Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I've been getting a ton of questions (and
lots of great feedback) about the clean
and press.
I'll save the feedback for another email,
and answer one of the more common
questions in this one.
Adam Schreiner wrote:
How crazy does a clean and seated
press sound?
I don't have overhead clearance.
The answer is, it doesn't sound
crazy at all, because a number of
other Dinos have asked the same
question.
However, I would NOT try to do
the clean and seated press as a
combination exercise where you
do one clean and one seated press
on each rep.
Instead, do all of your sets of seated
presses, and then do all of your sets
of cleans.
Here's why.
The power clean and standing press is
a good combination exercise because
most men use about the same weight
for both movements.
If you can clean significantly more than
you can press, then do the clean and
push press to even things out.
But you use less weight in the seated
press, so it doesn't give you as good of
a workout on the cleans.
So do them as two separate exercises.
Don't try to make them a compound
movement.
As far as sets and reps go, try 5 x 5 or
5 x 6 on the seated press. Or, if you
prefer, do 10/18/6/4/2.
On the cleans, try 5/4/3/2/1 or 5 x 3
or 6 x 2.
By the way, John Grimek was a huge
fan of the seated press. He once called
it his secret weapon.
In other news and updates:
1. Iron League Price Increase
Today's the last day to grab an Iron
League membership before the price
increase - so act now, and save some
clams:
http://www.ironleague.com
2. The February Dino Files
Go here to grab the new Dino Files
in PDF format:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-february2017.html
We'll release the Kindle and Amazon
hard-copy editions as soon as we can.
I'll send you the links as soon as
they're ready.
3. The January Dino Files
If you missed last month's issue, it's
available in three different editions:
PDF edition
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-january2017.html
Kindle edition
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-january2017kindle.html
Amazon hard-copy
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-january2017hardcopy.html
The Amazon hard-copy is something new.
Amazon takes your order, prints the Dino
Files, and mails it to you. So far, we've had
great feedback on the print edition. If you
order it, let me know how you like it.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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