Arnold Schwarzenegger

Pump it up now! Franco and I met on a bodybuilding powerlifting stage in Stuttgart Germany, on Oct 31st 1965, 51 years ago today. Read more

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

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

If you’re like most people, you’re probably waiting for it. You’ve probably joined a gym sometime in the past 5 years. You’ve bought the fitness magazines. You threw out all the junk food last January. But you’re stuck. You can’t get moving. Read more

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

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 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

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

You’ve probably noticed that fitness experts throw around all of the different forms of the word “intensity” quite a bit. I wanted to get to the bottom of just what they really mean. Read more

Check out this ESPN documentary from acclaimed directors Michael and Jeff Zimbalist (The Two Escobars) for the 30 for 30 documentary series. Read more

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

I want to talk about how you can use shock to your advantage in your fitness journey. Muscles weren’t designed to be bored. They hate monotony. You have muscles all over your body, just asking for a little excitement. Read more

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