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| Hitting it hard at age 61 - after more than 50 years of strength training - and yes, I've learned a few things about training over the years. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Over the past couple of days, I've been
buried in emails from readers in response
to the emails I've sent out this week.
The consensus is this -- it's a crying shame
that more guys and gals don't start training
the right way from the very beginning -- as
opposed to wasting so much time and effort
on the high volume muscle blasting programs.
And everyone wonders why that happens.
Especially if you have the proof right in front
of you.
A number of older Dinos mentioned that their
nephews or grand-nephews -- or their sons or
grandsons -- are teenagers or 20-somethings
who are just getting into weight training.
They have an older family member -- father,
grandfather or uncle -- who is a very strong
and very accomplished lifter. He clearly knows
what he's doing -- and he knows how to put
together a workout that brings FAST and
BIG results.
But the newbies don't ask for his advice. They
just jump right into the muscle-blasting non-
sense in their favorite muscle comic or muscle
comic website.
Uncle Joe trains twice a week in his garage,
and does the basics -- and lifts a ton.
The kids run off the the nearest Chrome and
Fern Gym and do a 6-day per week triple
split routine featured in their "must read"
muscle comic.
Forget about Uncle Joe.
What does he know?
He's OLD, man!
The same thing happens in the gym.
The newbies do what they read in the muscle
comics. Never mind that there's a big, thick,
strong-a-horse older guy doing 5 x 5 in the
squat over in the corner -- or pressing double
what the young guys are deadlifting -- or
doing heavy deads from the knees with more
than the combined weight of the young guys,
their curl bars and their pec decs.
They. Just. Don't. Ask. Him.
It's such a shame. The answer is right there --
right in front of them.
Here's someone who knows what he's doing.
Just look at him. Look at the weight on the
bar!
And he's doing something WAY DIFFERENT
than what they tell you to do in this month's
issue of Ultra-Massive Super Muscle or Inter-
Galactic Power Pecs.
Okay, deep breath.
I guess all we can do is keep fighting the fight.
If you're a younger trainee, give the old-school,
basic, hard and heavy approach a try. You'll be
shocked by your results.
If you're an older trainee who knows the score,
keep on squatting, pushing and pulling. They'll
ask you for help someday.
And when they do -- be ready to drop some
knowledge bombs on them!
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. Speaking of knowledge bombs, Strength,
Muscle and Power has plenty of them:
http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.html
P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"A prophet is without honor in his own
country, and so is anyone who trains
old-school style -- even when he's the
strongest guy in the room. And that
needs to change."
-- Brooks Kubik
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