The Strength Archive

 

The 60-year old Dino focuses on his workout. After more than 50 years of training, it's just as much fun as ever.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's an email I sent back in 2015.

It announced the opening of something
new and terrific for Dinosaurs: THE
STRENGTH ARCHIVE.

Also known as THE IRON LEAGUE.

Since we're close to the two year
anniversary of the little monster,
I thought it would be fun to go
back and see what I said about
it when I broke the news to the
Dino Nation.

Of course, my original email said the
Strength Archive would be opening it's
doors on May 13, 2015. Don't let that
fool you - the Strength Archive has
been open and going strong for
almost two years now!

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Synchronize your watches and be ready to
take immediate action at 9:00 a.m. EST
on Wednesday, May 13.

That's when John Wood is going to open
the doors to his Strength Archive.

The Strength Archive is a very unique
project.

I know about it because John is a good
friend -- and because I've been one of
the beta-testers for the Strength
Archive.

In other words, I've been able to log in
and take a look -- and watch as the little
monster grew bigger and bigger -- with
more and more really terrific material.

Do you remember the line from The
Blues Brothers?

"We're on a mission from God."

Well, John Wood has been on a similar
sort of mission. He's been working like
crazy -- sometimes until 3:00 or 4:00
in the morning -- to put more and
more great material into the Strength
Archive.

Right now, it has enough material that
it would take you a very long time to
read it all.

But John is going to continue to add more
and more material to the archive -- so no
matter how hard you try, you might not
ever read all of it.

Every time you think you're almost there,
something new will appear.

It reminds me a little bit of a story about
the great American novelist, Thomas Wolfe.
I think he even tells the story in You Can't
Go Home Again -- but it's been over 40
years since I read the book, so I may be
conflating things.

Anyhow, Thomas Wolfe went to college
at Harvard -- which has one of the biggest
and best libraries anywhere in the world.

So he decided to make the most of the
opportunity.

He decided to read every book in the
Harvard library -- starting with A and
working to Z.

I forget how far he got -- but never made
it through all the books. There were just
too many of them -- and more and more
kept coming.

And the Strength Archive is a little bit
like that.  It doesn't have as many books
and magazines as the Harvard library --
but it's got PLENTY to read.

And here's the other thing.

It's not just the stuff you see everywhere
else.

Sure, you may have seen some of the
material in the Strength Archive -- but
I guarantee that there's a ton of material
you've never seen.

I've been a student of the Iron Game for almost
half a century -- and I have a pretty good set
of materials in my personal library -- and I've
seen lots of other material over the years --
but there are MANY books, courses and
articles in the Strength Archive that are
brand new to me.

Here's a link that shows a small number of
books, courses and magazines that you'll
see in the Strength Archive. Take a look
and see how many of them are new to
you:

http://www.ironleague.com/

Anyhow, as I said, the Strength Archive
goes live tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. EST. It's
a members only site, so you'll need to
start by grabbing  a membership. They're
not expensive, so don't let that stop you.

And after that -- it's Happy Reading Time
for strength fans!

Which means some of you are going to
dive into the archive and not surface for
a week or two. So pack food and water --
let your spouse or significant other know
you'll be gone for awhile -- and be sure
someone takes care of the dogs and cats.

As always, thanks for reading -- and get
ready for plenty more great reading when
you enter the Strength Archive!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Go here to join THE IRON LEAGUE -
and get immediate access to The
Strength Archive:

http://www.ironleague.com/

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How to Improve Your Workouts by 20 Percent

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes, and then we'll talk
iron - and how to improve your
workouts by 20 percent.

1. Dinosaur DVDs at the Iron
League

John Wood has loaded all of my old
Dinosaur Training DVDs at the Iron
League member site - so if you want
to see them, join the Iron League.

Of course, there's a ton of other
great stuff at the Iron League.

It's one of the most interesting
and most complete collections of
Iron Game info that you'll ever
see.

Go here to join:

http://www.ironleague.com/

2. The Dinosaur Files

The January Dino Files will be out
soon in PDF - and then in Kindle -
and it's going to be a heck of an
issue. Be looking for it.

