How to Save 45 Clams!

We're down to the very last box of Strength, Muscle and Power - and used copies are selling for crazy-high prices - so if you want to save some serious wampum, grab it now - before it's out of print and you have to pay big bucks for a used copy.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I just checked my author's page in
the Kindle bookstore - poked around
the Amazon store for a bit - and was
surprised to see that used copies of
Strength, Muscle and Power are
selling for anywhere from $79.95
all the way up to - get this -
$272.14.

Yep, that's right.

The cheapest USED copies of the
little monster are going for right
under 80 clams to close to 300
clams - and that's a lot of wam-
pum.

Especially when you consider that
I sell it for $34.95.

A difference of 45 clams.

I mention this because we're down
to the very last box of Strength,
Muscle and Power - and I'm not
going to do a new printing any
time soon - and perhaps not
ever.

So you can grab it now for $34.95 -
or you can sit back and wait - and
grab a used copy later on - for
anywhere from $79.95 to that
big sticker price of $272.14.

And, of course, once it's out of
print, the used copies will probably
go up in price.

So if you don't have a copy - or if
you want a second copy for your
collection - or you're looking ahead
to buy a birthday or Christmas gift
for someone - grab it now and save
yourself some serious clams.

Here's the link:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. It's a great training book, with
tons of workouts - and chapters
on:

Abbreviated Training

Ultra-Abbreviated Training

Grip Training

Sandbag Training

Barrel Lifting

Power Rack Training

Specialization Programs

Powerlifting Workouts

Rest Pause Training

Home Gym Training

Finishers

Thick Bars and How to Use
Them

A Special program for Tendon
and Ligament Strength

And much more.

29 chapters - 356 pages - and so
many hard-hitting workouts I can't
count them.

If you want me to sign your book
for you, just ask for a signature.

There's no charge for an autograph -
it's an honor to be asked for one.

But act now - because we don't have
many left - and I'd really rather you
grabbed it from me at a reasonable
price than from a used book seller
for an off the charts price.

Here's the link again:

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

Check Out this Very Old Photo!

Here's a photo of me taken at age 59 or 60 - but if you want to see a much earlier photo from my powerlifting days, follow the link in today's Blog post!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I thought you might enjoy seeing an
old photo of yours truly - from way
back in the 1990's.

Yes, we really did have cameras back
then - we would rub two sticks together
to start a small fire to juice them up -
and we printed the photos on large
slabs of granite (or so my kids think).

Anyhow, it's me - in my early 30's -
when I was doing lots of powerlifting
and bench press comps - and before
I wrote Dinosaur Training.

I had gained 20 pounds of muscle
on a power rack program (which is
detailed in Strength, Muscle and
Power). I weigh somewhere around
200 or 205 pounds.

Heck, I'm even wearing my good
luck sweatshirt - which I wore when
I warmed up for bench press
contests.

Worked pretty well because I won
five National Bench Press champ-
ionships.

Anyhow, go to our Kindle page to
see the photo - click on the cover
of issue no. 3 of The Dinosaur Files
Quarterly when it pops up - and
then scroll past the Table of Con-
tents - and you'll see the photo.



https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0110V566A

Hope you enjoy it - and don't
laugh too hard at the 90's style
haircut and the goggle glasses.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. We're down to the very last
box of Strength, Muscle and
Power, and I'm not going to print
any more soon - perhaps not ever -
so if you want to know more about
that power rack program - and see
the exact program I followed to win
those five National Bench Press
contests - grab a copy now:

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

Grab Them While You Can!

We're down to the last box of Strength, Muscle and Power - and I'm not going to do another printing any time soon - so if you want a copy, grab it now. 

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We're down to the last box of Strength,
Muscle and Power, and I'm not going to
do another printing for awhile - perhaps
not ever - so if you want a copy, grab it
now:

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

It's a great book that gives you tons of
hard-hitting workouts - including the
exact program I used when I won five
National championships in the bench
press.

It also covers:

power rack training

home gym training

heavy, awkward objects

thick bars

grip training

rest-pause training

specialization programs

building tendon and ligament
strength

abbreviated training

ultra-abbreviated training

and lots more!

Go here to grab the little monster -
and if you want me to autograph it
for you, be sure to ask when you
place your order.

Here's the link again:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

I Thought My Fingers Would Explode!

It's been over 20 years since I published the first edition of Dinosaur Training - and the little monster has been going strong ever since.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Earlier today, John Wood shared a photo
of copy no. 14 of Dinosaur Training -
signed by yours truly.

