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| John Grimek's form in the one-arm deadlift. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then we'll talk
training - as in, the long-forgotten but
very effective back of the chair curl.
1. The July-Aug Dino Files
We just released the July-Aug issue of
The Dinosaur Files - and you can
grab the little monster right here:
July-Aug Dino Files
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-julyaugust2018.html
If you missed the May-June issue,
go ahead and grab it, as well:
May-June Dino Files
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-mayjune2018.html
They're great issues, with tons of
terrific workouts and articles.
2. Strength Training Shorts
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| John Davis - shown above finishing a heavy press - is featured in one of John Wood's Strength Training Shorts. Check them out! |
John Wood is doing some great new
60-second strength training videos.
You can find them here - and while
you're there, go ahead and sign up
to get alerts whenever he posts a
new one:
60-Second Strength History - video
no. 1
https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/60-second-strength-history/
60-Second Strength History Youtube
Channel
https://www.youtube.com/OldtimeStrongman
3. The Back of the Chair Curl
John Grimek started weight training
in the early 1930's, and ended up
being the best built man in the
entire world - as well as one of the
strongest men in the world.
And he met, knew and trained with
many of the other top men of the
era.
So he had a pretty good idea of
how they did things back in the
day.
In the mid-1970's, Grimek wrote an
article comparing the way men trained
back in the 1930's - and he noted that
even though they didn't have as much
equipment, they were able to get
things done very effectively.
It just took a little bit of ingenuity.
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| John Grimek and other champions of his era accomplished amazing things with very basic, simple training equipment. |
For example, they didn't have a
special stand for doing preacher
curls (a/k/a Scott curls).
No one made or sold that kind of
stand back then.
But it didn't matter.
Grimek and others of his era would
use an old wooden chair instead.
They'd turn it around, stand it in
place, brace it with one hand to
keep it from tipping - and do one
arm dumbbell curls over the back
of the chair.
He said it worked great - just as
well as doing preacher curls on a
modern preacher bench.
He gave other examples of how the
old-timers got it done with a very
limited amount of basic equipment.
They just had to be creative.
That made things interesting for
them - and I'm sure it made things
lots of fun, as well.
That was one of the good things
about the Iron Game.
You had to think about what you
were doing and what you wanted
to achieve - and you had to figure
out ways to do the job without an
equipment manufacturer doing it
for you.
Many of us do somewhat similar
things today - especially if we train
in a home gym.
We don't let anything hold us back.
We figure out how to do the job -
and then we do it!
As always, thanks for reading and
have a great day. If you train today,
make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
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| John Grimek with a classic collection of old iron at the Weightlifting Hall of Fame in York - including the legendary Cyr dumbbell. |
P.S. To learn more about John Grimek
andf how he trained, grab my John
Grimek training course:
Hard-copy edition
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Kindle edition
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2. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:
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Kindle
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P.S. 3. Thought for the Day
"Iron and ingenuity will do the job
every single time."
- Brooks Kubik
BEFORE YOU LEAVE . . .
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