The Secret of Old-School Training

“One of the most misunderstood aspects of old-school training is how they combined volume and intensity.

Today, you’ll hear debates everywhere: high volume vs. low volume, high intensity vs.

moderate effort. But the legends had a brutal, simple method — they did both.

Arnold trained with high volume — sometimes 20 sets per body part — but he pushed those sets with

insane intensity, chasing the pump until his muscles were screaming. Reg Park leaned

more toward heavy, low-rep strength work, but even then, his sessions were

long, demanding, and full of effort most lifters today would never endure.

Steve Reeves built balance into his physique by carefully structuring both volume and intensity,