Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous body builders around. Perhaps you could even say he is the king of bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger made body building and weight training a household name, with the release of the 1973 movie ‘Pumping Iron’. Some even say he single handedly made body building an everyday term.
When Arnold first started out in his body building career, he was just a young 98 pound weakling, with determination and brains he quickly grew into a Mr. Universe body. His transformation was an incredible display of muscle building might, along with some amazing dedication.
There is probably no better body building story than that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He grew up in Austria, even doing a stint in the Austrian army where he weight trained in primitive conditions. He quickly released the best body builders were from America and he moved to sunny California, working a variety of jobs. The entire time, he was also devoting all his off hours to honing and sculpting his body. In 1970, he was awarded the ultimate body building title of, Mr. Universe, and helped pioneer the sport.
When Arnold was 13, he played soccer, but felt very dissatisfied with a team sport. He didn’t like the fact that he relied on others who could let him down and he could not be personally gratified. He tried other sports such as track and field, boxing and the javelin throw. But only when his coach suggested he tried working with weights to strengthen his legs, that Arnold found his true vocation.
When Arnold first walked into a gym he was literally awed, he stated, I found myself in a gym, in awe of muscles I had never seen before and of which I didn’t even know the correct name. The bodybuilders were powerful, Herculean. Before my very eyes, my true future opened up, I had found the answer I had been looking for.