In the meantime, if you missed the
last issue, here it is:

Nov - Dec Dino Files on Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-novemberdecember2016-kindle.html

Nov - Dec Dino Files in PDF

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles_novemberdecember2016.html

3. How to Improve Your Workouts
by 20 Percent

(Note: This one is from two years
ago. I'm sharing it again because it's
so important - and because it can
make such a difference in your
workouts.)

On the sets and reps front, I hit a hard
workout in the garage last night.

It was hot, and the sweat was flying --
and so was the chalk -- and so was the
iron.

As I always do, I timed the rest periods
between my sets.

I load the bar, and take exactly two minutes
before I chalk up for the next set. So the total
rest between sets is about three minutes,
depending on how long it takes to load the
bar.

Here's why I do it.

Thirty or forty years ago, Russian scientists
studied weightlifters and found that the lifters
who timed their rest periods had 20 percent
fewer missed lifts in their workouts than the
lifters who didn't.

I think that's in part because the mere act of
timing your rest period helps keep you focused
and engaged. Of course, there may be other,
physiological reasons, as well.

But regardless of WHY it works -- it
WORKS.

It's a simple way to get more from your
training. Twenty percent fewer misses is
a big difference.

And that, my friends, is the tip of the
day:

Time your rest periods.

Simple -- but effective.

Note that the secret is NOT how long to
rest. There's no magic number.

The secret lies in timing the rest periods -
whether it's two minutes or three minutes
or whatever.

Timing your rest periods keeps you focused
on the task at hand - and that turns out to
be one of the secrets of maximally effective
strength training.

Of course, they did this research before the
days of monkey phones and selfies - so it
goes without saying that you don't sit
around and look at your monkey phone
or pose for selfie-welfies during your
rest periods.

Instead, you focus on the next set.

Like I said, simple stuff - but very,
very effective.

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. Speaking of rest, someone asked me about
Rest Pause training. I cover it in detail in Strength,
Muscle and Power -- along with power rack training,
abbreviated workouts, specialization programs,
training for advanced men, grip blasters,
finishers, old-school deadlift variations, and
much more:

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

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

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Never stop
learning, and never stop growing."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Reg Park, Brad Steiner, and Much More!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Several days ago I shared an email
about Bradley J. Steiner's list of the
21 "Essential Exercises."

I noted that when I started in the Iron
Game, Steiner wrote for Peary Rader's
old Iron Man magazine, and was one of
the most popular Iron Game authors in
the world -- as well as one of the most
honest and most direct.

Steiner taught old school training --
and told his readers to stay away from
the muscle pumping nonsense that was
(and still is) so very common -- and also
told his readers to stay away from
steroids and other drugs.

He often wrote about the mental aspects
of strength training and muscle building.

He focused on physical culture -- a great
term -- and on making yourself the very
best and strongest person that you could
be, both physically and mentally.

He also talked about using your training
to enrich your life rather than making
your life revolve around your training.

As in, train three times a week for about
an hour per workout. That's plenty of
time to build tons of strength and
muscle -- and it allows you to live
a full and rewarding life.

In other words, he taught old school
training and old school values.

So you can see why I enjoyed reading
his books and articles so much.

Anyhow, I've received a ton of emails
from readers asking where they can find
more from Bradley J. Steiner.

There are three places to look.

1. The Iron League

The first is John Wood's Iron League,
which includes old issues of the very
same Iron Man magazines that carried
Steiner's articles "back in the day."

John has a special license to post these
old issues of Iron Man -- and a complete
collection of them -- and a ton of other
great stuff, including several boxes of
rare old materials from my personal
library, which I have loaned to him
to share on the Iron League.

He also uploads old video -- including
my old Dinosaur Training videos from
back in the 1990's. In fact, it's the only
place to find them. I'm letting John do
that because I think the Iron League is
a really important project, and I want
to help support what he's doing.

The Iron League is a members only,
curated website with an incredible
collection of old Iron Game books,
courses and magazines.

One of our Dinos calls it "The Library
of Congress of Strength" -- and that's
a pretty good name for it.

Go here to join The Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

So that's the first place to find old
articles by by Bradley J. Steiner.

2. Bill Hinbern's Website

The second place to look is Bill
Hinbern's website.

Bill has been selling old books and
courses for something like 50 years
now -- and he sells a great looking
reprint edition of Steiner's otherwise
impossible to find, classic text, The
Complete Guide to Effective Barbell
Training.

