Seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t competed on a stage since 1980, but the Arnold Classic namesake remains as relevant to the sport as he ever has. That’s because he’s stayed connected to fitness, even while it was a big box office draw and Governor of California.
That passion for working out was recently on display when Schwarzenegger shared workout clips and a training advice from his days as Mr. Olympia. In the post, he spoke about the importance of using a full range of motion by doing movements like the dumbbell front raise and lateral raise.
“When I tell people to go through the full range of motion on each exercise and don’t kid yourself, this is what I mean,” she wrote in the post’s caption. Most trainers and trainers suggest lifting the weights to shoulder height in these movements. Schwarzenegger raises the dumbbells above his head on front raises, and goes high above his shoulders on lateral raises as well.
It’s hard to argue with his results. Known for his tremendous chest and arm development, Schwarzenegger focused on improving your deltoid development by creating a seated rotating dumbbell press that is known as an Arnold Press. This turned out to be a way to target all three heads of the shoulders, and it helped him improve width and girth across the top of his upper body.
If you want to see how well his tips might work for you, then you might want to try this dumbbell shoulder workout and imagine growing your deltoids to the size of rocks just like Schwarzenegger did when he was the number one bodybuilder on the planet.
- arnold press – 3 series of 10-12 repetitions
- Alternating Dumbbell Front Raise – 3 series of 10-12 repetitions each
- Seated Side Raise – 3 series of 12 repetitions
* Rest 45 to 60 seconds between sets.
Schwarzenegger also referred to a project he’s working on as “the next step in his fitness crusade.” You can follow him on Instagram @schwarzenegger for more information.