We know it's copy number 14, because I
signed and numbered every single copy of
Dinosaur Training back in 1996 when I
first released the little monster.

There were supposed to be 3,000 copies
in the first printing, but the printer ran
over - so we ended up with 3300 or so.

As I said, I signed and numbered every
single one of them - and yes, I thought
my fingers were going to explode.

I still sign books - but you have to ask
for a signature when you place your
order.

Let me know who you want me to sign
the book to - James or Jim - Will, William
or Bill - or whatever.

Of course, if it's a gift for someone else,
and you'd like me to sign it, let me know
the lucky recipient's name.

There's no charge for a signature. It's an
honor to be asked for one.

I'll sign any of my hard-copy books for
you - including these little monsters:

Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of
Strength and Power

The little blue book they call "The Bible
of Strength Training."

Tons of great training ideas - thick bars,
sandbags, heavy awkward objects, death
sets, single rep training, abbreviated work-
outs, power rack training, and some very
important chapters on the all-important
mental aspects of strength training.

Includes some of my favorite workouts.

A best-seller since 1996.

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

Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

Tons of old-school dumbbell exercises -
and over 50 complete workouts.

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

Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

A complete course in old-school body-
weight training - with plenty of killer
exercises - and more than 50 workouts.

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

Strength, Muscle and Power

Power rack training, isometronics, rest
pause training, mind power, finishers,
grip work, sandbags, barrels, one hand
deadlifts, tendon and ligament strength,
home gym training, specialization, some
of my favorite abbreviated and ultra-
abbreviated workouts - and much more!

Includes so many workouts I can't count
them all.

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

Gray Hair and Black Iron

Devoted to the special needs of older
trainees - with a systematic, detailed
approach to training in middle age and
beyond - and over 50 great workouts.

A game-changer for anyone who wants
to keep on going no matter how many
candles are on the birthday cake!

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

Chalk and Sweat

50 Dinosaur workouts - 10 for beginners,
10 for intermediates, 10 for advanced
trainees, and 20 leg and back programs
to build maximum strength and muscle
mass.

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

And, of course, there are even more
than that - go here to check them
out:

Dinosaur Training Books and Courses

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Three Left!

We're down to the last three copies of Strength, Muscle and Power - and they're going fast - so if you want a copy,  grab it now.

 
Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We're down to the last three copies of
Strength, Muscle and Power - and I'm
not planning to do another printing any
time soon - perhaps not ever - so these
three are IT.

If you want a copy, grab one now:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Six Left - and Counting!

We're down to the last SIX copies of Strength, Muscle and Power - and we're not going to do a reprinting any time soon - perhaps not ever - so if you want a copy, grab it now.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I want to make sure everyone knows that we're
getting near the end of the line for STRENGTH,MUSCLE AND POWER.

We have just SIX left - which sounds like
a lot, but it isn't - because they're going
very fast.

I'm not going to do another printing in the
near future - and may not ever do one - so
for right now, this is it.

It's a great book, with tons of workouts and
some really great training tips. I worked long
and hard to pack it full of solid-gold advice
for building strength, muscle and power.

It covers power rack training, rest pause
training, training for advanced lifters, home
gym training, special grip exercises, sandbags,
barrels, finishers, specialization programs,
and much more.

It even gives you the exact program I
used to win five National Bench Press
contests back in my powerlifting days -
and to set over a dozen National Meet,
American and World records in the sub-
master's division of the two drug-free
powerlifting organizations I competed
in.

Go here to grab a copy - and join the
thousands of Dinos the world over who
have read and benefitted from this
truly excellent training guide:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Down to the Last 11 Copies!

We're down to the last 11 copies of Strength, Muscle and Power - and we're not going to do another  printing any time soon - and we may not ever do one - so if you want a copy, grab it now.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I want to make sure everyone knows that we're
getting near the end of the line for STRENGTH,MUSCLE AND POWER.

We have just 11 left - which sounds like a lot,
but it isn't - because they're going very fast.

I'm not going to do another printing in the
near future - and may not ever do one - so
for right now, this is it.

It's a great book, with tons of workouts and
some really great training tips. I worked long
and hard to pack it full of solid-gold advice
for building strength, muscle and power.

It covers power rack training, rest pause
training, training for advanced lifters, home
gym training, special grip exercises, sandbags,
barrels, finishers, specialization programs,
and much more.

