Brooks Kubik's Strength Training Collection - List No. 2 - Iron Man's Lifting News

Peary Rader's wonderful Lifting News magazine is almost impossible to find at any price - but here's a very special chance to grab some vintage copies of this excellent old-school strength and power publication at a rock-bottom, bargain basement !

Brooks Kubik's  Strength Training Collection

List No. 2 – Iron Man Lifting News

I'm selling 32 issues of Iron Man’s Lifting News, published by Peary Rader back in the 1960's. These are great magazines that focused on strength and power training, weightlifting and powerlifting. With articles by and about top lifters and their training, these magazines are a goldmine of old-school strength and power training.

Peary Rader was the founder of Iron Man magazine, which he edited and published for 50 years before he retired and sold the magazine.You've probably seen old issues of Peary Rader's Iron Man magazine. But you may not have ever seen any old issues of Lifting News - because not many issues were published, and they're very rare and hard to find. So this is a BIG opportunity to grab some magazines you might not ever find again.

This cover photo shows Don Cundy pulling a World Record deadlift. Lifting News covered many of the pioneers of powerlifting, as well as Olympic weightlifting champions.

The price is just $20.00 per issue plus shipping and handling. And if you order 10 or more issues, I'll give you a 10 percent discount.

All orders will be shipped by USPS Priority Mail. Please note that in filling orders we are limited to what we can fit into a USPS Priority Mail shipping box.

Everything listed below is first come, first served, and I only have one of each set, so if you want something, order it ASAP by emailing me at:

info@brookskubik.com  

When you email, please give me your shipping address and preferred payment method. PayPal, credit card and check are fine for anyone living in the USA. However, we can only accept PayPal and credit card for orders outside the USA.

Note: if you prefer to pay by credit card, do NOT send your cc info by email. When I respond to you, I'll let you know how to place a secure cc order.

Because these are one of a kind items, we cannot replace them or refund the purchase price, so please give me a secure shipping address, preferably where someone will be there to sign for the package when it is delivered.

We reserve the right to decline any order based on the cost of shipping, delivery issues/concerns in a given country or any other reason.

Shoot me an email if you have any questions!

Here’s a list of the available magazines and the cover-man on each issue:

Lifting News was one of the best old-school training magazines - and it focused entirely on weightlifting, powerlifting and strength and power training.

1961    September     Newspaper format - no cover photo

            November     Yuri Vlasov and other lifters from 1961 World Championships

1963    May                Weightlifters and powerlifters from 1963 Jr. Nationals

1964    June                 Norb Schemansky

1965    January           Isaac Berger

            April               Kids weightlifting

            July                 Bob Bartholomew

            August             Tony Garcy

            September       Gerry Ferrelli

            October           Hans Zdrazila

            November       James Roberson

1966    January           Gary Gubner

            February         Leonid Zabotinsky

            March             Bob Bednarski

            April               Paul Anderson

            June                 Frank Holton  

            July                 Pat Casey

            August             Russ Knipp

            September       Phil Grippaldi

            October           Robert Weaver

            December        Waldemar Baszanowski

1967    April               Gary Gubner

            June                 Bob Bednarski

            July                 Philip Grippaldi

            August            Bob Hise

            October           Pan Am games photos

            November       Sr. National Power Lifting photos

            December        Donald Cundy, Jr.

1968    January           Joe Dube

            February         Bob Bednarski

            May                George Pickett

            October           Mel Hennessy

Lifting News - an outstanding publication for anyone interested in old-school strength and power training, Olympic weightlifiting, and powerlifting.

Who Wants It?

Here's a classic issue of Peary Rader's old Iron Man magazine - it's on sale now - on eBay - and if you act fast, you may be able to grab it.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Trudi and I are planning to move out
west in the not too distant future -
so I'm selling a ton of old books
and magazines.

So here's a quick heads up.

I listed an old issue of Peary Rader's
wonderful Iron Man magazine on
eBay a few days ago.

So far, no one has bid on it - and
there's not much time left in the
eBay auction countdown - so you
may be able to sneak in and grab
it.

Here's the link - head on over and
read more about it - I included a
detailed listing of the contents:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Iron-Man-Bodybuilding-Magazine-Sept-1978-Vol-37-No-6-Vintage-Rare/232993590754?hash=item363f800de2:g:-kUAAOSwutlb32p2:rk:1:pf:1

The eBay auction will be over in
about 27 hours from the time I
post this on my Blog - so don't
wait - place your bid NOW
at the eBay site.

If you want to know what other
issues of Iron Man I'll be selling,
shoot me an email and ask for
the complete list.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Vintage Books and Magazines

I've got tons of old books and magazines for sale - including two killer items I just listed on eBay - as well as tons of old issues of Bob Hoffman's classic Strength and Health magazine from the 40's, 50's and 60's. See today's Blog post for links and details.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Trudi and I are planning to move to
the Pacific Northwest in the not too
distant future, so I'm selling all of
my duplicate books and magazines.

