![]() He would always be looking to maximally fatigue the muscles, performing drop sets, triple drop sets, and lots of sets to failure. He would do quite a few sets per exercise, and would put absolutely everything into every set that he performed. He also trained abs a lot, performing hundreds of leg raises, hanging knee raises, and crunches. So his programs would have lots of rows, presses, squats, and chin ups. Large compound lifts that work many muscles at once. Training for SuccessĪrnold always favoured simple exercises, “ the basics” as he calls them. When you want something, dedicate everything to achieving it, but keep one eye on the future. Don’t make excuses, don’t skip training, don’t avoid hard work. We’re not saying that you have to do any of that, but you need that mindset.īe patient, but be prepared to make changes if required. They don’t quit their job to focus on lifting, they don’t move countries to find a gym that suits their needs, hell most won’t even try a new training program! You’ll see lots of people who have the drive to wake up every morning and train, but they don’t take the risks that Arnie did. Most people can manage at least one of these things, but you really need to do all three if you want to be successful. Just think about the drive that is required for that, Arnold took risks for his career, he sacrificed for his career (retiring from bodybuilding to focus on acting), and he woke up every morning looking to better himself. He also became one of the most famous actors in history, and (arguably) one of the most famous politicians in a country that he wasn’t even a natural-born citizen of. This is a guy who was born an absolute nobody in Austria, and ended up the most famous bodybuilder in history. If you want to be as successful as Arnie, you’ll have to have the same mindset. Now that you have an idea of who Arnold is (if you didn’t already know), we can move onto how he built the body that was the driving force behind all of his successes. He became the Governor of California in 2003, and stayed in office until 2011. He was so successful in bodybuilding that he started getting film roles, to date he is the only bodybuilder to create a successful acting career out of it.īut Arnold was not satisfied with just bodybuilding and acting glory, he also harboured political ambitions. He then retired from bodybuilding, he briefly came back in 1980 and won his 8th Mr Olympia title (though the win was controversial). He won his first Mr Olympia in 1969, and then won it again another six years in a row. He started doing this almost immediately. While the bricklaying business was a great way to make some extra money, Arnold had come to America to win titles. He was signed up by Joe Weider, and started his own bricklaying business with his friend Franco Columbu (another incredibly successful bodybuilder). He then joined the Austrian army but went AWOL to compete in a bodybuilding competition.Īfter spending time in a military prison, he travelled to America to become a professional bodybuilder. He lived in Thal, Styria (a village in Austria) until he was 19 years old. Knowing at least a little bit about him will help you appreciate just how impressive his achievements are.Īrnold Schwarzenegger was born in Austria in 1947. We’re not going to go into crazy detail about Arnold’s life here, but it’s important to at least outline why he is so important to bodybuilding. In this article we are going to look at what Arnold did to become the greatest bodybuilder of all time, and we’ll teach you how to apply those lessons to your own training program. How he created that physique is a fascinating story, and reading his autobiography should be step one for any would-be bodybuilder. ![]() When almost anyone thinks of bodybuilding, they think of Arnie, no other bodybuilder comes close. He had one of the most aesthetic physiques in history, he beat some of the biggest names in bodybuilding, and he truly transcended the sport. Arnold Schwarzenegger is NOT the most successful bodybuilder of all time, he is NOT the strongest bodybuilder of all time, nor is he the biggest bodybuilder, but he is unquestionably the best.
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