Let the Magic Happen!

There's a special kind of magic that comes with old-school, drug-free progressive strength training - and I sincerely hope that everyone reading this Blog Post has a chance to experience that magic!

 
Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes and then we'll talk iron - and talk
about magic, as well - a very special kind of magic.

1. Bosco Is Back!


John Wood has designed some brand new Bosco
t-shirts and hoodies - and they look pretty sharp.

Go here to check them out:

Bosco T-Shirts

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/bosco-tshirt.html

Bosco Hoodies (Black)

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/boscohoodie-black.html

Bosco Hoodies (Gray)

https://www.oldtimestrongman.com/boscohoodie-grey.html

2. The Dino Files

Do you have the most recent issues of The
Dinosaur Files newsletter?

If not, you're missing a terrific strength
training resource - so go here to grab
them in a downloadable and printable
PDF format:

July-August Dinosaur Files

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-julyaugust2018.html

May-June Dinosaur Files

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-mayjune2018.html

3. Let the Magic Happen!

In the Middle Ages, alchemists tried to
find a way to change iron to gold.

Some men spent their entire lives in a
fruitless search for the magic formula
that would change ordinary iron into
beautiful, shining gold -- gold that
would make them wealthier and more
powerful than the richest of kings.

They never succeeded.

Iron was iron, and gold was gold.

But hundreds of years later, other men
made a remarkable discovery.

They learned how to unleash the magic of
iron.

These were men like Alan Calvert, Mark
Berry, Harry Paschall, George F. Jowett,
Sig Klein, Bob Hoffman and Peary Rader.
The men who put barbells and dumbbells --
and the secret of how to use them --
into the hands of thousands of eager
trainees around the world.

And make no mistake about it. Barbells and
dumbbells are quite literally miracle tools.

Properly used, they can transform your
physique, adding many pounds of muscle,
and building enormous strength and power.

With the right kind of training, you can double
or even triple your starting levels of strength
and development. And some trainees do even
better than that.

To me, that's magic. Far more magic than
turning iron to gold.

But it doesn't stop there.

Barbell and dumbbell training works because it
is a form of progressive resistance training. You
start by handling weights that are manageable but
challenging -- and you gradually increase your
reps in each exercise -- and then you add weight
to the bar, drop back on the number of reps, and
build back up again.

And you repeat the process over and over.
It's a series of small steps -- but every step is a
step forward. With every step, you move forward
toward more strength, more muscle and more
power. Every step is a victory.

You end up transforming your body -- but more
than that, you end up transforming your mind,
your heart and your entire being.

You learn some of the most important lessons
a person can learn.

You learn that hard work leads to great results.
That success occurs step by step.

That whatever you can conceive and believe, you
can achieve.

That nothing can stop you.

And that you and you alone control your destiny
and your future.

Now, that's REAL magic.

If you train, you know what I'm talking about. If
you don't train, or if you stopped training, now's
the time to start (or start again) -- and to grab
some of that magic.

Do it now.

Let the magic happen!

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. These books have been working their magic
for trainees around the world. Which do you need
to complete your collection?

Dinosaur Dumbbell Training

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

Gray Hair and Black Iron

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

Chalk and Sweat

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

Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength

and Development

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

Dinosaur Bodyweight Training

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

Dinosaur Strength and Power - Course No. 2 - Heavy Partials (PDF Course)

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html

P.S. 2. My other books and courses are right
here at Dino Headquarters - head on over and
check them out!

Hard-copy and PDF Books and Courses

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

Kindle Books and Courses

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

P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:

"If you're looking for magic, look no
further than the nearest barbell."

-- Brooks Kubik

Before you leave, be sure to check out our Kindle books - we have over 25 now - with more on the way!

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73 to 18 - and Counting!

Regular, consistent, progressive training and a healthy diet can work miracles.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

A couple of days ago, I started a poll
over at John Wood's Strength Secrets
Facebook Group.

It was a Yes/No question.

Over the past 12 months, have you
made measurable progress in your
training, strength levels, lifting
ability, health and/or body
composition?

So far, 88 members have answered
the question.

73 said YES.

15 said NO.

Now, that's good news for the 73 forum
members who have made measurable
progress over the past 12 months -
although it's not unexpected, since
most or all of them have been following
me, John Wood and Bill Hinbern for a
long time - and they train regularly and
consistently - and they take charge of
their diet and nutrition.

But we still have 15 members who were
brave enough to step up, raise their hands,
and admit that they've not made any sort
of measurable progress for the past 12
months - which is an awful long time to
be trapped at a standstill.

