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

Will You Take the Dinosaur Challenge?

Reg Park built one of the greatest physiques in history through old-school training combined with tons of hard work and gallons of sweat.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Last week, I sent a number of what I thought
were good, interesting, informative, inspiring
and useful e-mails.

They all focused on old-school training and
old-school thinking.

Hard work, heavy iron, progressive training
on the basic exercises, persistence, dedication
and determination.

And in response,  we had several readers
unsubscribe from our email list.

Yep, they unsubscribed.

Got up, walked out, let the door slam behind
them, and kept on walking.

They decided they didn't want to hear about
old-school strength training and muscle building
any more.

And that's a shame.

The sad thing was, they were all YOUNGER
Dinos.

Last week's emails were aimed at younger Dinos --
to encourage them to give sane, sensible, real
world training a try -- and to push themselves
to make the most of their training in their teens
and twenties, rather than wasting those years on
high volume boobybuilding routines, "bombing,
blasting and blitzing," and similar silliness.

And I even gave some examples of old-school
champions who trained the right way from day
one -- and made great gains in strength and
muscle very rapidly.

I THOUGHT it would be an encouraging message
for the younger Dinos -- but apparently, some of
them didn't want to hear it. Perhaps it even made
them a little mad.

I think part of the reason for that is that so many
younger trainees have grown up hearing nothing
but bad advice -- and they've never been exposed
to the kind of training that really works.

They've only learned about the silly stuff.

So when I share stories about old-timers like John
Grimek or Steve Stanko making great gains in their
first couple of years of training, the younger readers
just don't believe it.

That's a shame, because it keeps them from trying
the kind of programs that will give them really good
results -- and it keeps them hooked on the kind of
programs that don't deliver.

So let me say this to everyone out there who's
still doing the conventional workouts and not
getting very much in the way of results.

Give Dinosaur Training a try.

Don't sit there and scratch your head and wonder if
old-school training works.

Test it.

Start in on an abbreviated training program, use the
exercises, sets and reps that I teach in my books and
courses, follow the diet and nutrition advice in Knife,
Fork, Muscle -- and see what happens.

Give it an honest try. Work hard. Make it a 3 month
or a 6 month commitment. Don't just try it for a week
and then jump to something else. You need to stick
to a training program long enough to make some
strength and muscle stick to you.

If it doesn't work, you can always go back to whatever
you were doing.

But if it DOES work -- if you discover that LESS training
(but doing it the RIGHT way) gives you much MORE in
the way of results -- then you have learned something
very important -- and very valuable.

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.If you're new to Dinosaur Training, start with
the book that started it all - Dinosaur Training:

Lost Secrets of Strength and Development:

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

P.S. 2. You can grab Knife, Fork, Muscle and all of
my other books and courses right here at Dino
Headquarters:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:

"Don't sit there and wonder if old-school
training works. Try it and see for yourself!"

-- 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

Mr. America's Last Gym

 

Clarence "Clancy" Ross - 1945 Mr. America.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One quick note, and then we'll talk
iron.

1. The Original Dinosaur Files

Way back in 1997 I started the
original Dinosaur Files newsletter.

The first issue was 8 pages, and it
quickly grew to 20 or 24 pages per
issue.

I did 61 issues from 1997 through
2002, and then had to stop because
I was too busy at work to keep up
with them.

Anyhow, they're great - tons of info
in each issue - but they've been out
of print for a very long time.

Two days ago I gave John Wood the
green light to publish them in the
Iron League member site.

If you missed them the first time
around, this is your chance to
get a look at one of the best little
publications in the history of the
Iron Game - along with all the
other great stuff at the Iron
League.

Go here to join the Iron League -
and tell John I sent you:

https://www.ironleague.com/

2. Mr. America's Last Gym

Clarence "Clancy" Ross won the Mr.
America title in 1945. He was one of
the top three bodybuilders in the
entire world, along with John Grimek,
and Steve Reeves.

The three men had a big showdown
at the 1949 Mr. USA contest. Grimek
won, Ross took second, and Reeves
had to settle for third.

After winning the Mr. America title,
Ross opened a gym in Alameda,
Calif. He ran the gym until he retired
in 1981.

In April, 2008, Ross was living at
The Heritage, a special complex
in Concord, Calif., for residents
age 55 and older.

In other words, a retirement home
or senior citizen's center.

Ross was 85 years old - but he
still trained five days a week.

He worked out in a small exercise
room at The Heritage.

There wasn't very much equipment.

An old-fashioned Schwinn exercise
bike and a small pair of dumbbells.

A reporter for the East Bay Times
did a story about Ross and the other
old-time bodybuilders and weight-
lifters in the Bay area.

In the article, the reporter noted
that Ross didn't have very much
exercise equipment, and that he
asked anyone with some extra
equipment to donate to do so.

Pulleys, rowing machines, barbells,
dumbbells or anything else.

The reporter included a phone
number to call to arrange any
equipment donations.

The article ran on April 21, 2008.

And Bay area residents responded
with a huge show of support for
their longtime local hero.

The equipment came pouring in.

Enough for a great little gym.

It was perfect.

But Clancy Ross never got a chance
to use any of it.

He passed away on April 30, 2008.

The Heritage dedicated the new
weight room to him - and for many
years, other residents put the
equipment to great use.

And that's the true story of Mr.
America's last gym.

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. We're running low on Strength,
Muscle and Power, and because we're
moving to the Pacific Northwest,
we're not going to do another
printing.

So if you want a copy, grab it now:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses
are right here at Dino Headquarters:

Hard-copy and PDF

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

Kindle

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

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day

"You only have a certain number
of days in your life. Make the most
of each and every one of them -
especially your training days!"

-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