Here are two of them that I just
listed on eBay:

Peary Rader's Iron Man Jan. 1978

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232990689162

 

The Illustrated History of Physical
Culture

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232990985557

I also have tons of old issues of Strength
and Health magazine from the 40's, 50's
and 60's - shoot me an email if you're
interested in buying some for your
collection. You can reach me at:

info@brookskubik.com

I'll be listing plenty of other great stuff
on eBay, so keep an eye open for the
new listings as they go up.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

A Tried and True Motivator

When I was in high school, I used to count the days until the next issue of Peary Rader's IronMan magazine arrived in the mail.  

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

A lot of people say they have trouble
getting motivated to train.

Or to keep training.

They get started, and then something
comes up, and they miss a workout -
and then they miss another workout -
and before you know it, they've more
or less stopped training.

In the old days, the Founding Fathers
of physical culture had a simple solution
for this problem.

They published monthly magazines and
urged everyone who trained to read the
magazine every single month.

The monthly magazine was a great way
to stay motivated.

I can remember counting the days until
the next issue of Strength and Health,
Muscular Development or IronMan
came in the mail.

Bradley J. Steiner - my favorite Iron Game
author back then - once said that the most
important job of a strength training and
muscle building magazine was to motivate
its readers.

Yes, it was important to teach them how to
train and to give them good workouts and
training schedules to try.

But the single most important thing was to
MOTIVATE readers to keep on training -
and to get them back in the training habit
if they were slacking off.

I think Steiner was absolutely right - and
that's why I publish a monthly strength
training magazine in addition to everything
else we do here at Dino Headquarters.

It's called The Dinosaur Files - and it's
available in a downloadable PDF format
with instant delivery - and it's printable -
so you can buy it, print it and save it in
your collection.

Each issue is 8 to 12 pages - and each
issue is chock full of workouts, training
tips, Iron Game history, and - above all
else - gives you a goldmine of motivation.

We just released the February issue -
and you can grab it right here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-february2018pdf.html

It might be just the thing to keep you
training hard, heavy, serious and as
effectively as possible.

Give it a try - I know you'll like it.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. If you'd like a one-year, 12-issue
subscription to The Dinosaur Files,
just shoot me an email - we can make
it happen!

The Unhealthiest Man in the Room

Many of the old-time champions - such as George Hackenschmidt, shown above - lived long, healthy and active lives. They trained for strength AND health - and it worked!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One quick note before we talk training.

1. Vintage Books and Magazines for
Sale!

Since Trudi and I are planning to move to
the Pacific Northwest, I need to do some
downsizing - so I'm selling duplicate copies
of vintage strength training and body-
building books and magazines from my
collection.

It's a big collection, and there's a lot
to sell.

So I've set up an eBay store to make it
happen as fast and easily as possible.
Here's the first listing - a classic issue of
Peary Rader's old Iron man magazine from
1967:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232661358800?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Of course, there will be lots more to
come - so if you're looking for vintage
books and magazines, you're going to
see a ton of great stuff in the next
couple of months.

2. The Unhealthiest Man in the Room

One of our longtime Dinos grew up in Santa
Monica and used to train at some of the world
famous southern California gyms - and got to
know a number of top bodybuilders.

He actually trained with some of the guys on
covers of the muscle magazines we read when
we were kids.

He often went to the big bodybuilding contests.

One year, he went to  a big contest, and ended
up sitting next to one of his friends - a man
who ranks as one of the top bodybuilders of
all time. A man who began training back in
the day when you trained for strength and
health as well as muscular development.

The big focus that year was on ultra-extreme
muscular definition.

To place in the top 10 that year, you needed
to more than "cuts" - you needed to be cut
to the bone.

To win you needed shredded wheat on your
wheat - and then you needed to shred it some
more.

To get "the look" the contestants trained for
many hours every day - and did tons of cardio
training on top of their bodybuilding workouts -
and followed incredibly severe diets.

And yes, they undoubtedly took plenty of
different supplements - and plenty of drugs.

And all of that wreaks havoc on the human
body.

The famous bodybuilding champion turned
to our fellow Dino and said:

"From now on, the winner of the contest
will be the unhealthiest man in the
room."

And that summed it up pretty well.

I don't follow modern bodybuilding - and
one reason is because of the health issue.

I'm not interested in a sport where the
winner is the unhealthiest man in the
room.

Instead, I focus on lifelong strength and
health.

If you're reading this, that's probably your
focus as well.

And perhaps we can lead by example - and
encourage others to focus on the very same
thing:

Lifelong strength and health.

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. Gray Hair and Black iron is a must
read for anyone training for lifelong strength
and health:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html

P.S. 2. My other books and courses --
including links to all of my e-books on
Kindle -- are right here at Dino
Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/oldschool_01-kindle.html

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day

"The most important goal is lifelong
strength and health."

- Brooks Kubik

BEFORE YOU LEAVE . . .

We have more than 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore - here are several of them - head on over and take a look at the others:

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

http://www.brookskubik.com/kindle.html

Have You Seen This?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I've decided to start selling duplicate copies
of my vintage strength training and body-
building books and magazines on eBay.

And I'd love it if they all ended up in really
good hands - as in, members of the Dino
Nation.

