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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

Mass-Building Genetics (Photo Comparisons)

Arnold at age 19 compared to his 20s

While this newsletter is about training for muscle, it’s always interesting to look back at the evolution of known bodybuilders’ physiques… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, Berry de Mey, bodybuilders, Doug Brignole, genetics, mike mentzer, physique

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 161: Arnold’s Superman Pose

Arnold doing a Superman pose with a woman behind him

Not many people know this, but women used to pay Arnold to sit behind him and watch him rhythmically flex his buttocks. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, fast-twitch, john balik, STX, stx method

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 158: Muscleman Beach Run

Joe Weider, Frank Zane, and Arnold running on the beach.

Here’s a rare shot of Joe Weider, Frank Zane, and Arnold running on the beach. Apparently Joe didn’t get the animal-print nut-hugger memo. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, change to gain, frank zane, Joe Weider, Weider

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 151: Arnold’s Curls for the Girls

Arnold carrying two women and Arnold flexing on the beach

Here are a couple of shots of Arnold back in the Golden Era. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, curls for the girls, mass building, multi-angular training

Focus on Muscle Mass—Period

Arnold doing standing calf raises

I can remember reading in Muscle Builder/Power magazine back in the ‘70s about the Weider Staggered Sets Principle…

No, that’s not training drunk—it’s doing a set for another body part between sets of the one you’re working. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, calves, density training, Muscle Builder/Power, muscle mass, staggered sets, vince gironda, Weider

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 144: Arnold at His Peak

Here’s a cool shot from the 1970s of Arnold apparently substitute teaching in Speedos. It’s colorized, something the photographer, the late Gene Mozee, probably wouldn’t approve of, but it does make this version unique… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, arnold's biceps, biceps, biceps peak, bodybuilding zen, Gene Mozee

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 142: Arnold’s Mass Miss?

Cropped and colorized pic of Arnold flexing

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… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1970s, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, tom platz

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 135: Arnold Rare Hotel Photo

Rare photo of Arnold on a hotel balcony in the '60s, cropped

Here’s a unique shot of Arnold on a hotel balcony back in the ’60s. We’re not sure who took the pic, but our guess is it’s Hawaii, as the Oak’s flowered trunks suggest. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1960s, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, austrian oak, bodybuilding zen, freak-physique, genetics, Hawaii, multi-angular training, sissy squats, stretch overload, tom platz

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 129: Vintage Arnold Muscle Shot

Here’s a unique shot of a young Arnold, probably colorized. Our guess is he’s around 20 years old here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, genetics, mind-muscle connection, stretch-overload

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