Going - Going - Almost Gone!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

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

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, as I said, we don't have many
copies left, and when they're gone,
that's it - so if you want one, grab it
now.

Strength, Muscle and Power

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Last Chance for Dad's Day!

 

We're down to the last box of Strength, Muscle and Power, and I'm not doing another printing any time soon - perhaps not ever - 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.

That means that this is the last time the
little monster will be available for Father's
Day - because they won't be around this
time next year.

Heck, they probably won't be around
much longer, period.

Anyhow, 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

Some Thick Bar Safety Tips that Could Save Your Life!

Going strong at age 61 - after more than a half century of physical training - and I'm able to do it because I've avoided unnecessary injuries.  Here are some important safety tips for all Dinos to follow when they use thick-handled barbells and dumbbells. 

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes and then we'll talk training -
as in, some very important thick bar safety
tips.

And pay attention, because these tips could
literally save your life.

1. Good Stuff for Dinos

We have some great new stuff for Dinos,
with more on the way soon.

The March Dino Files is right here:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-march2018pdf.html

Grab it and read it  because the April
issue will be ready before you know it.

The John Wood Report is getting great
reviews - and you can grab the first two
issues right here:

Issue No. 1

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-01.html

Issue No. 2

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-02.html

And yesterday John Wood released Steve
Pulcinella's Iron Sport Gym 16-Week Power
Program - which is pretty good - and it's
available right here:

http://www.ironsport.com/shop/pdf/ironsport-workout-001/

So get ready for some great reading this
weekend!

2. Our Facebook Groups

John Wood has set up a terrific Facebook Group
called Strength Secrets. You have to apply for
membership, but if you tell John I sent you,
you should get in pretty easily.

In addition, Bill Hinbern and I are running a
Facebook Group called Dinosaur Training -
Brooks Kubik. You have to apply for member-
ship in that one, as well - but say you heard
about it here, and you'll be fine.

These are CLOSED groups to keep out the
bots, the snake-oil salesmen, and the roiders,
so they're pretty good. My advice is to join
both of them.

3. Some Thick Bar Safety Tips

I wrote about thick bars earlier in the week,
and I wanted to follow up with some very
important thick bar safety tips.

Don't do thick bar squats.

It's too easy to have the bar roll down your
back, and that could cause a very bad injury.

Plus, there's no benefit to them compared to
using a regular bar.

Be careful with overhead work.

If you use a thick bar for overhead presses,
push presses or jerks, be very careful. You
don't want to drop the bar on your head,
neck or upper back.

The same goes for overhead carries with
a thick bar.

Now, you may think this is an unnecessary
caution - but not long ago some high school
athletes were carrying a heavy log as part
of their workout - and something happened,
and the log fell, and it killed one of the kids.

Personally, I prefer to use thick bars for
deadlifts, curls, reverse curls and the
rectangular fix. I use a regular bar for
overhead work.

Use a power rack for thick bar bench
presses.

VERY IMPORTANT -- as in, life and death
important:

If you do thick bar bench presses, do them
in a power rack, with the pins set to catch the
bar if you drop it. A spotter won't be able to
catch a heavily loaded thick bar if it comes
crashing down suddenly.

And remember, I've seen experienced lifters
drop a regular bar on their chest - and that
was in a National Bench Press contest, with
two very experienced spotters - but it
happened so fast they couldn't catch the
bar.

So it can happen.

And do you remember the college football
player a few years ago - the one who dropped
a bar on his throat and almost died?

Not sure if that was a thick bar or not,
but again, it shows you what can happen.

Don't do thick bar dumbbell bench press
or incline press.

I would NOT do dumbbell bench press or
incline dumbbell bench press with thick-
handled dumbbells. Too easy to drop one,
and no way to catch it other than with your
teeth -- which would be bad.

And again, spotters may not be able to help.

Don't do double cleans or swings with
thick handled dumbbells.

If you do dumbbell cleans and swings with
a thick handled dumbbell, always use one
dumbbell at a time, so you can use your
non-lifting hand to help lower the
dumbbell.

It's very hard to hold onto a heavy
dumbbell when you lower it from above
your head or from your shoulder -- and
remember, your feet are directly beneath
the dumbbell. If you're holding a pair of
thick handled dumbbells, it is very
difficult to lower them safely.

I learned this when I cleaned a pair of
132 pound thick handled dumbbells. I'll
never forget the "What do I do now?"
thought that flashed through my mind
as I stood with the bells at my shoulders.

