They're Back -- Dinosaur Training DVD's!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's something that many of you
have been asking for -- all five of
my world-famous Dinosaur training DVD's,
offered individually or as a package.

The 5 DVD's cover:

1. Dinosaur style dumbbell training

2. Training with heavy, awkward objects

3. Power rack training

4. Olympic lifting basics

5. Strength training basics (covering a variety
of topics and giving a step by step workout)

For more information, go here:

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

Now, very quickly -- some logistical things.

1. If you order ONE DVD, select shipping and handling
for ONE BOOK in the s&h drop down bar. If you live in
the USA, select s&h for the USA -- if you live in Canada,
select s&h for Canada -- if you live anywhere else select
the s&h for your country.

2. If you live in the USA and you order all 5 DVD's
(which saves you 50 clams), select s&h for ONE BOOK.

3. If you live in Canada, select s&h for TWO BOOKS
to Canada.

4. If you live anywhere else, select s&h for TWO BOOKS
with int'l shipping.

5. If you already have one or two of the DVD's, shoot
me an email and we'll work something out to help you
save some clams when you order the remaining DVD's.

6. I'm going to include a special bonus with these
DVD's -- a one or two page SPECIAL BULLETIN that
updates, comments on, and expands on the material
in each DVD. Remember, I shot these a long time
ago, and like any other old Dino, I'm always
learning more and more about training.

6A. If you already own all of the DVD's, ask for
the SPECIAL BULLETINS with your next order for any
other Dinosaur Training product and I'll send them
at no charge when we fill your order.

6B. Even if you already have the DVD's, check out
the new DVD page. I think it looks pretty sharp.
Kudos to my webmaster!

7. If you want to order a DVD (or all 5 DVD's) plus
one or more books or other products, shoot me an
email and I'll tell you what postage to select. We
may be able to save you a bit on shipping, depending
on what you want. And saving clams is always a good
thing.

The Dinosaur DVD's have always been a huge hit --
and they've helped Dinos around the world build
tons of strength, muscle and power -- and they'll
do the same for YOU. Grab them and see.

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 the link again:

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

2. For other Dinosaur training books and courses,
including my new book, DINOSAUR BODYWEIGHT TRAINING,
my new DVD, GOING STRONG AT 54, and my new course,
DINOSAUR ARM TRAINING, go here:

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

3. Quote of the Day:

"The popularity of weights can reach its greatest heights if we direct our efforts first and foremost, to selling the idea of barbells and dumbbells as a means of exercise for health, strength and development." Leo Gaudreau

Who Said It? (A Special Quiz for Dinos!)

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Three quick updates and then a special Dino
Quiz -- with a prize for the winner (if
there is a winner, which I doubt -- you guys
are good, but this is a tough quiz).

Here are the three updates:

1. There's still time to order Dinosaur Bodyweight
Training and grab the pre-publication bonus, but
you need to act soon:

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

2. We're on target to ship Dinosaur Bodyweight
Training right around mid-November, so for
everyone who ordered a copy, it won't be long now.
As soon as I get the books, I'll fire them right
out the door to you. And as always, we'll fill the
orders in the same order we received them.

3. Dinosaur Arm Training was our most popular
product in September -- and again in October --
and the reviews have been great. If you missed it
earlier, we still have plenty of copies:

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

And now -- here's that Quiz -- and the contest.

The FIRST person to get ALL of the correct answers
will win a free autographed copy of Legacy of Iron or
any other book or course that we sell at Dino
Headquarters -- OR a free Dinosaur training
t-shirt.

The contest ends at midnight EST on Monday, 10/31/2011.

One answer per question -- and one set of answers per
reader. Send your answers to me at Dino Headquarters.

Good luck. This one is a toughie!

OLD SCHOOL TRAINING ADVICE

Name the person or persons who said:

1. "My first pointer is this: Don't overdo."

2. "Resolve to go easy; for bodybuilding must
be a gradual process."

3. "Always incorporate the progressive element
when it is practicable; make the work harder,
or longer, or more difficult -- advance in
some way. This is the great 'secret' of
physical strength and development by exercise."

4. "When your exercise is heavy, like wrestling
or weightlifting, the every-other-day plan will
suit most persons."

5. "If you are exercising for development
primarily, intense concentration of the
muscles is of great help."

6. "Do not do your extreme best on an exercise or
feat more than two or three times a month."

7. "Avoid staleness. When you have no heart for
your training, or when you seem to tire too easily,
take three or four days rest and avoid all thought
of exercise."

8. "Sleep is the best thing in the world for
avoiding staleness and for hastening the results
of exercise. Sleep is the energizer par excellance
for the athlete and the bodybuilder. I cannot say
enough in its favor."

