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Title: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: BIG ACH on May 03, 2013, 09:19:00 AM


Fucking hell... here is the link: 
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: wild willie on May 03, 2013, 09:22:52 AM


Fucking hell... here is the link: 

Arnie is numero uno!!!
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 03, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
That's one of the ugliest "gyms" I've seen
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Donny on May 03, 2013, 09:50:14 AM
That's one of the ugliest "gyms" I've seen
looks a bit too posh for me man... ;D still machines look intresting what are they?
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: SF1900 on May 03, 2013, 09:53:40 AM
Every getbigger just creamed their pants after watching this.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 03, 2013, 10:00:03 AM
looks a bit too posh for me man... ;D still machines look intresting what are they?

That's one of the latest lines of Technogym, pretty decent stuff, but you can't compare it with a brand like Hammerstrength.
TG is one of the most popular brands in Europe.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Donny on May 03, 2013, 10:02:27 AM
That's one of the latest lines of Technogym, pretty decent stuff, but you can't compare it with a brand like Hammerstrength.
TG is one of the most popular brands in Europe.
Hammerstrength i like.. never seen these machines here. Still.. there are so many companies around. last Gym i worked in had Hammerstrength really solid and a great feel...
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: ob205 on May 03, 2013, 10:08:24 AM
Mentzer is yelling from Valhalla, "He's still OVERTRAINING!"
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: jwb on May 03, 2013, 10:09:52 AM
Arnold has been doing a machine circuit for over twenty years.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 03, 2013, 10:13:53 AM
Hammerstrength i like.. never seen these machines here. Still.. there are so many companies around. last Gym i worked in had Hammerstrength really solid and a great feel...

The sad thing is that my gym owner doesn't even lift (he's more into martial arts). As a result, one of his gyms is loaded with crap (Sportsart & Hoist). Fortunately, his other location has a 20 year old TG line and better benches as well. Too bad this location is a bit more far away.
HS is the shit. I will prob visit a place soon, where they have a full line, can't wait! So far, I had only the chance to try their chest press.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 03, 2013, 10:15:21 AM
Hammerstrength i like.. never seen these machines here. Still.. there are so many companies around. last Gym i worked in had Hammerstrength really solid and a great feel...
Hammer Strength are great machines all plate loaded no weak ass cables involved. I got them second to Nautilus, Arthur Jones approved.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: oldtimer1 on May 03, 2013, 10:21:25 AM
The machines Arthur Jones made were great. His MedX and earlier Nautilus were really good machines. His son Gary Jones made some good plate loading machines with Hammer Strength.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 03, 2013, 10:23:16 AM
The machines Arthur Jones made were great. His MedX and earlier Nautilus were really good machines. His son Gary Jones made some good plate loading machines with Hammer Strength.
Exactly. The pullover machine was one of Arthur's best.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: SF1900 on May 03, 2013, 10:25:19 AM
That's one of the latest lines of Technogym, pretty decent stuff, but you can't compare it with a brand like Hammerstrength.
TG is one of the most popular brands in Europe.


Plate loaded machines look interesting

(http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00QSHazKDJhTby/Plate-Loaded-Technogym-Fitness-Equipment-Wide-Chest-Press-EBA-05-.jpg)

(http://image.made-in-china.com/6f3j00nvjEUeSBnarc/Plate-Loaded-Fitness-Equipment-Low-Row-Sw05-.jpg)

(http://www.drdarden.com/forum_images/c99f6-541_incline_press_big.jpg)

(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4058/4585986223_96457d3891_z.jpg)

(http://img.en.china.cn/0/0,0,195,83344,704,770,12d55c88.jpg[img])[/img]

(http://www.technogym.com/media/immagini/1564_546_row_big.jpg)
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Tito24 on May 03, 2013, 10:30:16 AM
he looks small
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 03, 2013, 10:33:15 AM
Yeah, their plate loaded line isn't bad, though you can't compare it with HS. I've trained on all machines above, except the second one.
I remember the first time that I tried that rowing machine (last pic). My balls got almost crushed because of the poor padding  :-X ;D
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Donny on May 03, 2013, 10:34:14 AM
The machines Arthur Jones made were great. His MedX and earlier Nautilus were really good machines. His son Gary Jones made some good plate loading machines with Hammer Strength.
you guys are lucky too get all this over there...
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: dj181 on May 03, 2013, 11:19:24 AM
Mentzer is yelling from Valhalla, "He's still OVERTRAINING!"

lol
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Stark on May 06, 2013, 12:55:51 AM


Fucking hell... here is the link: 


Bud, do you see the https:// infront of the youtube link? just take the s out and the link works.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Figo on May 06, 2013, 02:31:22 AM
he looks small

In a few weeks he'll regain his 1974 shape
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Papper on May 06, 2013, 02:48:12 AM
That's one of the latest lines of Technogym, pretty decent stuff, but you can't compare it with a brand like Hammerstrength.
TG is one of the most popular brands in Europe.

