Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then some training
talk --
NOTE NO. 1 --
Happy New Year to the Dinosaurs --
and I hope that you make tons and tons
of PR's in 2012!
NOTE NO. 2 --
The new Dinosaur Training Military Press
and Shoulder Power Course should be ready
to ship in about 7 to 10 days. I had planned
to ship it last Friday, but I added more
material and that made it run behind
schedule. But the little monster will be
well worth the wait.
I'll send an email when the course
ships -- and in the meantime, anyone who
didn't order can reserve a copy now
and get the pre-publication bonus when
the course is shipped.
And now -- it's time to talk training!
On the radio this morning, I listened to
a program talking about the importance of
your environment on your habits.
By "environment" I mean where you live,
where you work, or (in our case) where
you train. In other words, I'm talking
about your physical surroundings.
Apparently, your physical surroundings are
tied to habits.
For example, if you are a smoker and you
have an outside smoking area at work, and
you walk past it as you go to work, you're
probably going to stop and have a smoke (or
at the least, experience a strong desire to
smoke).
If you have a habit of sitting down and
eating a gallon of ice cream while you
watch TV, when you sit down in front of
the TV you're going to feel hungry.
And if you decide to stop smoking -- or
eating the ice cream -- those environmental
cues are going to be a big problem for you.
If this sounds crazy, consider the following.
The U.S. Military had a huge success rate in
curing heroin addiction among troops serving
in Viet Nam. Much higher than other drug
treatment programs.
The reason?
Two things happened.
One was a physical treatment program.
The other was a complete change in the
serviceman's environment -- from Viet Nam to
the USA.
The change in the environment wiped out the
environmental cues associated with drug use.
And that made it MUCH easier to stay clean.
The take-away is pretty obvious for anyone
starting the New Year with a fistful of
resolutions.
Don't just depend on will-power to get it done.
Change your environment.
Some simple examples foe dieters:
1. Change where you eat.
2. Change your dishes, cups, bowls, and place
settings.
3. Eat with your non-dominant hand. (This makes
you think about what you are doing rather than
going into auto-pilot when you eat.)
4. Eat by candlelight rather than by regular
light.
5. Listen to music instead of watching TV.
A simple example for shopping:
1. Go to a different grocery store -- or, if
you go to the same store, shop counter-clockwise
rather than clockwise.
A simple example for fast food cravings:
1. Change your route so you don't go past the
place.
And so on.
It sounds silly -- but it's effective.
As far as the iron goes -- I'll send out another
email shortly that covers that topic.
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. Kick 2012 into high gear for strength training
and muscle building with Dinosaur Training books,
courses and DVD's. You can find them right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 2. Reserve your copy of my new Military Press
and Shoulder Power course here:
http://brookskubik.com/militarypress_course.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "2012 is going to be
a great year for serious training!" -- Brooks Kubik
