Arnold Schwarzenegger

I have been an advocate for after-school programs for over 25 years and I am thrilled to welcome leaders from education, after-school, government, business, and nonprofit organizations who share my passion for protecting America’s greatest resource - our kids - to a National After-School Summit. Read more

I was proud to speak at the concluding lunch of the Munich Security Conference about why we must embrace a clean energy future for global security. Read more

How much do you deadlift? Regardless of whether it’s 400 or 700-pounds the answer that burns in the heart of every lifter is, “not enough.” Read more

A new study from The Bandana Training Journal of Derision and Bro-Science confirming that 107% of Americans will resolve to lose at least 5 lbs this New Years. I’m not a mathematician, obviously, but I’m pretty sure that’s more than all of America. Read more

Here's the Terminator Genisys trailer. I'm back. Read more

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You usually don’t hear about creatine beyond gains but new research shows creatine isn’t just a muscle-building supplement. Read more

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

These are 10 minute density sets with the goal to get as many sets as possible in the 10 minute window. Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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