So what you're saying B Fold ....

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B Fold.

I started a thread on Dinosaur Training and your reply was that you didnt think much of it. Is that right? I'm new to this site but I read before I started posting and from that have a fair amount of respect for your opinion. I was hoping to get you to explain what it si you dont like about D. Training.

To tell you the truth it was from your posts that I developed an interest in this type of training and have started using things like farmer's walk and zercher squats and bigger heavier compound movements. I dont think I'll be competing at any strongman contests soon but it is something that seems to be worthwhile. And now that youve reached mentor status why not pump you for information and opinion. Right? lol.

Look forward to your reply.

 

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I have read the book several times and it is one heck of a motivating piece of work!!! I need to buy it.

I like the ideas of working with thick bars, doing bottom position lifts, round back lifting, farmers walks, carries, shouldering...

BUT....

Most of those things don't build strength...they test it. Doing all out farmers walks are not going to build the strength that deadlifts and squats will and shouldering stones will not build a lot either. Doing one arm lifts are NOT going to build the kind of strength the the simple clean and jerk will...

I think that many of the Dinosaur Trainers lost sight of the simple squat and deadlift as being the core for all strength building. Yes, they do these lifts but not as "I" would suggest. I began training like the Brooks Kubic suggests in my quest for becoming a strongman and found out quickly that it was NOT going to be the answer for building FREAKY strength OR large muscles.

I have taken a combination of WestSide Barbell principles and mixed them with Strongman events and a few bodybuilding type movements. I am finding that if I want to build my strength on the events...I do it in the gym...not just with the event itself.

My feelings are that you could grow a lot more and build more strength (either in powerlifting, bodybuilding, or strongman views) through more traditional training with a bit of each added. I do not know of a single successful strongman, powerlifter, or bodybuilder who trains like Brooks Kubic suggests...

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Let me start off with by saying thanks.

I may need to clarify - I wasnt taking the book to be "be all end all" of lifting but rather an interesting viewpoint that up until that point I hadnt heard much of. I had just finished Cornholio's old school routine when I came across the book and some of the ideas in it seemed pretty good - I have not rushed out and bought duffel bags and bags of sand however. I still have squats deads bench presses and shoulder presses as the core of my workouts and plan to stick with them for a while. I just wanted to get the opinion of someone with loads of experience with what the book is concerned with. So once again thanks and I appreciate it.

 

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I think that some of the principles are definately good...I just wouldn't live and die by them...

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