Learn Hand-Balancing with One of the All-Time Masters!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

In my new training course, Dinosaur Training
Secrets, Vol. 1, I talk about famous old-time
strongmen.

One of the men I mention is Sig Klein,
the long-time gym owner in New York
city.

Klein was a truly remarkable man. Harry
Paschall called him "The Old Maestro" --
and it was a good name.  Sig Klein was
a master of old-school physical culture.

In fact, he was what we would now call
a Triple Threat:

1. He was a weightlifting champion.

2. He was a bodybuilding champion.

3. He was one of the greatest hand-balancers
of all time.

And if you think about it, all three of
those things go together pretty darn well.

The combination of weight training and
hand-balancing may be the ideal way to
build strength, muscle and power -- and
to develop a perfect physique.

That's what Sig Klein believed -- and it's
one of the reasons he wrote a complete
course in hand-balancing.

That old course is incredibly rare. I've
seen almost all of the old-time books and
courses, but I've never seen this one. In
fact, I've never even seen a photo of the
cover.

But now -- after more than half a century --
Sig Klein's long-lost hand-balancing course
is available once again.

My friend John Wood has prepared a
great looking modern reprint edition
of the course, complete with John's
detailed commentary and guidance
to supplement the original course.

It's an outstanding course -- and it's
available right here:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/klein_handbalancing.html

So run on over and grab the little
monster -- and add some serious
hand-balancing to your training
program TODAY!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. If you like the course -- and I
know you will -- please post a review
on John's Kindle page. Help him get
the word out!

P.S. 2.  If you don't have Dinosaur Training
Secrets, Vol. 1, go here to grab a copy:

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

And please post a review -- they really
do help!

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "If you want to
learn hand-balancing, learn from a master."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Revealed -- the Super Secret 25 Second Workout!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Three quick notes, and then we'll cover the
top secret, never before revealed, 25 second
workout.

1. For a Gorilla Grip

John Wood has just released a terrific training
guide for grip monsters. It covers the Secret
Weapon Grip Machine developed and used by
Joe Kinney -- the first man to close IronMind's
No. 4 gripper.

The little monster is available right here on
Kindle -- so sprint on over, download it and
start reading in 60 seconds:

http://www.functionalhandstrength.com/secretweaponguide_kindle.html

2. The Dinosaur Files quarterly

Go here to grab issue no. 2 of the Dinosaur
Files quarterly:

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

It's a great issue, with some terrific articles.
Check out the Table of Contents on the order
page.

3. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol 1

Is selling like hot-cakes -- and getting rave
reviews. Go here to grab the little monster
in your choice of hard-copy or Kindle formats:

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

If you order the Kindle version, please post a
review. They really help.

And now -- let's talk training!

I had a great workout in the garage last night.

I did 10 minutes of stretches and loosening up
exercises, including overhead squats and snatch
drills with a broomstick.

Then I began doing a series of squat snatches.

I started light, and worked up slowly but
steadily to my top weight for the day -- and
did five singles with it.

I filmed each lift, and checked my form on
the replay after each lift - and did some more
stretching in-between each lift. At close to age
60, the stretching gets to be more and more
important for me. I need to do it in order to
hit the bottom position in a squat snatch.

So the pattern was:

1. Lift

2. Review lift on video and focus on what to do
to make the next lift better.

3. Add weight to the bar if the next set calls for
more weight.

4. Stretch.

5. Repeat 1 - 4.

I did a total of 25 singles.

I started at 6:12 and finished at 7:00 on the nose.
So the workout took a total of 48 minutes.

Or did it?

If you just count the time it took for each lift --
the actual lifting time -- it was more like 25
seconds -- because each snatch takes about
one second from start to finish.

Now, that doesn't sound like much -- and it's
not. But remember, each squat snatch was a
fast, fluid, total body effort -- and each lift
literally worked everything from toes to
eyeballs.

In other workouts I focus on the squat style
clean and jerk. I follow the same sort of
progression. I lift for about an hour, and I
do nothing but singles -- and I get a terrific
workout.

You can do the same thing -- and you don't
have to do Olympic lifting.

Nor do you have to do singles -- although you're
welcome to do them if they work for you.

