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[57 Minutes] Pushups - Dinosaur Style! In this entry in the Dinosaur Bodyweight Training video Library, Brooks Kubik covers dozens of pushup variations designed to build serious size and strength....keep reading

"The development of the neck is given too little attention by many practitioners of body building. Even weightlifters, as a class who excel in all-around development, are still often times lacking in superior neck development, despite the fact that the neck is one of the easiest parts of the anatomy to develop."

This article, written by Ottley R. Coulter in 1920, and which appeared in STRENGTH magazine, provides several excellent methods for building neck strength and size....keep reading

[77 pages] "The athlete trains for his race; and the mind must be put into training if one will win life's race.

"It is," says Professor Mathews, "only by continued, strenuous efforts, repeated again and again, day after day, week after week, and month after month, that the ability can be acquired to fasten the mind to one subject, however abstract or knotty, to the exclusion of everything else. The process of obtaining this self-mastery--this complete command of one's mental powers--is a gradual one, its length varying with the mental constitution of each person; but its acquisition is worth infinitely more than the utmost labor it ever costs."...keep reading

[1 hour, 42 minutes] Brooks Kubik's "Going Strong at 54" Video takes you inside the dino-dungeon for a workout with the Dino-Man himself....keep reading

[24 pages] The John Wood Report Newsletter, Issue No. 9, "The Grip issue" featuring:

* The World's First Published Super Gripper Workout

* Super Gripper Workout Sheet

* Mickey Mantle's Favorite Grip Exercise

* The Football Snatch

* Grip Workout Template

* BONUS: Arthur Jones on Wrist Curls...keep reading

Every comic book ever printed in the 50's and 60's had an ad for the Dan Lurie Barbell Co. in the back and when you saved up your allowance and sent away for a Dan Lurie weight set, this was the training course that came along with it. This course is undated, but we estimate that it appeared in the late 1950's.

This course is not tremendously long, but it does pack a lot of information and while the enclosed program is basic, it will assuredly lead to results when one puts forth the necessary time and effort....keep reading

The "Six Steps to a Bigger Bench" course by Brooks Kubik has quickly become the most popular course on our site. If you are interested in learning how to bench the heaviest possible weight, this course covers everything you need to know and concludes with a fantastic workout. We have recently posted two different high resolution pdf downloadable workout sheets for this workout that you can start using right away in your own training....keep reading

[16 pages] How many different routines have you tried and failed to make the progress you hoped? Well, here is a routine that could pull you out of the 'no progress doldrums' and set you back on the path to real muscle-building gains.

You will notice that the amount of repetitions you do on this schedule is indicated after each exercise. There is a definite tendency nowadays towards slightly higher repetitions. But don't make the mistake of thinking that it's either low reps and sizeable weights or high reps and light weights. The 'new game' is to do the higher reps, but also to use hefty poundages....keep reading

[2 pages] By now, you should have had a chance to work your way through the techniques discussed in Lesson 1. My guess is that after going through the program at least once, you can now close at least a half-level gripper above where you started. You might even be farther along than that, but in either event, you should be very pleased with your progress--well done!

Here is another method for building crushing power that you can add to your bag of tricks and help you keep making progress....keep reading

"THERE are many roads which lead eventually to Health, Strength and a Classical Physique but none of them is a royal road, and only one is the shortest road. This shortest road is the one you have chosen in selecting my course of cable exercises with which to develop your body to its proper proportions and strength.

But again I say there is no royal road, and you must expect to work for your development whether you are a millionaire or a day laborer, because after all, Nature is the judge and she will repay you only in whatever measure you actually deserve...

[20 pages] This book is for all of you who would like to increase your strength for whatever your desires might be. Everyone possesses a certain amount of strength. Some people are naturally gifted with a higher percentage of strength than others. The only way it is possible to increase it is to keep putting heavier work loads on your body. You have seen many men who possess a high degree of strength who work physically. Weight training is the answer for power. With proper training you will reach the zenith. Follow the suggestions I have set down for you and you will have no difficulty in possessing great strength....keep reading

[16 pages] "I defy any red blooded he-man to say that he does not admire and appreciate a well developed pair of arms. Who can deny the impression of strength and physical well being that these members of the body create when properly developed? The arms are indeed, the "Show Pieces" of the human body. They speak an universal language, and the possessor of well-developed arms commands respect among all men in any land. The layman instinctively reacts to the power suggested by rugged arms, and the trained athlete is quick to note their development. We should all do our utmost to develop them to the peak of their possibilities."...keep reading

"Kettlebells" have many different forms throughout strength history. This course is an interesting "primary source" for several of the ways one could be instructed to use kettlebells "back in the day."

If you sent away from a shiny new set of kettlebell handles, this is the instructional material that was included along with. While a bit different than many people's modern notions of kettlebell training, the fact remains that these exercises provide many possibilities for building size and strength......keep reading

Putting the Squat Exercise Controversy To Rest by Dr. Ken Leistner On April 22, 2000, I agreed to allow my training partners to videotape one of my workouts. This was done for two purposes, both I bel...keep reading

[22 pages] The John Wood Report Newsletter, Issue No. 8...keep reading

* EXERCISES FOR GREAT BACKS by Bradley J. Steiner

* NEW IDEAS ON TRIMMING DOWN by Sterri Larsen

* WILL WEIGHT TRAINING KILL YOU by Bob Brown

* BIGGER GAINS BY PASSING YOUR THRESHOLD OF PAIN by Norman Komich

* MY TRAINING PHILOSOPHY by Vince Gironda

* BUILDING BIGGER BICEPS by Achilles Kallos

* WANT A FULL INCH ON ARMS? by Don Carroll

* THE UPPER BODY SQUAT by Arthur Jones

...keep reading

"...The bench press course you are about to read is a remarkably true and productive system when applied -- employing maximum mind and muscle contraction control. That word again is MAXIMUM.

And again (when we refer to "control") it is a pure, determined thought of a separated, tuned reality away from outside factors, and a hard-sweating, teeth-gritting, muscle fight with no let up."...keep reading

"THESE IRON SHOE EXERCISES will be sufficient to build you up bodily in muscular size and strength. Your muscles will be developed and filled with the right kind of power which is necessary to perform such feats of strength as breaking iron horse shoes, bending steel bars and lifting heavy objects with the hands or fingers.

In fact, the super degree of strength which is built into the muscles through training with the Iron Shoe will make you capable of performing almost any feat of strength."...keep reading

[51 minutes] Brooks Kubik's Utterly ridiculous 100-rep Trap Bar Deadlift Workout. Shown here for the f1rst time anywhere!...keep reading

[1 hour, 47 minutes] Take a trip down to the original Dino Dungeon to learn the nuts and bolts of successful training....keep reading