Will Weight Training Stunt Your Growth?

John Grimek's father and older brother didn't want him to lift weights - because they were afraid it would stunt his growth!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes, and then we'll talk
training.

1. Kindle Goes Old-School!

John Wood and I have been setting
the Kindle bookstore on fire over
the past couple of weeks.

Our new books have been hitting no.
1 spots day after day - and that's
really incredible for two guys who
write exclusively about old-fashioned,
back to basics strength training and
muscle building.

You can find some of our most pop-
ular new books right here:

100 Strength Training Tips for
Combat Athletes

http://www.brookskubik.com/100-combat-tips.html

Trap Bar Training Book No. 2

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/trapbartraining2.html

Good stuff for Dinos - check them
out!

2. The Dinosaur Files

Go here to grab the Nov issue of
The Dinosaur Files.

It's another great issue - with a
killer article by one of our Dinos
who covers a new program he
used to gain 25 pounds of muscle
in just a couple of months.

Nov. Dino Files

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-nov2018.html

Meanwhile, I'm finishing up the
December issue - and it's looking
like another good one! Be looking
for it soon.

3. Does Weight Training Stunt Your
Growth?

Back in the day, many well-meaning
people believed that weight training
would stunt your growth.

Meaning that if you started weight
lifting as a teenager, you'd stop
growing to what would otherwise
have been your natural height.

I have no idea who started this idea,
or where it came from - but it was
very firmly entrenched for many
years.

Heck, I can remember people saying
it back when I started training in the
1960's.

And it was around long before that.

In fact, the most famous weight trainer
of the 1930's, 40's and 50's almost
didn't start training - because his
father believed that weight training
would stunt his growth.

Yes, I'm speaking of John Grimek.

Yes, THAT John Grimek.

Two-time Mr. America, Mr. USA and
Mr. Universe. The top bodybuilder of
his generation. Undefeated in body-
building contests.

Senior National Weightlifting Champion.

North American Weightlifting Champion.

American record holder in the military
press.

Unofficial World record holder in the
military press.

The man they called "the Monarch of
Muscledom."

THAT John Grimek.

John Grimek was a short little kid -
and his father and older brother
were worried that weight training
would keep him from growing any
taller.

So they told John he couldn't lift
weights!

They were so serious about it that
when John's older brother headed
out of town for a summer job at a
logging camp, he put his weights
in a big wooden box, wrapped it
up with a big chain, and locked it
with a padlock - and then took the
key with him!

Of course, younger brothers can
break into anything - and John
broke into the box - and took out
the weights and started training
in secret.

Anyhow, that's just one example
of how the belief that "stunt your
growth" fear almost stopped a
legendary training career.

But will weight training REALLY
stunt your growth?

Maybe not.

In fact, maybe it will make you
taller!

Check this out . . .

For the past couple of years, John
Wood has been doing a special
training program to build his bones
to their maximum.

He's been getting regular DEXA tests
to see how it works - and the tests
show that he's increased his bone
mass enormously as a result of the
special training program.

But he's also done something else that
is pretty remarkable.

In fact, something that many people
would tell you is impossible.

After he began following his special
bone strength program, John began
to grow taller.

In his most recent check-up, he was
measured again - and he's grown a
full inch taller.

From 6'3" to 6'4".

So if anyone tells you that weight
training will stunt your growth, tell
them about John Wood and his bone
strength program.

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 John
Wood's Bone Strength Program
right here:

The Bone Strength Project

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/bone-strength-projectPDF.html

You also can build plenty of bone
strength and bone mass with my
new course on heavy Partials:

Dinosaur Strength and Power -
Course No. 2 - Heavy Partials

Kindle edition

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

PDF edition

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html

And yes, you can combine my Heavy
Partials Course with John Wood's Bone
Strength program. Do each of them one
day a week - or do one of them one week,
and the other the next week, and alternate
back and forth from week to week.

Before You Leave - Check These Out! 

