Group: Competitive Bodybuilding & Fitness

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jonpullen
jonpullen
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United Kingdom
2002/02/26, 06:21 AM
This is meant to the original Arnie superset workout..Was he an overtrainer??

Arnold Schwarzenegger Superset Routine!

Monday / Wednesday / Friday
CHEST and BACK
Superset:
Barbell Bench Presses - 1 set - 15 reps warm-up
5 sets - 10,8,8,6,4 reps
Wide-Grip Chins (behind the head) - 5 sets - 10 reps (to back)
Superset:
Dumbell Incline Presses - 5 sets - 10,8,6,6,4 reps
Close-Grip Chins - 5 sets - 10 reps
Superset:
Dumbell Flyes - 5 sets - 10,8,6,6,4 reps
T-Bar Rows - 5 sets - 15,10,8,8,8 reps
Superset:
Parallel Upright Dips - 5 sets - 15,10,8,8,8 reps
Bent-Over Barbell Rows - 5 sets - 10 reps
Superset:
Seated Cable rows - 5 sets - 10 reps
Dumbell Pullovers - 5 sets - 15 reps
THIGHS
Barbell Squats - 6 sets - 15,10,8,8,6,4 reps
Barbell Front Squats - 4 sets - 10,8,8,6 reps
Superset:
Hack Squats (machine, barbell, or dumbbells) - 1 set - 15 rep warm up,
5 sets - 10,8,8,8,8 reps
Lying Leg Curls - 1 set, 15 rep warm up,
5 sets - 10,8,8,8,8 reps
Superset:
Standing Leg Curls - 5 sets - 10 reps
Straight Leg Deadlifts - 5 sets - 10 reps
CALVES
Donkey Calf Raises
(using a machine or with person sitting on your back)
5 sets - 10 reps
Standing Machine Calf Raises - 5 sets - 10 reps
Seated Machine Calf raises - 5 sets - 10 reps
ABDOMINALS
Hanging Leg Raises - 150 reps
Crunches - 150 reps
Bent-Over Twists - 100 reps each side


Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday
SHOULDERS
Superset:
Barbell Presses (behind the head) - 1 set, 15 reps warm-up
5 sets - 10,8,8,6,4 reps
Dumbbell Front Laterals - 5 sets - 8 reps
Superset:
Machine Front Press - 5 sets - 8 reps
Bent-Over Dummbell Laterals - 5 sets - 8 reps
Superset:
Upright Barbell Rows - 5 sets - 10 reps
One-Arm Cable Side Laterals - 5 sets - 10 reps
BICEPS and TRICEPS
Superset:
Standing Barbell Curls - 5 sets - 10,8,8,6,4 reps
Lying Barbell French Press - 5 sets - 15,10,8,6,4 reps
Superset:
Alternating Dumbell Curls - 5 sets - 8 reps
Triceps Cable Pushdowns - 5 sets - 8 reps
Superset:
Dumbbell Concentration Curls - 5 sets - 8 reps
One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extensions - 5 sets - 8 reps
Reverse (Overhand) Grip Cable Push Downs - 5 sets - 15 reps
FOREARMS
Superset:
Barbell Wrist Curls - 5 sets - 10 reps
Barbell Reverse Curls - 5 sets - 10 reps
One-Arm Dummbell Wrist Curls - 5 sets - 10 reps
CALVES
Standing Calf Raises - 5 sets - 15,10,8,6,4, reps
Calf Raises on Leg-Press Machine - 5 sets - 10 reps
ABDOMINALS
Bent-Knee Situps - 150 reps
Leg Raises - 150 reps
Side Leg Raises - 100 reps each side
Hyperextensions - 3 sets - 10 reps
ltroisi
ltroisi
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2002/02/26, 07:00 AM
Gee Whiz........I would be dead if I did all that. Remember he also ate like a horse and sleep alot, took naps and I bet split this work out up into morn and evening. Sleeping in between! Also this was his goalwork out on paper...did he acheive it daily do you think ???

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Leslie
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/02/26, 10:45 AM
I'm with Leslie on this one...what a workout! He must've spent his whole day at the gym. Most of us can't afford to to that...

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**_Robert_**
feelnfit
feelnfit
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Joined: 2002/02/03
United States
2002/02/28, 01:56 PM
he split his workout into mornings and afternoons and with roids you can achieve this.
HUNKGOLDEN1
HUNKGOLDEN1
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United States
2002/03/25, 12:33 PM
Their is now way on earth that someone can recover that fast from such intense workout..I am usaully sore for two or three days after a workout.. Sometimes even longer, this define's that steriods does wonders.. But of course steriods were llegal back in the days.. Plus the guy got paid to workout and had the best workout partners in the world..Not including that he slept 9-10hours a day..
Working out for this guy was like breathing air to use, but we sure can learn a lot from him..


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fireloard
fireloard
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2002/04/08, 04:18 PM
omg.. 150 hanging leg raises.. my hands hurt from holding me up after about 10 (bad fitness gloves? I tried it w/o gloves.. still hurts).. and even then my lower abs hurt so much its hard to pause at the top of the leg raise.. 150 is craaaaaazy....
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/04/08, 04:21 PM
That's why he's Arnold Schwarzenneger and not Tom Arnold!

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**_Robert_**