Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I hope everyone had a great weekend -- and I
hope you're ready for one heck of a Dino-sized
week.
Things are going to be very busy and very
exciting for Dinos. We're mailing the July
issue of the Dinosaur Files newsletter to
subscribers today -- and getting my new book,
BLACK IRON: THE JOHN DAVIS STORY, from the
printer on 7/7 or 7/8 -- and mailing it out
asap to everyone who reserved a copy during
our big pre-publication special.
That means, of course, that the pre-publication
special for BLACK IRON is ending this week. So
if you've been sitting on the fencing, dilly-
dallying, reserve your copy now. Remember, if
you order during the pre-publication special you
get a special bonus photo of John Davis hoisting
some heavy iron.
The bonus photo shows John Davis pressing 285
pounds at an exhibition meet at the Young Men's
Hebrew Association Meet in Philadelphia way
back in 1940.
His training partner at the time was the Meet
Director. He took the photo, framed it, and saved
it ever since. It's never been published before.
I interviewed him by phone, and he invited me to
visit him and look at that and other photos. So I
did. It was around trip of several thousand miles,
but every mile and every minute was well worth it.
He loaned me the photo, and it's one of the many great
photos you'll see in the book. You'll also get an
8 1/2 x 11 copy of it if you take advantage of the
pre-publication special.
When the photo was taken, John Davis weighed right
around 198 to 200 pounds. He had just defeated Steve
Stanko in an epic battle, and was acknowledged as the
strongest man in the world. On the Hoffman Formula,
he ranked as the best weightlifter in the world on a
pound for pound basis. Not just the best Heavyweight.
The best lifter in any weight class. In the entire
world. That takes in a lot of men and a lot of
territory.
John's muscular development at this stage of his
career was remarkable. Peary Rader always said that
the 200 pound John Davis had one of the very best
physiques he ever saw. In fact, Rader rated him as
second to only one man -- John Grimek -- in muscular
development.
That's amazing for a Heavyweight lifter. I mean, think
about it. There have been many great Heavyweights over
the years, but how many of them rival John Grimek in
the physique department?
But you can see what Peary meant when you see the photo.
John's physique is tremendous, with thick, powerful
muscles and razor-sharp definition. He's so lean and hard
he looks as if his muscles are going to pop through
his skin.
And remember, he wasn't a bodybuilder. He was a weight-
lifter. His appearance was the by-product of his weight-
lifting.
Yes, the very same training that made John Davis the best
weightlifter in the entire world ALSO made him one of the
most muscular and best developed men in the world.
And that's where I'm going to stop this morning -- because
it's something to think about.
If the kind of training they did back in the 1930's and
1940's could simultaneously build world-class strength AND
world-class muscular development, why would you want to do
anything else?
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 reserve your copy of BLACK IRON (and grab a copy
of the bonus photo) right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/blackiron_johndavis.html
P.S. You can learn much more about Old School strength training
in any of my books and courses -- and in the Dinosaur Files
newsletter:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
