Here’s a photo of a young Arnold at a wedding when he misinterpreted the term “Best Man.” “I vill show who ees de best man.”
It’s obvious that Arnold needed some physique refinement in this early shot, but you can see that he is loaded with genetic potential. The women in the bridal party look impressed…
And his training style maximized those genetic gifts…
We’ve mentioned that Arnold hardly ever used a slow rep cadence in the gym—his reps were almost always rapid-fire, what we call Speed Sets…
One benefit to those 1.5-second reps is that the turnaround, where you move from the negative stroke to the positive, is more abrupt.
That quick reversal of movement at the stretch triggers the myotatic reflex, an emergency response from the nervous system that engages more fast-twitch fibers to prevent possible injury.
That was one of the reasons Arnold got big fairly quickly. He knew instinctively that a faster rep cadence felt best on most exercises and produced quick muscle gains. Here’s a shot from his prime…
For more on Speed Sets and how to implement them in your workouts—you shouldn’t always use them. For details, see Old Man, Young Muscle.
Note: For a chart of stretch-position exercises for each muscle, as well as the IDEAL and contracted-position moves, see pages 42 and 43 of Old Man, Young Muscle.
Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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