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| John Grimek was one of many old-timers who used heavy partials in his training - and they worked pretty darn well for him. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then we'll answer a
very common question about partial
deadlifts and deadlift lockouts.
The July-August Dinosaur Files
The July-August issue of The Dinosaur
Files has landed - and readers are
loving it. Go here to grab your copy:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-julyaugust2018.html
Articles include the true story of two
guys who trained on a tropical island
back in the 1930s - with just a barbell
and dumbbell set - and how well they
did . . . .
Along with two great workouts to
follow when you're pressed for
time . . .
And a very nice article on the
stabilizing principle, and how to
use it to keep on making regular
and injury-free progress.
George F. Jowett's Progressive
Barbell Training Course
This little gem dates back to the 1920's
or 30's - but I've issued it again in a
modern reprint edition. We have a very
limited number of copies, so if you want
one, act fast.
To order the Jowett course:
Order a copy of my Dinosaur Training
book - but include a note (or send me
an email) saying that you actually want
the Jowett course:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.html
Be sure to include the note or send the
email so we know what you actually
want!
If you use PayPal, feel free to shoot
me an email and ask me to send you
a PayPal request for the Progressive
Barbell Course. Be sure to give your
PayPal email and your shipping
address.
Progressive Barbell Training is a
great old-school course - with plenty
of line drawings to show you how to how to perform all of the barbell and
dumbbell exercises in it.
Good stuff - and a very nice link to the
past.
Partial Deadlifts and Deadlift
Lockouts
Not long ago I released a brand new
strength and power course covering
heavy partials.
It's a great course for building bone, tendon
and ligament strength . . . building muscular
strength . . . and increasing your testosterone
levels the natural way (by increasing your
bone mass - yes, the two are related - and
if you increase bone mass, you increase
T levels).
You can grab it right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html
Of course, I've been buried in questions
about heavy partials ever since I released
the new course.
One of the common questions is this:
Which is better - partial deadlifts and dead-
lift lockouts from blocks - or partial dead-
lifts and deadlift lockouts in the rack?
So here's the answer.
If you use a straight bar for your deadlifts,
it really doesn't matter as long as you use
something that sets the bar at the right
starting height.
For some of you, blocks work fine - even
something as simple and low tech as a
pair of concrete blocks for the plates to
rest on at the start of the exercise.
For others (especially the taller guys), you
may need to use a rack to set the bar at
the correct height.
That said, I should add two important notes:
1. Partial deadlifts and deadlift lockouts can
chew up the knurling on your bar - so don't do
them with a high quality OL bar. Use an old bar
where it doesn't matter.
2. Don't drop a bar onto rack pins - you can
bend it.
If you use a Trap Bar for your deadlift lockouts
and partial deadlifts, you need to use blocks.
A standard Trap Bar won't fit into a standard
power rack.
Of course, some of you may have an extra-
long Trap Bar made for rack work. If you do,
you can use it for partials and lockouts in
the rack.
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. Here's the link again for the new course
on heavy partials:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.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
"Your training tools work when you do -
and the better and smarter you work,
the better THEY work."
- Brooks Kubik
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