The "Have Fun" Rule

John Grimek (pictured above) trained for his entire life - and he always had fun in his workouts! Doing what you enjoy is one of the secrets of lifelong strength and health.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One of the most important rules of
lifelong strength and health is to do
some form of progressive strength
training on a regular and consistent
basis.

The exact type of strength training
that you choose to do is not as
important as DOING it.

In other words, don't agonize over
what kind of training is best -- and
don't argue about it in Internet
forums or on FB or Twitter or
Monkey-Pages.

Just find something that you like
to do -- and that requires progressive
hard work on a regular basis -- and
then do it.

Me, I like Olympic lifting.

Does that mean YOU have to do
Olympic lifting?

Heck, no.

There are tons of different things
you can do.

Powerlifting.

Strongman training.

Power rack training.

5 x 5.

Singles, doubles, or triples.

10/8/6/4/2.

2/4/6/8/10.

HIT.

Old-school bodybuilding.

Total body workouts 3x per week.

The York courses.

Breathing squats.

Heavy partials.

Dumbbell training.

Kettlebell training.

Bodyweight training.

Hand-balancing.

Specialization programs.

Grip work.

John Wood's Bone Strength program.

Trap Bar specialization.

Dino-style lugging and loading drills.

And endless combinations of the above.

Heck, you can go out in the woods and
run up and down trails and lift, throw or
carry logs and rocks while the bears sit
and watch you in amazement.

Maybe one of the bears will even film
you and throw it up on the Grizzly
Channel.

The point is, it's all good. It all works.

And it all keeps you strong and fit and
healthy.

So find something you like to do --
and 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

P.S.There are tons of fun exercises and
fun workouts in these little monsters:

Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

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

Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

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

P.S. 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. 3. Thought for the Day:

"Always have fun -- and always keep
on training."

 -- Brooks Kubik

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Take a Look -- A World Record at Age 90!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

What do YOU want to be when you
grow up?

Me, I want to me like Dr. William
Bell.

He set an age-group World record
in the pole vault -- at age 90.

Take a look and see for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9h5PVNGaY&feature=player_embedded

And as you might expect, that got
me thinking about older athletes
and older trainees -- so I thought
I'd share the number one most
important piece of advice for
older athletes and older
trainees.

Here it is:

Find something you LOVE to do,
and keep on doing it.

For Dr. Bell, it's the pole vault.

For me, it's weightlifting.

For other Dinos, it's powerlifting.

Or kettlebells.

Or strongman training.

Or the Highland Games.

Or grip training.

Or dumbbell training.

Or heavy partials in the power rack.

Or bodyweight training.

Or 20 rep squats.

Or stone lifting.

Or whatever.

The important thing is to find
something that you like doing
so much that you're going to
keep on doing it from now until
the day they nail your coffin
shut.

And once you find it, keep at it.

Because keeping at it is what
keeps you young.

Just ask Dr. William Bell.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Here's the number one book
for older Dinos and mature trainees:

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

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

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: " Train hard,
eat smart, stay strong, and live your dream."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Try this for Dino-Style Cardio!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's a quick head's up and link to a recent
interview I did with Bill Kociaba and Clarence
Bass (of "Ripped" fame).  As you can imagine,
we covered a wide variety of topics. I think
you'll enjoy it:

http://kociaba-fitness.com/blog_rwf_17_brooks_clarence_pt_1

On the training front, we've been talking
about Dino-style cardio -- meaning the kind
of cardio that works for Iron Slingers as
opposed to 130 pound long-distance
runners.

Here's some great feedback from one of
your fellow Dinos:

"When it comes to cardio, everyone always
looks at the obvious things, like running,
walking, sports, etc. People often overlook
the simplest thing, which to me is staying
active.

I lift hard three times per week and eat a
very healthy diet. I also stay very active.

I do all my own yard work and house
projects. I tend my garden. I take my
hunting dog for an hour long walk three
or four times per week.

When I have free time I go fishing or
hunting. I will spend all afternoon
walkimng a stream looking for trout,
or hiking a hillside looking for game
birds or deer. As an added bonus,
whatever I catch or kill I throw on
the grill to make a healthy meal.

Very rarely do I sit on my couch and
do nothing. I like to be busy.

My weight has stayed around 205 for
years, and my gains have continued.

Good strength training, a healthy diet,
and an active lifestyle is all I need.

William"

This reminds me of Jim Park, the Mr. America
and Mr. Universe winner from the 1950s. (No
relation to English bodybuilder Reg Park.)

He never did cardio or much in the way of gut
work -- but he spent the weekends out in the
rugged hills and forests of Pennsylvania, hiking
and hunting.

It was all he needed -- along with his barbell and
dumbbell work -- and at contest time he was in
superb condition: lean, hard and muscular.

So the bottom line is this: train hard, stay active,
eat smart -- and stay strong!

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 a link to a complete list of our Dinosaur
Training e-books on Kindle:

http://dinosaurtraining.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-complete-list-as-of-today.html

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

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Life is movement."
-- Eugene Sandow

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