I have Technogym in my latest gym. They feel good with the circular motion they have, but sometimes they feel imbalanced, like they're skewed making one arm work harder. wonder if they're broken or if I'm imbalanced. Leg kick feels strange for the kness. Shoulder press, lat pulldown and seated row are pretty good.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 03:33:25 AM
I have Technogym in my latest gym. They feel good with the circular motion they have, but sometimes they feel imbalanced, like they're skewed making one arm work harder. wonder if they're broken or if I'm imbalanced. Leg kick feels strange for the kness. Shoulder press, lat pulldown and seated row are pretty good.

Most of the times, the weight stack is on your right side. I understand the user-friendliness of this, but I recognize that imbalanced feeling with a serious load, esp when a machine becomes old. There's a good reason why plate loaded machines are popular, not only by their owners.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: affeman on May 06, 2013, 04:22:04 AM
Most of the times, the weight stack is on your right side. I understand the user-friendliness of this, but I recognize that imbalanced feeling with a serious load, esp when a machine becomes old. There's a good reason why plate loaded machines are popular, not only by their owners.

yes but you're wasting so much time and power searching the right plates and loading em on the machine set for set. It's easier putting the stick into the weight stack 8)
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 04:30:29 AM
yes but you're wasting so much time and power searching the right plates and loading em on the machine set for set. It's easier putting the stick into the weight stack 8)

My gym has a ton of Ivanko plates. The only problem is that 20 & 25 kg plates look almost identical (both are black). However, I prefer the robust feeling of a PL-machine over this inconvenience.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Red Hook on May 06, 2013, 04:32:22 AM
Arnold's hair dye job is always horrible.

Yeah, that gym looks too upscale and not very motivating.

Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Borracho on May 06, 2013, 04:59:39 AM
That's one of the ugliest "gyms" I've seen

They refered to it as a "fitness garden"  ;D
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Childish///AMG on May 06, 2013, 05:03:21 AM


Plate loaded machines look interesting

(http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00QSHazKDJhTby/Plate-Loaded-Technogym-Fitness-Equipment-Wide-Chest-Press-EBA-05-.jpg)

(http://image.made-in-china.com/6f3j00nvjEUeSBnarc/Plate-Loaded-Fitness-Equipment-Low-Row-Sw05-.jpg)

(http://www.drdarden.com/forum_images/c99f6-541_incline_press_big.jpg)

(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4058/4585986223_96457d3891_z.jpg)

(http://img.en.china.cn/0/0,0,195,83344,704,770,12d55c88.jpg[img])[/img]

(http://www.technogym.com/media/immagini/1564_546_row_big.jpg)

Wow, those "Look" interesting 8)
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Pet shop boys on May 06, 2013, 05:14:56 AM
And not a single free weight was seen that day.




WooooooSHHHHH
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: affeman on May 06, 2013, 05:30:54 AM
Arnold's hair dye job is always horrible.

Yeah, that gym looks too upscale and not very motivating.

That's the hotel gym from the "Stanglwirt", a high-class hotel/spa resort in Tyrol/Austria, the district I'm coming from. The Klitschko brothers are there every summer for several weeks and a lotta other celebrities. Roman Abramovich and Demi Moore are there every year as well.

http://www.stanglwirt.com/
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 05:52:50 AM
They refered to it as a "fitness garden"  ;D

Sounds even more gay than a 'health spa'
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 05:54:59 AM
Wow, those "Look" interesting 8)

But make sure you wear nut protectors on the last machine, thank me later
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: bradistani on May 06, 2013, 06:40:21 AM
legend..  8) he looked pretty good in 'the last stand'. didn't like that film much, tbh, but did think that arnold was vcery good in his role..
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: 240 is Back on May 06, 2013, 06:44:46 AM
I wish my gym played that kind of inspirational music the whole time
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Papper on May 06, 2013, 06:53:06 AM
Most of the times, the weight stack is on your right side. I understand the user-friendliness of this, but I recognize that imbalanced feeling with a serious load, esp when a machine becomes old. There's a good reason why plate loaded machines are popular, not only by their owners.

