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| Age 61, and hard at work in the outdoor training area at Dino Headquarters. The older I get, the more I enjoy my workouts. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We'll talk iron in just a minute, but first
of all, let me cover two quick updates.
1. Brooks Kubik's Old-School
Strength Q and A, Vol. 1 and 2
We launched a great new series of
courses not long ago.
Each course has a bunch of training
questions from your fellow Dinos -
and my detailed answers to them.
This is just like sitting down and
having a good talk about training -
a talk where you could ask me
anything and everything, and
I'd give you my answer.
There are two volumes so far - go
here to grab them:
http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool-qanda.html
2. The Dinosaur Strength Training
Notebook, Vol. 1
This is another recent release on
Kindle. It's a collection of training
tips, ideas, thoughts, commentary,
workouts, advice, suggestions,
stories, iron game history and
all-around fun stuff for Iron
Slingers.
This is vol. 1 in a series of courses -
and the series is going to give you
a huge amount of valuable training
information.
Go here to grab the first volume
on Kindle:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurnotebook001.html
3. What's Your Single Favorite Piece of
Training Equipment?
The "What's your favorite exercise?" question
is a popular one at discussion boards, but
here's another fun question:
"What's your single favorite piece of training
equipment?"
Meaning, if you were stuck on a desert island
somewhere (think Tom Hanks in Castaway),
what's the one piece of equipment you would
want the most?
For me, it would be a plate-loading barbell --
although in keeping with the desert island
theme, I can see the merit of an old globe
barbell that you could fill with sand.
No, on second thought, I'll stick to the plate
loading barbell. Faster and easier to change
the weight.
Other people might have different ideas. I
imagine that some Dinos would like a Trap
Bar more than anything else -- or a pair of
adjustable dumbbells -- or a pair of
kettlebells. (I think a pair of dumbbells
or kettlebells counts as one item.)
And I suppose we could change the question
and let you choose your TWO favorite pieces
of training equipment -- or even your THREE
favorite pieces of equipment.
If you had THREE choices, what would they
be?
For me, it would be:
1. Olympic barbell and bumper
plates
a. Actually, if you were on a desert
island, iron plates would work as
well as bumper plates.
b. Especially if you trained in the sand.
2. Adjustable squat stands or a
power rack
a. Of course, you could always rig
something up with trees, branches,
and rope (or vines) if you were on
a desert island.
3. Lifting platform
a. Again, if you trained out on a sandy
beach, this might not be necessary.
Of course, I focus on Olympic lifting now,
so my choices reflect that. If I were doing
powerlifting or basic strength and power
training, I'd choose a barbell, power rack
and a bench.
What would you choose?
Shoot me an email, and let me know! I'll
share the answers in a future email.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of
Strength and Development is 22 years
old this year -- and it's still going strong.
If you don't have a copy, grab one now:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
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:
"Wherever you train, and whatever
equipment you use, make the most
of it."
-- Brooks Kubik
BEFORE YOU LEAVE . . .
We have more than 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle
bookstore - here are several of them - head on over and take a look at the others:
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