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How You Can Build a Better Exercise Workout the Arnold Way
BODYBUILDER ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER RECENTLY explained his strategy to construct workouts that can be done at a gym or home. Moreover, his plan reasonably fits into a busy day. Finally, you can increase the workout intensity as you progress. Today we learn how to exercise the Arnold way.
I need to construct my workouts with increasing care as I age. Potential injury lurks around every corner.
I suffered a hernia a couple of years back. I did four sets of ten reps on a leg press machine. Yes, with the entire stack. Too much ego translated to outpatient surgery quite nicely.
In this context, I was delighted to see Schwarzenegger demonstrate how he adapts to age. Over the last several years, the bodybuilding legend has tried to shift the fitness narrative away from mirror muscles to long-term wellness. Of course, he has yet to abandon pumping up completely.
I once attended his Arnold Sports Festival, an annual event centered around a top bodybuilding competition incorporating more than 50 sports. My son competed there as a saber fencer years ago.
