Here’s a rare shot of Arnold’s mass back in the ’70s that appears to be colorized. We’re not sure who took the pic, but it’s a killer shot, although…
While Arnold was big, no question, some said his legs were lacking…
For the record, we appreciate that Arnold had sleek, more athletic legs. He looked like he could run on the beach without pulverizing his privates. LOL.
We’ve talked about his multi-angular workouts before, which he did from the beginning, but here’s something noteworthy…
Arnold was a big fan of size-surging stretch exercises, like overhead extensions for huge, sweeping triceps and flat-bench fyes for his massive pecs.
In fact, Arnold did stretch-position resistance exercises for almost every bodypart—except quads. We never saw photos of him doing sissy squats, the ideal stretch move for front thighs.
Hmm. Could he have gotten fuller quads with more emphasis on stretch-position work? Hard to say…
On the other hand, we do know that the original Quad Father, Tom Platz, did a lot of sissy squats, even holding the stretch for a torturous end-of-set blowtorching. Results?
For more on size-building stretch exercises and how to integrate them with the biomechanically ideal move for each muscle to accelerate hypertrophy, see Old Man, Young Muscle.
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