The Arnold Schwarzenegger Gain Muscle Work Out

By Phil Edgar

Since his bodybuilding career, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the poster child of it all. In the sixties, Arnold took bodybuilding from a little known sport and sparked the surge to the multi million dollar a year industry it is today.

Better known for his acting days and career in politics, Arnold has always had a winning mentality in whatever he's done - and that all started in his bodybuilding days.

He trained every single day - sometimes twice a day to mix things up and trick his body into growing further. Although, nowadays, we now have easier and more effective ways of making muscles grow.

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, I must tell you, that to gain muscle there are three key rules you must abide by -

* Training - You must exercise each muscle group in your body with free weights.

* Eating - You must have a healthy, high calorie diet

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

Let's get into work outs. The first thing you need to know is that you should be training three times per week for an hour each time. Always have at least a day's rest in between workouts and do as little or no cardio exercise whenever possible.

Workout 1

Squats, Deadlifts, Calf Raises, Abdominals.

Workout 2

Bent-Over Rows, Bicep Curls, Lat Pull Downs, 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! - 17274

About the Author:

Phil Edgar is a bodybuilding 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!