The key point for all of us is this:

1. Focus on quality, not quantity.

2. It's not how long you train that matters --
it's HOW you train.

3. Stay 100% focused from start to finish.

4. Concentrate on every rep -- including the
warm-up sets.

5. Strive for perfect form on every rep.

6. Block out all forms of distraction when you
train.

a. Anything that interferes with your
concentration interferes with your training.

7. Keep detailed records of what you do, and
strive to improve your performance from one
workout to another.

8. Find what works best for you and stick to it.

9. Use basic, compound exercises and total body
movements to do the most work in the minimum
amount of time.

10. For older trainees, and those of you who are
pressed for time, give one and two exercise
workouts a try -- they really deliver.

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 about effective training with
abbreviated and ultra-abbreviated workouts,
grab any or all of these great books and courses:

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

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

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

P.S. 2. Support your training with the right kind
of diet and nutrition -- the kind I cover in Knife,
Fork, Muscle:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "It doesn't take much
time, but it does take effort." -- Brooks Kubik

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An Interesting Training Question

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

We'll cover today's training question in just
a minute, but forst, let me cover some news
and updates:

1. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1

Has become a certified best-seller on Amazon,
blasting into the top 10 list for its category --
and even making it up to number 4 on the
list for awhile.

That's great, because it shows you just how
many people around the world are interested
in hard-nosed, old-fashioned strength training
and muscle building.

If you haven't already grabbed a copy, now's
the time:

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

And please post a review on the Amazon
site. The reviews really help to spread the
word. Remember, there are still plenty of
trainees who don't know a Dinosaur from
a donut. Your reviews help bring them into
the Dino Gym -- and that's a good place for
them!

2. The Dinosaur Files quarterly, Issue No. 2

Is being printed this week, and we should be
able to ship the little monster on Friday or
Monday. Go here to grab your copy:

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

On the training front, here's an email that
came in this week -- with an interesting
training question:

"I really wanted to thank you for allowing
people living overseas to read your new
book on Kindle. I waited a long time for
that. I hope your other books will be on
Kindle as well.

I finished the book and I am going to
implement some of the ideas.

I have one question.

I can't train three days per week for an
hour each time. I can train four days for
40 minutes.

Can I take the three days and span it
across four?

Avichal"

Thanks for your email and your kind words,
Avichal. I'm glad the e-book option has worked
for you. We'll continue to make plenty of great
Dinosaur Training info available on Kindle --
as well as in hard-copy for those who prefer
the hard-copy option.

I'm also glad you are going to take action and
implement some of the ideas in the book. That's
important. Too many people read a book, get all
excited about it -- and then fail to take action.
That's a shame, because in strength training,
taking action is always important (to put it
mildly).

As for your question -- I take it that you are
looking at a three-day per week divided
workout and asking if you can split it into
four sessions.

Not add extra exercises -- but split the three-day
program I outlined in the book into four days.
You definitely can do that. I've done it before,
with good success.

Just be sure not to do exercises on back to
back days that would hit the same muscle
groups. Doing squats one day and deadlifts
the next day would be a bad idea for most
of us.

You might try putting your arm exercises
together on one day. That's how I did it,
and it worked well. I had more time and
energy to focus on squats and deadlifts
on the days when I did those exercises.

Or you might do your gut, grip and neck
work one day per week, all in one workout.
Another option is to train three days per week,
but use four different workouts. So you would
do the first three workouts in week 1 -- and in
week 2 you would do the fourth workout,
followed by the first and second workouts --
and continue in week 3 with workouts three,
four and one.

That's not a bad way to do things. It builds
plenty of variety into your weekly schedule.
A third option is to train a little bit faster --
and see if you can squeeze everything you
need to do into a 40 or 45 minute workout
three times per week.

So those are the options. Choose one, and
give it a try -- and keep me posted on your
progress!

To everyone -- 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 for the new Dinosaur
Files quarterly:

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

P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at dinosaur Headquarters:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Read, study,
think, and plan -- and take action."
-- Brooks Kubik

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Here Comes Issue No. 2 of the Dinosaur Files Quarterly!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Here's the link to grab issue no. 2 of the
Dinosaur Files quarterly:

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

The table of contents for the new issue of
the Dinosaur Files quarterly is on the order
page. It's a great issue, with tons of terrific
articles.

