Motivational Monday- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Motivational Monday- Every Monday we will give you motivational videos and articles to help kick start a good week at the gym.  (usually after taking the weekend off). These will generally focus on bodybuilders, athletes and fitness models and will profile how they have achieved their goals.

A screen shot from Arnold's film "Pumping Iron"

For our first Motivational Post, we had to choose Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's the king of bodybuilding, having won six consecutive Mr. Olympia wins through the years 1970 to 1975 and another in 1980. This man influenced a whole generation to begin weightlifting and to work to create more aesthetically pleasing bodies. 

Arnold has had a ridiculous impact on our society and the bodybuilding community. He has become an iconic figure for bodybuilders of all shapes and sizes, with many fitness fanatics hanging posters of him on their walls.

Below is a great motivational speech by the king himself. Do not let people tell you what you can't do. Who do you want to be in life?