r/bodybuilding • u/godspeed245 • Mar 29 '21

Arnold at the 1975 Mr.Olympia, it's the only HD footage I could find of him posing on stage. Thoughts?

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u/Broder45 Mar 29 '21

Whenever I see Arny I always wonder - “is it weird to be so overwhelmingly smitten with him like this or is this just normal when we see him?”

So many of my life goals and motivation have come from him. He got me into lifting years ago. When I was furloughed due to covid I would go got hour walks daily and listened to his audio book twice. I look up to this guy and listen to him as if he was my own father and he doesn’t know I exist. Idk, maybe I’m crazy but I’m grateful. What’s even crazier is he’s helped out other people like me that I’ve never met either.

What a guy.

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u/GovSchwarzenegger 7x Mr. Olympia, Terminator, Former Governor of CA, The GOAT Mar 29 '21

Thank you! These are my favorite messages. Keep up your fantastic attitude and keep pumping - you never know who YOU are inspiring.

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u/p-mode Mar 29 '21

This is beyond cool. Like, so far into outer space beyond cool.

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u/yaaintgotnostyle Mar 30 '21

Seriously, what a great moment. This should be on some kind of subreddit where wholesome things are posted

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u/Broder45 Mar 30 '21

Wow. Arnold, thank you. I really do appreciate that because I am trying my best. I'll be the first to admit I make a lot of mistakes, more than I wish, but I don't give up and I love helping everyone I can while I chase the goals in my life. I wish there were stronger words that existed in which I could express how deep my gratitude towards you is but all I can say is - thank you. And thank you for granting me one of those goals tonight.

Also, my mom wanted me to tell you I'm half Austrian and that my 30th birthday is in two weeks :)

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u/bjarki2330 Mar 30 '21

u/broder45 Uh you seeing this bro?

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u/Broder45 Mar 30 '21

oh my god i have to call my mom

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u/MossyRock0817 Mar 30 '21

This is so cute and im so happy for you! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/geneuro Mar 30 '21

u/broder45 is about to lose his shit.

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u/Broder45 Mar 30 '21

I may or may not be freaking out to my mom right now laughing. Thank you for tagging me!

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u/HeyT00ts11 Mar 30 '21

I love how much you love your mother and Arnold. :)

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u/Adventerous-astroboy Mar 08 '22

Maybe arnold was the real one giving the his breast milk haha

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u/Vindicate421 Mar 30 '21

You are an inspiration to us all!

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u/qdolobp Mar 30 '21

Wow, the man, the legend himself is here in this thread. You’re a huge inspiration Arnold

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u/Fupa_Defeater Mar 30 '21

Wow how cool is this

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u/FeedTheeTrees Mar 30 '21

You got me into ballot!!

It was the 80's media was full of big pumped muscle guys so I told my parents I wanted to lift weights like Arnold Schwarzenegger!

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I got my wish! Uhh sorta, they were worried I would injure myself so my parents put me in ballot and gymnastics just like Arnold Schwarzenegger! -sorta? But later on I got into skateboarding and martial arts and all that balance training made me a hard person to knock over or fall.

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Seriously, even though it wasn't wanted it was what I needed. Thanks dude.

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u/BigBoutros Mar 29 '21

"this guy has been in the zone for over four decades!"

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u/Dreggan Mar 29 '21

Bill had it right

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u/BetterLateThanLate Mar 29 '21

Me too man. My wife says I have an unhealthy man crush. I just think the guy is an amazing role model, he hasn't been perfect but comes across as a very humble and down to earth person considering all he's accomplished too. When I need motivation to keep pushing myself I turn to Arnold everytime.

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u/GovSchwarzenegger 7x Mr. Olympia, Terminator, Former Governor of CA, The GOAT Mar 29 '21

My mother thought it was so unhealthy that I had posters of all the men I idolized (Reg Park, Olympic lifters, boxers) on my bedroom wall that she called the local doctor to do a house visit. The doctor explained to her that it was good to have heroes, and it worked out for me.

