Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 15-Minute Workout Will Make You Rethink the Mindless Hours Spent in the Gym: “This Workout Maximizes Every Minute”

76-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger is still fitter than many people much younger than him. The former governor can maintain his fitness due to his decades of experience with bodybuilding and fitness. So, the former Mr. Olympia shares unique workouts that even people with the busiest schedule would find time to attempt.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s goal through these weekly workouts is to make them short but effective. However, his latest workout of the week will make everyone rethink what makes a workout intense. Schwarzenegger’s 15-minute workout promises to be intense for those who spend hours in the gym and those who only find a few minutes every day.

A workout doesn’t have to be long to be intense

The Austrian Oak wrote, “Intensity delivers results,” explaining that people who follow an exercise regimen should remember this phrase. However, intensity can be achieved through duration or how heavy you lift. It can also be achieved through a combination of heavy lifting while reducing the rest period duration to reach failure.

However, Arnie warned that one should “train to complete failure every day,” as it might cause harm in the long run. Instead, he introduced the newsletter subscriber to the exercise every minute on the minute (EMOM) training. “This workout maximizes every minute and has you done in less than 15 minutes,” Arnie wrote in Arnold’s Pump Club.

Schwarzenegger explained that the training style works by setting a 60-second countdown timer. The 76-year-old wrote that in those 60 seconds, one must complete 10 reps of the first exercise and rest only for the remainder of the 60 sec. Then, the individual has to move on to the next exercise and repeat the same for five different exercises.

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“Perform 2 to 3 total rounds and call out it day,” wrote Arnie. Schwarzenegger has you covered if you’re wondering which five exercises you should perform.

Arnold Schwarzenegger selected five exercises

The seven-time Mr. Olympia recommended starting the workout with 10 reps of bodyweight squats. After the squats, he listed 15 pushups. The following exercise works the legs with 12 reps of walking lunges for each leg. Schwarzenegger’s fourth exercise is 15 reps of inverted rowing. The fifth and final exercise is a 20-second plank.

The best part about Scharzenegger’s recommendation is that it’s a full-body workout, and even utilizes antagonist movements. Antagonist training is when you utilize both pushing and pulling movements in one exercise session (training biceps and triceps together.) He also includes something to strengthen the core. 

With decades of exercise experience behind him, the former Chairman of the President’s Council of Fitness provided a unique, intense, and comprehensive workout for everyone.

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