It even gives you the exact program I
used to win five National Bench Press
contests back in my powerlifting days -
and to set over a dozen National Meet,
American and World records in the sub-
master's division of the two drug-free
powerlifting organizations I competed
in.

Go here to grab a copy - and join the
thousands of Dinos the world over who
have read and benefited from this
truly excellent training guide:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

And Then There Were None

 

We're getting near the end of the line for Strength, Muscle and Power - so if you want a copy, grab it now!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I want to make sure everyone knows that we're
getting near the end of the line for STRENGTH,MUSCLE AND POWER.

We have just 24 left - which sounds like a lot,
but it isn't - because they're going very fast.

I'm not going to do another printing in the
near future - and may not ever do one - so
for right now, this is it.

And I don't want anyone grumbling and com-
plaining when they're all gone - and asking:
"Why didn't you tell me that this was it?"

I'm telling you now. I'm telling everyone.

It's a great book, with tons of workouts and
some really great training tips. I worked long
and hard to pack it full of solid-gold advice
for building strength, muscle and power.

It covers power rack training, rest pause
training, training for advanced lifters, home
gym training, special grip exercises, sandbags,
barrels, finishers, specialization programs,
and much more.

It even gives you the exact program I
used when I was training for powerlifting
and bench press contests - meaning the
exact program I used to win five National
Bench Press championships (lifting in drug-
free powerlifting organizations, in the sub-
master's division, 198 and 220 pound
weight class).

Go here to grab a copy - and join the
thousands of Dinos the world over who
have used the advice in this book to build
some serious strength, muscle and power:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Grab It While You Can!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We have just three boxes of Strength,
Muscle and Power left, plus some copies
on the bookshelf by Trudi's desk.

Seven copies to be precise.

That makes a grand total of 67 copies -
which sounds like a lot, but really isn't.

They'll go fast.

And when they're gone, that's it, because
we not doing a second edition or another
printing anytime soon.

Remember, Trudi and I are planning to
move to the Pacific Northwest in the not
too distant future - and we can't take
thousands and thousands of books with
us - so we're not able to do a second
printing right now.

Anyhow, it's a great book - with tons of
terrific training programs and workouts -
including the EXACT programs I used to
win five National Bench Press Champion-
ships and set over a dozen American and
World records in the bench press (in the
submaster's division, lifting in drug-free
powerlifting federations).

The same programs helped me pack on
something like 40 pounds of muscle.
So it's well worth getting - and the
programs in it are well worth trying.

Go here to grab the little monster:

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

My Uncle Amos - National Champion!

I come from a family of lumberjacks and mountaineers in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia - which probably explains why I got into wrestling and weight training at a very young age. But I only just learned about another Kubik who was seriously into strength sports when he was a young man. Here's the story of Amos Kubik.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

If you're a regular reader, you know
I'm very interested in my family
history and genealogy.

You may also know that my father's
family comes from Martin, Slovakia -
a small city in the Tatra Mountains
of north-central Slovakia, close to
the border with Poland.

My grandfather was born and raised
in a small village just south of
Martin - a village called Borcova.

He immigrated to the USA on January,
1907.

My grandfather came from a large
family that ran a big lumber camp
in the mountains. They cut the wood
and took it by wagon over the Tatra
Mountains into Poland - and then went
far into the Polish plains where wood
was scarce and they could sell theirs
for a higher price.

So the Kubiks were strong and sturdy
people - essentially, a family of lumber-
jacks and mountaineers.

Which helps explain why I got into
wrestling and weight training when
I was a kid - and why I won a State
Championship in Greco-Roman wrest-
ling - and why I won five National
National Championships in the bench
press.

My family has good genes for strength
sports - especially for sports that
require plenty of upper body strength.

And that brings me to my Uncle Amos.

I never knew I had an Uncle Amos -
but this past summer, one of my
brother's friends was vacationing on
Cape Cod, and saw a small weekly
local paper with some old photos
in it.

One of them was the Town Crier, Amos
Kubik - who dressed like an old-time
Puritan, and carried a hand-bell, and
walked through the town making
public announcements.

His voice was loud and so strong
that he got complaints when he
went by the courthouse because
he drowned out the judges and
the lawyers.

Apparently, he was very famous in his
day. There's even a video of him on
YouTube. And he was featured in many
photos and postcards back in the 30's
and 40's.

