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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 177: Arnold’s Intensity

Arnold doing cable rows, screaming

A rare photo of Arnold demonstrating the Stationary Torture Toboggan, a cardio machine popularized in his Austrian homeland. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic drugs, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, intensity

Screw Your Genetics (photo proof inside)

Steve onstage doing a one-arm biceps pose

That’s right: Ignore your genetic shortcomings—except when it comes to designing your workout program…

That’s how you’ll do your best to maximize whatever your muscle-building potential may be. Never give up… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, competition, ectomorph, genetic potential, genetics, muscular potential, Steve Holman

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 176: Arnold’s Made-In-the-Shade Muscle

Young Arnold reading a note from a woman

Here’s an interesting shot of Arnold early in his career. This woman psychic has written down something from his future, and he likes the note—but he may be misinterpreting the message: “You’ve got it, maid.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 175: Arnold’s Arrives

Arnold arrives!

Here’s a rare shot of Arnold arriving at his son’s basketball game. He planned to ref, but the organizers said it would be too distracting—his accent is pretty thick. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, legend, legendary mass, physique

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 174: Vintage Zane Vs. Arnold

Frank Zane vs. Arnold in shorts

Frank Zane and Arnold were good friends, but they were also competitive—even when it came to Hawaiian hot pants. Sure, Zane’s nut-huggers fit better, but Arnold’s had boxer-brief cool. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1968, 1968 Mr. Olympia, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, Zane Vs. Arnold

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 172: Franco Columbu and Arnold, Rare Photos

Franco Columbu hanging upside on a pull-up bar

Sure, Arnold and Franco looked tough in the gym (left), but when a cockroach appeared in their hotel room, all girly-man hell broke loose (right). [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1976, 1981, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, Franco Columbu, Joe Weider, mr. olympia, powerlifter, pumping iron, World's Strongest Man

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 170: Arnold, Franco, and Sly

Arnold, Franco, and Stallone at an outdoor gym

Here’s a classic candid shot of Arnold, his best friend Franco Columbu, and Sylvester Stallone, a.k.a. Rocky, on the outdoor training platform at World Gym in Venice, California, circa 1980. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1980, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, Franco Columbu, slow-twitch exhaustion, STX, Sylvester Stallone, venice, World Gym

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 166: Arnold’s Titanic Traps

A pic of Arnold in a most-muscular pose next to one of Arnold with his dogs

When Arnold hit a most muscular, his traps popped like two loaves of French bread. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, Joe Weider, traps

Muscle-Morphing Memories

Arnold doing concentration curls, Art Zeller photo

Yesterday I discussed how the first Mr. Olympia Larry Scott reshaped his biceps somewhat from bulbously long and thick to more tweaked and peaked. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold schwarzenegger, art zeller, biceps peak, biceps shape, Chris Beardsley, larry scott, muscle shape

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 162: Arnold’s Growler Curls

Arnold smoking a joint with his famous "Arnold is numero uno" t-shirt on

Here’s great Art Zeller shot of Arnold in his prime curling and growling, apparently in extra pain due to a pair of legs growing out of his stomach. Some critics said he had no legs, but he actually has four. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, arnold's biceps, art zeller, bodybuilding zen, Stay Hungry

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