And 15 out of 88 is close to 20% of the
members who responded - or almost
one out of five. Which is a lot of people
in a forum dedicated to old-school,
drug-free strength training.

I also asked the members to leave a
brief comment explaining why they
were or were not making any sort of
measurable progress.

The most common answer from the 73
members who made measurable progress
over the past 12 months was something
along the lines of:

"I trained regularly, consistently, and
progressively - and I ate right."

Many also noted that they trained on a
program that they enjoyed. In other
words, they had fun when they trained.

Those who had not made any measurable
progress also had pretty much the same
explanation for their lack of progress:

"I stopped training and I can't seem to
get back into it - and my diet is lousy."

So in a nutshell, that seems to be the
answer:

1. Regular, consistent, progressive training
and a healthy diet

vs.

2. Not training, and a lousy diet.

No. 1 works - and no. 2 doesn't.

It's that simple.

So if you're not making progress, you
know what you need to do.

You need to train regularly, consistently
and progressively.

Train on a program that fits into your
schedule.

Use a program that gives you plenty
of time for recovery.

Walk a mile or two on your non-training
days.

Don't try to do it all or to get it all back
overnight. That leads to the old Crash
and Burn.

Start back easy - and build back up
slowly and intelligently.

Use your brain, not your ego.

And eat smart - as opposed to mindless
munching on junk.

Forget about supplements. Eat plenty of
healthy, nutritious, fresh food.

Cook your own meals. It's much cheaper,
and it's enormously better for you.

It's not hard. In fact, it's easy if you just
make it a regular habit.

Start today - give yourself 30 days to
train regularly and to clean up your
diet - and after you do the 30 days
you'll be pretty well back in the
swing of things.

As far as workouts go, grab a copy of
Dinosaur Bodyweight Training if
you enjoy/want to try bodyweight
workouts:

 

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

Otherwise, grab a copy of Chalk and
Sweat, and start with one of the 10
programs for beginners:

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

But whatever you do, get started
right NOW.

The next time I ask if anyone has made
measurable progress over the past 12
months, I want you raising your hand
and saying YES!

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 - including this
very popular book:

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

For hard-copy hard-copy and PDF books and courses, go to:


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

For Kindle books and courses, go to:

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

P.S. 2. Thought for the Day

"If you're not training, you're not
gaining."

- 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:

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The 17 Wrist Watches Workout

That's the great John Grimek - with a leather brace on his right wrist - not a wrist watch. I don't know if Grimek ever trained with a wrist watch on, but he sure as heck never did the 17 Wrist Watch Workout - and neither should you!

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

Two quick notes, and then we'll talk
training - as in, the insanely popular
17 Wrist Watches Workout.

1. The Dinosaur Files

If you don't have the April issue of
The Dinosaur Files monthly newsletter,
you're missing a good one - so go here
to grab it:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-april2018.html

Also - if you missed the Oct, Nov, Dec,
Jan, Feb or March issues. you can grab
them here:

Oct, Nov, Dec and Jan issues

http://brookskubik.com/dinosaur_files.html

Feb issue

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

March issue

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

The Dinosaur Files comes in a down-
loadable PDF with immediate electronic
delivery. Once you have it, you can save
it on your PC or print it out (or do both).

If you don't have a printer and you need
a hard-copy, shoot me an email - we'll see
what we can do.

Also - if it's easier for you to purchase a
one year, 12-issue subscription, shoot me
an email - we can make that happen, as
well.

2. The Best Poster Ever

John Wood has released a killer poster
featuring an awesome photo of the great
old-time champion, Charles Rigoulet,
lifting an enormous globe barbell.

I really like it - and I think you will, too.

Go here to check it out:

https://www.retrostrength.com/product/charles-rigolot-1924-miroir-des-sports-poster/

3. The 17 Wrist Watches Workout

Bradley J. Steiner often noted that
there's a big difference between the
right amount of exercise and TOO
MUCH exercise.

A one-hour workout three times a
week might be just the thing for you -
it might leave you feeling great after
every workout - and it might build all
the strength and muscle you want -
along with superb good health.

But more than that - two hours per
workout or more than three workouts
per week - might be too much.

It might tear you down, wear you out,
and bring your gains to a sudden and
screeching halt.

It might also nullify the health-building
benefits of your training - or worse,
make you so run-down and tired that
your training is actually BAD for your
health.

Steiner offered a memorable analogy.


You can get an expensive, high-quality,
deluxe wrist watch - and it looks great
when you wear it.