Note that Bill did this with Steiner's
express permission and approval --
which is how you do these things.

Go here to grab The Complete Guide:

http://superstrengthtraining.com/complete-guide-effective-barbell-training-bradley-steiner

And that's the second place to find
more training wisdom from Bradley
J. Steiner.

3. Brad Steiner's Website

The third place to look for material
from Bradley J. Steiner is at his
website.

It focuses on self-defense training,
but includes plenty of info on effective
strength training, as well.

Go here to check it out:

http://www.americancombato.com/

4. Reg Park Specialization Courses

I mentioned Reg Park in the title of
this email/blog post, and you may be
wondering why, since I haven't
mentioned him yet.

The answer is this -- Bill Hinbern has
just released a series of specialization
courses written by Reg Park.

Bill used to be the North American
distributor for these courses -- but
they haven't been available for over
40 years.

For more information on these VERY
RARE and one of a kind courses, go
here:

http://superstrengthtraining.com/reg-park-mr-universe-specialization-courses

Be sure to tell Bill I sent you. I've been
buying stuff from him for over 40 years
now, and he's a very good friend.

Anyhow, I hope that answers the questions
about where to find more OLD GOLD from
Bradley J. Steiner -- as well as some terrific
old courses from Reg Park.

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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Check Out the Strength Archive!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!
 
Here's an email I sent one year ago. It
announced the opening of something
new and terrific for Dinosaurs: THE
STRENGTH ARCHIVE.

Also known as THE IRON LEAGUE.

Since we're now at the one year
anniversary of the little monster,
I thought it would be fun to go
back and see what I said about
it when I broke the news to the
Dino Nation.

Of course, my original email said the
Strength Archive would be opening it's
doors on May 13, 2015. Don't let that
fool you - the Strength Archive has
been open and going strong for one
year now!

THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Synchronize your watches and be ready to
take immediate action at 9:00 a.m. EST
on Wednesday, May 13.

That's when John Wood is going to open
the doors to his Strength Archive.

The Strength Archive is a very unique
project.

I know about it because John is a good
friend -- and because I've been one of
the beta-testers for the Strength Archive.

In other words, I've been able to log in
and take a look -- and watch as the little
monster grew bigger and bigger -- with
more and more really terrific material.

Do you remember the line from The Blues
Brothers?

"We're on a mission from God."

Well, John Wood has been on a similar
sort of mission. He's been working like
crazy -- sometimes until 3:00 or 4:00
in the morning -- to put more and
more great material into the Strength
Archive.

Right now, it has enough material that
it would take you a very long time to
read it all.

But John is going to continue to add more
and more material to the archive -- so no
matter how hard you try, you might not
ever read all of it.

Every time you think you're almost there,
something new will appear.

It reminds me a little bit of a story about
the great American novelist, Thomas Wolfe.

I think he even tells the story in You Can't
Go Home Again -- but it's been almost 40
years since I read the book, so I may be
conflating things.

Anyhow, Thomas Wolfe went to college
at Harvard -- which has one of the biggest
and best libraries anywhere in the world.

So he decided to make the most of the
opportunity.

He decided to read every book in the
Harvard library -- starting with A and
working to Z.

I forget how far he got -- but never made
it through all the books. There were just
too many of them -- and more and more
kept coming.

And the Strength Archive is a little bit
like that.  It doesn't have as many books
and magazines as the Harvard library --
but it's got PLENTY to read.

And here's the other thing.

It's not just the stuff you see everywhere
else.

Sure, you may have seen some of the
material in the Strength Archive -- but
I guarantee that there's a ton of material
you've never seen.

I've been a student of the Iron Game for almost
half a century -- and I have a pretty good set
of materials in my personal library -- and I've
seen lots of other material over the years --
but there are MANY books, courses and
articles in the Strength Archive that are
brand new to me.

Here's a link that shows a small number of
books, courses and magazines that you'll
see in the Strength Archive. Take a look
and see how many of them are new to
you:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/about-us/news/2015-05/1173-strength-archive-taste-things-come

Anyhow, as I said, the Strength Archive
goes live tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. EST. It's
a members only site, so you'll need to
start by grabbing  a membership. They're
not expensive, so don't let that stop you.

