Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then we'll talk about
John Grimek -- and whether he used Hi-
Proteen powder.
1. The September 2015 Dinosaur Files
Quarterly - Hard Copy Edition
We mailed the hard copy edition of the
new Dinosaur Files Quarterly on Thursday
of last week. If you reserved a copy during
the pre-publication special, you should be
getting it today or tomorrow -- unless you
live somewhere in the USA that's been
hit by the rain and flooding on the Atlantic
coast.
The rain and flooding will undoubtedly slow
down mail deliverythroughout the affected
region. How much, we don't know.
But wherever you live, shoot me an email when
you get your hard copy of the DFQ -- and let
me know how you like the little monster.
If you want the hard copy issue but haven't
ordered it yet, here's the link:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_quarterlyorder.html
2. The September 2015 Dinosaur Files
Quarterly - Kindle E-Book Edition
We released the Kindle e-book edition of the
new DFQ on Sunday, and the little monster
zoomed right up into the Kindle Top 10 List
in its category -- which is pretty good for the
first day of a new release!
Here's the link to the Kindle e-book edition,
which is ready for immediate download:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurquarterly_04_kindle.html
If you grab the e-book edition, be sure to post
a review on our Kindle page. The reviews really
help us!
And before I forget -- a very big THANK YOU to
everyone who helped push us into the Top 10!
And now, let's talk diet and nutrition for strength
training and muscle building.
3. Did John Grimek Use Hi Proteen Powder?
When I was a kid, Bob Hoffman sold Hi-Proteen
powder in a big four-pound box. (And yes, they
spelled it "p-r-o-t-e-e-n.)
The box was blue, with photos of John Grimek,
Steve Stanko and Jules Bacon.
I bought the stuff because I wanted to look like
Grimek, Stanko and Bacon -- and hopefully, to
win the Mr. America title, just like they had done.
I figured that if Grimek, Stanko and Bacon used
Hi-Proteen to build their muscles, it would work
the same for me.
I was wrong. It didn't build much of anything.
And eventually, I stopped taking the stuff.
But here's the funny thing.
Grimek won the Mr. America in 1940 and 1941.
Bacon won the Mr. America in 1943.
Stanko won the Mr. America in 1945.
Hi-Proteen didn't go on the market until the
early 1950s.
In other words, Grimek, Bacon and Stanko
did NOT use Hi-Proteen to build their muscles.
They did it with barbells, dumbbells and plenty
of good, solid food.
Grimek once said, "Meat is my baby!"
He never said that about Hi-Proteen powder.
And yet, the stuff was marketed with photos
of Grimek, Bacon and Stanko on the box.
There's an important lesson there -- but I have
to admit, it took me a long time and many
boxes of Hi-Proteen powder to learn 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
P.S. Real food plus real training equals real
muscle. Get the details in Knife, Fork, Muscle:
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.html
P.S. We're also releasing Knife, Fork, Muscle in
a series of Kindle e-books. You can find
links to the first three books in the e-book
series right here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Five words: hard,
heavy, progressive strength training." -- Brooks
Kubik
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Step Into the Time Machine!
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Several years ago I began doing something new and different – something that no one had ever done before. I began writing a series of novels about weightlifting and bodybuilding in the 1930’s and 1940’s.
The books focus on the York Barbell Company and the York champions of the 1930’s and 1940’s. They combine fictional characters with real people, such as Jihn Grimek, Steve Stanko, John Davis, Harry Paschall, Bob Hoffman, Sig Klein, Warren Lincoln Travis, John Terpak, Gord Venables and Gracie Bard. The characters attend actual lifting meets, bodybuilding competitions and exhibitions, so the books give you all of the history, color and drama of the era. So far, I’ve written and published four books in the series – and no. 5 will be coming out in about two weeks.
The first four books in the Legacy of Iron series are titled:
1. Legacy of Iron
2. Legacy of Iron 2 – Clouds of War
3. Legacy of Iron 3 -- The 1,000 Pound Total
4. Legacy of Iron 4 – York Goes to War!
“Legacy of Iron” is set in 1938 – 1940, and tells the story of Jim Miller, a young man who desperately needs to build some strength and muscle. A lifter named Jack Ryan takes him under his wing, trains him, and takes him to York where he meets all of the great champs of the era – Bob Hoffman, John Grimek, Steve Stanko, Gord Venables, Tony Terlazzo, John Davis, Harry Paschall, Gracie Bard and others. It’s a fast-paced, exciting story, and covers a number of actual lifting contests and exhibitions.
“Legacy of Iron 2 – Clouds of War” takes the action into the spring of 1940. It covers the six-week period from the 1940 Junior Nationals to the 1940 Senior Nationals and the Mr. America contest (won by John Grimek, who also lifted in the Senior Nationals and placed third in the Heavyweight class).
“Legacy of Iron 3 – The 1,000 Pound Total” continues the story. It covers the 1940 – 1941 period, and details the battle between Steve Stanko and John Davis to total 1,000 or more pounds in official competition. It’s one of the great stories in the history of the Iron Game, and I feel honored and humbled to be able to present it in narrative form.
