Arnold Schwarzenegger's Gain Muscle Work Out

By Phil Edgar

Arnold Schwarzenegger is bodybuilding's poster child. He was the one who single handedly took body building from garages and back alley gyms to the multi million dollar industry it is now.

Back when Arnold was starting out in bodybuilding, he's always had a winning mentality. No matter what he goes after in life - bodybuilding, acting, politics etc he always excels.

Arnold trained intensively. Sometimes twice a day to trick his muscles into growing when he'd hit a plateau. These days, however, bodybuilding know-how has come along a fair bit and there are now very simple yet effective ways of building muscle.

There are gain muscle workouts pasted all over the internet and they're not hard to find. Some of these are great, some will work to a certain degree and some aren't very good at all. Let's have a look at what Arnold was doing when he was training for his first Mr. Universe competition at 22 years old.

First of all you must know that there are three key rules that you must follow-

* Training - You must have a very specific and strict gain muscle work out regime

* Eating - You must eat healthy foods and eat a lot of them every day

* Rest - You need plenty of rest as your muscles don't grow in the gym, they grow when you sleep.

Now, focusing on work outs, first of all you should train three times per week for an hour each session. Always have one or two day's rest between each workout. Train each muscle group only once per week and try to stay away from cardio exercise.

Workout 1

Deadlifts, Calf Raises, Squats, Abdominals.

Workout 2

Lat Pull-Downs, Bicep Curls, Bent-Over Rows, Lateral Raises

Workout 3

Shoulder Press, Abdominals (optional), Tricep Curls, Bench Press

For each exercise, complete as follows

* 2 warm-up sets of 8 reps (don't work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 8 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 6 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 4 reps (work to failure) * Increase weight and perform 1 set of 2-4 reps (work to failure) * Drop the weight back down to the weight of your first set and work to failure * Half that weight and work to failure

Print out this gain muscle work out and try it out. The work to rest ratio is perfect if you perform each work out once per week. If you eat right and get plenty of rest you'll be built like Arnold Schwarzenegger in no time at all! - 17269

About the Author:

Phil Edgar is a muscle building expert. For a free gain muscle workout program, complete with full diet and rest instructions and tips then follow this link - gain muscle workout and start building muscle now!