Let the Magic Happen!

 

Outdoor training at Dinosaur Headquarters. At age 61, I still train hard and heavy - still have tons of fun when I train - and still believe in the magic of barbell training.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes and then we'll talk iron - and talk
some magic, as well.

1. Bosco Is Back!

Harry Paschall's beloved Bosco was modeled on - get this - Arthur Saxon! When he was just a kid, Harry saw Saxon perform his legendary strongman act at the circus - and he never forgot it!

John Wood has designed some brand new Bosco
t-shirts and hoodies - and they look pretty sharp.
Go here o check them out:

Bosco T-Shirts

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/bosco-tshirt.html

Bosco Hoodies (Black)

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/boscohoodie-black.html

Bosco Hoodies (Gray)

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/boscohoodie-grey.html

2. The January Dino Files

Did you grab the January issue of The Dinosaur
Files newsletter? If not, sprint on over and snap
it up:

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

You can grab the Oct, Nov and Dec issues of
The Dinosaur Files at the very same link - so
if you missed them before, now's your chance!

3. Let the Magic Happen!

Fred Rollon, the Human Anatomy Chart, shows the maic of old-school strength training. 

In the Middle Ages, alchemists tried to
find a way to change iron to gold.

Some men spent their entire lives in a
fruitless search for the magic formula
that would change ordinary iron into
beautiful, shining gold -- gold that would
make them wealthier and more
powerful than the richest of kings.

They never succeeded.

Iron was iron, and gold was gold.

But hundreds of years later, other men
made a remarkable discovery.

They learned how to unleash the magic of
iron.

These were men like Alan Calvert, Mark
Berry, Harry Paschall, George F. Jowett,
Sig Klein, Bob Hoffman and Peary Rader.

The men who put barbells and dumbbells --
and the secret of how to use them --
into the hands of thousands of eager
trainees around the world.

And make no mistake about it. Barbells and
dumbbells are quite literally miracle tools.

Another photo showing the magic of strength training. This is Abe Boshes in a photo from many years ago.

Properly used, they can transform your
physique, adding many pounds of muscle,
and building enormous strength and power.
With the right kind of training, you can double
or even triple your starting levels of strength
and development. And some trainees do even
better than that.

To me, that's magic. Far more magic than
turning iron to gold.

But it doesn't stop there.

What do you see? A mere Trap Bar - or magic in the making?

Barbell and dumbbell training works because it
is a form of progressive resistance training. You
start by handling weights that are manageable but
challenging -- and you gradually increase your
reps in each exercise -- and then you add weight
to the bar, drop back on the number of reps, and
build back up again.

And you repeat the process over and over.
It's a series of small steps -- but every step is a
step forward. With every step, you move forwards
toward more strength, more muscle and more
power. Every step is a victory.

You end up transforming your body -- but more
than that, you end up transforming your mind,
your heart and your entire being.

You learn some of the most important lessons
a person can learn.

You learn that hard work leads to great results.

That success occurs step by step.

That whatever you can conceive and believe, you
can achieve.

That nothing can stop you.

And that you and you alone control your destiny
and your future.

And that's REAL magic.

If you train, you know what I'm talking about. If
you don't train, or if you stopped training, now's
the time to start (or start again) -- and to grab
some of that magic.

Do it now.

Let the magic happen!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. These books have been working their magic
for trainees around the world. Which do you need
to complete your collection?

Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

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

Gray Hair and Black Iron

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

Chalk and Sweat

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

Strength, Muscle and Power

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

Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength
and Development

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.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. 4. Thought for the Day: 

"If you're looking for magic, look no
further than the nearest barbell."

-- Brooks Kubik

BEFORE YOU LEAVE . . .

We have more than 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore - here are several of them - head on over and take a look at the others:

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

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

Bosco's Last Sketch

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

They say that truth is stranger than fiction.

I think they’re right.

On September 24, 1957, Harry Paschall sat at his desk in the Strength and Health offices. John Grimek sat across from him, answering letters from trainees around the world. The two men shared an office.

While Grimek hammered away on the typewriter, Harry doodled.

Harry was the Managing Editor of Strength and Health, as well as a feature writer for the magazine. He included a full page “Bosco” cartoon with each of his articles. Harry’s articles were probably the most popular articles in the magazine – and everyone loved Harry’s cartoons!

Harry sat at his desk, his fingers moving rapidly as he worked on sketches for his next Bosco cartoon. Bosco was a gigantic old-time strongman modeled after Arthur Saxon, complete with handlebar mustache, a thick German accent, a roundhouse right, a keen sense of right and wrong, and the strength of a dozen full-grown gorillas. His exploits were legendary. Harry had been thrilling lifting fans with Bosco cartoons for close to 20 years.

Over time, the two merged into one being – and many began to refer to Harry Paschall as “Bosco.” Heck, Harry even did it himself.

Harry glanced at the clock on the wall. It was time to go.

He laid his sketch down on his desk, picked up the galleys for the next issue of Strength and Health, and headed to the door.

“Where you going?” growled Grimek in his thick Jersey accent.

“Taking the galleys to the printer. We’re on a really tight schedule.”

Grimek grunted and nodded. Magazines are always on a tight schedule. He’d been fighting to meet deadlines since the day he began working for Strength and Health. They all had.

“See ya later,” said Grimek.

“Yup -- later,” said Harry.

He put his hat on his head and stepped out the door.

They got the news later in the day.

Harry had suffered a massive heart attack while driving to the printer’s office. It killed him.

Later, after he heard the news, John Grimek walked over to Harry’s desk and picked up Harry’s last sketch. He tucked it away in a special drawer in his own desk.

Now here’s the part that gets a little strange.

Harry’s very last sketch – the one he did on the day he died – shows a big statue of Bosco, flexing his arms in history’s most impressive double-biceps pose.

It might very well be a memorial statue.

The sketch also shows a group of kids staring up at the statue and fading away into the distance – or perhaps, into the future. Which is what you would expect with a memorial statue.

As you probably know, I’ve set up a special fund to collect donations to buy a marker for Harry’s grave. The details are right here:

http://brookskubik.com/paschall_memorial.html

The marker is going to feature Bosco’s world famous double biceps pose – the very same pose that Harry drew in his last sketch.

I think that’s the way Harry would have wanted it.

We’ve had a tremendous response to the Harry Paschall Memorial Fund – so great that we’re going to close it after today. If you’d like to contribute, please do it today. Small amounts are fine – it’s the thought that counts more than anything.

As always, thanks for reading – and a great big THANK YOU to everyone who has stepped up and made a donation to help our old buddy, Bosco.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Here's the link to make a donation to the Harry Paschall Memorial Fund:

http://brookskubik.com/paschall_memorial.html