So here's the first listing - do me a favor
and bid on it - because I really want these
to go to serious Iron Slingers:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232661358800?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

And yes, there will be many more items
listed over the coming weeks and months!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. This one has a killer article by Peary
Rader on the breathing squat - as well as
articles on kettlebell juggling, PHA training,
and how Larry Scott trained.

Continuing the Tradition of Peary Rader's IronMan Magazine

Abe Boshes shows old-school, all-natural strength and development in this classic photo. The Dinosaur Files teaches the secrets of old-school training.

 

 

 

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Everybody over a certain age has
fond memories of the old-school
muscle magazines:

Bob Hoffman's Strength and
Health.

Muscular Development (a York
mag edited by the great John
Grimek.

Reg Park Journal.

Health and Strength, for our
British readers.

And a host of others.

Most of us who were young in that
era look back most fondly to Peary
Rader's wonderful old IronMan
magazine.

It was the best of the best.

The reason why is two-fold.

Peary Rader believed in basic,
simple workouts, and what he
called "limited exercise
programs."

Lots of squats and a few other
basic exercises.

And not much else.

Similar to what I call "abbreviated
training."

Second, Peary Rader tended to
focus on the average trainee,
NOT on the "champions."

Some of the other magazines
of the era ran feature after
feature telling us how so-and-so
bombed, blitzed and  blasted his
biceps, powerized his pecs, or
carved his wash-board abs

And they topped that off with
gossip columns where the
"insiders" gave us the monthly
scoop on everything that was
happening at Muscle Beach.

But IronMan gave us articles
by and about real people.

People who lived and trained in
the real world.

People who discovered interesting
new exercises, designed new pieces
of equipment, and figured out better
ways to build strength and muscle.

This was the stuff you didn't see
anywhere else - but trust me, it
was the only stuff that really
worked when it came to building
strength and muscle.

I'm trying to continue that tradition
in The Dinosaur Files.

It's a strength training journal that's
a lot like Peary Rader's old IronMan.

It doesn't focus on the "champions."

It doesn't cover the big contests.

It's not a supplement catalog.

And you won't see any air-brushed
photos or photos of roid-users.

It's old-school, basic, and simple.

The Dinosaur Files features my own
original articles, along with original
articles from your fellow Dinos.

It brings you what you need to read
for real results.

It's for people like us - people like
you and me - people who live and
train in the real world.

The Dino Files is available on
Kindle. We used to release it in
hard-copy, and then in PDF and
Kindle editions, but we're going
to limit it to Kindle from now on.

Kindle is easier and faster for us,
and it's far and away the best way
to bring you The Dino Files on a
regular basis.

And we don't have piracy issues,
which we have with our PDF
products.

You can grab the current issue
right here in the Kindle bookstore:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-2017-03.html

I think Peary Rder would like what
we're doing - and that if he were
alive today, he'd read The
Dinosaur Files.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Look What Raced Up to No. 1!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

If you missed the BIG
NEWS, John Wood's
new book raced up to
No. 1 in its category in
the Kindle bookstore -
in less than 24 hours!

It's also in the no. 3 spot
on two other top 10 lists.

So I guess old-school
training is alive and well -
which is a very good thing.

It's called OLD-SCHOOL
STRENGTH ARTICLES,
VOL. I.

Go here to grab the little
monster - and be sure to
post a review after you
read it:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/oldschoolarticles001.html

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

John Wood's Old School Strength Articles, Vol. 1

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

About one year ago, my buddy John Wood a terrific little book
on Kindle - and it zoomed right up to the No. 1 spot on a
number of different Kindle Top 10 Lists.

In other words, it was an overnight best seller.

And that means a ton of people grabbed it and read it -- and
liked it -- and that's no surprise, because it's very, very good. 

It's called OLD-SCHOOL STRENGTH ARTICLES,
VOL. I.

It includes FIVE great articles from Peary Rader's
old Iron Man magazine:

1. Part 1 of an article by Tony Ditillo
on power rack training.

2. Part 2 of Tony Ditillo's article on
power rack training. 

3. A special "field report" on isometric
training.

4. A very interesting article on mind
power for lifters.

and (get this):

5. An article by Doug Hepburn about
training for the Olympic lifts.

So that's five killer articles, together in one little book --
with a knock-out cover - and that's  a pretty good
deal.

Go here to grab the little monster - and be sure to post
a review after you read it:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/oldschoolarticles001.html

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Carrying On An Important Tradition

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Everybody over a certain age has memories of
the old-school muscle magazines: Bob Hoffman's
Strength and Health, Muscular Development  (a
Hoffman magazine that was edited by John
Grimek), and a host of other publications from
back in the era of black iron barbells and hard
and heavy training.

The pre-Instagram, pre-selfie world.

Most of us who were young in that era look back
most fondly to Peary Rader's wonderful old
IronMan magazine.

It was the best of the best.

The reason why is two-fold.

Peary Rader believed in basic, simple workouts
and what he called "limited exercise programs."

Lots of squats and a few other basic exercises.

And not much else.

