JUNE 2016 MUSCLE & FITNESS 61
V IS FOR VOLUME
“I trained body parts three times
per week, and I’d do 25–30 sets
for big body parts like the back
and 15–20 sets for smaller body
parts like triceps. I’m sure there
are bodybuilders who do too much
work. Remember, I was very
advanced then, at the Mr Olympia
level, and very genetically gifted,
so most people should not do as
much work as I did. But I’m also
sure there are bodybuilders who
don’t do enough work. They quit too
soon or they don’t work out enough.
You have to find out what works for
your body, because there are a lot
of different ways to grow.”W IS FOR WATCHING
“The mirror is a valuable workout
tool. It helps me stay in the groove
on a lot of standing exercises. For
example, when squatting, in order
to see myself in the mirror I have to
keep my head up. That forces me to
come up with my back more vertical,
which shifts more of the weight to
my legs and less to my back.”X IS FOR X-FRAME
“Width is one thing you can’t have
too much of. I sometimes would
train lats with shoulders to focus my
whole workout on the width around
my upper lats and delts. One would
pump up the other and stretch out
my whole upper body.”Y IS FOR YOU
“There are so many different
opinions regarding bodybuilding,
you have to experiment and
discover which system suits you
best. Be prepared to put some
work into discovering what
methods suit your particular
circumstances best. You might find
yourself changing your ideas every
six months or so. I did. Find what
works for you, and be prepared to
change it when it stops working.”Z IS FOR ZEST
“The greatest secret to my
bodybuilding success was how
much fun I had. Other bodybuilders
see all they have to do as a
burden, but I never did. Without a
zest for training your hardest every
time you step in the gym, you’re
never going to get the most out of
your workouts.”ARNIE’S ALPHABET