9. "I have found it a good plan to take a certain
number of deep breaths between movements while I am
resting the muscles. But deep breathing WHILE you
are doing heavy leg work is of especial value."

10. "Don't neglect to strengthen the feet and ankles.
They bear the weight of the whole physique. When a
140-pound man succeeds in adding 40 or 50 pounds of
weight to his body, it is no wonder the ankles feel
it. Strengthen them as you go along."

There you have it -- 10 old-school training tips --
can you guess the person or persons who said them?

Remember, the FIRST reader to get all 10 correct
answers is the winner. So -- get ready -- get set --
GO!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

Another Top 10 List for Dinos!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought
I'd share a list of The Top 10 Scariest Things in
Strength Training. As in, scary stupid.

For example -- the fact that some people suggest
doing barbell squats on stability balls.

Or even scarier -- the fact that some people
actually listen to them.

Those might make the top 10 list -- or maybe
even the top 5.

And then I thought -- don't give the Dinos YOUR
list -- ask them for THEIR list!

So do this -- shoot me an email with one or
more of the Top 10 Scariest Things in Strength
training -- and I'll choose the best ones and
share them with your fellow Dinos.

To make it more fun, and to give you a little
bit of incentive, I'll choose the best answer --
and the winner gets a free Dinosaur Training
t-shirt like the ones featured here:

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

Remember -- one email per reader, but you can
give me 3 different suggestions -- don't
mention any people or products by name --
keep it clean -- don't send links, such as
YouTube fails -- keep them short (one liners) --
and (very important) -- the contest ends at
midnight on Friday, October 28. That's midnight
EST. The witching hour.

So -- at your mark -- get set -- GO!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. Here's something that's scary good -- and
you're going to want to make sure you reserve
a copy during our pre-publication special:

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

UK Dino Looking for Trap Bar Help!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

One of our UK Dinos is looking for a good, high quality Trap Bar,
and wants to try it our before buying it. So he has some questions
for his fellow Dinos in the UK.

He lives in Townbridge Kent.

1. Does anyone live nearby -- who owns a Trap Bar -- and would be
willing to let him come over and give the bar a try?

2. Does anyone in the UK have a Trap Bar -- and if so, where did
you get it, do you like it, and what is the distance between the
handles?

If you live in the UK and you can help, shoot me an email at
Dino Headquarters and I'll forward it on to our fellow Dino.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. For readers living in the USA, here's the number one Trap
Bar -- the original Al Gerard Trap Bar:

http://www.trapbartraining.com/

Answers to Your Training Questions!

I'm working on the November issue of The Dinosaur
Files newsletter, today, so if you subscribe to
The Dinosaur Files:

1. Send a short training article or workout.

2. Send a training photo, competition photo, or a
photo of your home gym or a funky piece of Dino-style
equipment.

3. Send some feedback on the October issue.

On the Q and A front, I'm getting lots of questions
about combining weight training with bodyweight
training.

Can you combine the two?

Absolutely.

Can you do bodyweight on your "off" days (i.e., on
days you don't lift weights)?

You can if it is EASY bodyweight training -- but if
it is harder stuff, you need to work in some
rest days.

I like to do weights, rest, bodyweight, rest, weights,
rest, bodyweight, rest, etc.

Another option is weights, bodyweight, rest, weights,
bodyweight, rest, etc.

OR -- you can combine things in one workout. Instead
of bench presses, do pushups. Or do barbell squats
followed by free-hand squats. So the sequence would
be combination workout (weights and bodyweight), rest,
combination workout, rest, combination workout, rest,
etc.

Use exactly the same sort of pattern if you combine
weight work with cardio training -- or weight work
with heavy awkward objects -- barbell work and
kettlebell work -- or weight work and martial arts
training.

Remember this: the key to getting bigger, stronger
and better conditioned is to (1) Train, and (2) recover
from your training. If you hit it hard every day (even
if you do different things, such as weight work one day
and bodyweight work the next), you never have time to
recover.

That answers about 50 questions in the in-box yesterday
and today -- so I hope it was helpful.

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. For more information about Dino-style bodyweight
training, grab a copy of DINOSAUR BODYWEIGHT TRAINING
during out big pre-publication special:


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

P.S. 2. For my other books and courses -- and for
The Dinosaur Files newsletter -- go here:

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

Happy Birthday to a Super Dino!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Paul Murray sent me an email last night
in which he said:

"Tonight I complete 59 earthly years and
start no. 60 tomorrow. Never thought I'd
see it, but it beats the alternative. Hard
to believe, really. My wife, my dogs and
the weights don't seem to mind, so why
should I?"

That makes it Paul Murray's birthday today --
so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Paul!

And now, let me tell you a little bit about
him. pay attention, because Paul's story is
much like that of many Dinosaurs (me included).

Ex wrestler in high school and college.