Please note -- the little monster has not
been printed yet. It should be printed and
ready to ship on Fri or Saturday -- or
Monday at the latest. But go ahead
and order so we know how many
copies to print.

Remember, we are offering the little
monster on an issue by issue basis,
not as a subscription.

That works better for everyone with a
quarterly publication. So whenever a
new issue is ready, we'll add an order
button for it -- along with the table of
contents. You can grab them as they
come out.

If you want to order the Dinosaur Files
quarterly plus any other book, course
or other Dinosaur Training product,
shoot me an email and ask for a
shipping quote.

Any questions, shoot me an email!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

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What It Means to Look Like a Greek Statue!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes, and then we'll talk training.

1. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1

Continues to be a top 10 best-seller in its
category at the Amazon Kindle site -- and
continues to get rave reviews.

If you don't have the little monster, sprint
on over and grab it now:

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

And please be sure to give us a review!
They really help us -- and we really
appreciate them.

BTW, this is the first in a continuing series --
all of which will be avsilable in your choice of
hard-copy or Kindle e-book. Be looking for
number 2 in the series in the very near
future -- and for other e-books from me
in the Kindle bookstore. We're going to
bring you tons of great training information
in 2015.

2. The Dinosaur Files Quarterly Journal

Issue no. 2 is just about ready to go. We'll
put up an order button later today. It will
include the table of contents with all the
different articles for the issue. Be looking
for an update later on when the order button
is ready to go.

On the training front, I was a guest on Carl

Lanore's SuperHuman Radio Show yesterday,
and for the second week in a row we talked
a bit about famous classical statues -- such
as the statue of the Farnese Hercules.

 

If you missed the show and would like to hear
it, here's the link -- it's episode 1578:

http://superhumanradio.com/

The statues came up last week, when Carl noted
that the ancient Greeks and Romans built some
remarkable physiques without any roidskies and
without any supplements. They did it with hard
training and a diet of all natural foods.

And they ended up looking like the very best of
today's bodybuilders and weightlifters.

You can see it in those marvellous old statues.
Put one of them on the stage at any bodybuilding
show, and he just might walk away with first
place.

Yesterday, I noted that those old statues were
not merely the result of the sculptor's imagination.
No one thought, "I'm going to sculpt a statue of
a warrior and make him look the way I think
athletes might look 500 years from now."

Nor did they say, "I'm going to sculpt a man who
never lived -- who doesn't exist -- and who never
will exist -- and make it up as I go along."

No, they did what artists have always done --
they used actual models.

The models they used were champion athletes
and seasoned warriors.

And you can see this in the resulting sculptures.
The sculptures show thick, heavy abdominal
and oblique development.

Why?

Because back then, men trained with many
different twisting and turning movements --
which you would use in throwing a javelin or
a spear, swinging an axe or a sword, throwing
a discus, or in throwing an opponent in a
wrestling match.

The models had powerful, corded forearms and
thick, powerful hands.

Why?

Because they did so much work with heavy
weapons. It must have built a ferocious grip
over the years.

In short, the men who were used as models for
statues such as the Farnese Hercules were men
who trained to be the best athletes and the most
powerful warriors of their era.

They weren't imaginary. They were real.

And they did it Dino-style -- with hard work and
healthy food. They probably did lots of old-school
bodyweight exercises, as well as dumbbell training.
So their workouts may have been very similar to
those in Dinosaur Bodyweight Training and
Dinosaur Dumbbell Training.

And they quite likely did some stone lifting. Men
have been lifting stones for thousands of years.
And as I noted, they ran, wrestled, swung heavy
weapons and threw things.

And that was all they needed.

I don't know about you, but I find that to be very
encouraging. It shows us what we can do -- and
what we can achieve.

And it reminds us that it doesn't take very much
in the way of equipment to get a great workout.

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 for Dinosaur Training Secrets,
Vol. 1:

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

P.S. 3. My other books and courses -- including
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training and Dinosaur
Dumbbell Training -- are available right here
at Dino Headquarters:

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day: "Learn from the past,
live in the present, lift for the future." Brooks Kubik

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The "How Many Meals Per Day?" Question

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Couple of quick notes, and then we'll talk
about eating for strength and muscle.

1. The Dinosaur Files Quarterly

My printer is finishing up issue no. 2, and
it looks pretty darn good. We'll put an order
button up as soon as we can -- hopefully,
later today. When we do, we'll also include
the table of contents so you can see all the
different authors and articles for this issue.

