ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, investor, author, philanthropist, activist, politician, and former professional bodybuilder who holds both Austrian and American citizenship.
Up until the age of 15, Arnold did not have a goal in life. His only desire was to come to America and maybe do something. But around that time he saw a movie Called Hercules. The star of the movie was a man called Reg Park who was one of the greatest bodybuilders of the time. He read about how this man was a champion bodybuilder and how he had used his bodybuilding career to get into the movies and become a star.
From that point onwards, Arnolds life purpose was clear, he decided he would get into bodybuilding, become the greatest bodyuilder of all time and then use this accomplishment to become a major Hollywood star.
Now as young boy in a small village like town in Austria which was thousands of miles away from USA, you can imagine how ridiculous this dream may have seemed to others with almost no chance of it coming true. Most people may have felt scared to share such a dream with others but this guy was different.
Arnold had discovered his life goal and there was going to be no stopping him. He started emulating Reg Park’s Training Routine and Diet and soon started training one hour a day, two hours a day and three hours a day in accordance with the targets he set for himself.
He kept pushing himself hard, started training 4 to 5 hours a day, 6 days a week and made amazing progress.
His father thought Arnold had gone absolutely crazy and in order to discourage him from getting too big, his father stopped allowing him to visit the gym more than 3 times a week. Arnold responded by turning everything he could find in his home into makeshift weights and continuing to exercise six days a week and cycling outside in brutal cold. His father soon realized Arnold couldn’t be stopped and let him go to the gym more.
By the time Arnold turned 18 he had become one of the most muscular men in Austria and certainly the biggest in his age group. But he was then required to serve one year in the military as it was in the Austrian constitution for men to serve one year in the military. Around the time he was in the army as a tankman there was a competition called Junior Mr. Europe that was going to be held. Arnold saw this as a ticket to prove his worth and become a champion competitive bodybuilder. When he was denied permission, Arnold decided to run away from Army quarters (a serious offence) in order to compete.
The army officials were less than pleased and were thinking of what to do with him when he returned to the Army Quarters with a trophy. He had won Junior Mr. Europe. he was thrown into jail for 15 days for this indiscipline but he earned the respect and admiration of everyone around him including his superiors who often told other serving members to be focused like Schwarzenegger.
Winning the Junior Mr. Europe got the word around this incredible talent and soon he was invited to train in Munich a Gym Owner who would sponsor his training and give him everything he needed to go for the biggest prize in Europe, Mr. Europe. Arnold trained hard and won the competition easily. Arnold was starting to get famous.
He was soon invited to London to compete in the NABBA Mr. Universe competition. The first year, he came second, the first time he had ever been beaten. That didn’t disappoint him. The next year he won the competition comprehensively. He thought he had accomplished all there was in bodybuilding but it turned out there was an even bigger federation called IFBB which had even more successful bodybuilders. Arnold decided to take them on. He was invited to come to America by Joe Weider the Chief of IFBB who saw Arnold as a great talent. Weider sponsored him for a work visa in the USA and this is how Arnold first came and started living in America. The first year (1968) he competed in the IFBB Mr. Universe he came second to a man named Frank Zane who was not as big as him.
Arnold was devastated. He came home and cried. He thought that the competition was fixed because Zane was much smaller than him. But next day he opened a magazine and took a look at Zane. Zane was smaller but was much more ripped and defined, which was also a major criteria in the decision of the Judges. Arnold decided that he would get bigger but he would get get more cut and defined. The next year Arnold beat Frank Zane. The year after that he won IFBB Mr. Universe Again and this time he also beat his idol Reg Park who had recently returned to competition.
But it turns out this still wasn’t it. There was an even bigger competition called IFBB Mr. Olympia and he had to win it to lay his claim to being the absolutely best built man of all time. As always the first time he competed he was beaten by a man named Sergio Oliva. He studied Oliva’s strengths and rectified his own mistakes and swore to beat him next year. The next year, in 1970, Arnold beat Oliva and became Mr. Olympia, the pinnacle of competitive bodybuilding. Once he had the title he decided he would only let go of it when he wanted to and nobody else would beat him.
Subsequently he won the Mr. Olympia for several more years and won the most titles in history (at that time) until he decided he had enough and decided to retire from competitive bodybuilding to pursue the goal he really wanted to achieve, become a Hollywood movie star. This one was an even bigger challenge.
In the 2000’s after doing several movies, Schwarzenegger decided that he had enough. He wanted to go into Politics. At the time everyone told him he had no chance because he lacked the political experience. Schwarzenegger again proved his critics wrong by being elected the Governor of California, not once but twice. Many say Arnold would have run for President of the United States as well and would have probably succeeded, unfortunately the constitution of the country does not permit foreign born citizens to run for the highest office.
In a nutshell, the man achieved everything he ever wanted that he had control over.
theoffbeatvibes_ : BE A WARRIOR.