“Legacy of Iron 4 – York Goes to War!” opens on a secluded beach in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941 (the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). From there it blazes into action from York to Washington to Pearl Harbor to San Diego – covers the 1942 Senior Nationals and Mr. America contest -- and culminates in a life and death struggle on a remote island in the South Pacific. It’s fast-paced, exciting, non-stop action – and like all of the books in the series, it gives you a vivid sense of being there, right in the thick of the action.
“Legacy of Iron 5 – Barbells in the Pacific” will continue to cover the War years, and the struggle to preserve the entire Free World against the military dictatorships allied against them. It also covers the 1943 Senior Nationals and Mr. America contest.
In the Legacy of Iron series, I try to convey a sense of what the York Barbell Company, Strength and Health, and the York champions meant to young men and boys (and many girls and women) around the world in the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s. They cover a time period when “the greatest generation” had some of the greatest bodybuilders and lifters we’ve ever seen. It’s a generation of men and women who deserve to be remembered forever.
I know that many readers are only interested in books and courses about “how to train” – and that’s fine – but even if you “don’t read novels,” you might want to give these very unique and very special books a chance. They’ll teach you plenty about Iron Game history – and about how the Golden Age champions trained, what they ate, how they thought and what they believed. They’re the closest thing to a time machine that can take you right back to 1939 and let you sit down and talk training with John Grimek and Steve Stanko – and that’s pretty hard to beat!
But more than that, these are novels that will motivate and inspire you – just the same as your favorite sports movies motivate and inspire you. Do you remember how you felt after watching Rocky, Chariots of Fire, The Natural, Rudy, or Cinderella Man? If you’re like me, you probably felt like hitting the iron and setting half a dozen personal records. That’s how you’ll feel after you read each book in the Legacy of Iron series.
As I’ve said before, I can’t make movies for you – but I can write books that are going to give you the very same sort of motivation and inspiration. And remember – once you learn how to train and get into the training habit, the most important thing to do is to stay motivated and inspired. It’s what keeps you going for the long haul.
Thanks for reading, and have a great day – and if you train today, make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. To learn more about the Legacy of Iron series – or to order one or more of the books in the series – go here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/legacy_of_iron.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/clouds_of_war.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/1000pound_total.html
http://brookskubik.com/legacy_of_iron4.html
NOTE: see the order pages for Legacy of Iron 3 and 4 for information about a discount if you order 3 or 4 books in the series.
Several years ago I began doing something new and different – something that no one had ever done before. I began writing a series of novels about weightlifting and bodybuilding in the 1930’s and 1940’s.
The books focus on the York Barbell Company and the York champions of the 1930’s and 1940’s. They combine fictional characters with real people, such as Jihn Grimek, Steve Stanko, John Davis, Harry Paschall, Bob Hoffman, Sig Klein, Warren Lincoln Travis, John Terpak, Gord Venables and Gracie Bard. The characters attend actual lifting meets, bodybuilding competitions and exhibitions, so the books give you all of the history, color and drama of the era. So far, I’ve written and published four books in the series – and no. 5 will be coming out in about two weeks.
The first four books in the Legacy of Iron series are titled:
1. Legacy of Iron
2. Legacy of Iron 2 – Clouds of War
3. Legacy of Iron 3 -- The 1,000 Pound Total
4. Legacy of Iron 4 – York Goes to War!
“Legacy of Iron” is set in 1938 – 1940, and tells the story of Jim Miller, a young man who desperately needs to build some strength and muscle. A lifter named Jack Ryan takes him under his wing, trains him, and takes him to York where he meets all of the great champs of the era – Bob Hoffman, John Grimek, Steve Stanko, Gord Venables, Tony Terlazzo, John Davis, Harry Paschall, Gracie Bard and others. It’s a fast-paced, exciting story, and covers a number of actual lifting contests and exhibitions.
“Legacy of Iron 2 – Clouds of War” takes the action into the spring of 1940. It covers the six-week period from the 1940 Junior Nationals to the 1940 Senior Nationals and the Mr. America contest (won by John Grimek, who also lifted in the Senior Nationals and placed third in the Heavyweight class).
“Legacy of Iron 3 – The 1,000 Pound Total” continues the story. It covers the 1940 – 1941 period, and details the battle between Steve Stanko and John Davis to total 1,000 or more pounds in official competition. It’s one of the great stories in the history of the Iron Game, and I feel honored and humbled to be able to present it in narrative form.
“Legacy of Iron 4 – York Goes to War!” opens on a secluded beach in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941 (the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor). From there it blazes into action from York to Washington to Pearl Harbor to San Diego – covers the 1942 Senior Nationals and Mr. America contest -- and culminates in a life and death struggle on a remote island in the South Pacific. It’s fast-paced, exciting, non-stop action – and like all of the books in the series, it gives you a vivid sense of being there, right in the thick of the action.
“Legacy of Iron 5 – Barbells in the Pacific” will continue to cover the War years, and the struggle to preserve the entire Free World against the military dictatorships allied against them. It also covers the 1943 Senior Nationals and Mr. America contest.
