Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I just finished my interview on SuperHuman Radio
(covering Abbreviated Strength Training).
We decided to have a little contest on the show --
with the winner getting free copies of the first
two books in the Legacy of Iron series.
If you listened to the show live, you probably
already have taken a stab at it -- if not, then
listen to the podcast in the Superhuman radio
archives and send in your guess per the
instructions given at the end of the show.
Here's the link to the show:
http://www.superhumanradio.com/
In the meantime -- here's another contest for
readers. The first correct answer in the next
24 hours gets his or her choice of a free
Dinosaur Training T-shirt, a copy of any of
the Legacy of Iron books, or a copy of my
Doug Hepburn training course.
One guess per reader!
I'm finishing up the May issue of the Dinosaur
Files newsletter. One of the articles is about
a famous old-time strongman. It had some information
that was news to me, and I bet it's news to you
as well.
So here's the contest -- read the ten clue given
below and see if you can guess the name of the
strongman:
1. Before he could afford to buy a barbell, he
trained by lifting stones, boxes, bags and other
heavy awkward objects.
2. He also trained by bending iron bars.
3. At one point, he specialized in push-ups, and
could perform over 120 perfect, continuous push-ups.
4. At one time, he wanted to become a professional
wrestler, and contacted Farmer Burns (the trainer
of Frank Gotch) to see if Burns would train him.
5. He trained alone in an old farm building, lifting
late at night, using a lantern to light his training
quarters.
6. His first barbell cost $40 -- a huge sum in
those days. He trapped muskrats to earn the money.
7. At age 18, he lifted a 270 pound stone from the
ground to a stone wall 3 1/2 feet off the ground.
(That's the size of the world-famous Inver Stone.)
8. He was an expert at teeth-lifting stunts.
9. He set records in many lifts, including the Two
Hands Anyhow.
10. He was a master at juggling heavy weights.
Can you identify the Mystery Lifter?
Send your guesses to Dino HQ!
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. You can order all 12 of the back issues of The
Dinosaur Files newsletter here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html
And you can subscribe to the coming year (12 issues)
of The Dinosaur Files newsletter right here:
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