And after that -- it's Happy Reading Time
for strength fans!

Which means some of you are going to
dive into the archive and not surface for
a week or two. So pack food and water --
let your spouse or significant other know
you'll be gone for awhile -- and be sure
someone takes care of the dogs and cats.

As always, thanks for reading -- and get
ready for plenty more great reading when
you enter the Strength Archive!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Go here to join THE IRON LEAGUE -
and get immediate access to The
Strength Archive:

http://www.ironleague.com/

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Peary Rader's Lifting News

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Many of us remember Peary Rader's
wonderful Iron man magazine, which
many believe was the best magazine
in the history of the Iron Game.

It was good, but there was something
else that I think was even better.

It was Peary Rader's OTHER magazine -
LIFTING NEWS.

LIFTING NEWS covered Olympic weight-
lifting, powerlifting and serious, old-school,
strength and power training.

Each issue was filled with priceless
information for lifting fans and anyone
else who wanted to learn about strength
and power building.

LIFTING NEWS brought you:

Detailed, in-depth, reports of the big
contests - who won, who placed, who
bombed - and why.

Results from smaller contests. (Hey, did
you know a guy named Kubik won a
powerlifting contest in Arizona some 50
years ago? Was he a relative? I don't
know. But I saw it reported in an old
issue of LIFTING NEWS.)

Great photos. (Let me repeat that -
GREAT photos. Many that you never
saw anywhere else.)

Killer cover photos of the top lifters
in the USA and around the world.

Articles by the top lifters in the world.
(Doug Hepburn wrote some of his very
best articles for LIFTING NEWS.)

Tons of articles on lifting technique,
strength and power programs, and
power rack training. Man-making
stuff. (Peary Rader was a huge fan
of power rack work.)

The problem was, very few issues of
LIFTING NEWS were ever printed -
and today, they're rarer than hen's
teeth.

And if you can find them, they usually
cost an arm and a leg.

But you can read them - fast, easy
and for pennies a day.

John Wood is posting some of his
favorite issues of LIFTING NEWS
at the Iron League.

Go here for further info - and to sign
up for an Iron League membership:

http://www.ironleague.com/

By the way, John has a pretty good
collection of other great stuff - and
it makes the Iron League the Library
of Congress of Strength, as one of
our long-time Dinos aptly called it.

He also has 3 boxes of special stuff
that I just loaned to him to scan and
post - and it includes stuff that is
literally one of a kind. Meaning that
you won't see it anywhere else.

I did that because I really like what
John is doing with the iron league -
and I want to support him as much
as possible.

Anyhow, LIFTING NEWS is back - and
it's a goldmine of strength and power
training.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Here's the link again to join the
Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day: "Reading is
important, but you have to know what
to read." - Brooks Kubik

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What's Your Single Favorite Piece of Training Equipment?

One corner of my garage gym, a/k/a The Dinosaur Dungeon.  My stepson made the wooden plate rack by the back wall.  It works pretty well.  My Olympic barbell is on a homemade lifting platform -- and the platform works pretty well, too.  You don't need fancy to get a great workout.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We'll talk iron in just a minute, but first
of all, let me cover two quick updates.

1. Dino Training on Instagram!

I'm on Instagram now, and I'm posting
lots of fun photos and videos. Head on
over and take a look:

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

I'm also on Facebook at "Brooks Kubik" and
on Twitter at Brooks_Kubik or #brookskubik
and #dinosaurtraining. These are all great
ways to stay in touch, so check them out.

2. The Iron League

My buddy, John Wood, is putting more and
more great stuff up at The Iron League.
If you're not already a member, head on
over and take a look:

http://www.ironleague.com/

Some of the new stuff at The Iron League
includes some great issues of Peary Rader's
wonderful Lifting News magazine -- which
covered strength and power training in even
greater detail than Iron Man magazine.

3. What's Your Single Favorite Piece of
Training Equipment?

The "What's your favorite exercise?" question
is a popular one at discussion boards, but
here's another fun question:

"What's your single favorite piece of training
equipment?"

Meaning, if you were stuck on a desert island
somewhere (think Tom Hanks in Castaway),
what's the one piece of equipment you would
want the most?

