In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 3: Chest Training Old-School Training Secrets of the Golden Era for a Large, Sculpted, and Symmetrical Chest This is the 3rd part of my on-going series on the training methods of the “golden era” legends from (mainly) the ‘70s as well as the ‘80s. If you haven’t done so, I would suggest reading the first two parts before this one just so you will comprehend some of the information that has already been discussed to give you a better understanding of what follows. Golden era bodybuilders, for the most part, used high-volume workouts to build not just their chests but all of their muscle groups. For their chests, in particular, they were fond of a combination of compound movements for heavy weights and (relatively) low reps coupled with isolation exercises for higher reps. In the ‘70s, many of the old-school legends were fond of barbell movements combined with cable exercises...
Arnold doing behind-the-neck presses, a Golden Era favorite Golden Era Training Secrets for Old-School Shoulder Size, Strength, and Symmetry This is the 2nd part of what will be an on-going series dedicated to the training of old-school bodybuilders, particularly those of the “golden age” of bodybuilding, the ‘70s and ‘80s, though it will also pull upon the “silver era,” as well, if I think some of the training methods used by those bodybuilders is needed for our discussion. You don’t have to, but I would recommend reading Part One first, just so you will have an “overview” of the training methods that the golden era bodybuilders used. Initially, I didn’t think about turning this into a series. After I was about halfway through my previous essay, however, I realized that I had enough ideas rattling around in the ol’ bodybuilding brain that I could easily turn it into a series. I also realized that a multi-pa...