And that's it - unless you're thinking about
doing thick bar anything on roller-skates
or while standing on a Swiss ball - in which
case, you're on your own!

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 getting very close to the end of
the line for Strength, Muscle and Power -
and I'm not going to do another printing any
time soon - perhaps not ever - so if you want
a copy, grab it now:

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

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. 3. Thought for the Day: 

"Train hard, but train smart - and try
to avoid unnecessary injuries." 

-- 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 No. 1 Question About Thick Bars

Herman Goerner may have had the strongest grip of any man who ever lived. He built it with plenty of specialized exercises.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes and then we'll talk iron.

1. The John Wood Report

Have you read issue no. 2 of The John
Wood Report?

It's a monster-sized, 19 page issue, in PDF
format so you can get it instantly - and yes,
it's printable, so you can print it and save it.

It has some great articles and training tips.

Tips on building pressing power, some fun
push-up challenges, cool workouts, a primer
on the reverse curl, some ab flattening tips,
special gut exercises and - get this - the
Hammer Man's Challenge to the World.

Go here to grab the the little monster:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-02.html

If you missed issue no. 1, it's right here:

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/johnwoodreport-01.html

2. The Dino Files

The March issue of The Dinosaur Files is
getting great reviews. If you don't have it
yet, here's the link for the downloadable
and printable PDF:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-march2018pdf.html

And if you missed the October, Nov, Dec
Jan or Feb issues, go here to grab them so
you have the complete set:

Feb issue

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-february2018pdf.html

Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan issues

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html

By then way - the March issue includes the
toughest leg training program in the world -
as well as the simplest bodyweight training
workout in the world - some special tips on
healthy joints for older Dinos - and a really
great article about how one of our longtime
Dinos has been battling back from cancer
surgery. Very good stuff - informative, and
inspiring!

3. The No. 1 Question About Thick Bars

Ever since I published Dinosaur Training
back in 1996, I've been buried in questions
from readers.

One of the most common questions involves
thick bars and how to use them. And there's
one question that I get pretty much all the
time.

Here's how one reader phrased it:

"I train self defense 3x a week. I train bodyweight
exercises 2x a week. I do heavy iron once a week
(one movement, such as squats or Trap Bar DL).

I'm currently on your suggested 5 x 5 and hope
to work my way down to singles as you prescribe
in your book. My question is around thick bars.

Should I just focus on overall strength and on
adding as much weight as possible to the bar?

Or should I switch to thick bar right now, build
the grip from day one, and sacrifice poundage?"

In other words , the reader is asking if he should
do Trap Bar deadlifts with as much weight as he
can handle -- or do thick bar deadlifts with much
less weight to train his grip?

Some readers phrase it like this:

"I want to do thick bar training, but I can't use
enough weight on thick bar deadlifts to work my
legs, hips and back hard enough -- so what do I
do?"

As I said, that's a VERY common question. I get
it at least once a week.

Luckily, there's a very simple answer.

Do this:

1. Train your deadlift or Trap Bar deadlift (or
any other pulling exercise) with a regular-sized
bar, and pile on the weight to build total body
strength and power.

2. At the end of your workout, use the thick
bar for thick bar deadlifts or timed holds or what-
ever else you feel like doing. You won't be able
to use as much weight, but that's fine. You're
not doing the exercise to build all-around
strength and power -- rather, you're using
it to build grip strength.

Thus, you do your deadlifts TWICE -- with
two different bars -- at two different places
in your workout.

It's not either/or. It's not one or the other. It's
both.

Whenever I write programs, I give the basic
exercises to do -- and then I close by saying
"gut, grip and neck work of your choice." The
"grip work of your choice" at the end of the
workout is is where to use the thick bar.

And before you can ask, "Won't I over-train
my back?" - the answer is NO - because you
won't be using a heavy weight in the thick
bar work.

Also, you do NOT need to do a ton of thick
bar deadlifts to get a good grip workout.

A little bit of heavy grip work with
a thick handled barbell or dumbbell
goes a very long way.

Work in three to five sets at the end of
your workout -- and keep it up for a year
or two -- and you'll look have Popeye
forearms.

And that's the answer to the no. 1 question
about thick bar training.

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. 1. My new  Dinosaur Training courses
are selling like hotcakes -- and getting rave
reviews from Dinos.

