Few are more qualified to give workout advice than bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger and during these unprecedented times, the iconic lifter is sharing some old-school images of how he got creative at home to maintain his size.
Taking to Instagram, the Terminator star posted photos from his youth, showing off his makeshift gym which includes inverted rows on chairs and calf raises on blocks.
Schwarzenegger went one further, directing fans to a Reddit thread with full details of the workout.
“Even without a gym, we can also control our physical fitness during this pandemic,” he wrote.
“Body weight, or freehand, training is the oldest method in the world. Gladiators and Vikings didn’t have gymnasiums. I started my own fitness journey with chin-ups on a tree branch by a lake in Austria.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s At-Home Workout
Pushups
Beginner: 25 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Dips Between Chairs
Beginner: 20 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Row Between Chairs
Beginner: 30 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Situps
Beginner: 30 Reps
Advanced: 100 Reps
Bent-leg Raises
Beginner: 25 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Bent-Over Twists
Beginner: 25 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Knee Bends (Squats)
Beginner: 25 Reps
Advanced: 50 to 70 Reps
Calf Raises
Beginner: 25 Reps
Advanced: 50 Reps
Chinups
Beginner: 10 Reps
Advanced: 30 Reps