In this post IronGangsta.com presents little known facts about the most famous bodybuilder on the planet Earth. Arnold Schwarzenegger a.k.a The Austrian Oak. as well as urban art dedicated to the athlete.
Did you know that:
1. Anold was the original choice for the movie Hulk but the role was taken by his friend Lou Ferrigno since Arnie was considered too short. {only 6'2 against 6'5}
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2. At his biggest, Arnold weighed over 250 pounds but was considered "smooth" due to having higher body fat percentage.
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3. Arnold started taking steroids at a very young age - teenager. His favorite steroid was Dianabol - dangerous oral steroid {do no use at home}. At that time steroids were legal.
4. Arnold competed as a powerlifter.
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5. Arnold served in the military, and put weights and a portable bench-press in the toolbox of his tank. He now has that tank restored and drives it on weekends.
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6. Anorld used to have weak and small calve muscles in the beginning of his career and in order to hide his weakness he would pose in water covering his lower leg. {vanity}
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7. When Arnold was not taking steroids he was a lot smaller.
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8. In 1992 Arnold bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use.
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9. Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $15 million for the second film and had a total of 700 words of dialogue, which meant he was paid $21,429 per word. “Hasta la vista, baby” cost $85,716. {source: IMDB.com}
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10. Anorld took dancing lessons to perfect his posing routines on the bodybuilding stage.
11. Arnold was a true party animal.
...and now some urban art dedicated to Arnold:
