Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Back in the 1940's, John Grimek
had a regular column in Strength
and Health where he answered
training questions from readers.
The column ran into the 1950's
and 60's.
Here is some of John Grimek's
training advice from back in the
day:
1. The best exercise for building
the triceps is the military press.
2. To build strength and power, use
5/5/3/3/ and then 3 to 5 heavy singles.
When you finish the singles, drop back
and do 1 x 5.
3. To gain weight, train your legs
extra hard.
4. Train for five or six weeks, and
then take a 7 to 10 day layoff.
5. Eat only as much as you need, and
don't force-feed yourself. Let your
appetite be your guide.
6. Bodybuilders should include weight-
lifting in their training program.
7. Add variety to your program by
changing your reps around. This will
help to "jar" stubborn muscles into
responding more quickly.
8. Once past the beginner stage, follow
a good, all-around schedule with some
extra work for those areas that are
lagging behind.
9. Be patient. Rome wasn't built in a
day. Building strength and muscle takes
time.
10. Abdominal exercises are very important
for good health, physical fitness and
maintaining an athletic appearance. But
you don't need to go overhead and do
thousands and thousands of reps.
11. If you train to improve in your chosen
sport, train hard with weights -- but be
sure to work just as hard training for your
sport.
12. "The secret is hard work, correctly
applied."
There's some pretty good advice there --
especially point no. 12! 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
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1. Strength, Muscle and Power
2. Gray Hair and Black Iron
3. Dinosaur Training
4. Chalk and Sweat
5. The Doug Hepburn Training Course
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