We sell these little monsters issue by issue,
and we have plenty of issue no. 1 in stock --
so if you missed it, go ahead and grab a
copy of issue no. 1 right now -- and then
grab issue no. 2 later in the week.

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

2. Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1

Continues to get rave reviews (check them
out at the Amazon Kindle site), and continues
to rank as a top 10 in its category best-seller
for Amazon's kindle books. That's not bad
for something that's hard-core, old-school
and miles removed from Chrome and Fern
land!

Go here to grab your copy of the little
monster -- in your choice of hard-copy or
e-book at the Kindle site:

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

A big THANK YOU to everyone who posted a
review on the Amazon site. They really help.

If you haven't already posted one, please do
so.

3. Military Press Course testimonials

If you have a copy of the Dinosaur Training
Military Press and Shoulder Power Course,
please send me a testimonial. Thanks!

AND NOW -- a diet and nutrition question.

This one is tough, because I'm upstairs in
the study, pounding away on the keyboard,
and Trudi is downstairs in the kitchen, cooking
breakfast.  I can hear the bacon sizzling --
and in a few minutes, I'll be able to smell it.

And that makes it hard to write about food!

Anyhow, several readers have asked another
which is better question -- as in, "Which is
better -- three meals a day or six meals a
day?"

And some phrase it as, "I thought you were
supposed to eat six meals a day -- but you
only eat three! What gives?"

So here's the answer.

There's no "best" number of meals per day
that applies to all of us. It varies from person
to person.

If someone tells you that you HAVE to eat six
meals a day to build strength and muscle, they
are flat out wrong.

For some people, it's good advice.

For others, it's really bad advice.

For me, it would be really bad advice.

Some people do better on three meals per
day because they digest and assimilate their
food better. I'm one of them -- so I stick to
three meals a day.

Plus, I don't like to train on a full stomach --
or really, to have anything in my stomach when
I train. So six meals a day wouldn't work very
well for me. It would interfere with my training,
and that's a problem.

Anything that makes it harder to do heavy squats
and deadlifts and other basic, compound exercises
is going to be a negative, not a positive.

Plus, I'm awfully busy all day long -- and quite
frankly, I barely have time for three meals. Six
meals a day would be a problem.

Now, I know that someone is going to suggest
that I try three meals a day plus three protein
shakes.

Problem is -- I don't like protein shakes. I prefer
to get my protein from meat and eggs. (See the
thought for the day at the end of the post.)

But once again, other Dinos prefer protein shakes,
and if they do, that's fine.

So don't sweat the number of meals things. There's
no magic number -- and no one right answer.

Hope that helps.

Now it's time for breakfast!

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. Knife, Fork, Muscle is the number one book
about sensible diet and nutritiion for building
strength and muscle -- maintaining life-long
good health -- and staying lean, hard and
muscular:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.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: "Squats and steak are
hard to beat." -- Brooks Kubik

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25 Impressive Things that Dinos Do!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Let me begin by saying THANK YOU to
everyone who has ordered my new course,
Dinosaur Training Secrets, Vol. 1, in either
hard-copy or Kindle format.

And DOUBLE THANKS to everyone who
posted a review on the Kindle site.

We moved all the way up to no. 5 in our
category on Amazon's Top 10 List. Right
now, we're holding steady at no. 7. So
the little monster is mighty popular out
there in e-book land.

If you don't already have the little monster,
do not walk, but RUN, right on over and
grab it:

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

On the training front, 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
a top 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.

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:

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.

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

7. Finishers.

8. Thick bar training.

9. Heavy partials in the power rack.

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 Iceland -- or in Scotland.

14. Teaching your children how to train.

15. Teaching your grandchildren how to train.

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

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

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

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

20. Saying "no" to roidskies.

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. Having the greatest workout of your entire life
and NOT posting about it on Facebook.

There are many more. Send in your ideas and I'll
post the best ones!

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 for the new course:

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

P.S. 2. Diet and nutrition is one of the keys to
lifelong strength and health -- and Knife, Fork,
Muscle covers everything you need to know about
healthy eating:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_nutrition.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: "The only person you
should be trying to impress is YOU." -- Brooks
Kubik

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