Brooks Kubik's Kindle Books

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

We have over 25 books and courses in the Kindle store - including these little monsters:

 
For even more Kindle books by Brooks Kubik, visit:

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

A Special Bonus - The 10 Week Deadlift Program!

Rich Abbott pulls a heavy deadlift and sets a new Master's Record!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I just got a quick heads up on
something from my buddy John
Wood.

John has released two excellent
Trap Bar Training Guides in
Kindle format.

One of the great things about
Kindle is that it lets you add to
a book very quickly and easily.

And that's what John is doing
with the Trap Bar Training
Guide No. 2.

He's adding something new.

It's a 10 Week Training Program
for the Deadlift - and it's a really
good program - and it's perfect
for Trap Bar training.

If you already have a copy of
the Trap Bar Training Guide
No. 2, you'll be able to read
the new material as soon as
it loads.

In other words, your current
copy will update automatically.
If you don't have a copy, go
ahead and grab one asap. The
10 Week Deadlift Program will
either be in the book by the
time you read this post or will
go in automatically a little later.

Here's the link:

Trap Bar Training Book No. 2

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/trapbartraining2.html

Also - if you missed the Trap
Bar Training Guide No. 1,
go here to grab it:

Trap Bar Training Book No. 1

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

Be sure to leave a review after
you read the book(s) - the reviews
really help.

Happy reading - and happy
training!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

This Is Kind of Amazing!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

When you write about real world,
no nonsense strength training and
muscle building, you walk a lonely
path.

Most of the other stuff is about
totally different stuff:

Drugs

Supplements

More drugs

New drugs

More supplements

New supplements

Gossip columns

Bodybuilding contests

The "latest" version of the Super
Blast Mega-Muscle Bulgarian Blitz
program - or whatever they're
calling it this week.

And so on.

And that's the world of the mass
market muscle media.

My world is much different.

There's a very small number of
people who write about MY kind
of training.

Bill Hinbern is one.

Bradley J. Steiner is another.

And John Wood is a third.

And that leads me to something that's
nothing short of amazing.

Yesterday we released my new book
on Kindle:

100 Strength Training Tips for
Combat Athletes

http://www.brookskubik.com/100-combat-tips.html

So last night I went over to take
a look at the sales numbers - and
the little monster was ranked No.
1 - meaning NUMERO UNO - in
new releases in the category of
weight training books.

Number 1 in less than 24 hours.

That's fast.

And it's also pretty amazing for a
book that focuses on hard and
heavy, back to the basics
strength and power training.

But here's something else that's
even more amazing.

The top six books in New Releases
for weight training books included
one by me - and two by John Wood.

That means that the old-school, hard
and heavy, roll up your sleeves, grit,
grime, dig deep, puff, pant and
perspire stuff was kicking the
heck out of all of the other the
other stuff.

In other words, the Dinos had taken
over.

The bunnies were in full retreat.

Chrome and Fern Land was shaking
at its very core.

The Gentle Blasters were running
for cover.

John's two books in the top 6 were
on Trap Bar training. I assume you
have them, but if not, grab them -
they're very good:

Trap Bar Training Book No. 2

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/trapbartraining2.html

 

Trap Bar Training Book No. 1

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

If memory serves correctly, both
of John's books had been No. 1 in
new releases - and since they're
still in the top 6, they're still selling
like hotcakes.

And to make things even more fun,
I had another book in the No. 1
spot in Kindle's new releases just
a couple of weeks ago.

It was my book on Heavy Partials for
building strength and power:

Dinosaur Strength and Power -
Course No. 2 - Heavy Partials

Kindle edition

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

PDF edition

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html

Anyhow, do us both a favor.

Help keep us in the no. 1 spot for
as long as possible - and help keep
us in the top 6 rankings for as long
as possible.

Grab any or all of our Kindle books -
leave reviews for them - read and
rank other reviews - tell your friends
and workout buddies about our
books - spread the word on social
media - and generally do everything
you can to help share the message.

