Old School Arnold Workouts .. Good or Bad?

[ah2006]

I know now-a-days everyone seems to be preaching to not overtrain their bodies. 9-12 sets for small bodyparts, 12-16 for large bodyparts, and i've been doing such a thing for quite some time. I have a copy of the encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding by arnold. a while back i tried out his beginner and advanced routines for getting big. most of you are probably familiar with it, but for those who are not, its generally as follows: mon is chest/back in the a.m., legs in the evening, tuesday is shoulders/arms and then u repeat the process, working each bodypart 3 times a week. When i used to do that routine, i modified it to be a 3 day split, with chest/back mondays, legs tuesdays, shoulders/arms wednesdays and repeat. although it went against modern techniques, i seemed to respond better to this way that i do to the ways of today. has anyone else tried out these workouts, and if so ... what were the results??

[fitguy]

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[Hypertrophy]

Never did the "Arnold Workout," but I always respond better and have better gains when I group my bodyparts together as comparted to one bodypart per day. I would not do Chest/Back in the AM then Legs in the evening, that's not practical. . .

[perfectbeast2001]

The bottom line is it doesn't matter whether it worked for anyone else. It worked for Arnold and you have stated it works for you too. Who cares what is in fashion, it's what works that counts.

[ah2006]

yea like i said before i separated the chest/back and legs into two separate days, having legs worked out on their own day. i know that it doesnt matter what worked for other people, cuz it did work for me, i was just wondering if anyone else had tried it out and what their results were, just out of curiosity. im going to start up that beginner workout again, to pack on some good muscle, with the power training techniques thrown in there. should be fun .. its a longer than usual workout, but the intensity is crazy and you definitly feel beat down after the workouts. ill keep people updated. im also going to start keeping a log of my weights/reps/sets to make matters better.

train smart, eat right.

[DecimaMAS]

I'm not much of an expert in these matters, just a newbie actually, but I've found that every suggested workout is what works for one person.

Any and every workout suggested by a former Mr. Olympia works to some degree, with modification for your own body. i.e.: some people have serious problems bulking and keeping gains, some have great chest but can't gain on calves, etc.

Take what you can from their proven method and mutate it to your own design from others' suggestions: it's what we're here for! :-)

[Kale]

The bottom line is it doesn't matter whether it worked for anyone else. It worked for Arnold and you have stated it works for you too. Who cares what is in fashion, it's what works that counts.

BINGO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ah2006]

started the workout last night. it was shoulders/arms to do. clean and presses, side laterals, heavy upright rows (kind of like a cheat row, you use your feet and momentum to get the weight up), push presses (momentum again), barbell curls, dumbbell curls, close grip bench and standin tricep extensions. only did 8 total sets for bi's, and my bi's are more sore today then they usually are after a 10-12 set workout for them. traps are also beat from the cleans and rows. good things i hope!! keep ya updated wen i can. go back monday for chest/back.

[l2elapse]

what does the workout routine look like, sets, reps and etc

[ah2006]

in the beginners workout, it doesnt say how many sets, reps. but in the advanced portion of the book, its breaks it down to sets of 3-4 (4 being for bench presses, barbell curls, etc) and reps ranging from 12-6. when it comes to the power training movements, it states to rep out as low as 4 .. usually 8 6 4.