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| World and Olympic champion John Davis hits a heavy clean and jerk at Muscle Beach way back in the late 1940's or early 1950's. |
Two quick notes and then we'll talk
iron.
1. The Bone Strength Project
I told you about this yesterday - and
many of you have grabbed issue no.
4 of the Train Hard Bulletin to see
for yourself just how exciting this new
program is.
Go here to grab a copy - you'll be very
happy you did:
https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/bone-strength-projectPDF.html
As I mentioned, this is a very
unique and unusual program.
In fact, it's unlike anything I've
ever seen before - and the results
are documented in John Wood's
DEXA scans, which show an
enormous increase in bone
mass over the past couple of
years - in a man who's going
to be age 40 pretty soon.
That's pretty much unheard of,
but as I said, this is a very unique
and very effective program.
2. Strength Training Q and A
Go here to grab vols. 1 and 2 in
my Strength Training Q and A
series. We've been getting great
feedback on them:
http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool-qanda.html
Remember, the October 2017 issue
of the Dinosaur Files newsletter is
a special bonus when you order vol.
2 in the series.
3. A Common Pattern
John Grimek trained in his backyard,
at midnight, after getting off his
second shift job.
In the winter, he moved his weights
up to the attic and trained there.
He became the best developed man
of his generation - and many believe
he was the greatest bodybuilder of
all time.
John Davis got started by working
out on the pull-up bar, rings and
other apparatus in a small park in
Brooklyn.
Later, he trained at a friend's house,
using a basic barbell and dumbbell
set.
As a World and Olympic champion,
he trained alone in the basement
of a church in Brooklyn.
He was the greatest weightlifter of
his generation.
Tommy Kono started training while
he and his family were in an intern-
ment camp for Japanese-American
citizens during World War II. He used
a basic York barbell and dumbbell set.
The guys at the camp pooled their
money to buy it. They didn't have
money or room for anything else.
They put the weights in the back
corner of a tent or barracks room
where they did the laundry!
Later, Kono trained in a YMCA that had
the standard, old-school barbells and
dumbbells of the day. The weights were
next to the boxing ring, and he had to
block out the rat-tat-tat of the speed
bag as he set himself for snatches
and cleans.
When he was a World and Olympic
champion, Kono trained in the basement
of his house in Hawaii. It featured a dirt
floor, a few boards to stand on, and home-
made wooden squat stands and benches.
He didn't have lifting chalk, so he kept
his hands dry by rubbing them against
the dirt floor in between sets.
Many believe he was the greatest weight-
lifter of all time.
Reg Park began training at his parents'
house in Leeds, England. He kept his
equipment outside and trained in the
back yard. In the winter, he covered
the equipment with a tarp to keep the
snow off of it. He had to wear two
heavy sweat suits to stay warm when
he trained out in the cold!
Park went on to win the Mr. Universe
title three times - and to become one
of the greatest bodybuilders in the
history of the Iron Game.
There's a common pattern here.
Can you spot it?
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Grimek, Davis, Kono and Park
all had what I call the Iron Will to
Succeed. You can read about it
chapter 23 of Dinosaur Training:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses
are right here at Dino Headquarters:
Hard-copy and PDF
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
Kindle
http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"Do all that you can with whatever
you have."
- Brooks Kubik
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