My brother's friend almost fell out of
his chair because Amos Kubik looks
very much like my brother - and like
me - so he saved the newspaper and
sent it to my brother, asking if Amos
Kubik was a relative.

My brother had no idea. He had never
heard of Amos Kubik - and neither had
I. But there was a heck of a family
resemblance.

My brother sent the newspaper to
me, and of course I fired up the old
Google and started to do some
searches.

And get this  . . .

Amos Kubik was a famous athlete
when he was a young man.

In fact, on Labor Day 1897 he won
the New England Amateur Rowing
Association Junior Singles Champion-
ship held on the Charles River in
Boston - and not by a nose, but by
two lengths.

In other words - Amos Kubik was the
rowing champion of all New England.

The following year - 1898 - Amos Kubik
won the National Intermediate Single
Scull Championship.

In other words, Amos Kubik and I
both won National Championships
in strength sports - and I think that's
a pretty good family tradition!

Of course, Amos Kubik is not my
actual uncle - but his family did
come from Slovakia, and there
are some clues and hints that he
might have hailed from Martin -
and that makes him a relative of
some sort, for sure.

There's also a Kubik-Grimek-Stanko
connection from Slovakia. I'll share
that in another post later in the week.

In the meantime, and as always,
thanks for reading. If you train today,
make it a good one - and do some
extra reps for my Uncle Amos!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Genes aside, it takes plenty of
hard work and the right kind of training
to win a National Championship.

You can find the EXACT training program
I used to win five National Championships
in the bench press right here in Strength,
Muscle and Power:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses
are available 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

"You come from a long line of strong
and sturdy people. Train hard, and
honor their memory."

- 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

The Lost Articles!

Strength, Muscle and Power collects 28 of my most popular training articles - covering a wide variety of old-school strength training and muscle building workouts.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

John Wood calls them THE LOST
ARTICLES.

And that's a pretty good description.

THE LOST ARTICLES are strength
training articles I wrote way back
in the 1990's.

They were published in various
magazines - Hardgainer, The Iron
Master, and Milo.

I've updated and revised these old
articles, and put them together in a
single book - along with  brand new,
special introduction that gives you
the inside story on the article and
why I wrote it.

You can find THE LOST ARTICLES
in Strength, Muscle and Power.

There are 28 of them - and they
cover an incredibly wide range of
old-school strength training and
muscle building methods:

Abbreviated training.

Powerlifting workouts.

Power rack training.

Olympic lifting workouts.

Garage gorilla training.

Old-school grip training.

Training with heavy, awkward
objects.

Finishers.

Rest Pause Training - the way
they did it in the 50's, not the
modern stuff some guys pass
off as rest-pause training.

How to design effective training
programs.

How to develop confidence and
mental toughness.

How to develop super strength
by training the tendons and
ligaments.

Specialization programs for
maximum muscle mass.

Isometrics.

Isometronics.

Training programs for hard-
gainers.

Ultra-abbreviated training
programs.

Special advice for home gym
training.

Tons of hard-hitting, Dino-style
workouts.

The EXACT program I used to
win five National Championships
in the bench press.

And much more!

I released the book in 2010 - and
we don't have too many more
copies left. We're not down to the
last dozen yet, but we're getting
to the end - and because Trudi and
I are moving to the Pacific Northwest
soon, I'm not going to do another
big printing.

So if you don't have a copy, grab
one now. They won't be available
forever - and you don't want to
miss the chance to grab a copy.

Go here to grab the little monster:

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

By the way, I tried to decide which
chapter is my favorite - but it's a
three-way tie between chapters 13,
14 and 25.

Of course, chapter 18 is pretty
good. too. Joe Weider liked that
one. He even called me to tell
me - which was a bit of a
surprise.

Heck, they're all pretty good.

There's no way I can pick a
favorite. If YOU can, let me
know!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

The Dinosaur Wish List

These are some of our most popular books on Kindle. What would you like to see next?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Yesterday I asked for feedback from
the Dinos.

I wanted to know which of my books
and courses you'd like us to release
in Kindle editions.

Obviously, we're going to work on
what you tell us you want to see.
We got a ton of responses, which I
have reviewed. I'm keeping a list of
the number of votes for each book
or course you want to see on
Kindle.

