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| John Grimek was the best built man of his generation - and he became an Iron Game legend - but he almost quit training one day when he was just getting started. Here's the true story of what happened. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Couple of quick notes, and then we'll
talk training.
1. Dinosaur Shirts, Posters and
More
We have some new Dinosaur shirts,
hoodies, muscle shirts, mugs and a
great poster at the Retro Strength
Shop - and, of course, there's a lot
of other fun stuff there - so check
them out and treat yourself to some
old-school swag:
https://www.retrostrength.com/shop/
By the way, if you get one of my new
shirts, hoodies, posters, etc. - be sure
to post a photo of it on Facebook, Insta-
gram, or in my Brooks Kubik - Dinosaur
Training Facebook Group - or at John
Wood's Strength Secrets Facebook
Group.
Your fellow Dinos will want to see it!
2. The April Dino Files
If you don't have the April issue of
The Dinosaur Files strength training
newsletter, go here to grab it:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-april2018.html
It's a really good issue - and the May
issue (which I am working on) is going
to be another good one!
3. Pruning the List
I'm going through the email list
and pruning email addresses that
seem to be inactive. I'll try to prune
only those addresses that don't
seem to be following us any more -
or that don't appear to be active
email addresses any more - but I'm
only human, so I'll probably make
some mistakes.
If I delete you by mistake, please
don't take it personally - and sign
back up!
4. The Day John Grimek Quit the
Iron Game!
A lot of guys think that John Grimek
was a total genetic freak - that he
always had it easy - and that every
time he so much as looked at a barbell
he gained a quarter inch on his upper
arms.
But, of course, that's not quite true.
Grimek did indeed have good genetics
for building an old-school bodybuilder's
physique - and good genetics for weight-
lifting and feats of strength.
But it didn't come easily for him.
There was plenty of hard work involved -
and many, many mistakes when he was
just getting started.
One of those mistakes was letting his
youthful enthusiasm get the better of
him.
Trying to force progress faster than his
body would allow.
Doing too much.
Too many workouts.
Too many exercises.
Too many sets.
Too many reps.
In a word, over-training.
Just like we all did - and like many of us
still do.
Yes, John Grimek over-trained as a young
man - and it almost destroyed his career.
Things got so bad that Grimek decided
he had had enough of it - and he quit
training!
Gave it up.
Stopped.
Put the barbell and the weights back in
the big wooden box they were delivered
in - shoved the box into the corner - and
decided to spend his free time swimming
and tanning and lying on the beach to
watch the girls.
But then something unexpected happened.
He started to grow.
He couldn't believe it.
He wasn't even training any more!
He was just taking it easy.
But he was growing.
He measured his arms and they were
bigger than ever before.
And this was after having not gained an
ounce of muscle for a very long time.
He thought it over, and realized that he
had been over-training.
That he needed to do the right amount
of work and no more - the amount that
made him grow - and then STOP and
give his body the time it needed to
grow bigger and stronger.
He got back to training - on a shorter
and saner schedule than the one he
had been following - and the rest, as
they say, is history.
Now, you may not have the genetics
that John Grimek had - but your genetics
may be a lot better than you think.
You'll never know unless you train the
right way - and do what John Grimek
learned to do.
Train enough - but not too much!
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. For more about John Grimek's life
and training, grab this great course:
http://www.brookskubik.com/johngrimek_course.html
It's also available in PDF and Kindle editions
if you prefer those - see the links for PDF
and Kindle courses at our products page
(link below).
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:
"Genetics matter, but so does sensible
training."
-- Brooks Kubik
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