Lee Priest‘s prime arms were among the best in the IFBB Pro League. In a YouTube video from May 19, 2026, he broke down arm training and how to avoid fatigue and injuries from piling up.
Despite his shorter stature, Priest rose to the top of the Men’s Open division. Throughout his career, he competed against legends, defeating household names like Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman. His impact on the sport has resonated with bodybuilders and fans years later. Cutler has gone on record labeling Priest’s prime physique as one of the greatest of all time.
At the height of his career, Priest managed to grow his arms to a staggering 24 inches, and weighed a max of 285 pounds in his off-season. Having stepped away from competing, the Australian star is still lending a helping hand to athletes and fans eager to make gains.
Lee Priest Talks Arm Training & Avoiding Injuries
In the YouTube video, Priest shared that he trains arms by themselves each week. He added that he wouldn’t train triceps or biceps the day before a back or chest workout.
“I just do arms by themselves, I wouldn’t do a heavy triceps workout the day before you got to do chest or shoulders because then a lot of your push power is going to be gone, or I wouldn’t go have a massive biceps workout the day before back, so I do the major big body parts first, then do arms later.”
Moreover, Priest urged against starting the week with arms if you plan to train upper body later in the week. He believes this can lead to fatigue and injury.
“If you are going to do it, you can do back one day, then the next day do chest and biceps, and the next day, shoulders and tri’s.
But I wouldn’t go starting off your week doing arms and then try doing upper body the next day because your arms are going to be tired and sore, and you might injure them trying to go heavy,” shared Lee Priest.
Priest isn’t the only 2000s bodybuilding star to lay out arm training tips. Former four-time Mr. Olympia Cutler recently explained why isolation is key to growing bigger biceps. He emphasized that arms aren’t a low-volume body part and require consistent effort.
Priest continues to offer his fans useful workout advice grounded in real-life experience. In retirement, he prefers to give arms their own workout from week to week.
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