
I do squats until I fall over and pass out. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens. This area of pain divides a champion from someone who is not a champion.

“The last three or four reps is what makes the muscles grow. I’m no gym rat - just an average guy who grew up playing sports but put fitness on the backburner in favor of my career - so my experience should represent a pretty fair assessment of whether Arnie’s plan is beneficial to normal-sized human beings. (And it goes without saying, but if you’re not using these supplements in conjunction with high-intensity training like this, they won’t do you any good.)īelow, you’ll find the details of this unsurprisingly grueling workout and how I fared. If you substitute those for legitimate weight-gaining proteins and creatine powders, you’ll be all set. The only caveat? This program is still integrated with Schwarzenegger-branded supplements from MusclePharm, despite the line being discontinued due to misleading packaging and protein-spiked products. Fortunately, the basic training routine from his glory days is outlined online in an eight-week program called Blueprint To Mass.
ARNOLD SPLIT BLUEPRINT SERIES
Olympias, but there’s only one who went on to become a cyborg, alien hunter and successful politician: Arnold Schwarzenegger.įor the last installment of this series - and after what would prove to be a much-needed two weeks of warm-ups - it’s only appropriate to end my little fitness experiment with the quintessential bodybuilder of our time. In the world of bodybuilding, there are many Mr.

From Marky Mark to Dwayne Johnson to Arnold Schwarzenegger, we want to know if these regimens live up to the physiques of the superstars behind them. All month, we’ve been testing a fitness routine from one celebrity or athlete each week. This is part three of a series called “You’ve Got 31 Days” - i.e., the number of days you have to get in shape in May, before taking your shirt off becomes obligatory.
