that they caused
the virtual collapse of the chocolate
industry as supplies dwindled to almost
nothing.
There you go -- 10 little known facts from
Iron Game History! Brought to you straight
from Dino Headquarters on this grand and
glorious April 1!
Oops . . . I just gave it away, didn't I?
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Start the new month by grabbing a copy
of this little monster:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_armtraining.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "A smile adds more
weight to the bar than a frown." -- Brooks Kubik
I thought you'd enjoy 10 little known
facts from the ever elusive and always
interesting history of the grand and
glorious Iron Game. See how many of
these are new to you:
1. Health crusader Paul Bragg, the man
who invented the Health Food Store,
also invented deep dish pizza while
working at a small neighborhood deli
in Chicago. Bragg's original deep dish
pizza included nuts, sun-flower seeds,
protein powder and wheat germ.
2. Paul Anderson set a Heavyweight
World record in the tractor lift at the
Macon County Fair in 1953. Anderson had
a bit of an off day, but still managed
to press a John Deere tractor overhead
for six reps.
3. Bob Hoffman almost missed the 1948
Olympic Games (where he coached the
USA weightlifting team to victory)
because he took time off to go to
Warsaw, Poland to compete in the
World Polka Championships. Hoffman
managed a credible fifth place
against a field of international
Polka stars.
4. World Weightlifting Champion John
Davis doubled as a pro-wrestler when
he needed extra cash to travel to
lifting meets. Due to his great strength
and power, Davis wrestled as a one-man
tag-team, and did amazingly well, with
a six-year unbeaten streak from 1946
through 1952.
5. At the 1936 Olympic Games, John Grimek
represented the USA in weightlifting team.
But Grimek also represented the USA in
the the men's 100 yard freestyle in
swimming, when he filled in for an
ailing Johnny Weissmiller. Grimek might
have won the race, but he insisted on
wearing street shoes in the pool and
finished in fourth place.
6. A recent study rates New York cheesecake
as the healthiest of all foods. It's rating
is even higher when topped with fresh berries.
7. Another recent study has determined that
Dino style strength training is better for
you than chess, checkers and shuffleboard,
but burns less calories than tai chi and
table tennis. Curiously, the lead researcher
is a former table tennis champion.
8. Steve Stanko won the 1954 North American
Horse Shoe Throwing Championship with an epic
heave of 473 feet, 5 inches. Stanko modestly
credited his success in the event to barbell
training, clean living, and practice throws
with a small cannonball pilfered from the
war memorial in the York town square.
9. When Mr. America and Mr. Universe winner
Steve Reeves played Hercules in the movies,
he insisted on doing all of his own stunts,
including a scene in "Hercules Saves the
World" where he wrestled a 1200 pound
Kodiak grizzly. Moments after Reeves pinned
the grizzly, the massive beast body-slammed
the physique star, knocking him unconscious
for several minutes. Referee Cecille B.
DeMille disqualified the bear and barred
him from future films.
10. Although he set a World Record in the
lift that has never been matched even to
this day, Arthur Saxon disliked the bent
press and would only agree to perform it
in his strongman show if his contract
provided for three large slices of German
Chocolate Cake for lunch and dinner. Saxon
and his brothers ate so much chocolate
cake in the Fall of 1907 that they caused
the virtual collapse of the chocolate
industry as supplies dwindled to almost
nothing.
There you go -- 10 little known facts from
Iron Game History! Brought to you straight
from Dino Headquarters on this grand and
glorious April 1!
Oops . . . I just gave it away, didn't I?
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Start the new month by grabbing a copy
of this little monster:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_armtraining.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "A smile adds more
weight to the bar than a frown." -- Brooks Kubik
It All Started with Arthur Saxon!
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
What we do at Dinosaur Training has
a direct link to Arthur Saxon - and
I'll tell you why.
Roughly 100 years ago, Arthur Saxon
brought his world famous strongman
act to the United States, touring the
country as part of a traveling
circus.
The circus did a show in Cleveland.
A farm boy from north central Ohio
went to see the show.
He saw the elephants - and the lions -
and the tigers - and the giraffes.
He saw the tumblers, the clowns and
the acrobats.
He saw the trapeze artists twist and
turn as they sailed effortlessly thru
the air.
He saw beautiful women in sequined
nothings that sent his adolescent
heart into overdrive.
Al of that was great (especially the
women) - but then he saw something
that changed his entire life.
He saw Arthur Saxon perform his
strongman act.
Saxon, as you know, held the world
record in the bent press - and in
the two hands anyhow. (And amazingly,
he still holds both records - making
them the longest0standing records in
the history of the Iron Game.)
The young man went home, saved his
pennies for a year - and ordered a
barbell from the Milo Barbell Company
in Philadelphia.
It arrived, he started to train, using
the official Milo Barbell Courses -
and before you knew it, he gained 25
pounds of muscle and tons of strength.
He was hooked.
He became a life-long barbell man.
