Arnold was arguably the greatest bodybuilder ever, but when he came out of retirement in 1980 to enter the Mr. Olympia in Australia, many thought he tarnished his legend status…
Even many of his fans were unhappy with Arnold’s comeback when he was “handed” the title despite not being at his best. But check out the above photo by George Butler taken outside the venue in Australia. Even “not at his best,” Arnold’s comeback physique was unreal for that time period.
We’ve mentioned in previous newsletters how Arnold had an instinct for training every muscle from the three critical angles—midrange, stretch, and contracted, what we call POF (positions of flexion). But one thing we’ve noticed…
We’ve never seen photos of Arnold doing sissy squats, the stretch-position exercise for quads. Maybe he didn’t like the name—after all, “sissy” means “girly man.” LOL.
Seriously, he did stretch-position moves for all other muscles—even shoulders as we mentioned in the Zen 21 newsletter.
What’s interesting is that many bodybuilding aficionados have said that Arnold was lacking in the quad department. Would attacking the missing stretch-position link have made a difference for Arnold’s comeback? Hmm.
Stretch-position exercises are the most neglected in the gym, but not by Arnold—except for quads.
It’s clear that muscle stretch is one the 3 hypertrophy keys that you should attack for freaky muscle growth. And many researchers think stretch is the ultimate get-bigger trigger. For you, that means in the gym.
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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