Up until the age of 15, Arnold did not have a goal in life. His only desire was to come to America and maybe do something. But around that time he saw a movie Called Hercules. The star of the movie was a man called Reg Park who was one of the greatest bodybuilders of the time. He read about how this man was a champion bodybuilder and how he had used his bodybuilding career to get into the movies and become a star.
From that point onwards, Arnolds life purpose was clear, he decided he would get into bodybuilding, become the greatest bodyuilder of all time and then use this accomplishment to become a major Hollywood star.
Now as young boy in a small village like town in Austria which was thousands of miles away from USA, you can imagine how ridiculous this dream may have seemed to others with almost no chance of it coming true. Most people may have felt scared to share such a dream with others but this guy was different.
Arnold had discovered his life goal and there was going to be no stopping him. He started emulating Reg Park’s Training Routine and Diet and soon started training one hour a day, two hours a day and three hours a day in accordance with the targets he set for himself.
He kept pushing himself hard, started training 4 to 5 hours a day, 6 days a week and made amazing progress.
His father thought Arnold had gone absolutely crazy and in order to discourage him from getting too big, his father stopped allowing him to visit the gym more than 3 times a week. Arnold responded by turning everything he could find in his home into makeshift weights and continuing to exercise six days a week and cycling outside in brutal cold. His father soon realized Arnold couldn’t be stopped and let him go to the gym more.
By the time Arnold turned 18 he had become one of the most muscular men in Austria and certainly the biggest in his age group. But he was then required to serve one year in the military as it was in the Austrian constitution for men to serve one year in the military. Around the time he was in the army as a tankman there was a competition called Junior Mr. Europe that was going to be held. Arnold saw this as a ticket to prove his worth and become a champion competitive bodybuilder. When he was denied permission, Arnold decided to run away from Army quarters (a serious offence) in order to compete.
The army officials were less than pleased and were thinking of what to do with him when he returned to the Army Quarters with a trophy. He had won Junior Mr. Europe. he was thrown into jail for 15 days for this indiscipline but he earned the respect and admiration of everyone around him including his superiors who often told other serving members to be focused like Schwarzenegger.
Winning the Junior Mr. Europe got the word around this incredible talent and soon he was invited to train in Munich a Gym Owner who would sponsor his training and give him everything he needed to go for the biggest prize in Europe, Mr. Europe. Arnold trained hard and won the competition easily. Arnold was starting to get famous.
He was soon invited to London to compete in the NABBA Mr. Universe competition. The first year, he came second, the first time he had ever been beaten. That didn’t disappoint him. The next year he won the competition comprehensively. He thought he had accomplished all there was in bodybuilding but it turned out there was an even bigger federation called IFBB which had even more successful bodybuilders. Arnold decided to take them on. He was invited to come to America by Joe Weider the Chief of IFBB who saw Arnold as a great talent. Weider sponsored him for a work visa in the USA and this is how Arnold first came and started living in America. The first year (1968) he competed in the IFBB Mr. Universe he came second to a man named Frank Zane who was not as big as him.
Arnold was devastated. He came home and cried. He thought that the competition was fixed because Zane was much smaller than him. But next day he opened a magazine and took a look at Zane. Zane was smaller but was much more ripped and defined, which was also a major criteria in the decision of the Judges. Arnold decided that he would get bigger but he would get get more cut and defined. The next year Arnold beat Frank Zane. The year after that he won IFBB Mr. Universe Again and this time he also beat his idol Reg Park who had recently returned to competition.
But it turns out this still wasn’t it. There was an even bigger competition called IFBB Mr. Olympia and he had to win it to lay his claim to being the absolutely best built man of all time. As always the first time he competed he was beaten by a man named Sergio Oliva. He studied Oliva’s strengths and rectified his own mistakes and swore to beat him next year. The next year, in 1970, Arnold beat Oliva and became Mr. Olympia, the pinnacle of competitive bodybuilding. Once he had the title he decided he would only let go of it when he wanted to and nobody else would beat him.
Subsequently he won the Mr. Olympia for several more years and won the most titles in history (at that time) until he decided he had enough and decided to retire from competitive bodybuilding to pursue the goal he really wanted to achieve, become a Hollywood movie star. This one was an even bigger challenge.
In the 2000’s after doing several movies, Schwarzenegger decided that he had enough. He wanted to go into Politics. At the time everyone told him he had no chance because he lacked the political experience. Schwarzenegger again proved his critics wrong by being elected the Governor of California, not once but twice. Many say Arnold would have run for President of the United States as well and would have probably succeeded, unfortunately the constitution of the country does not permit foreign born citizens to run for the highest office.
In a nutshell, the man achieved everything he ever wanted that he had control over.
theoffbeatvibes_ : BE A WARRIOR.
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