Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I thought today would be a good day for news and updates. There’s a lot to report.
1. Tommy Kono
Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Olympic Silver Medalist, eight-time World Champion, and World and Olympic record holder, Tommy Kono, had a knee replacement operation on January 3.
Tommy is 81 years old, but looks many years younger – and is still very active in the Iron Game. He recently released a terrific new book – Championship Weightlifting – which I have reviewed in The Dinosaur Files newsletter (it got top marks!) and which many of you have ordered. He also was elected to serve on the USA Weightlifting Board of Directors, a position he has held in the past. With a new knee, there will be no stopping him.
If you’d like to send Tommy Kono a get-well card, his address is:
Tommy Kono
P.O. Box 2192
Aiea Hawaii 96701
If you prefer to send Tommy an email, send it to me here at Dino Headquarters, and I will print it out, collect them all, and forward them to Tommy.
2. Championship Weightlifting
You can order this great book by sending a check or money order payable to Tommy Kono to the above address. For orders shipped to addresses in the USA, the price is $50.00, which includes shipping and handling).
For orders shipped to addresses outside the USA, the price is $58.95 (which also includes shipping and handling).
IMPORTANT! Ask Tommy to autograph your book for you. If you ask, he’ll be glad to do so – and that’s a gold medal autograph!
3. The Dino Files newsletter
The January issue of The Dinosaur Files was printed yesterday. Some of the issues have already been mailed, and the rest will be mailed today. So if you subscribe to The Dinosaur Files, be looking for your issue very soon.
And yes, it’s another great issue – chock full of hard-hitting training info, dino-style workouts, Iron Game history and massive motivation.
Be sure to shoot me an email when your issue arrives, and let me know how you like it!
4. Dinosaur Training on Super Human Radio
Back in October, I was interviewed on Super Human Radio, and it ended up being one of their most popular interviews ever. If you missed the interview, you can listen to hit right here:
http://www.superhumanradio.com/super-human-radio-show/605-dinosaur-training.html
I’m going to be interviewed again on Friday at 1:00 Eastern Standard Time. We’ll cover Chalk and Sweat and talk workouts. Tune in if you can – and if not, be sure to listen to it later on.
5. Another Thumbs Up for Dinosaur Training!
Denis Reno gave Dinosaur Training, the Dinosaur Files and my other books are great review in the latest issue of his Weightlifter’s Newsletter. He even called me PROLIFIC because of all the new books and the 8 issues of The Dinosaur Files that came out last year. Denis has been publishing the Weightlifter’s Newsletter since 1969 and is up to issue no. 340, so if anyone is prolific, it’s Denis Reno.
6. Include the Bar!
One of our readers emailed in response to yesterday’s post and asked if you include the weight of the bar when computing poundage goals and lifting standards. The answer is – absolutely yes!
7. 300/400/500 and Trap Bar
Another reader asked if using a Trap Bar for deadlifts would change the 300/400/500 poundage goals – i.e., a 300 pound bench press, 400 pound squat and 500 pound deadlift. The answer is – no, shoot for those numbers regardless of whether you use a straight bar or a Trap bar for your deads.
8. Which Program to Follow?
Readers are giving great feedback for Chalk and Sweat. Many of you are writing to say, “The only problem is trying to decide which program to follow first!”
The answer is -- pick one of the programs that is appropriate for your current strength level (which we covered yesterday) – and then gear up, knuckle down and start doing it. They’re all good programs, and they’ll all give you great results if you work hard at them.
9. History’s Strongest Men
Many of you are asking when vol. 2 of History’s Strongest Men will be coming out, and who will be featured. Well, you’re in luck – that’s one of the projects I’m working on this month, so the little monster will be ready pretty soon. As for who it is – just wait a little longer, and you’ll see. But I can tell you this: he’s a powerhouse!
10. Good News for Legacy of Iron fans!
Volume 5 in the Legacy of Iron series is at the printer – and that means that it’s going to be ready in the not too distant future. I don’t have a production schedule yet, but it should be no more than four or five weeks. Volume 5 will cover 1942 and 1943, and it features more great action as our lifting champions scatter across the globe in the battle against the Axis powers.
The first copy of volume 5 is going to go to Tommy Kono – who is a big fan of the series. He can read it while he’s rehabbing that knee.
The Wrap-Up
That does it for now. As always, thanks for reading, and if you train today, do it Dino-style – hard, heavy and serious.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. You can grab a copy of Chalk and Sweat – or a subscription to the Dinosaur Files newsletter – or any of my other books or courses – right here at Dino Central:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
