Arnold Schwarzenegger

Yeah. Well, it's fascinating, but I try to work on it all the time because I figured it out on my own. I said, look, this is like really weird because I was doing weightlifting competitions all the time as a kid because I joined a weightlifting club in Graz. So there was no bodybuilding club. So we had to weightlift.

Yeah. Well, it's fascinating, but I try to work on it all the time because I figured it out on my own. I said, look, this is like really weird because I was doing weightlifting competitions all the time as a kid because I joined a weightlifting club in Graz. So there was no bodybuilding club. So we had to weightlift.

And then after we went through the weightlifting routine and the weightlifting training, then we could go and do chin-ups or do some incline presses or do some lateral raises or biceps curls and stuff like that. But first we had to do the weightlifting. So we were competing pretty much every second weekend, going from one town to another, kind of competing against the town weightlifting club.

And then after we went through the weightlifting routine and the weightlifting training, then we could go and do chin-ups or do some incline presses or do some lateral raises or biceps curls and stuff like that. But first we had to do the weightlifting. So we were competing pretty much every second weekend, going from one town to another, kind of competing against the town weightlifting club.

And then after we went through the weightlifting routine and the weightlifting training, then we could go and do chin-ups or do some incline presses or do some lateral raises or biceps curls and stuff like that. But first we had to do the weightlifting. So we were competing pretty much every second weekend, going from one town to another, kind of competing against the town weightlifting club.

And so you kind of... Eventually figured out, you know, that why is it that you get to the weight and you say, oh, I'm going to do that. This is going to be great. And you pound it out. You clean it up. And you have it in your chest. And then, boom, you pound it out. And it's a winner. And then you put on five more pounds on it. And all of a sudden it doesn't work. That's what happened.

And so you kind of... Eventually figured out, you know, that why is it that you get to the weight and you say, oh, I'm going to do that. This is going to be great. And you pound it out. You clean it up. And you have it in your chest. And then, boom, you pound it out. And it's a winner. And then you put on five more pounds on it. And all of a sudden it doesn't work. That's what happened.

And so you kind of... Eventually figured out, you know, that why is it that you get to the weight and you say, oh, I'm going to do that. This is going to be great. And you pound it out. You clean it up. And you have it in your chest. And then, boom, you pound it out. And it's a winner. And then you put on five more pounds on it. And all of a sudden it doesn't work. That's what happened.

Then you realize, wait a minute. Okay. I went down to the bar. And I... That second as I grabbed the bar, I was wondering, can I do it or not? And that's what fucked me. So I realized that the mind was the thing, not the body. The mind just says, maybe not. And I said, what the hell is that? Okay, how do I now get the mind ready for that? So this is how you then work on it and yourself.

Then you realize, wait a minute. Okay. I went down to the bar. And I... That second as I grabbed the bar, I was wondering, can I do it or not? And that's what fucked me. So I realized that the mind was the thing, not the body. The mind just says, maybe not. And I said, what the hell is that? Okay, how do I now get the mind ready for that? So this is how you then work on it and yourself.

Then you realize, wait a minute. Okay. I went down to the bar. And I... That second as I grabbed the bar, I was wondering, can I do it or not? And that's what fucked me. So I realized that the mind was the thing, not the body. The mind just says, maybe not. And I said, what the hell is that? Okay, how do I now get the mind ready for that? So this is how you then work on it and yourself.

And everyone operates differently, but I mean, that's what I did. I realized that the mind is so important to really lift the ultimate weight and also important to motivate you to get to the gym and also important to stay in there for more than two hours like we were competing in bodybuilding and then weightlifting and then powerlifting. So we had to train more than two hours.

And everyone operates differently, but I mean, that's what I did. I realized that the mind is so important to really lift the ultimate weight and also important to motivate you to get to the gym and also important to stay in there for more than two hours like we were competing in bodybuilding and then weightlifting and then powerlifting. So we had to train more than two hours.

And everyone operates differently, but I mean, that's what I did. I realized that the mind is so important to really lift the ultimate weight and also important to motivate you to get to the gym and also important to stay in there for more than two hours like we were competing in bodybuilding and then weightlifting and then powerlifting. So we had to train more than two hours.

So I mean, how do you make yourself do that? And that's when you then come up with all the various different principles that you need in order to carry you through.

So I mean, how do you make yourself do that? And that's when you then come up with all the various different principles that you need in order to carry you through.

So I mean, how do you make yourself do that? And that's when you then come up with all the various different principles that you need in order to carry you through.

Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...

Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...

Well, again, I think that when you compete, there is a competition, a psychological kind of a little warfare going on. Sure. You know, and we have seen that very well, I think, in the 60s with Muhammad Ali in boxing. Right. You know, that boxing was not just boxing. You know, I think that Ali taught us all...