Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I hope you had a great weekend. We
have plenty of things happening here
at Dino Headquarters, and I'll try to
cover them all in emails this week.
And I'll bring you more in the series
of mini-articles I'm doing on "Strength
Training Secrets."
But right now, let's talk a little about
an element of strength training that most
people don't talk about -- or write
about -- or think about. But it's one
the most important elements of strength
training success.
In fact, it's one of the most important
elements of success in anything you choose
to do.
It's called "Turning negatives into positives."
You could also call it, "Championship Thinking."
I'll give you a couple of examples of what I
mean.
1. The Kid with No Squat Stands
A kid named John Grimek trains at home. He has
no squat stands. To work his legs, he has to do
HIGH REP squats with plenty of puffing and
panting. The high rep squats boost his metabolism,
he starts to grow like a weed, and before you
know it, he's one of the best built men in the
world.
He went on to win the Mr. America and Mr. Universe
titles, and to retire from bodybuilding competition
unbeaten -- and rated by many as the greatest
natural bodybuilder of all time.
2. The Punching Bag
A kid named Tommy Kono trains for Olympic
weightlifting in a YMCA where the weight room
is in a recessed area in a room where they train
for boxing. The lifting platform and squat stands
are right next to the speed bag, so all you hear
when you lift is the rat-tat-tat of the boxers
hitting the speed bag. It made it almost
impossible to concentrate when you were
lifting.
What does the kid do?
He uses it as away of developing his powers
of concentration to the point where he could
block out any distraction.
And he went on to be a six-time World champion
and two-time Olympic champion.
3. The Broken Wrist
A young kid named Paul Anderson gets into lifting
and starts to get really big and really strong.
But then he breaks his wrist. That means that
virtually all of his pushing and pulling exercises
are out the door.
So he specializes on squats -- and he ends up
bigger and stronger than ever -- and when his
wrist is healed, he comes back twice as good as
before -- and he wins an Olympic gold medal.
It's an incredibly common story. You see it time
and time again in the lives of the men who became
legends of the Iron Game.
And it's something that YOU can do -- something that
YOU can apply in your own training.
When you encounter an obstacle, don't view it as a
negative. See it for what it truly is -- an
opportunity.
With that mind set -- the same mind set shared by
John Grimek, Tommy Kono and Paul Anderson -- you
can accomplish anything.
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. John Davis was another man who overcame seemingly
impossible odds to become the greatest weightlifter
of his generation -- a six time World champion and
two-time Olympic champion. You can read about John
Davis, his life and his lifting -- and how he
trained -- in my new book, BLACK IRON -- THE JOHN
DAVIS STORY:
http://www.brookskubik.com/blackiron_johndavis.html
P.S. 2 -- You can find my other books and courses
right here at Dino Headquarters:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