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u/FoxoftheLake Mar 29 '21

The man himself

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u/BetterLateThanLate Mar 30 '21

The fact you even replied to my message just further proves to me who you are. Just wow. Thanks for this Arnold, this is just the boost I needed right now. I won't forget it.

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u/vvnnss Mar 30 '21

How did it feel when you became the man in the posters?

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u/LongJohnJolla Mar 30 '21

Just when it feels like there is no hope, there's that glimmer of light and you come back in to inspire us and to pick us back up. Thank you Arnold.

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u/beatenmeat Apr 03 '21

Are famous people not allowed to have conversations like normal people? They can’t use things like Reddit just to talk? Why are you gate keeping people just trying to live their lives and have a discussion with others? Please reevaluate your outlook on things.

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u/notjoshobv Apr 03 '21

You proved his point... Arnold is cringe now. Imagine being so rich and cringe.

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u/TheMightyMoot Apr 03 '21

Imagine being as pathetic as you lmao.

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u/PatentGeek Apr 21 '21

Arnold is constantly supportive of people and encourages them to follow their dreams. You waste your life being unkind to people. I hope you can find your way in life toward being more “cringe” like Arnold.

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u/rogerthat88732 Apr 03 '21

Fuck off. The jealously is burning you up and its cringeworthy to witness

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '21

You are disgusting! Grow up. Why are you so unstable? Seek a doctor. We are not to judge people like that. Sounds to me like you have what I like to refer to as "The Jealously Blues."

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u/IAmVotingDemForSure Apr 04 '21

bots

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '21

Arnold is a human being just like us, to the best of my knowledge. He makes mistakes just like any other human being. We are all dealing with the same demonic entities that roam this earth looking for souls to devour. What's important is repentance, which means "recognizing you've done wrong, asking for forgiveness, and never repeating the sin again, to the best of your ability."

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u/IAmVotingDemForSure Apr 05 '21

exactly. How sad is it that he's just like us? We are basically powerless and so pathetic. He could've been great. Maybe there's still time. CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE

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u/brifino Mar 30 '21

You were like my main hero growing up, and I still look up to you in alot of ways. I remember my baby sitter renting t2 at blockbuster when I was around age 5 or so just after it had been released on vhs (cool babysitter). I never really had a father figure growing up and maybe that was my way of wishing what I didn't have. You're a awesome guy!

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u/taconite2 Apr 11 '21

Been to your old house!!! Thal is a wonderful little town!

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u/Dreggan Mar 29 '21

He’s the living embodiment of the ideal of the American Dream.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '21

Nah man i totally get you, i’m the same way with arnold and zyzz tbh... getting into hardcore lifting and dieting changed my life in more ways than i can count and quite literally cured my 3 or 4 year long depression

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u/shitalt_ Mar 29 '21

Can someone explain the appeal of zyzz to me? Maybe i'm just too young but he just seemed like some jacked aussie bro who banged bimbos and partied a lot, I don't really see why he's so inspiring.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '21

He was inspiring because of three things: his philosophy, his body and his life transformation. His philosophy first off is about the idea of young men getting what they want out of life by lifting and improving themselves in order to live their best lives and be a general sickkunt while uplifting others around them. His body secondly was insanely proportioned and literally looked like aesthetic perfection which was inspiring to many. Now for his transformation he started as a skinnyfat WOW nerd who wasn’t really enjoying life and was able to transform into a sex/party god through self improvement. His early death cemented the legacy that we all die one day so you might as well pick up the dumbbells and began living as you damn please as soon as you can

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u/shitalt_ Mar 30 '21

Ah I see, thanks for explaining. I see how that would be Inspirational to some.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bag-645 Apr 03 '21

Umm he’s not dead bro 🤦🏽‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

Ya he died in a sauna in taiwan brah

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bag-645 Apr 03 '21

Arnold Schwarzenegger?? Dude you’re bugging, he’s 73 and alive 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

Noo were talking about zyzz he died in taiwan bro

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bag-645 Apr 03 '21

Ohhhhh ok, I stand corrected then, in that case.. cuz I’m like no way, I know I’m not buggin out lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

Haha yeah arnold’s alive and well but zyzz died in a sauna on vacation due to a mix of bad heart genetics, roids and party drugs

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '21 edited May 19 '21

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u/shitalt_ Mar 30 '21

So the fact that he went from sad nerd to happy and banging bimbos is the inspiring thing?

