Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Regular readers know that I usually end
my email messages and Blog posts by
saying:
"As always, thanks for reading, and have
a great day. If you train today, make it
a good one!"
One of our regular readers -- a long time
lifter named Paul Murray -- takes me to
task on this, by suggesting I say:
"If you train today, make it FUN!"
I'm probably not going to change, but Paul
makes an excellent point.
To be effective, your training needs to be
FUN.
It needs to be something that you ENJOY.
It needs to be something you WANT to do.
It needs to be something that makes you feel
GOOD to be alive.
It needs to be the highlight of your day --
and one of the most important, most precious
activities you pursue.
That's how training ought to be -- and how it
is for me -- and if you're reading this, it's
probably how training is for you, as well.
Now, FUN training does not mean EASY training.
Far from it.
To be FUN, your training needs to be challenging.
It needs to be difficult. It needs to be tough.
It needs to call for the best you have.
And that's where different methods of training
come into play. Some people find one type of
training to be challenging (and thus, to be FUN),
while others find their challenges (and their FUN)
in distinctly different types of training.
Case in point: one Dino likes to train for power-
lifting. Another Dino likes to train for Olympic
weightlifting. A third likes to lift heavy dumb-
bells. A fourth prefers limited range movements
with ginormous poundages in the power rack. A
fifth enjoys high rep bodyweight training. A
sixth enjoys low rep bodyweight training (using
the most difficult variations of bodyweight
movements).
Another Dino lifts rocks. Another Dino is heavy
into grip training. Another trains on the old York
courses. Another combines strength work with high
intensity cardio training. And so it goes.
I teach lots of different ways to train. I don't
give you a one-size-fits-all way of doing things.
I mix it up. I offer different workouts and
different ways to train because I want each and
every one of you to find the most challenging --
and the most FUN -- way for YOU to train.
When you do that -- when you make your training a
challenge -- and when you make it enjoyable -- when
you make it FUN -- your success is guaranteed.
As always, thanks for reading and have a great day.
If you train today, make it a good -- oops, sorry --
make it a FUN one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. For a brand new challenge, try Dinosaur Style
Bodyweight Training:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html
P.S 2. If bodyweight training isn't your thing, then
go here and take a look at everything we have to
to those you get their challenges -- and their
FUN -- from heavy iron:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Quote of the Day:
"Too many of us are indifferent about our own
best welfare. We are not willing to pay the price."
-- Dr. Frederick Tilney