Grew up on Strength and Health, Muscular
Development and Peary Rader's old IronMan
magazine.

Did lots and lots of old-school heavy training.
Discovered that it worked GREAT for his wrestling.
(Even when the coaches said it would make him
slow and muscle-bound.)

Got side-tracked by supplement ads and glitz
and glamor, bomb, blast and blitz magazines. Tried
their routines. Discovered they didn't work.

Went back to his old-school training. Has stayed
with it ever since.

BIG FAN of the split style snatch and split style
clean. Preferred Olympic lifting when the lifters
used the split style.

Used to train high school athletes, and make them
do lots of split style snatches and split style
cleans. They pretended to hate it, but they really
loved it -- and made great gains.

Trains at home. Trains outside whenever he can. If
it rains or snows, he goes into his barn and trains
there.

Has a great collection of barbells and dumbbells,
along with many homemade plates and bars he found
at junk yards, scrap yards and construction jobs.
Loves to find worthy pieces of old iron and
refurbish them for his lifting.

When he was younger, wanted to look like a particular
bodybuilding champion who was in all the magazines.
(I won't give the man's name, but you'd know him.)
Never ended up looking like him. Doesn't care. Learned
long ago that it doesn't matter. What matters, is
that you get our and train -- and that you keep
at it.

Insists on having FUN when he trains. Always tells
me to remind readers to MAKE IT FUN!

Subscribes to the world-famous DINOSAUR FILES
newsletter. Thinks that all Dinos should do so.

Grows fresh veggies in his home garden. His wife
makes award winning salsa and other goodies. The
salsa works hand in hand with the weights to keep
him young.

So that's the story of Paul Murray -- a 60 year old
Dino who's been hitting the Iron for something like
half a century -- and who keeps on going strong.

Happy birthday, Paul! Let's see you hit another 50
or 60 of them -- and keep on lifting for each and
every year!

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

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. If you're interested in split style lifting, see
my new DVD, GOING STRONG AT 54:

http://brookskubik.com/goingstrong.html

P.S. 2. If you're looking for some great training ideas
and some hard-hitting, super-effective training programs,
grab any or all of the following books and courses:

A. Dinosaur Training: Lost secrets of Strength and
Development:

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

B. Strength, Muscle and Power:

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

C. Chalk and Sweat:

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

D. History's Strongest Men and How They Trained: Doug
Hepburn:

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

E. Dinosaur Arm Training:

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

F. Gray Hair and Black Iron:

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

G. Dinosaur Bodyweight Training (order NOW to get the
pre-publication bonus when it ships in mid-November):

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

H. Back issues (May 2010 - April 2011) of the Dinosaur Files
newsletter:

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

I. Current subscriptions (May 2011 - April 2012) of the
Dinosaur Files newsletter:

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

"I Need More Plates!" He Said

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

I was talking to my dad the other day, and
he mentioned that he needed some more plates
for his workouts.

He's been using a combination of dumbbells,
cables and barbell work -- using the old-
fashioned plate-loading dumbbells he's had
since he started training back in the 1960's.
And now he needs more plates.

That's pretty good when you consider that he's
84 years old.

Now, dad's not lifting tons and tons in his
exercises -- but he's (1) training, (2) working
hard to add reps, and then after he's added reps,
to add weight, (3) and he's getting stronger.

He's also getting bigger and more muscular. He's
gained about ten pounds of muscle over the past
year.

A lot of people think you can't make progress
after a certain age. (Some of them peg it as low
as 30 or 35.)

They're wrong.

You can make progress at any age. My dad's clear
proof of that.

My dad also is clear proof of the difference
between an 84 year old man who works out for 45
minutes two or three times a week, and the same
84 year old man who doesn't train.

Last year, dad had stopped training. He lost
weight, he lost muscle and he lost strength.

This year, he started training again. And as I
said, he's doing great. Ten pounds of muscle
heavier, perfect results when he gets his
physical, tons more energy, feels better,
looks better and now he needs more plates
for his dumbbells.

Whatever age you are, you need to TRAIN. You
need to train for strength, and you need to
make it a regular habit. You need to make it
a part of your life. You need to do it in your
teens, your 20's, your 30's, your 40's, your
50's and beyond. Do it for your entire life.
Just like my dad is doing.

And someday, perhaps many long years from now,
some of you will be hitting the iron at age 84,
and you'll be getting stronger -- and all of a
sudden, you'll need more plates for the bar.
That would be pretty darn good.

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. Grey Hair and Black Iron is one of my dad's
favorite books. It's must reading for any older
lifter -- meaning any lifter age 35 and up.
You can find it right here:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses -- DVD's -- Dino
Training shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies -- and the
world-famous Dinosaur Files newsletter -- are right
here:

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