Hail to the Dinosaurs!
A few minutes ago I finished the final
proofing and edits on my book about
legendary weightlifting champion, John
Davis.
It comes in at 496 pages -- including 16
pages of photos, many of which have never
been published before.
And the very final edit was -- get this --
deleting an extra period in an ellipsis.
I thought the book was going to be finished
a month ago. One of the folks working on
the layout and design had unexpected surgery,
so they lost quite a bit of time. But now
it's done -- just as soon as they get rid of
the worrisome little period -- and then it's
off to the printer.
I'll let you know as soon as I have a
production schedule and delivery date from
the printer.
In the meantime, you can still take advantage
of the pre-publication special -- meaning that
if you order now, I'll include a special bonus
when we ship your order -- an 8 1/2 x 11 copy
of a previously unpublished photo of John Davis
lifting some heavy iron. It's going to be an
overnight collector's item -- and it's yours at
zero zippo nada no charge if your order now.
For those who do not know anything at all about
John Davis, consider this:
1. He was the youngest World champion in history
when he won his first World weightlifting
championship.
2. He won his first World championship at age 17 --
after less than two years of training.
3. He was undefeated in international competition
from 1938 through 1952.
4. He won World championships in TWO different weight
classes and (get this) THREE different decades.
5. At one time, he held all of the American, World
and Olympic records in the Heavyweight class.
6. He may have been the only World and Olympic
Heavyweight champion who could perform one arm
pull-ups.
7. He dominated the Heavyweight division for many
years, while weighing only 215 to 235 pounds.
8. He did much of his training alone -- often in
the basement of a neighborhood church -- with nothing
other than a barbell, homemade squat stands, a homemade
lifting wooden bench and a homemade lifting platform.
9. As the top Heavyweight in the world, he powered
the USA to SIX team titles at the World championships
and the Olympic Games. (Without him, the USA won only
one additional team title -- and that was almost 50
years ago.)
10. He followed a unique training system of his own
design -- and in the book, I give it to EXACTLY as John
Davis performed it. I got this from his 94-year old
training partner, and it's never been published before.
But it's a heck of a program!
There's more -- much more -- and it's all there in a
GIANT book that weighs in at 496 pages.
Do I sound excited? I sure feel excited. This is a very
special book -- just as John Davis was a very special
lifter.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Here's how to reserve your copy of BLACK IRON: THE
JOHN DAVIS STORY:
http://www.brookskubik.com/blackiron_johndavis.html
