{"id":9590,"date":"2015-03-21T17:38:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T17:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosstraining.com\/blog\/?p=9590"},"modified":"2015-03-24T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T11:23:47","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-bodyweight-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosstraining.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/arnold-schwarzenegger-bodyweight-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bodyweight Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recent entries, I have discussed bodyweight exercise for larger athletes. As stated previously, a heavier body will make certain exercises more difficult, but there’s no such thing as becoming too strong or muscular for calisthenics. Regardless of your size, bodyweight exercise can prove useful for strength and body composition. Don’t just take my word for it though. Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of many strength athletes who regularly performed calisthenics along with his weight training. He was known to perform a variety of pushups, pull-ups, dips, and more. <\/p>\n

Wisdom From Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/h2>\n

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In the video below, Arnold speaks about several facets of training. If you scroll to the 5:45 mark however, you will hear him share a few thoughts regarding bodyweight exercise. He was clearly a big believer in many bodyweight based movements.<\/p>\n

As stated by the man himself,<\/p>\n

“All exercises that you do with your own bodyweight are great…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arnold is also quick to point out that lighter athletes may have advantages with bodyweight exercise but that’s no reason to dismiss those movements for larger athletes. He shares his own experience training with the legendary Franco Columbu. Columbu, a beast himself, was lighter than Arnold but that didn’t stop the two from training the same exercises together. It wasn’t about who did more, but rather each man pushing himself to the max to become better versions of themselves.<\/p>\n