He printed articles about longer, more complicated,
high volume programs because he felt that his job
as editor was to provide a forum for different ideas
about training rather than to censor the things he
disagreed with -- but the over-all message of the
magazine was simple: "Work hard on the basic
exercises."

Second, Peary Rader tended to focus on the
average trainee, NOT the "champions."

Most of the magazines ran one feature after
another telling us how so-and-so bombed,
blitzed, and blasted his biceps, powerized
his pecs, or carved those amazing
washboard abs.

And they topped it off with the gossip columns,
where the "insiders" gave us the monthly scoop
on everything that was happening at Muscle
Beach.

As if the world revolved around Muscle Beach -
or as if what happened at Muscle Beach had
anything to do with heading out to your
garage or down to your basement to do
some heavy squats or deadlifts after a
long, hard day on the job.

But IronMan gave us articles about people
who trained and lived in the real world.

People who discovered great new exercises,
designed new pieces of equipment, or
figured out new and better ways of
building strength and muscle.

Their contributions to the Iron Game were
immense, immeasurable and invaluable --
and we would never have known about them
had it not been for Peary Rader's IronMan.

I'm trying to continue that tradition in the
Dinosaur Files.

It's a strength training journal that's much
like Peary Rader's old IronMan.

It doesn't focus on the "champions." It doesn't
cover the big contests. If you're interested in
that sort of thing, there are plenty of places
to find it.

It's not a supplement catalog, like the other
magazines. We have some small classified ads,
but that's it. Not page after page of endless ads
with look-alike bodybuilders pushing protein
supplements, pre-workout energizers, post-
workout recovery drinks, herbal concoctions,
glandulars, metabolic this or optimize-me
that.

The Dinosaur Files features my own original
articles, as well as articles from your fellow
Dinosaurs. Thus, it serves the same function
that Peary Rader's IronMan served -- it gives
us a clearing house to share ideas about the
kind of training that works for people like us --
people who live and train in the real world.

The Dinosaur Files is a monthly publication -
and each issue is available in your choice of
PDF with immediate electronic delivery or
Kindle e-book.

We have to format the Kindle edition differently
than the PDF, so we do the PDF first and then
work on getting the Kindkle edition out to you.

Thus, the January issue is available in PDF but
not (yet) in Kindle. (But it won't be long before
we finish the Kindle edition.)

Go here to grab the PDF edition of the January
Dino Files:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-january2017.html

I like to think that Peary Rader would like what
we're doing. I sure hope so.

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. You can find back issues of the Dinosaur Files
ion the PDF and Kindle sections at our Products
Page:

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day. "The more you
know, the more you grow." - Brooks Kubik

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Reg Park, Brad Steiner, and Much More!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Several days ago I shared an email
about Bradley J. Steiner's list of the
21 "Essential Exercises."

I noted that when I started in the Iron
Game, Steiner wrote for Peary Rader's
old Iron Man magazine, and was one of
the most popular Iron Game authors in
the world -- as well as one of the most
honest and most direct.

Steiner taught old school training --
and told his readers to stay away from
the muscle pumping nonsense that was
(and still is) so very common -- and also
told his readers to stay away from
steroids and other drugs.

He often wrote about the mental aspects
of strength training and muscle building.

He focused on physical culture -- a great
term -- and on making yourself the very
best and strongest person that you could
be, both physically and mentally.

He also talked about using your training
to enrich your life rather than making
your life revolve around your training.

As in, train three times a week for about
an hour per workout. That's plenty of
time to build tons of strength and
muscle -- and it allows you to live
a full and rewarding life.

In other words, he taught old school
training and old school values.

So you can see why I enjoyed reading
his books and articles so much.

Anyhow, I've received a ton of emails
from readers asking where they can find
more from Bradley J. Steiner.

There are three places to look.

1. The Iron League

The first is John Wood's Iron League,
which includes old issues of the very
same Iron Man magazines that carried
Steiner's articles "back in the day."

John has a special license to post these
old issues of Iron Man -- and a complete
collection of them -- and a ton of other
great stuff, including several boxes of
rare old materials from my personal
library, which I have loaned to him
to share on the Iron League.

He also uploads old video -- including
my old Dinosaur Training videos from
back in the 1990's. In fact, it's the only
place to find them. I'm letting John do
that because I think the Iron League is
a really important project, and I want
to help support what he's doing.

The Iron League is a members only,
curated website with an incredible
collection of old Iron Game books,
courses and magazines.

One of our Dinos calls it "The Library
of Congress of Strength" -- and that's
a pretty good name for it.

Go here to join The Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

So that's the first place to find old
articles by by Bradley J. Steiner.

2. Bill Hinbern's Website

The second place to look is Bill
Hinbern's website.

Bill has been selling old books and
courses for something like 50 years
now -- and he sells a great looking
reprint edition of Steiner's otherwise
impossible to find, classic text, The
Complete Guide to Effective Barbell
Training.

Note that Bill did this with Steiner's
express permission and approval --
which is how you do these things.

Go here to grab The Complete Guide:

http://superstrengthtraining.com/complete-guide-effective-barbell-training-bradley-steiner

And that's the second place to find
more training wisdom from Bradley
J. Steiner.

