My Old-School Training DVD's

 

A 302 pound push press with a Christmas tree barbell - featured in my Power Rack Training DVD. Note the chains at the end of the bar to get us up over 300 pounds. This was shot 20 years ago at the original Dinosaur Dungeon. There's another two hours of action on the DVD.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I sent this email recently, but ever
since I began posting videos of my
workouts here at Dino Headquarters
I've been getting questions about
my old Dino DVD's and where to
get them.

"Where are they?"people ask. "I
can't find them on your website."

So I thought I should cover it again.

Back in the late 1990s, I made five
Dinosaur Training videos:

1. The Lost Art of Heavy Dumbbell
Training

2. Bags, Barrels and Beyond

3. Power Rack Training

4. Olympic Lift Basics

5. Strength Training Basics

We didn't have I-phones back then,
so I had to do things the old-fashioned
way.

I hired a professional camera-man,
and shot each of them in the original
Dinosaur Dungeon.

Each of them is about 2 hours long,
and each of them has a ton of lifting,
non-stop action, and plenty of chalk
and sweat.

The camera-man loved the assignment.

He was used to filming wedding videos.
This was a *little bit* more exciting.

I sold them in VHS format for a long
time, and then we remastered them
to DVD.

But I don't carry them today.

I've licensed them to John Wood so
that he can feature them at the Iron
League member site.

So that's the place to go if you want
to see them.

And frankly, it's a great deal - because
the cost of a one year's membership is
less than the cost of all five DVDs. And
you get to see a ton of other great Iron
Game stuff, as well.

So if you missed them the first time
around, or if you didn't see all of them -
or if you bought the DVDs but can't
find them after your last move or the
last big flood - then sprint on over and
join the Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

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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Shipping Madness at Dinosaur Headquarters!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Things are crazy here at Dino Headquarters.
If Santa's elves saw us in action, they'd run
in terror. That's because if Santa saw us in
action, he'd know the elves were moving
way too slow.

I'm signing books, writing notes, and tossing
books, courses, DVDs and other Dino goodies
into shipping boxes -- along with bonus
photos, which we always include whenever
we can.

Meanwhile, Trudi is printing address labels,
weighing boxes, running postage, and helping
me pack the shipping boxes.

When everything is packed, we race off to
the Post office -- and then we come back
and start all over again.

The goal is to get everything in the mail in
time for Christmas.

It's a lot of work, but it's for the Dinos --
and as I've always said, the Dinos deserve
the best.

Anyhow, if you want to place a Christmas
order, please do it now -- and if you want
me to autograph a book or course and include
a personal note, be sure to let me know who
to sign it to.

If someone orders a present for you, be
sure they give me your name and ask me
to autograph it for you (if it's a book or
course) or include a personal note  (if it's
a DVD or DVD set).

And, of course, if you have any questions
about a book, course or DVD, send them
on in. We're getting a lot of emails asking
for gift suggestions, as in, "My 14 year old
son wants to start a weight training
program -- what book or course should
he start with?"

I'll send a training email a little later. Right
now, there's more packing to do!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. My Dinosaur Training DVD's make a
great Christmas present -- and so does
my Going Strong at 54 DVD:

Dinosaur Training DVDs

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_dvds.html

Going Strong at 54

http://brookskubik.com/goingstrong.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: "Give yourself
and those you love the gift of strength and
health." -- Brooks Kubik

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The Christmas Tree Barbell

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Eighteen or nineteen years ago, I did
something new and unusual.

I hired a video company to come over
to my original Dinosaur Dungeon --
the basement gym in my old house --
and film a series of 2 hour "how to do
it" training videos.

This was before cell-phones, before You-
Tube, and before DVD's so it was high-
tech stuff for its time -- even though
the technology is pretty ancient by
now.

We covered old-school dumbbell training,
heavy awkward objects, power rack
training, Olympic lifting basics, and
strength training basics.

I later remastered the videos to DVD,
and we've been selling them at the
Dinosaur Training site for years --
and they've always been very
popular.

The power rack DVD included a special
program that took my push press from
275 pounds to 300 pounds in just
two weeks -- which is pretty good.

I even made a new PR at the end of
the video. And it was such a fun looking
lift that we also included it at the end of
the video on Olympic lifting basics.

It was 302 pounds -- and I made it with
a Christmas Tree Barbell.

No, it wasn't a real Christmas Tree --
but that's the best name for it.