So far, the top items on the Dinosaur
Wish List are these (listed in no
particular order):

1. Gray Hair and Black Iron

2. Chalk and Sweat

3. Strength, Muscle and Power

4. Dinosaur Training (the original Dino
book)

5. Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

6. The remaining books in the Legacy
of Iron Series

7. Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

We also got MANY requests to go
ahead and put the last volume of
the Knife, Fork, Muscle Kindle series
on line. (We broke it up into four
Kindle books to make it easier to
read, and need to release the last
in the series on Kindle.)

Since I can't work on everything
at once, I'm going to work on what
gets the most votes - so send me
an email and let me know what
you want to see next!

To make it easy, here's what's
available in hard-copy:

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

And here's everything that's
currently available in Kindle:

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

Take a look at both lists,
and let me know what to
work on next!

Thanks for your help and your
feedback!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

We have over 25 Dinosaur Training books and courses in the Kindle bookstore. 

For a complete list and links to all of them, go here: 

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

A Quick Tip on Power Rack Training

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

In response to my recent email on
isometric and isometronic training,
one of our readers sent in this
email:

Hi Brooks,

I'm new to your email list. I have
enjoyed the daily topics. The
information is encouraging.

My reply is in regards to isometric
and isometronic training.

In the mid 80's, I was a student at
Oregon State University, working on
my BS in Health and Human
Performance.

My favorite instructor was J.P. O'Shea.

Dr. O'Shea was a very accomplished
Pan American weightlifter in the 50's,
and the author of many books on
strength development.

He did research on "functional
isometrics." This was barbell
training in a power rack, where
near maximal loads were lifted
from a lower pin and held against
an upper pin for approximately
five seconds. 

The range of motion was only a
couple of inches. 

The position trained was usually
in the range of the least mechanical
advantage of the lift.

I had the privilege of training with
Dr. O'Shea for a 10-12 week cycle
of functional isometric squat training.
I would have to say this was some
of the most mentally challenging
training I have ever done.

I believe I still have a research
paper he wrote on the subject.
 
I will attempt to locate and pass
on to you if I find it.

Dan Morgan

Thanks for your feedback, Dan. That
method of training is a very good one.
I consider it to be isometronics rather
than isometrics, but the label doesn't
matter.

What matters is that it's a very good
way to build some serious strength
and muscle.

I cover this type of rack work - and
many other types of rack work in
Strength, Muscle and Power.

These methods are some of the toughest
and most effective training methods out
there - and for serious trainees, they're
hard to beat.

If you find that research paper, send it on
in - I'd love to see it! I have an autographed
copy of Dr. O'Shea's book, Quantum Strength
Fitness II, and I really enjoy it.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Go here to grab Strength, Muscle and
Power:

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

P.S. 2. Remember to grab the January issue
of The Dinosaur Fules:

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

P.S. 3. My other books and courses - and
links to all of my PDF and Kindle books and
courses - are right here:

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

P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "Old gold still
spends, and old iron still builds strength
and muscle." - Brooks Kubik

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Super Strength In 60 Seconds - Or Not!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One of our longtime readers asked me
about isometrics and whether they work.

He also asked if I had ever done them,
and if so, whther I still do them.

Those questions brought back some
interesting memories - so I thought
I'd share them with you.

I was a little young for the beginning of the
isometrics fad of the early 60's, but there
was still lots of fanfare and hoopla about
it in the late 60's, when I started training.

Isometrics promised super strength in 60
seconds a day -- consisting of a series of
6 second isometric exercises.

That was irresistable. What could be better
than super strength in 60 seconds a day?

So, of course, I tried the isometric system.

I began with the simple stuff. Put your hands
together and push with one and resist with
other.

Stand sideways in a doorway and push against
the side of the door frame with one foot.

Use a doorway chinning bar to practice the
overhead press lockout.

Later, one of the junior high school coaches
let me borrow an "Exergenie" device and a
discus for the summer, so I could do isometrics
with the discus after attaching the Exergenie
to my doorway chinning bar. (Yes, I threw the
discus in junior high school, before I decided
to stick to wrestling as my only sport.)

And I also bought a portable isometric device
from Peary Rader's Body Culture Equipment
Company. It was made from heavy pipe and
two lengths of log chain. It came with a wooden
base to stand on. It looked really cool.

I pulled and pushed against those pipes and
chains all winter one year.

But none of it worked.

It was fun, but it didn't deliver any sort of
results.

When I was in high school, we had a York
power rack, so we could do isometric stuff in
the power rack. But I never did. By age 14,
I was done with isometrics.

Later, I learned that some of the initial research
research behind isometrics was wrong. Something
about a misplaced decimal point.