3. Brad Steiner's Website

The third place to look for material
from Bradley J. Steiner is at his
website.

It focuses on self-defense training,
but includes plenty of info on effective
strength training, as well.

Go here to check it out:

http://www.americancombato.com/

4. Reg Park Specialization Courses

I mentioned Reg Park in the title of
this email/blog post, and you may be
wondering why, since I haven't
mentioned him yet.

The answer is this -- Bill Hinbern has
just released a series of specialization
courses written by Reg Park.

Bill used to be the North American
distributor for these courses -- but
they haven't been available for over
40 years.

For more information on these VERY
RARE and one of a kind courses, go
here:

http://superstrengthtraining.com/reg-park-mr-universe-specialization-courses

Be sure to tell Bill I sent you. I've been
buying stuff from him for over 40 years
now, and he's a very good friend.

Anyhow, I hope that answers the questions
about where to find more OLD GOLD from
Bradley J. Steiner -- as well as some terrific
old courses from Reg Park.

As always, thanks for reading and have a
great day. If you train today (as I will)
make it a good one!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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Steiner's Top 21 Exercises -- Do You Do Them?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

When I was a kid, my favorite Iron Game
author was Bradley. J. Steiner.  His work
appeared regularly in Strength and Health,
Muscular Development and Iron Man.

One of Steiner's classic series of articles
was a four-part opus titled, "The Essential
Exercises." It ran in Iron Man way back in
1969 or 1970.

For those of you who missed these articles
the first time around, here are Bradley J.
Steiner's "Essential Exercises." Note that
there aren't too many of them -- and that
they don't require much in the way of
equipment -- and they can be performed
in most home gym settings.

Yes, I said home gym. Steiner was
a home gym trainer, and believed that
it was best to train at home whenever
possible. At the time he wrote his four-
part series, he trained in an apartment
in Brooklyn -- using thick rubber pads
to keep from disturbing the neighbors
when he lowered the bar to the floor!

Arms and shoulders

1. Barbell curls (strict)

2. Dumbbell curls (standing, seated or lying
back on an incline bench)

3. Press behind neck (standing or
seated)

Note: This was Steiner's favorite shoulder
exercise, by far.

I did a lot of these when I was young - but
not now, at age 60. They're too hard on my
shoulders.

4. Military press (strict)

5. Dumbbell presses (both arms together
or alternate arm style)

Note: Steiner did not believe in doing direct
exercises for the triceps, such as french presses
or triceps extensions. He believed they put too
much stress on the elbow joints. he also believed
(as did John Grimek) that overhead presses in
strict form were the very best exercise for the
triceps. Steiner also believed that bench pressing
was a great exercise for the triceps.

Chest

1. Light breathing pullovers with dumbbells
(performed after squats, with light weights
and lots of deep breathing, solely as a way
to help expand the rib-cage)

2. Bench press (strict!)

3. Dumbbell incline press (strict and heavy)

Back

1. Power cleans

Note: Steiner also liked high pulls.

2. Stiff-legged deadlifts

Note: this was Steiner's favorite exercise
for the low back.

3. The good morning exercise

4. Barbell bent-over rowing (strict!)

Note: This was Steiner's favorite
exercise for the upper back.

5. Dumbbell bent-over rowing (strict!)

6. Shoulder shrugs (barbell or
dumbbell)

7. Bridging (for neck development)

Note: This was the first time I ever saw
anyone recommend neck training in a
muscle magazine.

Legs

1. Squats

Note: As you might imagine, Steiner believed
that squats were the single best exercise.

2. The straddle lift

Note: I think Steiner liked this exercise
because John Grimek did them. He was
a big Grimek fan.

3. Calf raises

Midsection

1. Leg raises -- preferably with iron boots

2. Dumbbell side-bends

3. Sit-ups with weight resistance -- preferably
on a sit-up board

And that was it. A total of 21 exercises. In Steiner's
opinion, the 21 BEST exercises. The "Essential
Exercises."

You may or may not agree with Steiner's choices,
although you probably agree with many of them.

But I like the idea of picking THE BEST exercises
and building your training programs around them.
There are literally thousands of exercises to do, but
you only have so much time and energy -- so why
not focus on the very best movements?

By the way, the fact that Steiner selected 21
"Essential exercises" did not mean you were
supposed to do all 21. You might use only five
or six in any one training program. But that's
a topic for another day.

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. Gray Hair and Black Iron is must reading for
older Dinos:

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.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: "For best results,
focus your effort on the BEST exercises." 
-- Brooks Kubik

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An Interview with Peary Rader

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Earlier today I sent an email about
Peary Rader and how he developed
incredible endurance by doing 20
rep breathing squats.

Those same 20 rep squts also helped
him gain close to 100 pounds of muscle
in just two years - and to develop the
strength and power to win a number
of Regional weightlifting championships.

You can learn more about Peary
Rader in the July issue of The
Dinosaur Files.

One of the articles is an interview
of Peary Rader.

It's based on an article Peary wrote
way back in 1938 - a short auto-
biographical note.

I used it to create a nice little Q and
A - just me and Peary, talking about
his life and his training.