His name was Harry Paschall. He went on
to become one of the most popular writers
in the history of physical culture.
Harry knew the champs. He trained with Sig
Klein, John Grimek and Steve Stanko.
So he knew what really worked - and he
shared that information in his books and
courses, and in his monthly "Behind the
Scenes" column in Strength and Health.
Harry hated the silly stuff - the booby
building, the pumping, the posing, the
preening and the train all day and forget
about a job and a life nonsense that so
many others espoused.
He kept things in the real world. He
advocated three times per week workouts -
hard work on the big exercises - sensible
sets and reps - and workouts that fit into
a normal lifestyle.
Fast forward to the 1960's.
A skinny kid from Brooklyn starts lifting
weights - and starts reading Harry Paschall's
books, courses and articles.
He gets great results, and before you know
it, he starts writing his own articles - and
later, his own books and courses.
His name was Bradley J. Steiner. And he was
widely viewed as one of the very best -
perhaps THE very beast - advocates of sane,
sensible training back in the 60's, 70's
and 80's.
I was born a little too late to grow up
reading Harry Paschall's articles. (Harry
died shortly after I was born.)
But I DID read Bradley J. Steiner's articles -
as well as his courses and his books - and
that's how I learned to train the right way.
Later, I discovered Harry Paschall's work -
and studied the heck out of it.
And eventually, I began writing articles of
my own - and then books of my own. They've
helped tens of thousands of people build
strength and muscle. They've probably helped
you.
So here we are, 100 years after Harry Paschall
saw the amazing Arthur Saxon, and we're hitting
the iron and spreading the word and continuing
the grand tradition.
And that's a pretty cool thing.
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. You can learn more about Arthur Saxon
and other incredible strongmen of the past -
and how they trained - in DINOSAUR TRAINING:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are
right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Look to the
past for guidance and to the future for great
results. But lift in the present." -- Brooks
Kubik
What we do at Dinosaur Training has
a direct link to Arthur Saxon - and
I'll tell you why.
Roughly 100 years ago, Arthur Saxon
brought his world famous strongman
act to the United States, touring the
country as part of a traveling
circus.
The circus did a show in Cleveland.
A farm boy from north central Ohio
went to see the show.
He saw the elephants - and the lions -
and the tigers - and the giraffes.
He saw the tumblers, the clowns and
the acrobats.
He saw the trapeze artists twist and
turn as they sailed effortlessly thru
the air.
He saw beautiful women in sequined
nothings that sent his adolescent
heart into overdrive.
Al of that was great (especially the
women) - but then he saw something
that changed his entire life.
He saw Arthur Saxon perform his
strongman act.
Saxon, as you know, held the world
record in the bent press - and in
the two hands anyhow. (And amazingly,
he still holds both records - making
them the longest0standing records in
the history of the Iron Game.)
The young man went home, saved his
pennies for a year - and ordered a
barbell from the Milo Barbell Company
in Philadelphia.
It arrived, he started to train, using
the official Milo Barbell Courses -
and before you knew it, he gained 25
pounds of muscle and tons of strength.
He was hooked.
He became a life-long barbell man.
His name was Harry Paschall. He went on
to become one of the most popular writers
in the history of physical culture.
Harry knew the champs. He trained with Sig
Klein, John Grimek and Steve Stanko.
So he knew what really worked - and he
shared that information in his books and
courses, and in his monthly "Behind the
Scenes" column in Strength and Health.
Harry hated the silly stuff - the booby
building, the pumping, the posing, the
preening and the train all day and forget
about a job and a life nonsense that so
many others espoused.
He kept things in the real world. He
advocated three times per week workouts -
hard work on the big exercises - sensible
sets and reps - and workouts that fit into
a normal lifestyle.
Fast forward to the 1960's.
A skinny kid from Brooklyn starts lifting
weights - and starts reading Harry Paschall's
books, courses and articles.
He gets great results, and before you know
it, he starts writing his own articles - and
later, his own books and courses.
His name was Bradley J. Steiner. And he was
widely viewed as one of the very best -
perhaps THE very beast - advocates of sane,
sensible training back in the 60's, 70's
and 80's.
I was born a little too late to grow up
reading Harry Paschall's articles. (Harry
died shortly after I was born.)
But I DID read Bradley J. Steiner's articles -
as well as his courses and his books - and
that's how I learned to train the right way.
Later, I discovered Harry Paschall's work -
and studied the heck out of it.
And eventually, I began writing articles of
my own - and then books of my own. They've
helped tens of thousands of people build
strength and muscle. They've probably helped
you.
So here we are, 100 years after Harry Paschall
saw the amazing Arthur Saxon, and we're hitting
the iron and spreading the word and continuing
the grand tradition.
And that's a pretty cool thing.
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. You can learn more about Arthur Saxon
and other incredible strongmen of the past -
and how they trained - in DINOSAUR TRAINING:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are
right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Look to the
past for guidance and to the future for great
results. But lift in the present." -- Brooks
Kubik
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