The trainees tested at a world famous research
lab had NOT been making gains of 2% per week.

It was more like .2% per week -- meaning two
tenths of one percent.

Oops.

And then there was the querstion about roid use
by some of the "pioneers" of isometric training --
which raises the question, "IF it worked, was it the
drugs or the isometrics?"

So, as you can see, I'm not a big fan of isometrics.

Now, there was a slightly different variation
called isometronics. That involved short
range movements in the power rack with
heavy weights. That was REAL training.

I've used isometronics with great results. You
really can build super strength with isometronics.
But it's not 60 seconds a day. It's pretty much
the same as regular barbell training -- which
may be one reason why it works so well.

I cover isometronic training in Strength, Muscle
and Power. It won't give you super strength in
60 seconds a day, but it will MAKE you seriously
strong:

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

P.S. Be sure to grab the January issue of The
Dinosaur Files in PDF format:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- and links
to my Kindle and PDF courses -- are right here:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "The real secret is
hard work, regular training and a healthy diet."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Which Is Best - 5, 10 or 20 Singles?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's an interesting question:

Hi Brooks,

I have read your books and I have
a question for you.

What method gave you the best
strength gains: doing 5 singles,
10 singles, or 20 singles after
warming up?

Phil

The answer is NONE OF THEM!

My very best gains came from
doing a series of progressively
heavier singles, working up to
ONE heavy single.

For example, starting at 135 in
the bottom position bench press,
and doing 135 x 1, 225 x 1, 315
x 1, 365 x 1, and 405 x 1.

Or starting at 125 in the barbell
clean and press and working up to
a top single with 270 or 275 for 1 -
making 20 pound jumps to get there.

125 x 1, 145 x 1, 165 x 1, 185 x 1,
205 x 1, 225 x 1, 245 x 1, 260 x 1
and 270 or 275 x 1.

I've done workouts where I did 5
heavy singles, or 10 heavy singles,
or 20 heavy singles, and they all
worked well - but the BEST program
I ever used was to work up to ONE
heavy single, and then stop.

I cover my exact workouts during this
period in Strength, Muscle and Power.
For details, grab a copy a copy:

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

Looking back, I think I would have
done even better if I had tried a
program where I ran two programs in
different weeks - doing 5 heavy singles
one week, and one heavy single the next
week, and alternating from week to week.

Or where I used a program where I worked
up to one heavy single, and over time,
gradually worked up to five heavy singles.

But that, as they say, is another story -
and something we'll cover in another email.
If you're interested, see Dinosaur Training
Secrets, Vol. 3 - my course covering old
school progression methods:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_03.html

It's also available in PDF and Kindle - see the
PDF and Kindle links at our products page:

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

The big takeaway is this: less is often (or
usually) (or almost always) better.

It takes much less training than you think
to make great gains.

And if you can get the job done with LESS
training, why do MORE?

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. Be sure to grab the August-September
issue of The Dinosaur Files in your choice of
PDF or Kindle edition:

Kindle edition

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_augustseptember2016-kindle.html

PDF edition

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_augustseptember2016.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: "It takes hard
work, intelligently applied, over a reasonable
period of time - but it doesn't mean you have
to live in the gym all day." - Brooks Kubik

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Strength and Power in 100 Words or Less - No. 1

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I'm absolutely buried this week, so
let's try something a little different.

The next 5 emails will be short ones.

100 words or less.

Here's the first one:

Guy walks into a bar.

Bartender asks, "What will you have?"

Guy says, "Squats."

Bartender says, "Good choice."

And he was right.

Deadlifts would have been a good
choice, as well.

So would the clean and press.

Or the clean and push press.

Or the clean and jerk.

Or snatches.

Or the two dumbbell clean and
press.

Or heavy farmer's walks.

The point is, go for the stuff that
delivers.

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 something that delivers:

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

P.S.2. The Dinosaur Files also delivers:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_mayjune2016.html

P.S. 3.. Thought for the Day: "Short and sweet
is longer and stronger than you'd imagine."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Are Strength and Power Dirty Words?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

(Note: Here's one from a couple of years
ago. I think it's worth reading again.)

We're closing in on St. Paddy's Day, which is
always one of our favorite holidays here at
Dino Headquarters.

We celebrate by watching our favorite movie
about the Emerald Isle -- THE QUIET MAN,
starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and
pretty much every Irish actor in Hollywood
back in the day (1952).

