Hail to the Dinosaurs! Here's a link to a very interesting blog post about the Canadian Hercules, Doug Hepburn. I think you'll enjoy it. Note that you may need to search for "Doug Hepburn" get the correct blog post to pop up. http://romanviking.wordpress.com/ It references and discusses another great blog post about Big Doug. You can find that one here: http://www.geist.com/fact/dispatches/strong-man/ For those who don't know, Doug Hepburn was one of the greatest success stories in the history of the Iron Game. Born with a club foot and withered lower leg, Doug was hardly ideal material for an athlete -- but by hard work and sheer determination he built himself into one of the most massive men of his generation -- and one of the strongest. He proved it in 1953, when he won the Heavyweight title at the World Weight- lifting championships. He went on to win the Heavyweight crown in weightlifting at the British Empire Games in 1954 -- which were held in his very own city of Vancouver, British Columbia. What a moment that must have been! Heroism is the essence of sport, and every sport has its heroes. The Iron Game has Doug Hepburn. He's one of our greatest heroes. Yours in strength, Brooks Kubik P.S. I cover Doug Hepburn's life and training system in this course: Hard-copy edition: http://www.brookskubik.com/doug_hepburn.html E-book edition: http://www.brookskubik.com/hepburn_kindle.html P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right here at Dino Headquarters: http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html P.S. 3. Thought for the day: "Some men are mountains. Doug Hepburn was that kind of man." -- Brooks Kubik
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