It's pretty good stuff - and well worth
reading. After all, Peary Rader is one
of the all-time Good Guys in the Iron
Game. He did more to push sane,
sensible, productive and effective
training than almost anyone else.

Anyhow, check it out. It's a fun
read - and it's one of many great
articles in the July issue!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. The July Dinosaur Files is
available in your choice of Kindle
or PDF:

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_july2016-kindle.html

PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_july2016.html



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Rare Strength Training Books and Magazines

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I want to update you on something new and
exciting for the Dino Nation - a very rare,
literally once in a lifetime opportunity to
grab rare books, courses and magazines
from the grand and glorious Golden Age of
Strength.

And more than that, the books, courses and
magazines will be from my personal strength
training library right here at Dinosaur
Headquarters.

Here's what I'm going to do - and why I'm
going to do it.

As long time readers know, my dad passed
away in April of last year.

Dad was a huge book lover and collected
books for his entire life. Our house had row
after row of homemade wooden book shelves
in every room, all of them crammed with
dad's books.

He moved them from house to house for
more than 70 years.

He loved his books. He read them all, many
of them many times. They were his prized
possessions, and his very best friends.

Now he's gone, and my brother and I are
struggling to find good homes for his old
books.

We can keep some of them, but we can't
keep all of them. We just don't have enough
room for them.

That's what happens. People have collections
that are very dear to them - but they die, and
everything ends up in an estate sale.

Or you have family members struggling to
do something with their loved one's collection.

And that got me thinking.

I have hundreds of different items in my
research library. Currently, it takes up
about 12 book cases here at Dino
Headquarters.

And I have multiple copies of many items.
That's fine, but I only need one copy of
any particular book, course or magazine
to do my research.

And as I thought about it, I decided that
those dupllcate items needed a new home.
After all, there are plenty of Dinos out
there who have never seen them - and
who would love to add them to THEIR
strength libraries.

So I talked it over with Trudi, and we
decided to roll up our sleeves and do
something about it.

We're going to start selling duplicate items
from my library on eBay. That will give all
Dinos all around the world an equal chance
of grabbing at least one item.

I'll include a letter or certificate with every
item to confirm it's authenticity - meaning
that it came from the world famous, one
and only, Dinosaur Research Library.

IMPORTANT!

Our eBay store is not ready yet, so don't
run over and start looking for it.

We're going to try to get things going later
this week or early next week - and as soon
as we do, I'll send an email and let you
know what's up.

I'll also post a photo of everything we offer
on my Facebook page, my Twitter feed, and
my Instagram page. So if you want to get
immediate notice of what's available - and
to see a photo of it - friend me on Facebook,
follow me on Twitter and follow me on
Instagram.

Those three sources will get the info to
you even faster than my daily emails.

I'm on Facebook at Brooks Kubik.

I'm on Twitter at #brookskubik and at
#dinosaurtraining.

And here's the link to follow me on
Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/brooks_kubik/

In addition to offering old books, courses and
magazines, I'm going to be offering some
other unique items - and some fun Iron
Game memorabilia. Maybe even some
old equipment from the Dino Dungeon.

Anyhow, it will be lots of fun - and a great
opportunity to put your hands on some
terrific sources of old-school training
wisdom.

I'm looking forward to it - and I hope that
you are, as well.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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Some BIG News for Dinos!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Earlier today I sent an email where I
referred to Peary Rader's original Iron
Man magazine as the Holy Grail of
strength training and muscle building.

I don't think anyone would dispute that.

The original Iron Man was a remarkable
little magazine -- with tons of great
articles, terrific photos, and a strong
editorial slant toward real world
training as opposed to the Muscle
Beach fantasy stuff we saw in so
many other magazines.

IronMan covered:

1. Breathing squats

2. Weight gaining diets

3. Workouts for the Working Man

4. Articles on all of the great
champions and how they trained

5. Rest-Pause Training

6. Isometric training

7. Isometronic training

8. Iron Game history

9. Power rack training

10. Grip training secrets from "back in
the day"

11. Articles on building your own gym
equipment -- starting a home gym --
setting up a neighborhood gym -- or
getting into the gym business.

12. Weightlifting workouts

13. Bodybuilding programs

14. Specialization programs

15. The one inch to your arms in one
day program

16. Powerlifting programs

17. Training for sports

18. Neck building exercises

19. Arthur Jones' Nautilus system

20. Articles by Bradley J. Steiner, Bill
Pearl, Doug Hepburn, Arthur Jones,
Reg Park, Tony Ditillo, and many more.

As I said, it was the best of the best.

And now -- here's some BIG NEWS . . .

My friend John Wood has received permission
to reproduce the complete 50 year run of the
original Iron Man magazine.

The details are a bit complicated -- and for
now, they're secret -- but let me just say
this:

You're gonna have some GREAT reading
available in the not too distant future.

Some. Really. Great. Reading.

Head on over to John's website and sign up
for his daily emails, so you get the news
directly from him as soon as everything
is ready.

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/

Tell him I sent you -- and tell him you can't
wait to see what's coming!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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Two Questions re: the New Quarterly Dinosaur Files

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I'm finishing up the first issue of the new quarterly
Dinosaur Files -- which is looking great -- and I'm
also working on the order page for the little monster.