Great movie -- if you haven't seen it, be sure
to catch it sometime soon.

Anyhow, here's something interesting about
it.

The censors cut a short line out of the film. If
you know where to look, and you look closely,
you'll see the cut.

I won't tell you where to look -- that would be
a spoiler. But it's there.

Or rather, it WAS there.

Not any more.

It's very short -- just five words.

If you blink, you'll miss it. And if you're laughing
too hard, you'll miss it.

Here are the five FORBIDDEN words:

"The power of the man!"

That's right.

Back in 1952, a Hollywood censor thought those
five words were a little too much for an audience
to handle -- so he made the studio cut them out
of the film.

Apparently, "power" was a dirty word back in
1952, when the film was released.

And that leads me to an interesting thought.
I don't think things have changed.

Power is still a dirty word.

So is strength.

Nobody wants to hear about them.

They want to hear about mass -- muscle size --
definition -- separation -- cuts -- abs -- a six-pack --
and oil bagging.

They want to hear about pumping the muscles
until they're ready to burst.

About going for the burn.

About hypertrophy training.

About 100 sets of 100 reps, and every other high
volume workout for the lunatic fringe that wants
to do nothing but train all day.

But strength -- no, they don't want to hear about
strength -- or about how to build it.

Ditto for power.

Power - shmower. Give me some oil bag biceps.

Dinos are different.

Dinos train for strength -- and they train for power.

Of course, that doesn't mean that Dinos are
muscleless midgets. Far from it. Advanced Dinos
are pretty darn big, and pretty darn strong --
and pretty darn powerful.

So if that censor from 1952 was around today,
he'd probably try to censor the entire Dinosaur
Nation.

And frankly, that's okay with me. I never planned
to make it to Hollywood.

I just wanted to build some old-school CENSORED
and CENSORED.

Oops -- sorry.

Just said it!

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

Yours in CENSORED,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. If you want to build some serious CENSORED,
Muscle and CENSORED, grab this little monster:

http://www.brookskubik.com/strength_muscle_power.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: "It's better to be
CENSORED than to be weak."-- Brooks Kubik

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Take a Look at Big Carl's Power Rack!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Yesterday I shared the story of Big Carl's
power rack -- which was probably the best
piece of equipment I ever used in my entire
life.

Many of you asked for photos of the rack.
So I put up a photo of Big Carl's rack on my
Instagram account:

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

I'm posting lots of fun photos on Instagram,
and I'll be posting more in the future, so be
sure to follow me.

I also share my photos on Facebook and
Twitter, so friend me and follow me, and
stay up to date. I'm on Facebook at "Brooks
Kubik" and on Twitter at #brookskubik and
#dinosaur training.

In other news, we're finishing up the March
issue of the Dinosaur Files newsletter, and
it's a good one. I think you're going to like
it a lot.

Also:

1. Several readers have asked whether Big
Carl is still alive. The answer is -- I don't know.
I have not seen him since the early to mid 90s.

Wherever he is, I bet he's still lifting -- and I
bet everyone still calls him Big Carl. And if he's
lifting somewhere with Grimek and Stanko, I
bet they're tossing some serious iron.

2. A number of you have asked if power rack
training made my bones thicker and denser.

The answer is -- it definitely did so, because my
wrist size increased quite a bit after I started to
do the rack work. That was in my late 20s and
early 30s, and bone growth is not supposed to
happen at that age -- but it did.

3. Several readers have asked me for my "best"
book or course on power rack training.

I think there are three options:

Strength, Muscle and Power covers my power
rack workouts on Big Carl's rack in detail -- and
also gives a complete course in power rack
training and different ways to do it. This
lets you try different power rack training
techniques to see what you like best and
what works best for YOU:

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

Dinosaur Training covers old-school power rack
workouts, and gives some additional ideas
on how to do rack work, including some ideas
I borrowed from William Boone:

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

If you already have Dinosaur Training and Strength,
Muscle and Power, try the power rack program in
The Dinosaur Training Strength Archive. It's
available in your choice of hard copy or Kindle:

Hard copy

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

Kindle edition

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurtrainingarchive_kindle01.html

Of course, all three of these books have lots of
other material, so they each give you plenty of
training ideas and lots of great workouts. You
can't go wrong with any of them.

I'll sign off now and get back to the March issue
of The Dinosaur Files. Be sure to check out the
photo of Big Carl's rack -- it's a monster!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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A Wee Home Gym in Scotland

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I received a great email from Kevin H.,
one of our many Scottish Dinosaurs. He
has a terrific backyard gym featuring
a massive power rack, barbell and tons
of plates. (What more do you need?)

