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Matt Kollat

7 things I learned from Arnold Schwarzenegger's bodybuilding bible that everyone can apply to their workouts

NEW YORK - 1969: Austrian Bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger (billed as Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe') in a scene from the Trimark Pictures movie 'Hercules In New York' in 1969 in New York city, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

My fascination with Arnold Schwarzenegger started as a teenager in the mid-90s. My dad had a copy of the Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, and my brothers and I loved flicking through the pages to read about the fitness icon's tips on sculpting a body like his.

Of course, I never really had the same determination as the Austrian Oak, so I never got to have ginormous pecs or the colossal arms he had. Nevertheless, reading his bodybuilding bible became somewhat of a hobby for me over time, and at some point, I could even quote sections from it.

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