Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Agreement with Prime Minister of Algeria to Establish R20 Office in Oran
Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal to sign a three year agreement establishing an R20 office that will advise Algerian states on solar energy projects and other sustainable technologies. Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger Delivers Covenant of Mayors Ceremony Keynote Speech
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the keynote speech at the 4th Annual Covenant of Mayors Ceremony. Nearly 1,500 European Mayors attended the event, which kicked off EU Sustainable Energy Week. Read more
A Badass’s Guide to Nutritional Domination
It’s no longer easy to know how to eat. Exotic fruits? Juice cleanse? Wild meats? Local vegetables? Food is medicine. It can kill. It can cure. It’s THAT powerful. Read more
8 Common Exercises That Aren’t Worth Your Time
With an abundance of misleading information saturating the fitness industry, I’ve outlined 8 common exercises that aren’t worth your time and included an appropriate alternative for each exercise. Read more
Keynote Speech at the USC Global Conference, Seoul, Korea
Arnold Schwarzenegger was the keynote speaker at the USC Global Conference "Global Challenges For Humanity," in Seoul, South Korea on May 24, 2013. Read more
Half-Kneeling - One of Core Training’s Best Kept Secrets
The half-kneeling posture and the exercise progressions that come out of it can be some of the most beneficial when it comes to addressing workout posture. Read more
Fitocracy Arnold’s 1% Challenge Month 1 Winner
Andrey Chevozerov wants to be a powerlifter one day. But between a family that includes a beautiful wife and a young boy and a busy job as a team leader at an IT company in Russia, he simply doesn’t have enough time to train. Read more
The Rotator Cuff: Unlocking the Shoulder
A buff muscle isn't always a useful muscle. This is the kind of insight that set Arnold Schwarzenegger above his competition. He spent time working on fine motor skills and mobility training that allowed him to move like an athlete instead of waddling around like a brick with legs. Read more
Getting More out of Foam Rolling: Breaking down the 3 S’s
Training your body to recognize where it's been storing tension, especially in places that you might not have been aware of, is one of the first steps to productive, intelligent change. Read more
Intro to Foam Rolling, Lower Back Pain, & the Quads
Every athlete knows sore muscles and sometimes the bitter pain of injury. Before the workout that you love leaves you feeling more like cripple, it's time to prehab yourself from injury. Read more
The MetCon Workouts
Badass MetCon workouts from Mr. Badass himself, Bandana Training. You're going to want to check this out to help get you shredded for summer. Read more
The New Age of Fitness
When I began my career, if you asked someone where the nearest gym was, they would most likely look at you like you were a serial killer. We’ve come a long way. Read more
MetCon: The Greatest Weight-loss Exercise in the History of Gravity
Smart MetCon is- injury-free kick-ass training with a hell-bent emphasis on technique AND intensity and a progressive emphasis on volume. Now that’s a recipe for badassdome. Read more
Hacking the Deep Squat
I’m going to share some of the hacks for how you too can work on getting a massively deep squat with minimal to no effort. Read more
Sparing the Shoulders
Do you prepare your shoulders for upper body training sessions? There are four main things that deserve our attention when it comes to warming up our shoulders effectively. Read more
Motivation
In early 2010, while I was serving as a Platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne my platoon was ambushed by the Taliban and I lost my leg in combat. I endured 47 surgeries and needed 52 blood transfusions. I fought then, and I continue to fight every day of my life. Read more
Arnold Sports Festival 2013: 25 Years Later
The 2013 Arnold Sports Festival was held in Columbus, Ohio last weekend, and this year was special. 2013 celebrated the 25th anniversary of this mecca of fitness. Read more
A Classic to Remember
A decade ago, I somehow got a job selling programs at the Arnold Sports Festival. It had one particular perk that I couldn’t pass up – free tickets to the Arnold Classic. This was my Graceland, my Disney World and I wanted to be a part of it in the worst way. Read more
Creatine: How Much Should You Be Taking?
Creatine is the most scientifically significant supplement of the past thirty years. It’s obviously known for making athletes bigger and stronger, but that’s not all it has to offer. Read more
Ask the Experts: what have you learned from Arnold?
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Arnold Classic tonight, we asked the schwarzenegger.com Board of Advisors, all fitness industry leaders themselves, what lessons they have learned from Arnold. Read more
Golden Results
When you think about the golden age of bodybuilding, there was always something special about it. The mystique, the enthusiasm, the motivation from a group of guys who took the sport to new heights... Read more
5 Tips for Bigger Biceps
Here’s your step-by-step guide through 5 battle-tested biceps workout tips and training strategies we've used with athletes and bodybuilders to help them pump up their arms and build bigger biceps. Read more
How To Gain More Muscle Without Even Thinking About It
Focusing on how what you’re doing feels can be a good thing, unless you’re trying to gain muscle. Learn why an external focus is superior. Read more
The Best Deadlift Coaching Cues That Work
I compiled this list of the best coaching cues that will help you build a bigger deadlift and stay injury free. These are the tips I’ve learned throughout my career through experience and learning from some of the best coaches in the world. Read more
Deadlift 101
Even though the squat is considered ‘the king of all exercises’, you could easily argue that the deadlift could share top billing. Read more
How to build strength, muscle, and mental toughness – without ever leaving the squat rack
Having a hard time gaining muscle? To get over a plateau and start gaining muscle fast, you sometimes have to stop following traditional bodybuilding methods and get creative with your workouts. Read more
The 2013 Transformation Contest
Sign up for the Renegade Inner Circle and over the next 12 weeks we’ll be giving you the workouts and diet advice you need to completely change your body. A portion of all the regularly priced monthly membership fee goes towards The After School All Stars, a program Arnold started to spread sports and fitness. Read more
Exercise Hacking – How You Can Lift 10-20% More in Your Workout Today
how many of you have studied the art of weightlifting? I’m not asking if you read a bunch of blogs posts and books. I’m asking if you have studied weightlifting the same way that you study for a high school English class. Read more
Hacking the New Exercise Learning Curve
One walk through a commercial gym and you see all sorts of whacky stuff. There are balls, hammers, tires, machines that ellipse, and machines that move the ground. I believe there are 4 base movements that everything else in the gym builds upon by association. Read more