Or you can try wearing six or seven top
quality wrist-watches - all at the same
time.

And that looks ridiculous - on anyone -
even a famous movie star or other
celebrity.

Because too much of anything is - well,
it's too much. It just doesn't work.

But nowadays, we have trainees who
want to do it all.

They want to do:

heavy weight training

high-rep bodybuilding

heavy singles

triples

5 x 5

20-rep breathing squats

death sets

powerlifting

kettlebells

Olympic lifting

Bone Strength training

pre-exhaustion training

bent presses

yoga

sled dragging

tire flipping

sprints

hill sprints

long distance running

strongman training

thick bars

sandbags

tire flips

grippers

extra grip work

bodyweight training

isometrics

nail bending

time under tension

negative reps

30 minutes of pre-hab before
every workout

30 minutes of post-hab after every
workout

weighted carries

flexibility work

interval training

martial arts

box jumps

power walking

And anything else they can think of - or that
they read about on the Web - or that they see
on social media.

And they want to do it all at the same time - if
not in the same workout, then in the same
program.

In other words, they very literally want to
do it all.

It's far worse than wearing six or seven wrist-
watches, as Steiner cautioned against nearly
50 years ago.

It's more like trying to wear 17 wrist watches
at the same time.

And that just doesn't work.

Not for me, not for you, and not for anyone
else.

Now, there's nothing wrong with any of the
things I mentioned. You can do any of them,
some of them, or all of them. But you can't
do them all at the same time.

Pick and choose.

Find something that appeals to you - and
that will help you achieve your training
goals, whatever they may be - and that
you can do with whatever equipment is
available to you.

And be sure it fits your current strength and
fitness level - and your energy level and your
recovery ability - and your available time,
whatever that may be.

Set up a good progressive training program
where you focus on a couple of things -
not everything, but a couple of good things.

Then knuckle down and train on them hard
enough and long enough to get some good
results.

Later on, you can try other things.

But for now, put together a sensible workout,
and train it hard and smart - and exclusively.

In other words, wear one wristwatch at a
time.

It works a lot better that way.

Yours in strength,

Brooks Kubik

P.S. I have some great workouts in Chalk and
Sweat - 50 of them, in fact - and I know that
if you look there, you'll find something that is
perfect for you:

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

"Training is like anything else in
life. It works best when you focus
on one thing at a time."

-- 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

"You've Got No Guts, Kid!"

Get ready for a heck of a story - one that I think you're going to enjoy enormously - and one that has an important lesson for all of us.

Hail to the Dinosaurs!

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

1. Strength, Muscle and Power

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. The March Dinosaur Files

Here's the link to grab the March issue of
The Dinosaur Files. It's a great issue,
and we've been getting some seriously
good feedback from Dinos around the
world.

Go here to grab the little monster:

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

Also - 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

And please let me know how you like
this month's issue. Your feedback is
very important to us.

3. "You've Got No Guts, Kid!"

He was the captain of the chess team and a
bit of a bookworm.

In addition to chess and books, he loved to
swim. So he went out for the swim team.

But he had trouble making proper turns in
the pool -- which is bad news for a kid who
wants to be a competitive swimmer. It's
sort of like wanting to play baseball and
not being able to hit a curve ball.

His swim coach was less than happy with
him.

One day, the coach uttered these fateful
words:

"Kid, forget it. You'll never be a swimmer.
You've got no intestinal fortitude. You know
what that means? You've got no guts."

Twelve years later, the kid represented the
United States in the 1948 Olympic Games
in London.

Not in swimming -- but in wrestling!

In the semi-final match, he suffered a
crippling injury -- a severe muscle and
tendon tear in his chest.

He won the match, but afterwards he could
barely move. Pain ripped through his body
with every breath.

His coach told him to forfeit the gold medal
match.

"No way," he replied.

He went into the final match bandaged like a
mummy -- and challenged one of the very
best wrestlers in the world.

He won the match -- and the Olympic gold
medal.

His name was Henry Wittenberg, and he was
one of the greatest wrestlers who ever lived.

"No guts?"

Not hardly.

I don't know the name of the high school swim
coach who told Henry Wittenberg he had "no
guts" -- but I do know this:

People remember Henry Wittenberg.

No one remembers the swim coach.

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. Henry Wittenberg built tremendous strength
with old-school, Dino-style barbell and dumbbell
training -- the kind I cover in Dinosaur Training:
Lost Secrets of Strength and Development:

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

"Anyone who tells you that you can't
do it is wrong - dead wrong - totally,
absolutely and completely wrong."

-- 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