Our goal is total and complete
domination - meaning that we
won't stop until strength training
is back where it needs to be - with
its original focus on the real world
stuff that gives great results as fast
and efficiently as possible.

I can't do it alone - and neither can
John Wood - but with your help, we
can all do it together.

Thanks - and happy reading!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

A Training Program You've Never Seen Before!

Breaking news! There's something brand new for Dinos - and it features a super-effective workout that you've never seen before!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

John Wood has just released The John
Wood Report No. 5.

You can grab it right here:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport05.html

As always, it includes some great
articles - but one article in particular
stands out.

It's an update on John's unique Bone
Strength Training program - except
he's doing things a bit differently
than before.


In fact, he's doing something that
I've never seen before - or read
about before - and never tried.

And I seriously doubt if anyone else
in the world is doing it.

But it may be the very best thing
ever for building bone strength
and bone mass.

Which means it may be one of the
very best things ever for older Dinos.

Or Dinos of any age - because bone
strength and bone mass is important
at any age.

So grab a copy - it costs less than the
price of one of those mocha monkey
cappuccino latte drinks at the trendy
coffee shops - and read it through -
and see for yourself exactly what
I'm talking about - and then decide
if you want to try working it into
your own program.

And yes - I do plan on trying it -
and I bet a lot of you are going
to do the very same thing.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Two New Ones from John Wood

Would you like know the EXACT training program followed by the Canadian Colossus, Louis Cyr? If you do, you're in luck - because it's available right here!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

John Wood has released two great new
training books on Kindle.

Head over and check them out.

The first is a revised, expanded version
of George F. Jowett's classic from way
back in 1927.

It's a biography of Louis Cyr, the legendary
Canadian strongman.

The title tells the story:

The Strongest Man That Ever Lived.

You can find it right here in the Kindle
Store:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/louiscyr-kindle.html

This updated edition includes three bonus
articles on Louis Cyr - including a rare
interview with Cyr right before one of
his biggest contests - back in 1896 - in
which he reveals his exact daily training
program - which is something I bet you've
never seen before.

Think about that for a second - Louis
Cyr's actual training program - from
122 years ago.

What might you learn from that, eh?

Anyhow, the book is pretty darn good -
and I recommend it highly.

John's other new release is an old muscle-
building course originally written by David
Webster. John has the rights to it, so this
is strictly on the up and up, of course.

It's called The Complete Physique
Course, Lessons 1 and 2.

Go here to check it out:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/complete-physique-01.html

The course covers a lot of ground:

Lesson I: Free-Hand Exercises

a. Arm and Chest Exercises
b. Leg Building
c. The Back is a Power Zone
d. Abdominal Health
e. List of Exercises
f. Training Schedules

Lesson II: Modern Bodybuilding

a. Building Big Arms
b. Powerful Shoulders
c. Forearm Power
d. Powerful, Shapely Legs
e. Super Calves
f. Classical Abdominals
g. Building the Back Muscles
h. The Lower Back
i. Fundamentals of Neck Exercise
j. Building a Massive Chest
k. Some General Hints
l. List of Exercises
m. Photos

You can grab The Complete Physique
Course right here:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/complete-physique-01.html

And while you're over at the Kindle
bookstore, be sure to browse though
John's other books and courses - as
well as mine - together, we have about
40 of them now.

John's other books will pop up when you
look at The Strongest Man That Ever
Lived and The Complete Physique
Course.

Mine are in the link below. Happy reading!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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

How to Gain Muscle Mass

 

Doing heavy partial push presses back in the original Dino Dungeon - and yes, that's 440 pounds on the bar.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Way back in my late 20s, I experimented
with a special program of power rack
training - and ended up gaining something
like 45 pounds over a period of three or
four years.

I also became enormously stronger - so
strong that I ended up winning five
National Bench Press Championships
in drug-free powerlifting comps.

