G.I. Tough - Arm Routine for Bigger, Stronger Guns

 

Badly injured in combat, this decorated American warrior knows the value of heavy weaponry.

M&F Editors

101st Airborne Division veteran Dan Eslinger risked his neck for the United States of America. Literally. Attached as a security specialist to the 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, the force of a roadside bomb ejected Eslinger from his Humvee, landing him on his head, destroying his left shoulder and fracturing his neck in three places.

Eslinger, now a national-level NPC bodybuilder with his own training business, brings a “wartime mentality” with him every time he walks into the gym—and his arm-training days are no exception. With arms measuring more than 20 inches in diameter, he might just be on to something. “Why train with a 9mm pistol when you can roll with a .50-caliber machine gun?”

Dan Eslinger’s Arm Routine

Exercise	Sets	Reps
Narrow Grip Pushup	3	20
Pushup	3	20
Standing EZ-bar Curl	4	10-12
Rope Pushdown	4	20
Dumbbell Alternating Biceps Curl*	4	10
Dip	4	20
Seated Concentration Curl*	4	10
Close-Grip Bench Press	3	Failure

* Increase weight by five pounds each set.