In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 5: Arm Training The Training Methods, Tips, Techniques and Workouts of Golden Era Champions for Massive Bis and Tris This is the 5th part of my series on the training secrets and methodologies of the golden era legends, the bodybuilding champions of (primarily) the ‘70s and ‘80s, though some of the champs that I’ve covered started in the ‘60s and some finished their competitive careers in the ‘90s. Part 1 covered their overall training methods. Part 2 covered the methods I missed in part one along with shoulder training. Part 3 was all about building a massive but sculpted chest. And Part 4 was all about back training—building one that is massive, wide, detailed, thick, and muscular. Now, we have arrived at arm training. I have a good feeling that this will be the most well-read post in the series because, hey, who doesn’t want big, “swole” biceps and triceps? Most guys when th...
In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 4: Back Training Secrets of the Golden Era for a Wide, Thick, Massive, and Muscular Back We have reached the 4th part of my series on the training secrets of the golden era bodybuilders, the legends that pumped iron back in the 1970s and ‘80s. Part 1 was an overview of golden era training, their methods, techniques, and secrets. Part 2 covered some of the methods I missed in the 1st part, along with their techniques and exercises that they used to build wide, boulder-like deltoids. Part 3 was all about chest training. I advise you to read those articles, particularly the 1st two, before reading this one, as they discuss some of the methods that are helpful in understanding why the golden era icons trained their backs the way that they did. With that out of the way, let’s get right into back training… I love training back. It’s easily my best bodypart an...