Flex Australia – June-July 2017

50 FLEX|JUNE –JULY 2017

COURTESY OF WEIDER HEALTH & FITNESS

What were those
training sessions like?
WhenIwouldbeinthegym,
Inever wanted to talk to
anyone during a workout,
especially if I was training for
something, because that’s a
distraction. In my training, my
purpose was always to go to
the gym when there was
hardly anybody there. Or if
therewerepeoplethere,
they’reveryseriouspeople.
LikeGold’sGyminthelate
’60s,early’70s.Ifyougoto
the gym at 6:30 or 7 in the
morning, the people there
are serious about their
workouts and are there
forapurpose.There’sno
talking, no noise. Come 9am,
all the loudmouths come in.
I’dbeleavingthen.Sothat
wasmygoal:gettherewhen

there’snodistractions,and

take advantage of that. If

someone comes in when

you’re training and starts

askingyouquestions,your

workout’salreadygone.Just

because you rest between

sets or between exercises

doesn’t mean you should

breakyourfocus.What

Ialwaysdidinmytraining

was stretch between sets.

Aftereveryset,Iwould

stretch for 15 seconds

andthengointothenextset.

So the stretching

between sets helps

you stay engaged?

That,plusitkeeps

you warmed up.

Consistency is obviously

critical for success on

With wife

Christine

and Arnold

at the

1970 Mr

Universe.

Repping

out leg

curls

under the

watchful

eye of

Weider.