Schwarzenegger clearly still has a lot of fitness knowledge to share.
It’s been decades since Arnold Schwarzenegger stood atop the fitness world as the Dynastic Mr. Olympia. Since then, he’s gained a Hollywood reputation as the notorious “Terminator”, become governor of the state of California, and generally transformed into a larger-than-life personality. However, even at 75, he still knows what it takes to rip your body apart in the gym.
On May 24, 2023, Schwarzenegger appeared in a video in partnership with men’s health. The clip features the fitness legend distribute a short arm workout, shoulder workoutand some of his favorites coaching secrets.
While working out at famed Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, Calif., Schwarzenegger broke away from an arms and shoulders routine typical of what he does every day.
“That’s what I do every morning. I come here [Gold’s Gym] and do 25 to 30 sets in half an hour,” Schwarzenegger said. “Before, we were doing 30 sets for the shoulders. Now I’m doing 15 sets.
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Arms and shoulders training May 2023
Here’s a look at Schwarzenegger’s two arm and shoulder workouts:
arm workout
- Machine preacher loop: One set of 30 reps, four sets of 10-12 reps
- Machine Dip: One set of 30 reps, four sets of 10-12 reps
shoulder workout
Schwarzenegger explained that he ends each set with a five-second hold on the last rep.
As for Schwarzenegger’s advice on a proper approach to training, he argued it’s all about consistent dedication and all the benefits that can bring. Provided an athlete stays committed to their routine, Schwarzenegger says they will eventually see results. He told an anecdote about his peak fitness days to use as evidence.
“When you work out, it’s not just your body that gets pumped up and pumped up with blood, it’s also your mind and you have a much more positive outlook on your day and life when you have a pump. behind you,” Schwarzenegger began. “I was fit [in the 1980s]. I trained two hours a day. Because after having had multiple heart surgeries and then having shoulder surgeries and knee surgeries and all that kind of stuff, it’s important to protect my body and do therapy training at the same time.
In other words, Schwarzenegger said don’t think about it too much and just keep hanging out in the gym no matter how hard you get.
“If you want to hit the gym every day and do your bike ride, work out every day, and then you get out of bed and you don’t think,” Schwarzenegger said. “The important thing is not to think, just to do.”
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