None of my gyms have plate loaded unfortunately. Doesn't seem to be a hit in Stockholm. Most gyms here have LifeFitness in my experience.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Natural_O on May 06, 2013, 06:53:25 AM
Arnold is only 65, born in 1947
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Psychopath on May 06, 2013, 06:55:01 AM
Is he on gear?
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Papper on May 06, 2013, 07:01:32 AM
They refered to it as a "fitness garden"  ;D

Gym is upscale and ambient. Looks pleasant, and very snobby ;D

That's the hotel gym from the "Stanglwirt", a high-class hotel/spa resort in Tyrol/Austria, the district I'm coming from. The Klitschko brothers are there every summer for several weeks and a lotta other celebrities. Roman Abramovich and Demi Moore are there every year as well.

http://www.stanglwirt.com/

Good post. Didn't know you were from there

But what excercise are they doing here? ;D (From the website)

(http://www.stanglwirt.com/media/Header/headerswfitnessgarten5.jpg)
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Seven Copper Coins on May 06, 2013, 07:07:02 AM
My gym has the first two back machines he uses, the pulldown machine is very good...great feel, his the lats at a good angle.

The other one is ok not great.  They have a bicep machine that is brutal...two sets and your biceps are on fire. They have a very good leg press as well. Overall they are quality machines IMO....They have a knack for really hitting the Target muscle
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 07:24:48 AM
None of my gyms have plate loaded unfortunately. Doesn't seem to be a hit in Stockholm. Most gyms here have LifeFitness in my experience.

For my understanding, do you have a gym chain or are you a client?
HS is pretty expensive here in Europe, AFAIK because of the high import rates for steel.
Maybe PL stuff isn't popular in Sweden because they don't like bodybuilders in general? (I refer to the Tony Freeman & Martin Kjellstrom arrests)
Lifefitness is from the same company as HS. I love their cardio & pulley machines.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: Papper on May 06, 2013, 08:37:08 AM
For my understanding, do you have a gym chain or are you a client?
HS is pretty expensive here in Europe, AFAIK because of the high import rates for steel.
Maybe PL stuff isn't popular in Sweden because they don't like bodybuilders in general? (I refer to the Tony Freeman & Martin Kjellstrom arrests)
Lifefitness is from the same company as HS. I love their cardio & pulley machines.


No, I just frequent three gyms right now.

Most gyms have very mixed clientel here. I bet they are intending all machines to be the easy choice that clients recognize and feel comfortable with. They want to give alternative to handling free weights. An old lady can't load the plate loaded machine.

Also normal machines are probably cheaper, easier to clean and to instruct newcomers with.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: hench on May 06, 2013, 11:48:07 AM
the gym in the video is one at the location arnold was staying.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: viking1 on May 06, 2013, 11:52:21 AM
Looks like a weight room inside an Olive Garden Restaurant...   lol    (http://www.dealwisemommy.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Olive-Garden.jpg)
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on May 06, 2013, 12:30:41 PM
Joints hurt just watching him train...His elbow positioning during all exercises looked a lot like some of the people in my gym who never worked out in their life.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: hipolito mejia on May 06, 2013, 12:45:49 PM
Joints hurt just watching him train...His elbow positioning during all exercises looked a lot like some of the people in my gym who never worked out in their life.

And that was training with the machine "empty" imagine putting some weight on it.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: anabolichalo on May 06, 2013, 02:03:38 PM
he looks great

for his age
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: anabolichalo on May 06, 2013, 02:05:24 PM
Mentzer is yelling from Valhalla, "He's still OVERTRAINING!"
extraordinary funny  ;D
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: anabolichalo on May 06, 2013, 02:07:33 PM
i think we have this exact machine (other brand but identical looking)

(http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00QSHazKDJhTby/Plate-Loaded-Technogym-Fitness-Equipment-Wide-Chest-Press-EBA-05-.jpg)



it fucking sucks

Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 02:46:16 PM
i think we have this exact machine (other brand but identical looking)


it fucking sucks



It felt good in my chest during my workout, but there was zero pain the next day.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: SusanFitness on May 06, 2013, 02:47:19 PM
he looks tiny and isn't going to do shit on those machines with 40lbs on the stack.
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: anabolichalo on May 06, 2013, 03:17:36 PM
It felt good in my chest during my workout, but there was zero pain the next day.
i prefer the incline plate loaded chest machine

this one looked appealing but after 2 times i decided it was shit
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: DroppingPlates on May 06, 2013, 03:21:06 PM
i prefer the incline plate loaded chest machine

this one looked appealing but after 2 times i decided it was shit

Lately, I perform only decline DB presses & flyes, fuck those machines
Title: Re: Arnold Training at 66 years old
Post by: anabolichalo on May 06, 2013, 03:30:48 PM
Lately, I perform only decline DB presses & flyes, fuck those machines
for the last 3 months i've been doing decline barbell press

incline machine press or sometimes with dumbbells

weighted dips

and dumbbell flies

chest improved a bit but it will always be a weak bodypart i think


i only care about arms tho

but try to be as complete as possible so i dont look like a moron