He shared a photo once, and it was
one of those places that I saw and
thought, "Wow, I want to train there!"

But things change. We downsize, upsize,
right size and move. And when we do,
we need to change our training quarters.

It can be a real problem. I know,
because I've done it. Many of us
have done it. Or will be doing it
in the future.

Here's how Kevin is handling it:

"Hi Brooks,

I hope this message finds you well.

I'm going to be moving house soon,
and my back garden gym shall be no
more.  However, I purposely sought
out a ground floor flat for my training
purposes.

The place I intend to buy has a massive
living room, and my rack and barbell
will fit.

The idea of storing my stuff and joining
any gym, even an old-school one, didn't
sit right with me.

Anyhow, my living arrangements will
not affect any lift other than the deadlift.
I aim to just double my squatting efforts
and use the Romanian deadlift.

The floors are very sturdy concrete, and I
reckon I could construct two sturdy boxes
for partial deadlifts. I could even pad them
with thick rubber to reduce any noise.

In all honesty, I'm more of a squat man,
but the idea of not doing a heavy pull is
not an option.

I envy you Americans with big houses that
come with basements or garages.

Kevin"

I read that, and I had several thoughts.

First, I'm sorry the garden gym is going
to go -- but as I said, it does happen. All
of the great gyms of the past are gone
now -- or have been resurrected in new
surroundings. It's the nature of things.

The old York Barbell Club gym may have
been the most famous gym in the world
in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. It's gone now.

The building has been demolished.

All that's left are some bricks. You can
buy one from the York Barbell Company.

Second, I'm glad to see that Kevin has
found a new home for his barbell and his
power rack.

I'm looking forward to seeing photos of
the new training quarters. It sounds like
they're going to be great!

It also sounds like the focus is going to
be on the most important things: heavy
iron, basic exercises, and lots of squatting,
pushing and pulling.

In short, it sounds like my kind of gym.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. There's a great chapter on home gyms
and home gym training in Strength, Muscle
and Power. It's chapter 14 -- "In Praise of
Cellar Dwellers." And there's lots more in
the book. Go here to grab your copy:

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

P.S. 2. I also cover home gyms and home
gym training in this little monster:

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

P.S. 3. My other books and courses are
right here at Dino Headquarters:

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

P.S. 4. Thought for the Day: "Where there's
a Dinosaur, there's a great gym." -- Brooks
Kubik

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Did He Have the Strongest Grip in History?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

October 8 is a day when great things happen.

On October 8, 1480, the Grand Duke Ivan III
of Russia rallied his troops to make an historic
stand against the Great Horde of Akhmat Khan,
saving Russia from one of the most fearsome
armies in history.

October 8, 1871 was the day the Great Chicago
Fire burned the city to the ground.

On October 8, 1918, Corporal Alvin C. York
killed 28 German soldiers and captured 132
others in the dark and bloody Argonne
Forest.

On October 8, 1939, Germany annexed Western
Poland.

On this date in 1956, the New York Yankee's
Don Larson pitched the only perfect game in
World Series history.

And an equally remarkable feat of muscle and
might occurred on October 8, 1920.

It happened in Leipzig, Germany.

A ferociously powerful strongman named Herman
Goerner -- weighing a mere 220 pounds -- set a
World record in the one-hand deadlift.

His record still stands today.

Goerner deadlifted 727.5 pounds.

With one hand.

And in case you're wondering, the lift was performed
on a regulation barbell -- without hooks or straps --
in the classic, bar in front of the lifter style.

It was an amazing lift -- and one of the greatest
feats of strength in recorded history.

Did Herman Goerner have the strongest grip of
all time?

I don't know -- but he definitely has a rightful
claim to the title!

And it didn't happen by accident!

Goerner followed a unique training program to
build super strength into his hands and fingers.
I cover it in detail -- exercise by exercise -- in
Strength, Muscle and Power -- along with a
complete chapter on the one-arm deadlift.

If you already have the book, go back and re-
read those chapters. If you don't have it, go
here to grab 356 pages of strength training
dynamite:

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

You may not end up deadlifting 727 1/2
pounds -- but you'll definitely build a bone-
crusher of a grip!

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

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

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day: "There is no
greater battle than the battle of man against
iron." -- Brooks Kubik

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