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| Herman Goerner may have had the strongest grip of any man who ever lived. He built it with plenty of specialized exercises. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes and then we'll talk iron.
1. The John Wood Report
Have you read issue no. 2 of The John
Wood Report?
It's a monster-sized, 19 page issue, in PDF
format so you can get it instantly - and yes,
it's printable, so you can print it and save it.
It has some great articles and training tips.
Tips on building pressing power, some fun
push-up challenges, cool workouts, a primer
on the reverse curl, some ab flattening tips,
special gut exercises and - get this - the
Hammer Man's Challenge to the World.
Go here to grab the the little monster:
https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-02.html
If you missed issue no. 1, it's right here:
https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-01.html
2. The Dino Files
The March issue of The Dinosaur Files is
getting great reviews. If you don't have it
yet, here's the link for the downloadable
and printable PDF:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-march2018pdf.html
And if you missed the October, Nov, Dec
Jan or Feb issues, go here to grab them so
you have the complete set:
Feb issue
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-february2018pdf.html
Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan issues
http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html
By then way - the March issue includes the
toughest leg training program in the world -
as well as the simplest bodyweight training
workout in the world - some special tips on
healthy joints for older Dinos - and a really
great article about how one of our longtime
Dinos has been battling back from cancer
surgery. Very good stuff - informative, and
inspiring!
3. The No. 1 Question About Thick Bars
Ever since I published Dinosaur Training
back in 1996, I've been buried in questions
from readers.
One of the most common questions involves
thick bars and how to use them. And there's
one question that I get pretty much all the
time.
Here's how one reader phrased it:
"I train self defense 3x a week. I train bodyweight
exercises 2x a week. I do heavy iron once a week
(one movement, such as squats or Trap Bar DL).
I'm currently on your suggested 5 x 5 and hope
to work my way down to singles as you prescribe
in your book. My question is around thick bars.
Should I just focus on overall strength and on
adding as much weight as possible to the bar?
Or should I switch to thick bar right now, build
the grip from day one, and sacrifice poundage?"
In other words , the reader is asking if he should
do Trap Bar deadlifts with as much weight as he
can handle -- or do thick bar deadlifts with much
less weight to train his grip?
Some readers phrase it like this:
"I want to do thick bar training, but I can't use
enough weight on thick bar deadlifts to work my
legs, hips and back hard enough -- so what do I
do?"
As I said, that's a VERY common question. I get
it at least once a week.
Luckily, there's a very simple answer.
Do this:
1. Train your deadlift or Trap Bar deadlift (or
any other pulling exercise) with a regular-sized
bar, and pile on the weight to build total body
strength and power.
2. At the end of your workout, use the thick
bar for thick bar deadlifts or timed holds or what-
ever else you feel like doing. You won't be able
to use as much weight, but that's fine. You're
not doing the exercise to build all-around
strength and power -- rather, you're using
it to build grip strength.
Thus, you do your deadlifts TWICE -- with
two different bars -- at two different places
in your workout.
It's not either/or. It's not one or the other. It's
both.
Whenever I write programs, I give the basic
exercises to do -- and then I close by saying
"gut, grip and neck work of your choice." The
"grip work of your choice" at the end of the
workout is is where to use the thick bar.
And before you can ask, "Won't I over-train
my back?" - the answer is NO - because you
won't be using a heavy weight in the thick
bar work.
Also, you do NOT need to do a ton of thick
bar deadlifts to get a good grip workout.
A little bit of heavy grip work with
a thick handled barbell or dumbbell
goes a very long way.
Work in three to five sets at the end of
your workout -- and keep it up for a year
or two -- and you'll look have Popeye
forearms.
And that's the answer to the no. 1 question
about thick bar training.
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. 1. My new Dinosaur Training courses
are selling like hotcakes -- and getting rave
reviews from Dinos.
There are three of the little monsters so far --
and they're available in your choice of
hard-copy, PDF or Kindle e-book.
Here are the links for all three -- hard-copy
first, and then the Kindle e-book. The PDF
links are easy to find in the PDF section of
our products page, which is listed in PS 2
below.
Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1.
"Exercises, Workouts and Training
Programs"
Hard-copy
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_01.html
Kindle
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Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 2,
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Hard-copy
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Kindle
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Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 3,
"How to Use Old-School Progression
Methods for Fast and Steady Gains in
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Hard-copy
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_03.html
Kindle
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets3_kindle.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:
"The only way to get the answer is to
ask the question."
- Brooks Kubik
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