Arnold Schwarzenegger is someone I study on a frequent basis.
He has achieved a tremendous amount of success in all areas of life, whether it be in bodybuilding or in politics.
How he got there was all due to reps. He explains what that means in Total Recall, his excellent autobiography that is a compelling read from start to finish:
“From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body.”
In any speech that he does, he’s always talking about the value of putting in the work. Each rep led him one step closer to his ultimate goal of being the greatest bodybuilder of all time.
It’s a valuable lesson on the need to put in the reps to get where we want to go.