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The Dinosaur Files  by Brooks Kubik About The Dinosaur Files newsletter :Back in August, 1997, I started a hard copy, snail mail newsletter which I called The Dinosaur Files. The little monster began as an 8 page newsletter, and quickly grew to 12, 16, then 20 – and even 24 pages per issue. It was published every month, and ran for a total of 61 issues – from August, 1997 through August, 2002. I’ve never counted the total number of pages, but it was probably over 1,000 – and that’s 1,000 pages of high impact, no nonsense, straight from the shoulder training information. A goldmine of training information.In addition to my own training articles, editorials and news columns, The Dinosaur Files featured letters from readers around the world detailing their experiences with Dinosaur Training, their training routines, and the great results that they were getting from the kind of hard-nosed, serious strength training we advocate here at dinosaur headquarters. That was great, because it let everyone see that “this stuff really works” – and that it was working for fellow dinos around the world.The letters from readers – some of which were long enough to be published as full fledged articles – also helped readers share information about what works for real people. From Day One, the muscle comics have focused on “How the Champions Train” – or rather, how the ghost writers with the pipe-stem upper arms SAY they train. Peary Rader’s old Iron Man magazine always contained plenty of feedback from readers about REAL WORLD training – the stuff that works for folks like you and me as opposed to the fantasy fluff about Muscle Beach workouts – and I was very proud to continue that tradition in The Dinosaur Files. Many of you reading this contributed to The Files, and I thank you for doing so.The Dinosaur Files also featured terrific training articles from current authors such as Dr. Ken Leistner, Bob Whelen, Bradley J. Steiner, Greg Pickett, Mike Thompson, Bill Hinbern, Dan John and Matt Furey. Articles that covered the Iron Game from top to bottom – offering some of the very best training advice ever featured in any magazine or newsletter.And if that wasn’t enough, The Dinosaur Files included classic reprints from old strength training and muscle building magazines – including some of the best articles by Peary Rader, Doug Hepburn, Charles Smith, Bob Hoffman, George F. Jowett, Sig Klein, Earle E. Leiderman, Harry B. Paschall and many others.Over the years, The Dinosaur Files covered pretty much everything there was to cover in the realm of might and muscle: Olympic weightlifting, strongman training, powerlifting, bodybuilding, grip training, gaining muscular bodyweight, diet and nutrition for strength training, Iron Game history, the York Barbell Club, heavy awkward objects, lugging and loading drills, breathing squats, home gym training, the mental aspects of training, power rack training, dumbbell training, specialization programs, a “workout of the month” in many issues, articles about old time strongmen, bodybuilders, weightlifters, athletes, and Iron Game pioneers, and everything else under the sun.The bottom line – one word – The Dinosaur Files were GREAThttp://www.brookskubik.com/this is timeless advice, vintage methods and collector items ! You know you want it