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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...

The Upper Arm Training of "The Myth" Sergio Oliva's massive upper arm development Sergio Oliva is, I believe, the greatest outright bodybuilder of all time. Here at Integral Strength, he gets the distinction of being the only bodybuilder (I think, at least😏) that I've featured now for a second time in a "Classic Bodybuilding" piece. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Oliva—for most, he really needs no introduction, but I would still recommend that you read this—then check out my previous post/essay on his mass-gaining methods entitled, "The Legendary Mass-Building Method and Workouts of 'The Myth' - and the Story Behind Them." And there's no reason to rehash the same stuff I wrote there, but, just for an introduction to this article, here is what I wrote on "The Myth": Early Career Sergio was born and raised in Cuba, and he got his start in Olympic weightlifting where he totaled almost 1,000 pounds in the Middle Hea...