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Gain Muscle Workout - What Arnold Schwarzenegger Did

By Phil Edgar
Jun 22, 2009
In the sixties when Arnold Schwarzenegger started competing in bodybuilding competitions, it was a run-down, little known sport. Since then, it has merged into a multi-million dollar phenomenon - and arguably, Arnold was the man who started it all.

Better known for his acting days and career in politics, Arnold has always had a winning mentality in whatever he's done - and that all started in his bodybuilding days.

Arnold trained almost every single day of the week for hours each day. That was back in the sixties though, when people didn't know half as much about building muscle as they do now. These days there are more effective ways of making your muscles grow.

There are many gain muscle work outs that you can from the internet, but for now, let's just look at the basics, and the things Arnold Schwarzenegger himself was doing to prepare for his first Mr. Universe title at the tender age of 22.

First of all - to gain muscle, there are three key rules that you must follow -

* Training - You must have a very specific and strict gain muscle work out regime

* Eating - You must have a healthy, high calorie diet

* Rest - Muscles only grow while you rest, not in the gym. Your body will force your muscles to grow while you sleep if you are training properly.

Let's get into work outs. The first thing you need to know is that you should be training three times per week for an hour each time. Always have at least a day's rest in between workouts and do as little or no cardio exercise whenever possible.

Workout 1

Deadlifts, Calf Raises, Squats, Abdominals.

Workout 2

Bicep Curls, Lateral Raises, Lat Pull Downs, Bent-Over Rows

Workout 3

Tricep Curls, Shoulder Press, Bench Press, Abdominals (optional)

For each exercise, complete as follows

* 2 warm-up sets of 8 reps (don't work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 8 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 6 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 4 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 2-4 reps (work to failure) * Drop the weight back down to the weight of your first set and work to failure * Half that weight and work to failure

Print out this gain muscle work out and try it out. The work to rest ratio is perfect if you perform each work out once per week. If you eat right and get plenty of rest you'll be built like Arnold Schwarzenegger in no time at all!
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