The ceiling in the basement was a little
too low to do overhead lifts with an
Olympic barbell loaded with 45 pound
plates, so I had to use 25's, 10's, and
5's. These were iron plates, not bumper
plates, so the lighter plates were smaller
in diameter. I could use them without
hitting the ceiling.

But I didn't have enough smaller plates
to get me up to 300 pounds.

I ended up adding some one pound
and 1/2 pound plates (the kind used for
micro-loading), and some short lengths
of chain rolled into a loop and then
wrapped with duct tape to keep them
from unrolling.

If memory serves correctly, I had to
tape the small plates and the chains to
the bar to keep them from sliding off.
So the barbell looked like a Christmas
Tree covered with odd-shaped and
mismatched ornaments.

A 302 pound Christmas tree.

It made for a heck of a lift -- and you can
see it right here at The Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

In fact, you can see all five of my old
Dinosaur Training videos at The Iron
League. That's roughly 10 hours of
"how to do it" instruction -- and some
very heavy lifting.

The Iron League is John Wood's new
members only site, and serves as
an on-line archive of terrific strength
training stuff -- and boxing, wrestling
and martial arts stuff -- including many
books, courses and magazines that
are virtually impossible to find any-
where else.

I have a pretty complete library of old
strength training books, magazines and
courses -- but John has things I never
saw before -- and some things I never
even knew existed.

He also has original material from Kim
Wood, Dennis Rogers and others -- and
a special bench press course that I
write for him. It's an Iron League
exclusive.

One of my friends and fellow Iron
Slingers called The Iron League the
"Library of Congress of Strength."
That's a pretty good name for it.

Anyhow, take a look at the video
clip and see what you think about
the Christmas Tree Barbell!

http://www.ironleague.com/

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Thought for the Day: "The more you
know, the more you can do." -- Brooks
Kubik

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They're Back -- Dinosaur Training DVD's!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's something that many of you
have been asking for -- all five of
my world-famous Dinosaur training DVD's,
offered individually or as a package.

The 5 DVD's cover:

1. Dinosaur style dumbbell training

2. Training with heavy, awkward objects

3. Power rack training

4. Olympic lifting basics

5. Strength training basics (covering a variety
of topics and giving a step by step workout)

For more information, go here:

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

Now, very quickly -- some logistical things.

1. If you order ONE DVD, select shipping and handling
for ONE BOOK in the s&h drop down bar. If you live in
the USA, select s&h for the USA -- if you live in Canada,
select s&h for Canada -- if you live anywhere else select
the s&h for your country.

2. If you live in the USA and you order all 5 DVD's
(which saves you 50 clams), select s&h for ONE BOOK.

3. If you live in Canada, select s&h for TWO BOOKS
to Canada.

4. If you live anywhere else, select s&h for TWO BOOKS
with int'l shipping.

5. If you already have one or two of the DVD's, shoot
me an email and we'll work something out to help you
save some clams when you order the remaining DVD's.

6. I'm going to include a special bonus with these
DVD's -- a one or two page SPECIAL BULLETIN that
updates, comments on, and expands on the material
in each DVD. Remember, I shot these a long time
ago, and like any other old Dino, I'm always
learning more and more about training.

6A. If you already own all of the DVD's, ask for
the SPECIAL BULLETINS with your next order for any
other Dinosaur Training product and I'll send them
at no charge when we fill your order.

6B. Even if you already have the DVD's, check out
the new DVD page. I think it looks pretty sharp.
Kudos to my webmaster!

7. If you want to order a DVD (or all 5 DVD's) plus
one or more books or other products, shoot me an
email and I'll tell you what postage to select. We
may be able to save you a bit on shipping, depending
on what you want. And saving clams is always a good
thing.

The Dinosaur DVD's have always been a huge hit --
and they've helped Dinos around the world build
tons of strength, muscle and power -- and they'll
do the same for YOU. Grab them and see.

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:

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

2. For other Dinosaur training books and courses,
including my new book, DINOSAUR BODYWEIGHT TRAINING,
my new DVD, GOING STRONG AT 54, and my new course,
DINOSAUR ARM TRAINING, go here:

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

3. Quote of the Day:

"The popularity of weights can reach its greatest heights if we direct our efforts first and foremost, to selling the idea of barbells and dumbbells as a means of exercise for health, strength and development." Leo Gaudreau