Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We rec'd a ton of responses to yesterday's email
about old-school gyms around the world, and how
great it would be (or would have been) to train
at them.
Here's some of your feedback:
A GREAT GYM IN BORNEO
"Great stuff, Brooks! With names like those you
just know they would have been great places to
train. I remember being in the capital of
Borneo (Kota Kinabalu) in the 1980's. I was
looking for a martial arts school. You can
imagine my surprise and joy to find a sign
above a doorway proclaiming PHYSICAL CULTURE
INSTITUTE OF KOTA KINABALU. In addition to
teaching martial arts, the gym had a wide
variety of training equipment -- mostly home-
made, such as concrete weights, but fully
functional and plenty of it. Had some great
workouts there."-- Peter Yates
ANOTHER GREAT NAME!
"I used to train at a place called THE JUNGLE
GYM." -- Lenny Frisaro
A SACRED PLACE
"I have always maintained that for a certain few,
the gym has always represented a house of worship.
A truly sacred place where once you step inside a
higher being and level of acceptance comes into
play." -- Frank Tirelli
ZUVER'S -- THE LEGEND!
"You forgot one old gym. It's Zuver's Gym in Costa
Mesa, Calif. It's no longer there, but it was ultra
cool and one of a kind." -- John MacWillie
"SPEND MANY CLAMS CHROME AND FERN FITNESS"
Great email and great gym names. You don't see those
around much any more. The current gym names always
tend to have some sort of PROFIT-NESS in them!" --
Mark Lario
A MODERN CLASSIC
"Sadly, it's not a gym that I train at (due to
relocation), but a modern classic is the NEW YORK
BARBELL CLUB." -- Colin McAllister
JIM SCHMITZ' DUNGEON
"Jim Schmitz' gym in the basement of something
called Physique Magnifique is known generally as
THE DUNGEON."
VIC TANNY's GYM
"I heard they called Tanny's Gym THE DUNGEON. This
is from some of the old-timers I know in the L.A.
area." -- Jeffrey Aguirre
More feedback later on. But for now, it's time to
sign off and get back to the current BIG BIG BIG
Dino project!
Remember:
1. Father's Day is on Sat so order asap if you want
something.
2. We're getting a ton of DVD's this afternoon and will
fill all DVD orders tomorrow.
3. If you donated to the Harry Paschall Memorial Fun,
you should be getting a package from me in the very near
future, probbaly sometime next week.
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. Dinosaur Training books, courses, newsletters,
t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies are all available
right here -- for info on our Dinosaur DVD's, shoot
me an email:
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We rec'd a ton of responses to yesterday's email
about old-school gyms around the world, and how
great it would be (or would have been) to train
at them.
Here's some of your feedback:
A GREAT GYM IN BORNEO
"Great stuff, Brooks! With names like those you
just know they would have been great places to
train. I remember being in the capital of
Borneo (Kota Kinabalu) in the 1980's. I was
looking for a martial arts school. You can
imagine my surprise and joy to find a sign
above a doorway proclaiming PHYSICAL CULTURE
INSTITUTE OF KOTA KINABALU. In addition to
teaching martial arts, the gym had a wide
variety of training equipment -- mostly home-
made, such as concrete weights, but fully
functional and plenty of it. Had some great
workouts there."-- Peter Yates
ANOTHER GREAT NAME!
"I used to train at a place called THE JUNGLE
GYM." -- Lenny Frisaro
A SACRED PLACE
"I have always maintained that for a certain few,
the gym has always represented a house of worship.
A truly sacred place where once you step inside a
higher being and level of acceptance comes into
play." -- Frank Tirelli
ZUVER'S -- THE LEGEND!
"You forgot one old gym. It's Zuver's Gym in Costa
Mesa, Calif. It's no longer there, but it was ultra
cool and one of a kind." -- John MacWillie
"SPEND MANY CLAMS CHROME AND FERN FITNESS"
Great email and great gym names. You don't see those
around much any more. The current gym names always
tend to have some sort of PROFIT-NESS in them!" --
Mark Lario
A MODERN CLASSIC
"Sadly, it's not a gym that I train at (due to
relocation), but a modern classic is the NEW YORK
BARBELL CLUB." -- Colin McAllister
JIM SCHMITZ' DUNGEON
"Jim Schmitz' gym in the basement of something
called Physique Magnifique is known generally as
THE DUNGEON."
VIC TANNY's GYM
"I heard they called Tanny's Gym THE DUNGEON. This
is from some of the old-timers I know in the L.A.
area." -- Jeffrey Aguirre
More feedback later on. But for now, it's time to
sign off and get back to the current BIG BIG BIG
Dino project!
Remember:
1. Father's Day is on Sat so order asap if you want
something.
2. We're getting a ton of DVD's this afternoon and will
fill all DVD orders tomorrow.
3. If you donated to the Harry Paschall Memorial Fun,
you should be getting a package from me in the very near
future, probbaly sometime next week.
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. Dinosaur Training booksm courses, newsletters,
t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies are all available
right here -- for info on our Dinosaur DVD's, shoot
me an email:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
