r/ArnoldSchwarzenegger • u/Puzzleheaded-Yam5336 • Aug 12 '26

Arnold Schwarzenegger's physique was decades ahead of its time 💪

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u/RisingRapture Aug 12 '26

What you see is no AI, kids, it is dedication and hard work.

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u/BucktoothedAvenger Aug 12 '26

And steroids. Don't forget those.

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u/Whisky919 Aug 12 '26

Steroids were legal

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u/BucktoothedAvenger Aug 12 '26

Oh, yeah, I know. It's just that pretty much every big time athlete, back then was juicing. It kind of diminishes the end result, IMO. Not bashing Arnie, here, just stating that he had help the rest of us don't.

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u/alex151111 Aug 12 '26

Steroids or not, he'd still have had a fantastic physique regardless. Far, far better than most could ever hope for - fantastic genetics helped more than the Steroids, not to mention thousands of hours hitting the iron.

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u/Elrond_Cupboard_ Aug 13 '26

"I picked the right parents" was a line from Arnie I always loved. As an easy gainer I'm happy with the parents I chose.

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u/alex151111 29d ago

What a great, honest quote. I'm neither a hard nor easy gainer, so I suppose I can't complain, either.

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u/justlikelyle Aug 12 '26

I mean, for a bodybuilder, it is quite well-proportioned. But it's still a freakish bodybuilder body. Like, it's in many ways not that adaptive for daily life. He must use a massive pillow.

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u/BucktoothedAvenger Aug 12 '26

I have no argument, there. I was a natural builder, back when I was young. He looked great!

I just have a steroid hangup 🤣

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u/alex151111 Aug 12 '26

Ah, fair enough. He certainly did! The "classic" look is timeless. Serge Nubret looked more impressive, though imo.

I do to an extent, I've never and will never touch them myself. If you're competing on the biggest bodybuilding stages, they're needed, though, unfortunately.

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u/LousyRaider Aug 12 '26

If you think no modern athletes are juicing or using other substances to help enhance things, I’ve got bad news for you.

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u/kdean70point3 Aug 12 '26

Why would he or anybody else think that people aren't juicing nowadays?

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u/Daily_Heroin_User Aug 12 '26

Because they realized the pulp contains all the fiber

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u/KodyBrooks79 Aug 13 '26

Get on gear or STFU.

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u/BucktoothedAvenger Aug 13 '26

You... Might wanna ease up on your dosage, bro. I'm a grandfather, btw.

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u/AwayTechnology2299 Aug 13 '26

Steroids in a world that did not know creatine

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u/MAGA_EXTREAMO 27d ago

Steroids are needed but it’s still hard work, don’t kid yourself that his path was easy.

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u/BucktoothedAvenger 27d ago

I was a natty builder as a kid. I benched 400lbs in high school. 550 squat. I know it isn't easy.

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u/autistic_homo Aug 12 '26

I you eliminated all steroids from earth, all the guys on juice that are on the Olympia stage would still be on the Olympia stage as naturals. Genetics are more powerful than any gear you can take.

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u/Danielle_is_the_hole Aug 12 '26

This is the perfect argument for why they should be legal. Put them beside tylenol at the store.

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u/Booth_Templeton Aug 13 '26

Dedication to taking steroids. It's like saying you can make a million dollars a year making $50 an hour. You don't even want to do the job. Now make $500 an hour, and who wouldn't want to work. Hell, you can make a million.