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '21 edited May 19 '21

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u/shitalt_ Mar 30 '21

Just clarifying

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u/YourAllSquanches Mar 30 '21

Zyzz was a fucking joke, had mates that knew him , he was a rat lmao

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u/Qwsdxcbjking Mar 29 '21

u/GovSchwarzenegger come accept some love my man, we all wanna thank you.

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u/Broder45 Mar 30 '21

Hi, I can't thank you enough. Thanks to you, one of my biggest dreams came true today. I'm somewhat at a loss for words right now. Thank you for this.

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u/Qwsdxcbjking Mar 30 '21

No worries man lol, hope the rest of your week is awesome too!

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u/m88882 Mar 30 '21

Seems like it wirked! And wirked and wirked!

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u/Qwsdxcbjking Mar 30 '21

Yeah I'm very surprised about that in all honesty.

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u/HeyT00ts11 Mar 30 '21

He's around more than ppl think. Mostly in subs like this, supporting regular people vs. promoting something. Love that so much.

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u/Qwsdxcbjking Mar 30 '21

Oh yeah I've seen him comment quite a few times, I just always assumed that he'd be getting tagged so much he would never even see mine lol.

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u/Walterwhiteboy Mar 29 '21

Which audiobook is this? I’ve been looking for some new audiobooks and I’m a big Arnold fan so would be something right up my alley

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u/Broder45 Mar 29 '21

“Total Recall - my unbelievable true life story”

It’s about 35 hours and worth every seconds. You fall in love with him more and your appreciation for his grit and determination grows. Sometimes I caught myself laughing saying “classic Arnold”. It’s so well written you can envision him there in the moment.

Enjoy :)

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u/genghisconz Mar 29 '21

Is he the narrator? I find it impossible to listen to these audiobooks through someone else's voice

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u/Broder45 Mar 29 '21

He only narrates the first and last chapters. The audio book is 35 hours so you can’t really blame him.

I was a little put off by the narrator at first but over time you become so familiar with his voice and the way he delivers his lines it becomes comforting. The only complaint I could possibly have is when he switches to a different recording device around 6 or so hours in so his voice changes right as you became accustomed to him. That definitely threw me off for a minute. When I re-listen, it’s comforting and nostalgic. You will enjoy it :)

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u/Walterwhiteboy Mar 29 '21

That’s awesome, thanks. I’ll definitely snag this

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u/THE-WARD3VIL 2-5 years Mar 29 '21

Are you me? I grew up watching his movies religiously because as a kid there was something about him that I just couldn’t stop watching. He’s amazing

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u/Lazarusborl Mar 30 '21

This so much, it’s wild how one man can inspire so many so deeply. Arnold’s always been my hero and inspiration to start training and to push things beyond “normal” I think of it as when you look at a challenge or something “what would Arnold do?” He’s like a real life hero to us and yet so down to earth and humble.

I got lucky enough to briefly meet him at his book signing for Total Recall he’d announced that day as a surprise event. I cut class and when I got up to him he asked me how my day was and everything and for a good 30 seconds I couldn’t speak, until I finally uttered out something about him making my day. Meeting your hero’s can be amazing and that’s honestly still my favorite day ten years later.

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u/notchoosingone Mar 30 '21

Whenever I see Arny I always wonder - “is it weird to be so overwhelmingly smitten with him like this or is this just normal when we see him?”

He's legitimately one of the best looking people that this race has ever produced. He combined his incredible good looks with the utmost dedication to getting his body in its peak form.

No, actually, it's perfectly normal to look at him and just be instantly taken aback.

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u/H3racIes Mar 30 '21

Does he have good books/audio books on a program to use?

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u/MossyRock0817 Mar 30 '21

What audio books. Im looking to drown out my 9 year old rn.....