Wanna get as big as Arnold? Then do this hard chest and back workout 💪

- Start by lying down with the barbell directly above you
- Bring your elbows in slightly
- Lower down until the bar touches your chest
- Press up engaging your chest

Barbell flat bench press

- Grab the bar with your palms facing forward with a wide grip
- Lean back slightly to around 30 degrees, keeping your chest up                                                                                                                                                                                  
- Bring the bar down to your upper chest engaging your back as you pull
- Pause and return to the initial position

Wide grip lat pulldown

Bench press + Wide-Grip lat pulldowns

- Hands should be slightly outside shoulder width 
- Lower the bar to the chest actively stretching your chest muscles 
- Press the bar upward by extending your elbows

Incline bench press (barbell)

- Stand astride the bar and bend at the hips to take a pronated grip on the handles
- Ensure that your back remains flat
- Perform the movement by flexing the elbows and retracting the shoulder blades, pulling the weight to your chest
- Pause at the top, return to the starting position

T-bar row

Incline benchpress + T-bar rows

- Pull the attachment in towards your body
- Keeping your body neutral and core engaged
- Elbows drive towards your hips, squeezing your lats and shoulder blades
- Pause at contraction then slowly return to starting position

Seated cable row mid grip

- Keep bend in elbow constant throughout the full ROM
- Achieve a good stretch at the bottom

Incline dumbbell flyes

Dumbbell flyes + Seated cable rows

- Bend at the elbows to lower down, keeping your feet forward of your body
- Keep your elbows close to your body and your torso tipped forward 
- Extend your arms engaging your chest to push up

Bodyweight dips

- Grab the bar with your palms facing you
- Pull your torso up until your head is above the bar 
- Keeping your elbows close to your body
- Pause at the top and lower with slow controlled motion

Close-Grip Chin-ups

Dips + Chin-ups

- Place your upper back on the bench 
- Keep a slight bend at the elbow as you lower dumbbell back 
- Focus on engaging your lats as your pull the dumbbell forward

Dumbbell pullover

- Get a good stretch 
- Cross your arms over at contraction
- Alternating which arm is in front

CHEST AND BACK WORKOUT (ARNOLD STYLE)

More workouts from Linus Bergström