It's going to be BIG -- the same size as my Dinosaur
Training courses -- e.g., the Doug Hepburn Training
Course, Dinosaur Arms, the Dinosaur Military Press
and Shoulder Power Course, and the John Grimek
Training Course. So it's about two or three times
as big as the monthly Dinosaur Files -- which
means that every issue is going to be quite a
treat for you.

Sort of like having Christmas four times a year.

In the meantime, I have two questions for you.

1. Photos -- Yes or No?

When I did a monthly Dinosaur Files from 1997 to
2002, we did not use photos, although we did have
a few line drawings, including some Bosco
drawings.

Those were pretty popular. Joe Weider was one of
the original subscribers, and he called me one day
and talked about how much he enjoyed the Files,
and mentioned the Bosco art work and how it
brought back good memories -- which was funny,
given Harry's scathing comments during the
infamous Hoffman-Weider feud.

When we did a monthly Dinosaur Files in 2010
and 2011, we included photos.

Some readers liked photos -- others did not. They
preferred more written material. More training
articles, etc.

So question number one is -- do you want to
see photos in the new quarterly Dinosaur Files?
If you do, would you prefer photos of old-timers,
exercise photos (as in, "how to do it" photos), or
photos of your fellow Dinosaurs? Or all three?

Shoot me an email and let me know.

2. Classified Ads -- Yes or No?

Question number two relates to classified ads.

I'm thinking about doing a new special section for
classified ads featuring things that Dinos would
find interesting -- such as training equipment,
books, courses, collectables, etc. Or info about
Dino-style gyms, podcasts, or whatever the
Dinos might like.

Peary Rader used to run a special section for
classifieds in the old Iron Man, and it was
always great fun to read through it.  It
was even more fun than flipping through
the Sears catalog to make your wish list
for Christmas.

I'm looking at an issue of IronMan from when
I was a kid. Across from a page that features
lifting results (Ken Patera won the Oregon
State Powerlifting Championships in the SHW
class with a 465 bench, 700 squat and 585
DL for a 1750 total), you see the classifieds.

They included half a dozen ads for lists of old
books, courses and magazines -- all of which
I remember sending for. Interestingly, several
of the ads are from men who later purchased
books or courses from me!

Chester Teegarden had an ad for 200 kilo
Russian Weightlifting sets. I wish I had bought
one of those.

There were ads for protein supplements. I
actually ordered a few of them. (The Russian
Weightlifting sets would have been a better
buy. The supplements all tasted terrible, and
none of them helped me gain an ounce of
muscle.)

For a mere 134.5 clams, I could have grabbed
a 500 pound Jackson Barbell set. Wish I had
done that, too. Would have been one of the
best investments of my life.

Carl Miller offered a specially designed lifting
belt. That also would have been a good buy.
And it's funny, because I met Carl many years
later, and he has several of my books, and I
have several of his, and we correspond old-
school style -- by letter (ink on paper).

And here's a good one:

"STEVE REEVES, large unpublished pic, plus
routine and details of exactly how he trained."

The cost of that little gem?

One clam.

Wish I had ordered it. It might have been my
ticket to fame and fortune. Mr. America, the
movies, a Swiss chateau -- the works. Just
like Steve Reeves.

Or maybe not. There was only one Steve
Reeves. Oh, well. It still would have been
worth one clam.

Anyhow, the classifieds were fun, and it might
be good to bring them back.

And that's the second question.

Classifieds -- yes or no? Let me know what you
think.

I'll sign off for now, and wait for your replies.

Remember, the Dinosaur Files is YOUR training
magazine, so your feedback is very important.
Let me hear from you.

In the meantime, and 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. The pre-publication special for my new book, Knife,
Fork, Muscle, is winding down. To reserve a copy and
the special pre-publication bonuses, go here:

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.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 day without
reading is a wasted day. So is a day without
training -- unless it's a rest day." --  Brooks Kubik

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Training Wisdom from the Trenches!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We rec'd a ton of great feedback in
response to yesterday's post on
recovery and recuperation.

If you missed it, let me give you the
short version.

Paul Murray sent me an email in which
he noted that he trains 2x per week,
and on the day he trains and for a day
or two afterwards he sleeps like a baby.
Then he doesn't sleep as well. Then he
trains again, and sleeps fine for a few
days.

Paul theorized that he slept soundly
when he body needed plenty of deep sleep
to recover from his training -- and once
he had recovered, he didn't need as much
sleep, and consequently, had one of those
tossing and turning restless nights where
you try to count sheep (or dinosaurs) and
you still can't fall asleep.

Many of you wrote in to say that you had
experienced the very same thing.

Several readers noted that they have
trouble sleeping if they overtrain,
which is understandable -- and several
said they were going to monitor their
sleep carefully and see if their
experience matched Paul's.

So it was good information -- and it's
got a lot of Dinos taking notes and
thinking about recovery and (hopefully)
adding another weapon to their arsenal
of training tips.