For me, it would be a plate-loading barbell --
although in keeping with the desert island
theme, I can see the merit of an old globe
barbell that you could fill with sand.

No, on second thought, I'll stick to the plate
loading barbell. Faster and easier to change
the weight.

Other people might have different ideas. I
imagine that some Dinos would like a Trap
Bar more than anything else -- or a pair of
adjustable dumbbells -- or a pair of
kettlebells. (I think a pair of dumbbells
or kettlebells counts as one item.)

And I suppose we could change the question
and let you choose your TWO favorite pieces
of training equipment -- or even your THREE
favorite pieces of equipment.

If you had THREE choices, what would they
be?

For me, it would be:

1. Olympic barbell and bumper plates

2. Adjustable squat stands or a power
rack

3. Lifting platform

Of course, I focus on Olympic lifting now,
so my choices reflect that. If I were doing
powerlifting or basic strength and power
training, I'd choose a barbell, power rack
and a bench.

What would you choose?

Shoot me an email, and let me know! I'll
share the answers in a future email.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength
and Development is 20 years old this year -- and
it's still going strong. If you don't have a copy,
grab one now:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_training.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: "Wherever you train,
and whatever equipment you use, make the most
of it." -- Brooks Kubik

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Exercises for Great Backs -- And Some Advice that Helped Save My Life!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

The July 1970 issue of Peary Rader's IronMan
magazine had a ton of great articles --
including "Exercises for Great Backs" by
Bradley J. Steiner.

It was part of Steiner's famous four-part
series on "The Essential Exercises" -- and
it was a real eye-opener for a 12-year old
kid named Brooks Kubik.

Steiner was 100% old-school in his exercise
choices -- and his recomendations were VERY
different than what most people were doing
or advocating.

But, of course, his ideas worked. In fact,
they worked GREAT!

I read that article over and over until I
almost memorized it. To this day, 45 years
later, I can still tell you every exercise that
Steiner suggested -- and I can tell you some
exercises that he decided were only second-
best -- and some of the exercises on the "do"
and "don't do" list will surprise you.

In addition, Steiner suggested one exercise
that just might save your life someday. It's
an exercise for the neck -- and back then,
very few Iron Game authors bothered to
mention neck training, much less teach
their readers how to do it safely and
effectively.

In fact, many authors of the day told
their readers NOT to train the neck --
because a small neck would make their
arms and shoulders look bigger!!!

I thought it over and decided that the
"small neck is good" argument was a
very large barrel of hog-wash. So I
ignored it.

I followed Steiner's advice, and I trained
my neck hard. And seven years later, I
was in a horrendous auto accident -- a
head on collision with me driving a
Pinto station wagon and the other guy
driving a Thunderbird.

For the record, a Pinto station wagon
was a very bad vehicle to be driving
if you get into a high speed head on
collision.

Especially if the other guy is driving one
of those old model T-birds. Those things
were built like tanks.

He fell asleep at the wheel right as we
both went into a curve on a country
road in southwestern Ohio late at
night.

I was going about 60 miles an hour. He
was probably doing the same.

He moved right into my lane at exactly
the moment that our cars were about
to pass each other -- and pieces of my
little Pinto ended up scattered through
the corn fields on both sides of the
road.

To say it was totalled would be an
understatement. It was hard to tell
it had been a car. It looked like a
tin can that had been smashed with
a heavy hammer a couple of times.

The steering wheel was bent to a
90 degree angle -- and one of the
tires ended up a couple of hundred
feet down the road.

But I lived through it. In fact, I walked
away from the accident.

All I had were cuts and scratches from
the broken glass.

No broken bones. No soft tissue injuries.
No whiplash. No concussion.

And that was due in part to reading
Steiner's article in that old issue of
IronMan -- and doing a lot of serious
neck training because Steiner said to
do it.

I was thinking about this today because
that old issue of IronMan is now available
at The Iron League member site.

And not just Steiner's article.

The whole issue.

Along with a a ton of other great old-time
books, courses and magazines.

And more is being added all the time.
Go ahead and scoot on over and take a
look at what's available. I guarantee you
will see things you've never seen before --
and things you're going to want to read:

http://www.ironleague.com/

One of our fellow Dinosaurs has called
The Iron League the "Library of Congress
of Strength." That's a good name for it.

And who knows -- some 12 year old kid
might join The Iron League and read that
old article by Brad Steiner -- and he might
start training his neck -- and it just might
save his life someday.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Answers to Your Training Questions

The Dinosaur Files Quarterly is a great resource for Dinosaurs. It's available in your choice of hard copy or Kindle e-book.  It comes out every three months.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I've been getting a ton of questions from
Dinos around the world, and thought I'd
share some of them with you -- along
with my answers.

1. You're a former bench press champion
and record holder. Why don't you write a
course about bench pressing?

A. I just wrote a long course on the bench
press. But I don't sell it. It's only available
at The Iron League, which is a terrific new
member's only strength training archive
developed by my good friend, John Wood.

I've also allowed John to upload five of my
original Dinosaur Training DVD's, as well 
as all seven of my Dinosaur Bodyweight
Training DVD's. They're not all available
yet, but several are. And in the meantime,
there's a ton of other great stuff at The
Iron League:

http://www.ironleague.com/

As you can tell, I'm a very big supporter
of what John is doing with the Iron League.
It's a terrific resource for serious strength
trainers and Iron Slingers.  One fellow
Dino has called it "The Library of
Congress of Strength."

2. When you outline a program where the
trainee does 5 x 5 with one heavy set, what
weight do you use on the warm-up sets? If
the top set is 100%, what are the percentages
for the warm-up sets?

A. Try 60/70/80/90/100 percent. If you are
doing an exercise like squats or deadlifts where
you need to start lighter and do more warm-up
sets, then try 30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100
percent.

3. I dropped off your email list. What happened?

A. I don't know. People sometimes drop off the
list and we don't know why. It's either something
to do with our email service or its something at
your end. One reader changed mobile devices
recently, and doesn't get the emails any more.

I send emails every day other than Sunday, so
if you miss an email, there's a glitch somewhere.

Go to my website and sign back up -- and check
your junk mail settings, because they change
sometimes and you may need to put us on
your white list.

As a back-up, I post every email I send at the
Dinosaur Training Blog. If you miss an email, go
to the Blog to catch up. You can access the Blog
from my website. Email me if you can't find the
link.

I'm also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at
"Brooks Kubik." I share links to my blog posts
on Facebook and Twitter, so those are great
ways to stay in contact. Look for #brookskubik
or #dinosaurtraining.

4. I'm a young woman. How should I get started
in strength training?

A. Women can and should train exactly the same
as men. See Chalk and Sweat, and Dinosaur
Training Secrets, Vol. 1 and 3 for training
programs for beginners.

5. Which is better for upper body muscle mass --
the bench press or the push press?

A. The bench press will build more mass, but
the push press will build more power and is a
better movement for athletes in most sports.
That said, don't do one or the other. Do BOTH!


6. What do you weigh now? Are you trying to
gain or lose weight? What do you eat?

About 210. I am trying to get down to 206 pounds
so I can compete in the 94 kilo class in Masters
Weightlifting.  At my age (58) it's important to
train for strength and power, but it's just as
important to keep your weight under control.

My diet is meat, eggs, fish and veggies, including
tons of fresh salads, and small amounts of fruit.
We try to use local, in-season food from our
favorite farmers market.

For details, see Knife, Fork, Muscle. For photos
of my meals, see my Facebook and Instagram
pages (at "Brooks Kubik" or #brookskubik or
#dinosaurtraining. You'll see a lot of fresh
green stuff in these photos.

7. Do you like body rows with rings?

A. Yes, and I cover them in Dinosaur Bodyweight
Training -- along with tons of other great exercises
with rings (and with ropes, as well). Many Dinos
like body rows better than any other rowing
exercise.

There have been about a hundred more
questions this week, but we'll have to leave it
at seven for now.

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.  Go here to grab Chalk and Sweat, Dinosaur
Bodyweight Training, Knife Fork Muscle and my
new Dinosaur Training Secrets courses:

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

P.S. 2. Remember to check out The Iron
League -- it's really good:

http://www.ironleague.com/

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "There's never one
RIGHT way to do something -- but there are plenty
of WRONG ways." -- Brooks Kubik

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