Back squats, front squats, leg presses, leg extensions, hamstring curls, lunges, and doing a lot of high volume, heavy training is they key to getting bigger legs. On Training Legs: “They don’t realize the kind of total concentration and effort that it takes to make them respond” He goes on to talk about squats, and explains that squats may be more or less effective depending on individuals particular proportions, so it is important to do many different types of exercises to find what works to continue to get strong.
For this he recommends doing Dumbbell Pullovers often. He also drills that while it’s great to have a large chest, if it’s not built on an impressive rib cage area, then it doesn’t matter. He also continues to hammer home the importance of keeping Incline Bench Press in the training program all the time, instead of sprinkling it in. I’m willing to bet that most of us have made the mistake of trying to get too fancy to quick. He also goes on to say that he did those same movements for 3 years straight. On Training Chest: “Start with the basics, Bench and Incline Bench, Dumbbell Fly’s, Dips, and Dumbbell Pullovers”. The hardest part of writing this article was distilling this into three main takeaways, but I’ll do my best. His book is massive, 700+ pages, and is filled with tons of great info from front to back. He is also widely regarded as one of, if not the greatest, bodybuilders of all time. Not a single person in the gym doesn’t known his name. I feel pretty confident in saying that Arnold is the entire cause of the popularity of all forms of physical training. This week’s article is the top 3 takeaways from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book, Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. I figured it would be a great idea to do some reviews and share some of the most useful things from each of them. I’m a big believer in learning about all kinds of training, in fact, our gym has a growing library of books on training, philosophy, and psychology.