Hail to the dinosaurs!
We've had a ton of readers try to win a
free dinosaur training t-shirt by guessing
1. The name of the old time weightlifting
champion who is the subject of my next book,
AND
2. The gym he trained at back in the 1940's
where they had no heat other than a wood-burning
stove. The lifters kept an old barbell by the
wood stove so it would stay warm -- and used that
bar for their warm-ups. After that, they moved
on to the COLD bars!
So far, we've had a number of readers guess the
name of the lifter. (And we've had a number who
made wildly wrong guesses.)
But NO one has guessed the name of the old gym
where they heated the bar in front of the wood-
burning stove.
So I thought I'd give you some more information
about the Mystery Man. See if this helps to
identify him:
1. He is the only man in history to win World
weightlifting championships in THREE different
decades.
Think about that for a moment. That's incredible
longevity.
2. He won TWO Olympic gold medals. (When you order
the book, you're going to see them -- in full color.)
3. He had what was probably the longest winning
streak in weightlifting history -- he was unbeaten
for 15 years.
4. He may have been the only Heavyweight lifting
champion who could perform one arm chins -- and he
could do them while holding extra weight in his hand!
(One of his former training partners told me he saw
him do a one hand chin while holding -- get this --
a 50 pound dumbbell in the other hand.
5. He once entered the Mr. America contest as a favor to
Bob Hoffman and won the Best Back Award without posing,
flexing or spreading his lats. he just stood there -- and
the judges looked at the tremendous thickness of his
back muscles, and fell right out of their chairs.
6. He never did deadlifts, but he could deadlift 705 pounds.
7. He was a huge fan of opera (as were many lifters back
in the day), and he actually studied voice and took singing
lessons. He and Pete George once did a one-week engagement
where they sang on stage at one of the largest theaters
in Europe.
8. He was the first man in history to clean and jerk 400 pounds
in official competition.
9. He was almost completely self-trained, and he devised his
own training programs and workouts. His training programs were
years ahead of his time.
10. He once saved a co-worker's life when a 3,000 pound truck
slipped off a jack and pinned the man beneath it. Our Mystery
Lifter actually lifted the truck high enough that others could
pull the injured man to safety.
I hope that helps identify the subject of my next book.
But as for the gym with the wood-burning stove, GOOD LUCK!
(I'll tell you a bit about the gym later in the day or
tomorrow.)
The other thing you need to know is this. I'm going to put
up a pre-publication sales page for the new book next week.
Everyone who orders during the pre-publication special gets a
when we ship the book.
So when that special page goes up, place your order and reserve
your place in line!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. For all other Dinosaur training books and courses --
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