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| Back in the 1940's and early 1950's, World and Olympic champion John Davis was probably the top claimant to the title of "World's Strongest Man." And for much of his career, he trained alone - all by himself - in the basement of a neighborhood church in Brooklyn! |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Dr. Ken Leistner has a great line that
goes something like this:
"The strongest man in the world trains
in a garage in Cleveland and no one
knows who he is."
That's not an exact quote, but it's
pretty close.
Now, you can argue that the strongest
man in the world is this year's top super-
heavyweight champion in weightlifting,
powerlifting or strongman comps -- or
the man who holds the all-time world
records in weightlifting, powerlifting or
strongman comps -- and therefore, "We
all know who he is and he doesn't live in
Cleveland."
But that's missing the point.
I think Dr. Ken is telling us that there are
MANY really strong men (and women) all
around the world, who train very hard with
very heavy weights, and who may or may
not compete -- and we may very well not
have any idea who they are.
We also may have no idea how they train.
Consider this. There may be someone who
really does train in a garage in Cleveland,
and he may be pushing and pulling some
really heavy iron -- and he may be doing
something that's way different than what
the rest of us do -- and that might be his
secret to world class strength and power.
And we may never learn about it.
It may truly be a lost secret of strength.
That's one of the reasons why I always
encourage feedback from Dinosaurs
around the world. Dinosaurs tend to be
pretty darn strong -- and many of them
do things in their workouts that are
MUCH different and MUCH more
effective than what most people
do. And those things are well-worth
knowing - and well worth sharing.
I publish the monthly Dinosaur Files
newsletter for the same reason.
It gives me the opportunity to share
real world training advice and actual,
up to date workout reports from Dinos
around the world.
So don't be shy. Send me an email and
let me know what you're doing. Tell me
what's been working for you -- and, just
as importantly, what has NOT worked for
you. This kind of information is solid gold
for your fellow Dinosaurs.
And that goes double if you train in a
garage in Cleveland and you're moving
some world class iron. We need to tell
Dr. Ken he was right!
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. Back issues of The Dinosaur Files
never go out of date. So if you missed
an issue the first time around, go ahead
and grab it now. For example, here are
the December 2015 and January 2016
issues from two years ago.
The workouts, training advice and tips
from your fellow Dinos are still worth their
weight in gold:
January 2016
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_januaryr2016.html
December 2015
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_december2015.html
And, of course, here are the most
recent issues of The Dinosaur Files,
from Oct, Nov and Dec 2017:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.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:
"Never stop learning, never stop lifting,
never stop growing."
-- Brooks Kubik
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