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| The right kind of exercise is vitally important for lifelong strength and health - and Gray Hair and Black Iron covers it in detail. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
We have a ton of things happening here
at Dino Headquarters - so let's get going.
1. The May Dino Files
. . . is running late . . . because I've been
buried in a very big, unexpected project.
But it should be ready soon - and I'll send
an email when it's good to go.
2. My New Course
I've got a brand new training course out.
It covers old-school arm training - not the
pump stuff, but the kind of training that
builds plenty of strength and power.
It comes in a downloadable and printable
PDF - and you get a special bonus with it -
four workout charts. You can print them
out, make copies and use them to keep
track of your workouts.
Go here to grab the little monster:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-01.html
And no, this is NOT a reprint of Dinosaur
Arm Training - it's a brand new course.
Also - it's the first in a series of courses -
so grab them all, starting with this one -
print them out and save them - and you'll
have the complete set - and a ton of great
training programs.
3. Save 10 Percent at the Retro-
Strength Shop!
Father's Day is just around the corner,
and the Retro-Strength Shop is a
great place to get some awesome Dad
swag.
That includes Dinosaur Training shirts,
John Grimek shirts, Louis Cyr coffee
mugs, killer posters and so much more
old-school Iron Game stuff you won't
believe it.
And you can save 10 percent when you
shop at Retro-Strength.
All you have to do is sign up for the Retro-
Strength emails - and you'll get a special
10 percent off coupon code.
The coupon code is good for any purchase
between now and June 17, 2018.
Go here to sign up for the Retro-Strength
emails - and have fun shopping with that
10 percent off coupon code:
https://www.retrostrength.com/shop/
By the way, I think some new stuff is being
added today or tomorrow - so check it out.
4. Seven Keys to Lifelong Strength
and Health
I was talking with a friend and fellow
Dinosaur the other day. He's about my
age (I'm 61 in weightlifting years), and
like me, he's been training for pretty
much his entire life.
He's in excellent shape, and he looks
*much* younger than his age.
And that's true of many lifelong Iron
Slingers.
But it doesn't happen by accident. It
happens by living what Bob Hoffman
called "the Strength and Health lifestyle."
In other words, it's the result of eating
the right way - and training the right
way - and (very important) keeping
your weight under control.
Anyhow, we talked about those topics
a bit, and I thought I'd share some of
what we covered. So here are seven
rules for lifelong strength and health:
1. Follow a Dino-style strength
training program.
More than any other form of exercise,
progressive resistance training helps
keep you young and healthy - in part
because strength training helps you
maintain healthy hormone levels as
you grow older.
Cardio training helps (if it's the right
kind of cardio training), and so does
stretching and what they now call
"mobility" work - but progressive
resistance training is far and away
the most important thing to do.
2. Follow a training program that
you enjoy.
If you don't enjoy your workouts, you
won't keep doing them.
If you like kettlebells, use kettlebells.
If you prefer barbells, use barbells.
If you enjoy dumbbell training, then
use dumbbells.
If you 'd rather do bodyweight training,
do bodyweight training.
If you prefer to mix things, up, that's fine,
too.
No one type of training is "best." What's
best for YOU is what you enjoy doing. That
varies from person to person, and it may
change for you over time.
If you're a mature trainee - meaning my
age, seasoned and experienced - you've
earned the right to have FUN when you
train.
3. Train hard, but train smart.
Older trainees need to listen to their
bodies. There's a time to push hard,
and a time to ease up a bit.
See Gray Hair and Black Iron for advice
on sane, sensible and effective training
programs for older Dinos. It gives you
over 50 of them.
4. If it hurts, don't do it.
You'd be surprised how many trainees
ignore this rule.
Things that work great at age 20 or 30
may be very bad for you at age 50 or 60.
Dings and dents may require work-
arounds and/or different exercises.
5. Pay attention to rest, recovery
and recuperation.
If you don't recover from your workouts,
they will gradually wear you down, not
build you up.
Get enough sleep every night. Your body
rebuilds and recharges itself while you're
sleeping.
6. Pay attention to diet and nutrition.
When you're young, you can eat almost
anything and get away with it. Things are
different for older trainees.
See Knife, Fork, Muscle for detailecd
information about diet and nutrition for
lifelong strength and health.
7. Keep your weight under control.
You don't need to walk around flashing your
six-pack - or posting six-pack selfies on Face-
book - but you do need to keep your gut under
control.
Excess stomach fat is linked to a whole host
of health problems, including diabetes and
heart disease.
The vast majority of physical culture heroes
who maintained good health and active life-
styles well into their advanced years were
men and women who prided themselves on
staying lean, fit and muscular.
So there you have it - seven rules for lifelong
strength and health. You probably follow them
already, but a little reminder now and then is
a good thing.
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. I mentioned Knife, Fork, Muscle and
Gray Hair and Black Iron. Go here to
grab them:
Knife, Fork, Muscle
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
Gray Hair and Black Iron
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
P.S. 2. We're also releasing Knife, Fork, Muscle
as a series of Kindle e-books. Same content,
but broken into four books. Books 1, 2 and 3
are already available, and book 4 will be out
soon.
Go here for the complete list of all of our
kindle books:
http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"The ultimate goal is very simple - lifelong
strength and health."
-- Brooks Kubik