There are three of the little monsters so far --
 and they're available in your choice of
hard-copy, PDF or Kindle e-book.

Here are the links for all three -- hard-copy
first, and then the Kindle e-book. The PDF
links are easy to find in the PDF section of
our products page, which is listed in PS 2
below.

Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1.
"Exercises, Workouts and Training
Programs"

Hard-copy

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_01.html

Kindle

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaursecrets01_kindle.html

Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 2,
"How Strong Are You?"

Hard-copy

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets_02.html

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets2_kindle.html

Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 3,
"How to Use Old-School Progression
Methods for Fast and Steady Gains in
Strength, Muscle and Power"

Hard-copy

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

Kindle

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_secrets3_kindle.html

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. 3. Thought for the Day:

"The only way to get the answer is to
ask the question."

- 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

Can You Spot Yourself on the List?

World and Olympic champion John Davis hitting a heavy clean and jerk at Muscle Beach back in the day. Wouldn't you love to have seen Davis in action - or to have trained with him?

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One quick note and then we'll talk training.

1. The March Dino Files Newsletter

We released the March issue of The Dinosaur
Files newsletter in PDF format, and the little
monster has been selling like hotcakes.

If you don't have your copy yet, go here to
grab it:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur-files-march2018pdf.html

I'm working to finish the April issue, and we
hope to have that ready for you pretty soon.

If you have comments or feedback on the
March issue, shoot them in asap - we may
ber able to include them in the April issue.

2. Can You Spot Yourself on the List?

When it comes to training, most people focus
on "the champions" and what the "champions"
are doing.

I tend to focus on the ordinary folks -- people
like you and me who love to train and who stick
to it through thick and thin, and who end up
pretty darn strong and pretty darn impressive.

For example, I read something years ago about
an NFL strength coach who was in his mid-50's.
Someone saw him training one day.

He was doing squat snatches.

To me, that's impressive. He may not have been
setting a world record, and he may not have been
outlifting the much younger NFL players -- but he
was doing something very impressive.

Squat snatches aren't easy - and if a 50-something-year-old strength coach is doing them, that's pretty impressive.

 As anyone who's ever tried to do a squat snatch
will tell you, the lift requires strength, power, speed,
timing, coordination, balance, flexibility, mobility
and athleticism. So when a 50-something-year-
old coach steps onto the platform and hits some
squat snatches in perfect form, that's impressive.

I got to thinking about it, and I started a list of
Impressive Things that Dinos Do.

Here it is. See if you can spot yourself on the list
(and note that you may be there more than once):

1. Lifting and carrying great big stones.

2. Giving a heavy sandbag the ride of its life.

3. Making great gains from your training even if
you only have time for one or two workouts a
week.

4. Doing squats -- and doing them hard and heavy.

5. Any of the advanced workouts in Dinosaur
Bodyweight Training.

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

6. Finishers.

7. Thick bar training.

8. Heavy partials in the power rack.

9. Saying "no" to roidskies.

10. Keeping at it after age 40.

11. Keeping at it after age 50.

12. Keeping at it after age 60 and beyond.

13. Making a date with a special strength
stone somewhere in Scotland - or in Iceland.

14. Teaching your children how to train.

15. Teaching your grandchildren how to train.

16. Heavy dumbbell training -- with the emphasis
on heavy. (See Dinosaur Dumbbell Training
for details.)

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



17. Learning to do new stuff -- whatever your
age.

18. Using the same barbell at age 60 that you
used at age 12.

19. Growing as much of your own food as
possible.

20. Entering your first powerlifting, weightlifting
or strongman comp.


21. Dropping 40 pounds and five inches off your
gut because you know it's good for your health --
and staying just as strong at your new bodyweight
as you were when you were heavier.

22. Focusing on lifelong strength and health.

23. Learning about the lives and lifting of the
great old-time champions -- and striving to
match their lifts in your own workouts.

24. Setting a good example for others.

25. Teaching someone else how to train Dino
style.

There are many more. Send in your ideas and
I'll share them with your fellow Dinos.

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. No. 26 on the list is having a well-read copy
of Dinosaur Training on your bookshelf or in
your gym bag:

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

P.S. 2. Diet and nutrition is one of the keys to
lifelong strength and health -- and Knife, Fork,
Muscle covers healthy eating for Iron Slingers:

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

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. 4. Thought for the Day:

"Every Dinosaur is a champion - every
single one of them."

-- 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