A Bird's Eye View of Last Night's Workout

At age 60, I'm enjoying my workouts more than ever - and that's after more than 50 years of training!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's a video from last night's workout at
Dino Headquarters.

I was doing old-school, split style snatches.

Trudi decided to get a bird's eye view of the
action -- and it turned out to be pretty darn
interesting:

If I look like I'm having fun, it's because
I am.

At age 60, my workouts are more fun than
ever before -- and that's after more than 50
years of training.

It's just a matter of finding things that you
like to do -- and then doing them!

By the way, if you're interested in old-school
training programs and retro-workouts, grab
my three-volume series, DINOSAUR
TRAINING SECRETS, Vols 1 - 3.

It's available in your choice of hard-copy or
PDF at my website -- or in Kindle editions at
the Kindle bookstore.

Hard-copy and PDF

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

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool_01-kindle.html

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik 

We have 23 books and courses available at the Kindle bookstore. This is the latest one. Go here to see the complete list:
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Old Dogs and New Tricks

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

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

1. The Dinosaur Files

We've re-launched the monthly Dinosaur
Files as of December 2015. The Dec, Jan
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2. Physical Culture Radio

We'll be live at 1:00 EST tomorrow for
a special edition of Physical Culture
Radio. Catch it live at the SuperHuman
Radio network or listen to the download
at your convenience:

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Physical Culture Radio normally airs
on Thursdays, but we're going to move
it to Wed this week because my co-host,
Carl Lanore, has another commitment on
Thursday.

3. Old Dogs and New Tricks

After almost 50 years in the Iron Game,
it's always fun to learn something new.

On Saturday night, I found a YouTube
video showing a Masters' weightlifting
contest from 1992. (Masters meaning
a contest for older lifters -- age 35 and
up -- competing in categories by both
bodyweight and age.)

I was watching it, and I saw Mike Huska,
one of the best lifters of all time in both
the senior level and the masters level.

Mike Huska was born in Hungary, and lifted
on the Hungarian team back in the 1960's.
Later he moved to the USA. I'm Hungarian
on my mother's side, so I've always wanted
to see him lift.

And in this video from 1992, he was my
current age and just about my current
weight. So that made it even more
interesting.

But it turned out to be BETTER than
Interesting." It was a real eye-opener.

Huska did some terrific lifting, using a
super-fast, letter perfect style in the
split style snatch.

The best I've ever seen at the Masters
level. It was just superb.

I rewound, and watched him a dozen
more times -- at both regular speed
and in slow motion -- and I noticed
something about his foot movement.

It was something different from most
lifters -- and different from the way Bob
Hoffman and other writers have taught
the lift here in the USA and in the UK.

Why was he doing that?

So I tore through some of my old
resources on the split style snatch --
and buried in one of them, I found a
single sentence that hinted at the
answer.

On Sunday, I did a workout and tried
my best to use the same foot movement
that Huska used -- and it made a HUGE
difference in my lifting.

In short -- I learned something new and
different -- and very effective.

And it only took 50 years to get there.

That's one of the fun things about the
Iron Game -- and one of the reasons
why it's such a wonderful life-long
activity.

You never stop learning -- and you
never stop growing.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training has
plenty of new and different exercises
and tons of great workouts. If you
want something that's new, different
and effective, give it a try:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses --
and my Dinosaur Training DVDs -- are
right here:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Stay strong,
train hard, and always keep learning."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Retro Lifting at Dino Headquarters!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!


Today's a training day at Dino Headquarters,
and I'm looking forward to it.

I'll be doing split style snatches, snatch high
pulls and front squats. That will make a long
workout. It will run about 90 minutes, and it
will work everything from the toes to the
eyeballs and back again.

Most of the workout will focus on the split
style snatch. I do plenty of singles to work
on my form and technique in the snatch.
The footwork takes lots of practice -- and
like anything else, to do it right you need
to keep on doing it.

Some people call the split style of snatching
or cleaning "old man lifting."

