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| There are no double-blind research studies to prove that John Grimek's training programs really work - or that any other old-school programs work - or that Dinosaur Training works - and there never will be. Here's why. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Here's something to think about when
you look for research studies on strength
training and muscle building - or if you
wonder "Where are the research studies
to back up Brooks' claim that old-school,
Dino-style strength training works so
well?"
The gold-standard for diet and nutrition
studies - or drug studies - is the so-called
"double blind study."
In a double-blind study, you break your
test subjects into two different groups.
One of them takes whatever you are
testing, be it a vitamin, an amino acid,
an omega 3 capsule or a particular drug.
The other group takes a placebo - a pill
that looks just like the real thing you're
testing, but doesn't contain any active
ingredients.
In other words, a sugar pill.
The key to a double-blind study is to
control things so that neither the test
subjects nor the researchers know who
is getting the real thing and who is
getting the sugar pill.
That removes any kind of bias on the
part of the researcher - and it removes
any kind of placebo effect on the part
of the test subject.
In other words, the test subject can't
report a particular result that the pill
being tested is supposed to give.
"Wow, I feel great - have tons of energy -
that new energy pill must be working!"
Or: "My stomach feels fine - that new
antacid must be doing the job!"
The thing is, you can't do a double-
blind study of many important things.
For example, you can't do a double-
blind study comparing a pure vegan
diet to a diet that includes large
amounts of meat and eggs - because
everyone knows the difference
between a plate of broccoli and a
steak.
Nor can you do a double-blind study
comparing Olympic lifting to power-
lifting - or 5 x 5 to 1 set of 10 reps -
because both the test subjects and
the researchers would know who
was doing what.
That's not to say that strength studies
are worthless - but it does suggest that
you need to look at them very carefully.
Are they testing how well a particular
training method works - or are they
testing how much the researcher (or
the test subject) BELIEVES it will
work?
And what if something that has worked
very well for many trainees over the
years is tested by the research honchos
and doesn't work as well in the lab?
Is it the program - or the test subject's
understanding of the program and his
or her belief in how well it will work (to
say nothing of his or her burning desire
to achieve a particular result)?
Which leads to this thought:
Wouldn't it be interesting to compare
a 5 x 5 program on 100 test subjects
who have never heard of 5 x 5 and
have no idea whether it would work
and what it will do -
and then compare THAT group -
to a group of test subjects who have
been taught the history of 5 x 5, and
how well it works, and how many great
results it has produced over the years?
In other words, a group of subjects
who were given a great big dose of
BELIEF in what they were doing and
how well it would work?
And, of course, you could do similar
tests with many other old-school,
Dino-style training methods.
We might very well find that self-
confidence and the unwavering belief
that your training program WILL work
is the most important factor of all.
And wouldn't that be a game-
changer?
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. If you want to do your own one-
person experiment to see what really
works when it comes to building
strength and muscle, start with
this little monster:
Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of
Strength and Development
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
P.S. 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:
"You can if you BELIEVE you can!"
- Brooks Kubik
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