In the Legacy of Iron series, I try to convey a sense of what the York Barbell Company, Strength and Health, and the York champions meant to young men and boys (and many girls and women) around the world in the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s. They cover a time period when “the greatest generation” had some of the greatest bodybuilders and lifters we’ve ever seen. It’s a generation of men and women who deserve to be remembered forever.
I know that many readers are only interested in books and courses about “how to train” – and that’s fine – but even if you “don’t read novels,” you might want to give these very unique and very special books a chance. They’ll teach you plenty about Iron Game history – and about how the Golden Age champions trained, what they ate, how they thought and what they believed. They’re the closest thing to a time machine that can take you right back to 1939 and let you sit down and talk training with John Grimek and Steve Stanko – and that’s pretty hard to beat!
But more than that, these are novels that will motivate and inspire you – just the same as your favorite sports movies motivate and inspire you. Do you remember how you felt after watching Rocky, Chariots of Fire, The Natural, Rudy, or Cinderella Man? If you’re like me, you probably felt like hitting the iron and setting half a dozen personal records. That’s how you’ll feel after you read each book in the Legacy of Iron series.
As I’ve said before, I can’t make movies for you – but I can write books that are going to give you the very same sort of motivation and inspiration. And remember – once you learn how to train and get into the training habit, the most important thing to do is to stay motivated and inspired. It’s what keeps you going for the long haul.
Thanks for reading, and have a great day – and if you train today, make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. To learn more about the Legacy of Iron series – or to order one or more of the books in the series – go here:
http://www.brookskubik.com/legacy_of_iron.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/clouds_of_war.html
http://www.brookskubik.com/1000pound_total.html
http://brookskubik.com/legacy_of_iron4.html
NOTE: see the order pages for Legacy of Iron 3 and 4 for information about a discount if you order 3 or 4 books in the series.
The Spookiest Testimonial of All Time!
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
In honor of Halloween, I’m going to share with you the “Spookiest” testimonial of all time.
Back in the 50’s and 60’s, you saw ads for Hoffman’s Hi-Proteen powder and Hi-Proteen tablets in every issue of Strength and Health. Many of the ads featured eye-catching photos of a heavily muscled John Grimek – which was interesting, because Grimek retired from competition long before Hi-Proteen hit the market.
In fact, the big four-pound box of Hi-Proteen powder – which was one of the ones I bought (coconut flavor, thank you) – featured John Grimek, the 1940 and 1941 Mr. America – Jules Bacon, the 1943 Mr. America – and Steve Stanko, the 1944 Mr. America. All of whom built their muscles long before Hi-Proteen made its appearance.
But we all ignored minor details like that – and we read the ads over and over until we memorized them – and we read the testimonials – and we thrilled to the exploits of Spooky the Wonder Dog.
Yes, there was a testimonial from a dog named Spooky. Or at least, he was mentioned in his owner’s testimonial.
It went like this:
“Please send a Mr. America box of 2,000 tablets as soon as possible. The last order was just great. I gained 12 pounds of solid muscle and my police dog ‘Spooky’ gained 7 pounds. He barks every time he sees me eat some. Smart dog. We both love those tablets.
Sincerely,
Jim Sherwood”
I have to admit it. Spooky was one heck of a dog. So in honor of Spooky – and Hi-Proteen tablets – make your next workout an especially good one!
Thanks for reading, and have a great day!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Spooky would have enjoyed Dinosaur Training – especially the chapter on training with heavy awkward objects. If you don’t already have a copy, check it on the Dinosaur Training website and see what you’re missing!
In honor of Halloween, I’m going to share with you the “Spookiest” testimonial of all time.
Back in the 50’s and 60’s, you saw ads for Hoffman’s Hi-Proteen powder and Hi-Proteen tablets in every issue of Strength and Health. Many of the ads featured eye-catching photos of a heavily muscled John Grimek – which was interesting, because Grimek retired from competition long before Hi-Proteen hit the market.
In fact, the big four-pound box of Hi-Proteen powder – which was one of the ones I bought (coconut flavor, thank you) – featured John Grimek, the 1940 and 1941 Mr. America – Jules Bacon, the 1943 Mr. America – and Steve Stanko, the 1944 Mr. America. All of whom built their muscles long before Hi-Proteen made its appearance.
But we all ignored minor details like that – and we read the ads over and over until we memorized them – and we read the testimonials – and we thrilled to the exploits of Spooky the Wonder Dog.
Yes, there was a testimonial from a dog named Spooky. Or at least, he was mentioned in his owner’s testimonial.
It went like this:
“Please send a Mr. America box of 2,000 tablets as soon as possible. The last order was just great. I gained 12 pounds of solid muscle and my police dog ‘Spooky’ gained 7 pounds. He barks every time he sees me eat some. Smart dog. We both love those tablets.
Sincerely,
Jim Sherwood”
I have to admit it. Spooky was one heck of a dog. So in honor of Spooky – and Hi-Proteen tablets – make your next workout an especially good one!
Thanks for reading, and have a great day!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Spooky would have enjoyed Dinosaur Training – especially the chapter on training with heavy awkward objects. If you don’t already have a copy, check it on the Dinosaur Training website and see what you’re missing!
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