And then he won the competition, and was crowned Jr. When he arrived, in order to compete he had to ask another bodybuilder if he could borrow their spare trunks and tanning oil. He snuck out of basic training with only the clothes on his back and almost no money in his pocket, and boarded a train to Germany. Europe contest in Stuttgart, Germany, he did what he had to, in order to compete. So, in the middle of his service when he received an invitation to the Mr. He was 200 pounds, and actively trying to pursue his bodybuilding career. In 1965, Arnold was required to fulfill one year of military service in the Austrian army. He could see the image in his mind of winning competitions, and every rep brought him closer to achieving his dream. How could he look so happy, when he worked so hard? For Arnold, it was all because he was working towards his goal. His friends always asked him why he was smiling. So much so that he would spend 5 hours a day in the gym. So even as he began to prepare for a career as a bodybuilder, he already began imagining his next pivot: moving to the United States, and starring in Hollywood films.Īrnold was not just obsessed with becoming a bodybuilder – he was obsessed with becoming a Champion. He knew of actors who had started off as bodybuilders, then landed roles as actors in films as heroic characters. It was Arnold’s vision to be a bodybuilder, and he had the drive to put in the work to make it happen-and more. The doctor told his parents that Arnold was young, and would eventually get over this obsession with physique. He took it so seriously that his parents worried about him and took him to a psychiatrist. He began to work out every single day, and even broke into the gym when it was closed on Sunday. He started imagining with a huge, muscular physique, and then dreamed of becoming a bodybuilder. He put pictures of muscled, shirtless men on his wall. You’ve got to have a purpose, no matter what you do in life.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger Visualizing your goal and going after it makes it fun. When he was 15 years, Arnold’s coach started requiring the boys on the team to lift weights at the gym-but only for an hour a week. That’s where Arnold first discovered his love of weightlifting. At the age of 10, Arnold joined a local soccer team, and began playing competitively. When he and his brother got home, they had to do their chores and then play soccer, no matter what the weather was outside. ![]() Then, he had to do morning exercises before he was allowed to eat breakfast, and then it was on to school. All through his childhood, Arnold had to wake up at 6AM and fetch milk from the local farmer. His father was the local police chief, and was incredibly strict with Arnold and his brother Meinhard. But Arnold Schwarzenegger had a vision in his mind from the beginning-and each time he accomplished it, he set his sights higher, climbing the steps out of obscurity with every reinvention, all the way up to being a household name in every industry he pursued.Īrnold Schwarzenegger was born in the tiny village of Thal, Austria in 1947. And even today at the age of 73, he’s still bringing his iconic style to blockbusters, in spite of being wealthy enough to never have to work a day in his life. Today, his net worth is estimated to be over $400 million USD, in spite of being born in a different country, speaking a different language, with nothing to his name. He’s been a champion bodybuilder, an actor, a businessman, even Governor of California. ![]() Because Arnold Shwarzenegger is, without exaggeration, a living legend. And if you’ve watched any of the 50 movies he’s starred in if you ever watched the news in the 2000s, have ever set foot in a gym, or even just know one impression-it’s someone whose name we don’t even need to mention. ![]() Someone who has changed directions and found success enough times for several lifetimes. ![]() The new year is a time of reinvention - so at Selfmade, we wanted the first profile of the year in our magazine to be of a master of reinvention.
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