Others call it "grandfather lifting."

Jim Schmitz calls it "retro lifting." He started
out as a split style lifter back in the 1960's,
and then switched over to the squat style,
and today, at age 70, he's back to the split
style because it's easier on his body.

And he still lifts in competition once or
twice a year. At age 70, that's pretty
impressive.

Anyhow, I agree with Jim Schmitz. I think
"retro lifting" is the best term for split style
snatching and cleaning.

But whatever you call it, old-school lifting
it's fun to do.

And it's good exercise -- and it keeps you
young, fast, strong and powerful.

So does any kind of basic barbell and dumbbell
training -- especially the stand on your feet stuff
I write about in all of my books and courses.

So here's the bottom line:

I don't care how old you are in years, but
if you're standing on your feet and squatting,
pulling and pushing heavy iron a couple of
times a week, you're younger and stronger
than most people.

And if you keep on doing it, you'll stay
younger and stronger for a very long
time.

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 are some great resources to help
keep you healthy and strong at any age:

a. Gray Hair and Black Iron is a must-read
for any older trainee:

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

b. My "Going Strong at 54" DVD features
plenty of retro lifting for older Dinos:

http://brookskubik.com/goingstrong.html

c. I just did a terrific mini-course for older
Dinos -- with a brand new workout -- and
it's even available with immediate electronic
delivery:

http://www.brookskubik.com/minicourse_01.html

d. And last but not least -- each issue of the
Dinosaur Files newsletter covers effective
training for older Dinos -- and gives you
real life, real world workouts used by your
fellow Dinos. It's the stuff no one else ever
covers -- but it's standard fare for the Dino
Files.

You can grab the December issue of the Dinosaur
Files right here, with immediate electronic
delivery:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_december2015.html

P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Stronger is
younger." -- Brooks Kubik

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Take a Peek at the Dinosaur Dungeon -- With Video!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes, and then we'll talk
training -- and I'll share a fun little
video with you.

1. Something New Is Coming!

We have something new for you, and
we should be able to launch it today,
after some long battles with various
technical snafus.

Be looking for the big announcement
later today. I think you are REALLY
going to like this -- and if you do, we
can definitely do more of them for you.

2. Our Daily Emails.

We're pruning our email list, and that
may knock a couple longtime Dinos off
the list by accident. If you don't get any
of my daily emails today or tomorrow,
shoot me an email and we'll double-check
to be sure you are on the list -- and if not,
we'll put you back on.

3. Fun Times in the Dino Dungeon!

I had a fun workout the other night.

It was out in the garage, a/k/a the
world famous Dinosaur Dungeon.

It was cold, so I dressed warm, and
took extra time to get the blood
flowing.

After a thorough warm-up, I trained
split style snatches.

The workout was simple: start light
and do plenty of singles -- add weight
and do more singles -- and then repeat
the process a few times.

So the workout was 20 minutes for
my warm-up, and 40 or 45 minutes
of split style snatches.

I've been going back and forth between
split style snatches and squat style
snatches for several years.

I enjoy both movements a great deal.
They're both terrific exercises.

The problem is, I have some dings and
dents in my shoulders, and that makes
squat snatches awfully hard to do. And
sometimes, I end up with sore shoulders
when I train them hard.

As in, seriously sore shoulders.

Split style snatches are much easier on
my shoulders -- but they're harder on my
knees and hips.

There's a technical term for that.

It's called, "the fun of weightlifting at age
close to 60."

Anyhow, I am back to split style snatches,
and had lots of fun doing them the other
night.

I filmed one of the lifts for you. This is what
the Dino Dungeon looks like -- and what the
workouts look like.


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. For more details on effective training for
older Dinos, grab these:

a. Gray Hair and Black Iron (book)

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

b. Going Strong at 54 (DVD)

http://brookskubik.com/goingstrong.html

c. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training (book)

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters -- including links
to all of my e-books on Kindle:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the day: "The important
thing, at any age, is to have fun when you
train." -- Brooks Kubik

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