And that was 100% drug-free - and it
was supplement-free other than a one a
day vitamin (which I don't take any
more, and neither should you - more
on that another time).

One of the reasons my power rack pro-
gram worked so well is that training
with heavy iron builds bone mass -
and increased bone mass increases
your potential for muscle mass.

It also - and this is pretty important -
increases your testosterone levels.

Naturally.

Without drugs.

It's an added benefit of the right kind
of heavy training.

And mind you, I was working a very
demanding full-time job - six or even
days a week most of the time - and I
had very little time to train.

So I only trained three times a week
on average - for about one hour per
workout.

Something that anyone can do - no
matter how busy you are, or how
pressed for time you are.

I've been writing about this for many
years now - and some people have
tried it - but many others have chosen
NOT to even try it.

Because, you know:

"You need to do high reps to build mass."

"You need to pump your muscles to gain
mass."

"You need to eat 6,000 calories a day to
build mass."

"You need the right kind of supplements
to build mass."

"You need to (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
try this stuff . . .  I can get it for you from
a guy I know."

Anyhow, fast forward to three or four years
ago.

My buddy John Wood went on a special
program to build his bone mass.

The idea being:

Increasing your bone mass increases your
potential for maximum muscle mass -
so why not see what happens if you focus
on building your bones and THEN start to
train for muscle mass.

So John did nothing but Bone Strength
Training for several years - and ended up
increasing his bone mass quite a bit, as
measured by DEXA scans.

And THEN - in step 2 of his experiment - he
got back into a more conventional program.

Drug-free, of course - and supplement free.

And no kind of special high-protein or high-
calorie diet.

Long story short - he ended up going from
245 pounds to 270 pounds - a gain of 35
pounds of muscle.

So it worked for me - and it worked for John
Wood - and that's why I say with complete
confidence: "It will work for you."

All you need to do is roll up your sleeves
and give it a try.

You can try the kind of heavy partials I do -
I wrote about them in Strength, Muscle
and Power - and I cover a different but
very effective way to do them in my new
course on heavy partials. Grab one or the
other and try it - or grab both, read them,
and decide which program to try first:

Strength, Muscle and Power

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

Dinosaur Heavy Partials Course (PDF)

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html

You also can - and you should - try John's
Bone Strength Program:

The Bone Strength Project (PDF)

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/bone-strength-projectPDF.html

Yes, you can combine my heavy partials
and John's Bone Strength Training in
your program - I cover how to to do it in
my new course. Give this a try - I think
you'll be very pleased with your results.
OR - if you prefer - you can shoot me an
email and tell me that heavy partials and
Bone Strength Training don't build muscle
mass - because - you know - tick off the
reasons the doubters and naysayers have
been putting out for the past 30 years.

But first, stop and ask the doubters and
naysayers for THEIR results - and watch
them squirm.

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

A Goldmine of Strength Training Tips

You can't beat old-school training for real world, drug-free results - and you get plenty of old-school training tips in issue no. 4 of The John Wood Report.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I just read The John Wood Report
No. 4.

I'm amazed - because issue no. 1 was
great - issue no. 2 was even better -
and issue no. 3 somehow managed to
surpass both of them.

But issue no. 4 is off the charts good.

It includes articles on:

Breaking plateaus.

Bodyweight training.

Stone lifting.

Hand-balancing.

Sledge hammers.

Bench press training.

Chest expanders.

And a nifty little conditioning work-
out that dates all the way back to
1862 (not a typo - I mean back to
the era of the American Civil War).

Arm training.

And much more.

There's a total of 9 articles - including
3 articles by special guest authors -
each of whom any Iron Game enthusiast
will recognize immediately.

In short, it's a must-have for serious
strength trainers.

So I highly recommend that you sprint
on over and grab a copy right now:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-04.html


It's a PDF download - so you'll get a
link to the little monster almost
immediately - and that's good,
because it means you can start to
use this valuable information right
away.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik