The Arnold Files

Before he was the Governor of California and before he was a movie mega-star, Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of us. He was in the gym every day building his body and chasing his dream to become Mr. Olympia.

With sets, reps, and sweat he fulfilled his dream—seven times, actually—and will forever live in the pantheon of bodybuilding. And then the rest of the world discovered his dreams went much, much further…

Fortunately for us, images of the body he built are not all that Arnold left the bodybuilding universe. He’s been sharing his legendary training advice on the pages of FLEX ever since we went to press, and now we’re bringing it to the web.  

Check out Arnold’s head-to-toe tips in the stories below.

Training

The Oak’s Unique Lifts

In and out of the gym, Arnold Schwarzenegger did it his way

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Training

Chin Master

How Arnold used chins to build his "road map"back

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Training

Oak Roots

Arnold's training plan to turn his weak calves into a showcase muscle.

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Training

Peaking the Biceps

The greatest bodybuilder tells you how...

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Training

Stuck in the Middle

Develop thickness and carve detail in your middle back with these simple techniques

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Training

You Should Know Squat

Arnold's 6 quad-building tips.

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Arnold’s Bench Basics

The Oak's advice on proper bench press technique.

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Keep checking back—we’ll be adding to this list regularly!