Arnold the Greatest body builder

Bodybuilding career

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is not only the greatest bodybuilder of all time but also one of the biggest Hollywood stars ever known. Arnold is proof that anyone with a dream and a drive to succced can realize their own dreams.

Schwarzenegger is considered among the most important figures in the history of bodybuilding, and his legacy is commemorated in the Arnold Classic annual bodybuilding competition.

One of the first competitions he won was the Junior Mr. Europe contest in 1965.

He won Mr. Europe the following year, at age 19.

Schwarzenegger made his first plane trip in 1966, attending the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in London.

He would come in second in the Mr. Universe competition, not having the muscle "definition" of American winner Chet Yorton.

He would win the title for the first time in 1967 (he invented new exercises to separate and define his muscle groups), becoming the youngest-ever Mr. Universe at the age of 20.

Schwarzenegger then flew to Munich, Schwarzenegger competed in the Munich stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German pounds (254 kg/560 lb) is lifted between the legs while standing on two foot rests. He broke the existing record and won the contest.

Preapring Hard training for four to six hours daily, attending business school and working in a health club, returning in 1968 to London to win his next Mr. Universe trophy.In 1969 he again win the Mr. Universe trophy and the trophy of IFBB Mr. Universe. 1970 he win the title of Mr. Universe.

His first attempt for the Mr. Olympia was in 1969 where he lost to three-time champion Sergio Oliva.
However Schwarzenegger came back in 1970 and won the competition. He continued his winning streak in the 1971–1974 competitions. In 1975, Schwarzenegger was once again in top form and won the title for the sixth consecutive time, beating Lou Ferrigno.

After the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, Schwarzenegger announced his retirement from professional bodybuilding.

Schwarzenegger came out of retirement to compete in the 1980 Mr. Olympia.

Schwarzenegger was training for his role in Conan(The Movie) when he got into such good shape because of the running, horseback riding, and sword training that he decided he wanted to win the Mr. Olympia contest one last time.

Schwarzenegger ended up winning the event with only eight weeks of preparation.

He would go on to compete in and win many bodybuilding, as well as some powerlifting, contests, including five Mr. Universe (4—NABBA (England), 1—IFBB (USA)) wins and seven Mr. Olympia wins, a record which would stand until Lee Haney won his eighth consecutive Mr. Olympia title in 1991.

Steroid use

He has admitted to using performance-enhancing anabolic steroids while they were legal, writing in 1977 that "steroids were helpful to me in maintaining muscle size while on a strict diet in preparation for a contest.

I did not use them for muscle growth, but rather for muscle maintenance when cutting up." Schwarzenegger has called the drugs "tissue building." It has been alleged that Schwarzenegger won his first of seven Mr. Olympia titles in 1970 with the help of Dianabol and testosterone propionate. In 1999, Schwarzenegger sued Dr. Willi Heepe, a German doctor who publicly predicted an early death for the bodybuilder, based on a link between steroid use and later heart problems. Because the doctor had never examined him personally, Schwarzenegger collected a $12,000 USD judgment against him in a German court. In 1999 Schwarzenegger also sued and settled with The Globe, a U.S. tabloid which had made similar predictions about the bodybuilder's future health.

Really a Tough Job .. Thats Why he is ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER...

No One Became Like that...

HARD WORK AT GYM FOR GETTING THAT........

Competition History of Arnold

1963 Contest in Graz, Austria, - 2nd place

1965 Junior Mr. Europe , Germany - 1st place

1966 Mr. Europe - 1st amatorial

1966 Best Built Man in Europe - 1st place

1966 NABBA Mr. Universe in London - 2nd

1967 NABBA Mr. Universe in London - 1st

1968 NABBA Mr. Universe in London - 1st

1968 IFBB Mr. Universe in Florida - 1st place

1968 IFBB Mr. International in Mexico - 1st place

1969 IFBB Mr. Universe in New York City - 1st place

1969 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York City - 2nd place

1969 NABBA Mr. Universe in London - 1st place

1969 Mr. Europe , Germany - 1st place

1970 NABBA Mr. Universe in London - 1st place

1970 AAU Pro Mr. World in Columbus - 1st place

1970 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York City - 1st place

1971 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Parigi - 1st place

1972 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Essen - 1st place

1973 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York City - 1st place

1974 IFBB Mr. Olympia in New York City - 1st place

1975 IFBB Mr. Olympia in South Africa - 1st place

1980 IFBB Mr. Olympia in Sidney, Australia - 1st place

Arnold's Top Form Measurements

Arms: 22 inches

Chest: 57 inches

Waist: 34 inches

Thighs: 28.5 inches

Calves: 20 inches

Weight: 235 pounds

Height: 6 feet 2 inches

Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent face in the bodybuilding sport long after his retirement, in part due to his ownership of gyms and fitness magazines.

For many years he wrote a monthly column for the bodybuilding magazines Muscle & Fitness and Flex. Shortly after being elected Governor, he was appointed executive editor of both magazines in a largely symbolic capacity.

The magazine MuscleMag International has a monthly two page article on him and refers to him as "The King."

Film Career

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In 1970, Arnold Schwarzenegger was known as the World's Strongest Man.

He had long planned to move from bodybuilding into acting.His frist film

was as the role of Hercules in Hercules in New York (1970).

Schwarzenegger has discussed his early struggles in developing his acting career. "It was very difficult for me in the beginning—I was told by agents and casting people that my body was 'too weird,' that I had a funny accent, and that my name was too long. You name it and they told me I had to change it. Basically everywhere I turned I was told that I had no chance."

Schwarzenegger drew wide attention and boosted his profile in body-building film Pumping Iron (1977), elements of which were dramatized. In 1991, Schwarzenegger purchased the rights to the film, its outtakes, and associated still photography.

As an actor, he is best-known as the title character of director James Cameron influential science fiction film The Terminator (1984) and its sequels.As a Hollywood superstar, he made a number of successful films: Commando (1985), Raw Deal (1986), The Running Man (1987), Red Heat (1988) and Predator (1987).Total Recall (1990), at that time the most expensive film ever, netted Schwarzenegger $10 million and 15% of the gross, and was a widely praised, thought-provoking science-fiction script.

Schwarzenegger's critical and commercial high-water mark was the sequel to his 1984 hit The Terminator titled Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991 which was one of the highest grossing film of the year and surpassed the original film's success.

In 2003 he reprized his most famous role in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines which was the long-awaited sequel to the 1991 film, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically. Schwarzenegger has stated in many interviews he never regrets doing a role and he feels really bad when he turns down a role. There are however conflicting reports that Schwarzenegger will be starring in the next Terminator installment—Terminator 4. However, it is currently widely reported that Schwarzenegger will have a brief role in Terminator 4.

The Top 5 Films of Arnold Are:

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
A decade after Sarah Connor destroyed the original Terminator, a shape-shifting cyborg is sent back from the future to kill her son before he can grow up to lead the resistance. This time, the Terminator is sent back to protect her.

2. Terminator (1984)
An unstoppable killing machine is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese, a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity.

3. Total Recall (1990)

Set in the year 2084, a man goes to Mars via a memory implant and discovers the truth about himself as an unexpected and harrowing series of events unfold.

4. True Lies (1994)

When a secret agent learns of his wife's extra-marital affair, he decides to give her a lesson in spy games, which backfires when the couple is kidnapped and stuck in the middle of an international terrorist crisis.

5. Pumping Iron (1973)
This documentary film about the world of bodybuilding helped spawn the career of future Hollywood action hero and six-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Political career

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Schwarzenegger's first political appointment was as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, on which he served from 1990 to 1993. He was nominated by George H. W. Bush,He later served as Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Pete Wilson.Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy in the 2003 California recall election for Governor of California on the August 6, 2003 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. At first Governor Gray Davis refused to debate or talk about the issues with Arnold. As the election came near and Gray Davis realized that Arnold was a force to be reckoned with, he tried to change his policy, but Arnold had already become a strong candidate.On October 7, 2003, Schwarzenegger won the election by about 1.3 million votes.Schwarzenegger was the first foreign-born governor in California history.Schwarzenegger enjoyed a large degree of success and victories in his early governorship.