Intensity vs. Inanity
Bottom line: This stuff is hard. It's supposed to be hard. If getting a great body was easy, every woman would look Jessica Biel, and every guy would have a body like Kellan Lutz. Read more
Train Muscles NOT Movements!
If your primary training goal is to GET BIGGER muscles (i.e. increase hypertrophy), we’ve found it’s best to focus on training MUSCLES, not movements because your goal is about muscles: bigger shoulders & chest, wider lats, harder butt, etc. Read more
Ladies and Lifting: How Serious Strength Can Build a Sexy Physique
Strong is in style; there is certainly no doubt about that. Women around the world are beginning to get in touch with their inner beasts, proudly purporting their desire to lift heavy stuff. Read more
Carb Back-Loading Step 1: Breakfast
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It will make you a healthy, happy, ripped, jacked, lean, energetic sex and training machine. But I tell them to stop eating breakfast and you shouldn’t be eating it, either. Read more
What’s Old is New Again: Redefining the Quality of Life
To regain that youthful feeling of hope, many would give everything. The secret is something that Arnold has known all along – committing yourself to a life of fitness. Read more
Congratulations, Todd
THE LAST STAND - Official Trailer
Arnold makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in Korean director Kim Jee-woon's hard-hitting US directorial debut, THE LAST STAND. Read more
First Look: THE LAST STAND Movie Poster
Are you ready for The Last Stand? Here's the first poster. Take a photo of yourself with this poster if you see it in theaters and tweet and facebook the photos to me! Read more
The Most Powerful Training Tool
If you are having a difficult time finding motivation to train, then you must focus your time and attention on doing the things you LOVE. Read more
Pick up Heavy Stuff
In the early days of strength training there were no squat stands or bench presses. The deadlift was the premier exercise for building size and strength, as it should be. Read more
Adding Mayhem to the Method: A 1% Workout for Your Carb Back-loading Experiment
Here is a 15-minute workout that will maximize the results of your carb back-loading experiment. Read more
Just 1 Percent
Start with 1%. Pledge to spend 15 minutes each day on your health. As you progress, the time you devote to fitness will undoubtedly go up, but I’m asking you for only 1% now. Read more
THE LAST STAND Exclusive First Look Image
See an exclusive first look image for the THE LAST STAND. Pictured is Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) and Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Read more
New Institute for State and Global Policy
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
University of Southern California President C. L. Max Nikias and Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California, announced the establishment of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, which will be housed in the USC Price School of Public Policy. Read more
Carb Back-Loading: What’s Old Is New
When you first wake up every morning, your body is primed to burn fat. The worst thing you could do at this time is to have a classic American breakfast, including foods like juice, toast, or cereal. Read more
Four Must-Try Mobility Drills
Here are four mobility drills to get you started, but the important thing that I want to bring to light is that only four drills can go a very long way in improving the way you move. Read more
Sunrise Powerlink Completed to Deliver Clean Energy
It was a great honor to be with Governor Brown, SDG&E, and everyone else yesterday to celebrated the completion of the Sunrise Powerlink. We have known for a long time that the Imperial Valley is a gold mine for wind and solar energy. Read more
Old School Muscle
Here are six forgotten bodybuilder techniques that will transform your body. Add these to your fitness plan—including a favorite technique from Arnold—and the only thing that will be old is the body you used to have. Read more
Top 6 Best Squat Tips
I thought it would be perfect for this week’s theme of the dreaded ‘chicken leg syndrome’. Squats aren’t called the ‘king of all exercises’ for nothing. Read more
Receiving the Comic-Con Inkpot Award
I was excited to receive this fantastic award from Comic-Con. Thank you to all the fans that made this happen. I'm happy to be back. Read more
15 Minutes to Eradicate Chicken Legs
With only 15 minutes of time, it’s difficult to imagine that one could get a great leg workout. What about one that can increase strength, speed, power, and muscle size? Impossible? Not remotely. Read more
Receiving the Comic-Con Ink Pot Award
Talking Sustainable Energy with UN Industrial Development Organization Director-General Yumkella
It was great to spend some time with United Nations Industrial Development Organization Director-General Kandeh Yumkella talking about sustainable energy. Read more
Chicken Legs and the Big Picture
People love to do their bench press sets. They love to do their curls. I’ve heard them talk about their hot tub muscles, or say things like “Sun’s out, guns out!” But if you are leaving half of your body unworked, you can never consider yourself truly fit. Read more
Bodyweight 1% Workout
Your Body is All You Need: The World’s Oldest Training Method (and a 1% Workout)
Here's a 15-Minute workout that you can do with just your body weight anywhere. A workout that will get you started on the path one step further. In short, a 1% Workout. Read more
Happy 94th Birthday to Nelson Mandela
Happy 94th birthday to Nelson Mandela. You’re my hero, and your selflessness, your vision, and your courage are an inspiration to everyone. Read more
Do It Because It Works: Why Everything Old is New Again
One of the interesting things about the fitness industry is that, like fashion, trends come and go, only to resurface years later. Now the pendulum has begun to swing back, and what is old will be new again. Read more