No one in the whole wide world of bodybuilding commands as much authority and attention as the 76-year-old legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. Despite leaving the bodybuilding stage, the former California Governor continues to maintain rigorous fitness standards and strives to make fitness accessible to everyone. Even now, when the 7x Mr. Olympia winner gives out fitness advice, fans flock over to listen to his words.
Recently, Schwarzenegger revealed three tips that would help fitness enthusiasts in their journey toward their ultimate goals for bodybuilding. Let us see what Arnie’s tips are.
It’s all about warming up, says Schwarzenegger
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In a video released by Men’s Health Mag on X, Schwarzenegger revealed his first exclusive tip. In it, he stressed on the importance of warming up before starting each exercise.
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“We always start off with high reps, so we kind of warm up the area,” he stated. “The first set we start with 30 reps, or sometimes 50. The same when you do squats you warm up your knees, or when you deadlift you warm up your back. It’s all about warming up and cooling down.”
According to the Terminator star, this helps to warm up the blood in your muscles. Moving on, his second and third exclusive tips dealt with mistakes that are usually made by numerous fitness enthusiasts.
Schwarzenegger’s key tips for targeting rear delts and achieving full range of motion
The Greek God of Hollywood’s second tip dealt with the targeting of the rear delts. Schwarzenegger said that it is essential to keep your head up and chest out while using the rear delt fly machine. “If you go forward too much, you will feel it in the back. If you keep your head up and your chest out, then it is going into the rear deltoid.”
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For his third and final tip, Schwarzenegger advocates for the highest level of full range of motion during machine exercises. He believes that a complete full range of motion can only be achieved when he hears the weight stack “clinking.” “Why rob one-tenth of the movement?” Which could be, we don’t know exactly, but it could be one-tenth of the growth,” he said. He also has one final bonus tip for building greater bodies.
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“The only reason why someone doesn’t want to go to the gym when they get up is because they were thinking,” the fitness legend stated. According to him, this is one of the biggest mistakes made by those in fitness. For following a fitness regime, Schwarzenegger recommends that one should just “roll out of the bed, put your clothes on and just go.” The veteran’s fitness tips can help one rectify their mistakes and get going toward their fitness goals. Do you think Arnie’s tips will help you? Tell us in the comments.
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