This is a classic example of training
information "from the trenches." The
truly important ideas in strength
training and muscle-building don't
come from laboratories, and they
don't come from men in lab coats or
from research studies.

They come from ordinary people who
train hard and heavy, and who think
about their training -- and who then
share their observations with others.

The old-school magazines -- Bob Hoffman's
Strength and Health and Peary Rader's
Iron Man -- served an important function
as clearing houses for that sort of
information. Each issue brought you
plenty of training ideas from cellar
dwellers and garage gorillas around
the world -- and it was solid gold for
anyone interested in real world, no
nonsense strength training.

That's how the word spread about breathing
squats -- power racks -- heavy partials --
isometrics -- rest pause training -- and
most of the truly effective old-school
training techniques. Most of them started
life as ideas "from the trenches."
 
It's a tradition that I've continued in
The Dinosaur Files newsletter -- and it's
a tradition I'm going to continue for a
long, long time.

I've published two years of a 20-page per
issue, hard copy, monthly Dinosur Files
newsletter featuring a mix of my own
articles and articles from your fellow
Dinos. (Back issues are still available,
and they have tons of great workouts,
great articles and great training ideas.)

I'm now switching to a quarterly format for
The Dinosaur Files. Each issue will be 36
pages. I'll print them with a heavy card
cover, just like my Dinosaur Training
courses, and I'll fill each issue with
tons of great articles.

I'm working on the Fall 2012 issue -- and
it's getting close to being finished. When
it's ready, I'll put up a special order
page and let you take it from there.

In the meantime, I can always use good,
high resolution photos of Dinos in action,
Dino equipment or Dino gyms -- and I can
always use a good article, so if you have
an idea for one, give me a holler.

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. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training arrives at
my door sometime tomorrow -- a huge shipment
of books -- and as soon as we get them we'll
start firing them out the door to everyone
who placed an order. If you have not yet
reserved your copy, do it now:

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dumbbelltraining.html

P.S. 2. Go here to order back issues of the
Dinosaur Files newsletter:

Year one (12 back issues):

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html

Year Two (12 back issues):

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_renewalpage.html

NOTE: Remember, these are back issues, NOT a new
subscription for the quarterly Dino Files. I'll
put up a separate page for the quarterly Dino Files
once the Fall issue is ready to go.

P.S. 3. My other books and courses (and DVD's)
are right here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html

P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "The best training
ideas come from people who actually train."
-- Brooks Kubik

Muscle Mag Memories

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Many Dinos are too young to remember
this, but when I was a kid (and before
that, as older guys have told me), it
was a real pain in the you know what to
find a muscle magazine.

In those days, our parents were usually
dead set against ordering things by mail.
It somehow seemed suspicious.

It didn't matter if I thought Bob Hoffman
and Peary Rader were the greatest guys in
the world. They weren't doing business in
a shop around the corner, and to my mom and
dad, that made them suspicious characters.

To make matters worse, many of the places
that carried magazines back then put the
muscle mags on a special rack way in the
back of the store, right next to the
Playboy's and other "questionable"
magazines.

You had to be an adult to go back into that
section. So at age 12, even if I was perfectly
willing to walk right past this month's issue
of Playboy (and maybe even look at it) in order
to get a copy of Strength and Health, Muscular
Development or Iron Man -- they wouldn't let me
do it.

The best bet was a local health food store. I
could go over there and buy protein powder and
liver-iron-B12 tablets (for weight gaining),
and grab my muscle magazines at the same time.

The problem was, the closest Health Food Store
was 20 miles away, and I wasn't driving yet. So
I had to wait until the weekend and talk my folks
into taking me.

Twenty miles was a big trip back then, and you
only made big trips on the weekends.

It was sheer bloody torture when the magazines
arrived at the Health food Store (which I knew,
because I would call and find out) and I had to
wait until Saturday to go buy them.

Finally, mom and dad relented and let me subscribe
to my beloved York mags and to Iron Man. Then all
I had to do was wait "patiently" for each monthly
issue of Strength and Health and Muscular
Development, and each bi-monthly issue of Iron
Man.

And when the magazines arrived in the mail -- wow,
what a great day that was!

The sad part is this: all the magazines I loved as
a kid are long gone.

Right now, there's only one monthly magazine available
for serious, hard core lifters -- garage gorillas,
cellar dwellers and Dinosaurs.

It's called The Dinosaur Files. I publish and edit it,
and write many of the articles for it, and it's 20
pages of high-powered Dino-riffic content. And it
even has photos.

The Dino Files is a hard-copy magazine, just like
the good old days -- not an e-zine, but a real magazine
printed on real paper. I mail it to subscribers around
the first of every month. That way, everyone gets to
enjoy the thrill of getting the envelope in the
mail, ripping it open, locking the door, taking the
phone off the hook, turning off the cell phone, and
reading the little monster from cover to cover as fast
as you can.

You can grab a Dino Files subscription (12 issues) running
from May 2011 to April 2012 right here:

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_renewalpage.html

For the complete set of back issues (12 issues) for the May
201o to April 2011 subscription year, go here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html

As always, thanks for reading, and have a great day.
If you train today, make it a good one!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik