Creatine Isn’t Just for Building Muscle
You usually don’t hear about creatine beyond gains but new research shows creatine isn’t just a muscle-building supplement. Read more
Deloading is a Waste of Your Time
A deload is a purposeful reduction in training volume & intensity for the purposes of recovery, injury prevention, and improved performance. By and large, I think the traditional week-long deload is a monumental waste of time. Read more
5 Training FAQ’s Answered Correctly
Ask a dozen different trainers a simple fitness question and you’re liable to get a dozen different answers. The aim of this article is to give you the simplest, most specific advice to a variety of questions people who lift weights ask all the time. Read more
Watch This and You’ll Never Look at a Marathon the Same
If you've ever run a marathon, if you've ever thought about running a marathon, or if you know someone who might think about running a marathon, this is required viewing. Read more
September 8th Climate Symposium-Global Climate Negotiations: Lessons From California
Gov. Schwarzenegger opened the symposium and set the tone for a lively and rich discussion with the statement “California has never waited, never hesitated and never taken no for an answer.” Read more
Governor Brown, Former Governor Schwarzenegger to Unveil Official Portrait
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the unveiling of the official Schwarzenegger gubernatorial portrait in Sacramento next month. Read more
USC Schwarzenegger Institute to Host Climate Change Symposium
Governor Schwarzenegger today announced that the USC Schwarzenegger Institute will host a symposium with the Air Resources Board and the R20 in Sacramento. Read more
How to Use MEGA Training for Superhero Strength & Muscle Gains
Building muscle has been grossly over-complicated in the fitness industry for the last two decades. This is where MEGA Training comes in, or Minimum Effort Growth Acceleration Training. Read more
3 Size Training Tools That Get the Short End of the Stick
The notion of “good form” and scientifically applicable methods in training has made form sticklers everywhere, but when it comes to size training, big guys don’t always stick to the textbook. Read more
The Science of Advanced Bodybuilding Exercise Prescription
Five years ago as I first watched Arnold training, I couldn’t help but let my mind wander – why was he using this rep range, why was he using momentum on his barbell curls, what is the purpose of his training program being laid out the way that it is? Read more
The Most Brutal 30 Minute Arm Specific Density Workout You’ve EVER SEEN
These are 10 minute density sets with the goal to get as many sets as possible in the 10 minute window. Read more
Seven Things You’re Forgetting with Your Back Squat
Squats are lifting loyalty for curing chicken leg syndrome’ and building high-performance muscle mass. Yep, the squat reigns king among bang-for-your buck exercises. Read more
4 Strategies for a Bigger Bench
You want a bigger bench, I want a bigger a bench, everybody wants a bigger bench. The only people that exercise but don’t want a bigger bench are those that aren’t good at it and they have convinced themselves the lift doesn't really matter. Read more
Mastering the Pull Up
If you're anything like I was as a child, overly competitive and highly energetic, you probably remember the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. It was the one time of the year to lay your stakes as the most athletic kid in the class. Read more
World’s Greatest Warm-Up
How we prepare for a workout is vital. It’s the pre-battle ceremony…the ritual of warm-up….the commencement of ass-kick. Read more
Common Creatine Questions and Answers
Creatine is one of the most popular muscle building supplements out there, but there are a lot of questions about it. We went ahead and asked the team at Examine.com to answer the most common questions about creatine: Read more
My 7 Favorite Forms of “Cardio”
I hate cardio. The thought of sitting on some silly machine like a hamster going round and round for thirty minutes straight could almost make me physical ill. So I avoid it. Read more
Auto-Regulation Training
Every single strength training system in the world that has demonstrated repeated success at the highest levels has incorporated auto-regulation. Every one. Read more
Schwarzenegger’s Statement on President’s Plan to Use Clean Air Act to Cut Carbon Pollution
Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy’s announcement that the EPA will use the Clean Air Act to carry out President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. Read more
Live Long, Lift Long
We all want to train for a long time, so why not start planning for the future now? Just a few simple modifications to your current training will undoubtedly have a huge impact on your entire body years down the line. Read more
Build Your Base
Getting results isn’t easy. Yo-yo programming without sound principles leads to frustration, stress, and giving up altogether, but put a premium on strength development and you’ll see the results. Read more
Choose Strength
I’m a big believer in the adage “success leaves clues,” and I’m very interested in looking at commonalities between people that are successful in various endeavors. Read more
Concurrent Training
Cardio robs you of your gains, right? That’s what everyone seems to believe. However, I think that cardio-phobia is unwarranted. Let me explain how you can use aerobic training to get bigger, stronger, and leaner at the same time. Read more
Sabotage Hits Theaters This FRIDAY!
Buy your tickets now and check out this new behind the scenes clip, "Reinventing Arnold." Read more
Why Being a Meathead Makes you Smarter (And Keeps You Smarter for Longer)
Everyone gets old. As people age, their risk for several health problems goes up and one of these, often treated as inevitable, is cognitive decline. But exercise can help with that too. Read more
Win a Sabotage Movie Poster Autographed By Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Enter to win one of 10 Sabotage movie posters autographed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read more
High-Protein Diets and Cancer?
This story has captured the attention of everyone recently, so we asked the guys at Examine.com (they wrote the Protein Bible on this site) what they thought. Read more
2014 Arnold Sports Festival Report
The 2014 Arnold Sports Festival weekend came to a dramatic climax with the joyous howls of a Wolf; Arnold Classic men's bodybuilding winner Dennis Wolf. Read more
5 Plateau Busting Finishers
Getting in great shape typically requires some form of cardiovascular training, but it doesn’t have to be spent slugging away on a rickety treadmill. Read more
Incline Arnold Press for a BIG Bench
Almost by accident I found an amazing tweak and twist on the Arnold Press, and it gave me an impressive exercise to help build a bigger bench press. Read more