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| World and Olympic champion John Davis hitting a heavy clean and jerk at Muscle Beach back in the day. Wouldn't you love to have seen Davis in action - or to have trained with him? |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
One quick note and then we'll talk training.
1. The March Dino Files Newsletter
We released the March issue of The Dinosaur
Files newsletter in PDF format, and the little
monster has been selling like hotcakes.
If you don't have your copy yet, go here to
grab it:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-march2018pdf.html
I'm working to finish the April issue, and we
hope to have that ready for you pretty soon.
If you have comments or feedback on the
March issue, shoot them in asap - we may
ber able to include them in the April issue.
2. Can You Spot Yourself on the List?
When it comes to training, most people focus
on "the champions" and what the "champions"
are doing.
I tend to focus on the ordinary folks -- people
like you and me who love to train and who stick
to it through thick and thin, and who end up
pretty darn strong and pretty darn impressive.
For example, I read something years ago about
an NFL strength coach who was in his mid-50's.
Someone saw him training one day.
He was doing squat snatches.
To me, that's impressive. He may not have been
setting a world record, and he may not have been
outlifting the much younger NFL players -- but he
was doing something very impressive.
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| Squat snatches aren't easy - and if a 50-something-year-old strength coach is doing them, that's pretty impressive. |
As anyone who's ever tried to do a squat snatch
will tell you, the lift requires strength, power, speed,
timing, coordination, balance, flexibility, mobility
and athleticism. So when a 50-something-year-
old coach steps onto the platform and hits some
squat snatches in perfect form, that's impressive.
I got to thinking about it, and I started a list of
Impressive Things that Dinos Do.
Here it is. See if you can spot yourself on the list
(and note that you may be there more than once):
1. Lifting and carrying great big stones.
2. Giving a heavy sandbag the ride of its life.
3. Making great gains from your training even if
you only have time for one or two workouts a
week.
4. Doing squats -- and doing them hard and heavy.
5. Any of the advanced workouts in Dinosaur
Bodyweight Training.
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight.html
6. Finishers.
7. Thick bar training.
8. Heavy partials in the power rack.
9. Saying "no" to roidskies.
10. Keeping at it after age 40.
11. Keeping at it after age 50.
12. Keeping at it after age 60 and beyond.
13. Making a date with a special strength
stone somewhere in Scotland - or in Iceland.
14. Teaching your children how to train.
15. Teaching your grandchildren how to train.
16. Heavy dumbbell training -- with the emphasis
on heavy. (See Dinosaur Dumbbell Training
for details.)
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dumbbelltraining.html
17. Learning to do new stuff -- whatever your
age.
18. Using the same barbell at age 60 that you
used at age 12.
19. Growing as much of your own food as
possible.
20. Entering your first powerlifting, weightlifting
or strongman comp.
21. Dropping 40 pounds and five inches off your
gut because you know it's good for your health --
and staying just as strong at your new bodyweight
as you were when you were heavier.
22. Focusing on lifelong strength and health.
23. Learning about the lives and lifting of the
great old-time champions -- and striving to
match their lifts in your own workouts.
24. Setting a good example for others.
25. Teaching someone else how to train Dino
style.
There are many more. Send in your ideas and
I'll share them with your fellow Dinos.
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. No. 26 on the list is having a well-read copy
of Dinosaur Training on your bookshelf or in
your gym bag:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 2. Diet and nutrition is one of the keys to
lifelong strength and health -- and Knife, Fork,
Muscle covers healthy eating for Iron Slingers:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.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. 4. Thought for the Day:
"Every Dinosaur is a champion - every
single one of them."
-- 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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