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Efficient Multi-Move Mass Training 3

Triceps and quads showing pennation (aka striations)

To build mass as quickly as possible, you need efficient multi-angle workouts.

Sure, you can build mass by using ONLY the ideal exercises that train the majority of the fibers with an optimal resistance curve as well as some stretch and continuous-tension contraction; however…

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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 257: Arnold Age 19

Arnold in a double biceps pose at 19 years old

Arnold hits an impressive pose at 19 and looks skyward, thanking the bodybuilding gods for his incredible genetics, not to mention sparse body hair. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, multi-angular training, positions of flexion

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 252: Arnold Blows

Arnold blow drying his hair in a mirror

Here’s a vintage shot of Arnold blow-drying his hair to “Staying Alive” by the Bee Gees and contemplating changing his name to Tony. [Read more…]

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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 251: Arnold’s Mental and Muscular Growth

Arnold doing dumbbell front raises outside with sunglasses on

Here’s Arnold when he first came to California, training to raise his hand for his many questions in English class: “Eez Boob Tube ride at Disneyland please?” [Read more…]

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More Arnold Training Surprises and “Advices”…

When Arnold was in the gym for serious bodybuilding training, he always used a multi-angular approach—never just one exercise.

Yes, he relied on big, basic exercises, like barbell curls, but also stretch- and contracted-position moves, like incline curls and concentration curls—what I call Positions-of-Flexion training… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, multi-angular training, POF, positions-of-flexion training, stretch-overload

Ideal-Move Mass Workouts?

Tom Platz doing freehand sissy squats

Q: I know you praise multi-angular training for mass, specifically your three-way Positions-of-Flexion method. But you also seem sold on the ideal exercise for each target muscle. Do you ever do workouts with just the ideal exercises, no other ancillary movements?

A: Not very often, but I do on occasion to shake things up. As you probably know, Doug Brignole only does the ideal exercise for each muscle; however, his genetics are better than mine… [Read more…]

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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…]

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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…]

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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 114: Bulked Up Arnold

Bulked up Arnold by the water in Australia, cropped photo (full-size in article)

Here’s a great shot of a bulked up Arnold. Yes, he’s a bit smooth here, but look at the mass—and his quads had some separation. That may have been triggered by his stylish shoes. LOL… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding legend, bodybuilding zen, bulked up, bulking, genetics, multi-angular training, the oak

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 75: Arnold Shocks Venice

Here’s a fantastic shot of Arnold at Venice Beach during the first years of his arrival in the U.S. We’re not sure who took it, but it may have been bodybuilding journalist Gene Mozee. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, austrian oak, bodybuilding zen, Gene Mozee, home protection, multi-angular training, protect your family, quick-start muscle building, self-defense, sergio oliva, the oak, venice

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