Joseph Baena has fans saying the exact same thing as he shared a striking resemblance to his dad, Arnold Schwarzenegger, after placing in the top 5 at a bodybuilding competition.
The bodybuilder and content creator took to Instagram to celebrate the win, showing off his muscular body and intense preparation for the competition.
However, fans were quick to draw comparisons to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who looked similar as he rose to fame in the bodybuilding scene throughout the 70s.
After placing in the top 5 in the Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association, Baena shared his progress throughout the competition through a reel of photos on Instagram.
Writing under the post, he said: ‘Each photo has a great story of what it’s like to be a competitor at a bodybuilding show.’
Each image highlighted a different stage of the competition with a caption. The first declared he was: ‘Tan on, nerves high and just trying to mentally prepare for the day ahead.’
In a picture showing him bronzed up and getting his pump on, he claimed that ‘the camaraderie was amazing and everyone was just so excited to be there.’
In another, where he posed and shared a striking resemblance to his father, Baena wrote: ‘The posing routine is my favorite part of the whole process. The artistry aspect of bodybuilding is what I think makes the sports so great.
‘Building your body up to be statue-like and choreographing a routine that emulates and shows the aesthetic and beauty of the body.’
He later revealed that while it had been his dream to place number one, ‘it all comes in due time’. ‘This was only my first pro show, and I couldn’t be more proud of myself,’ he added.
Finishing his post, Baena thanked his father for always supporting him. He wrote: ‘Like my father always says, there’s no such thing as a self-made man. You can’t do it on your own.’
People were quick to pick up on the striking similarities between Baena and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who won Mr Olympia seven times.
‘You got your father’s chest for sure. Congratulations on your Top 5!’ one person wrote. Another said: ‘I bet you have one proud papa.’
Hopefully giving Hollywood some ideas, a third chimed in: ‘Congratulations bro, you will be the new terminator very soon.’
Baena is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Baena but was raised mostly by his mother.
Interestingly, the influencer only found out he was the Terminator’s son at the age of 13. The media published the news of Schwarzenegger’s extramarital affair four months after his governorship of California ended.
The actor would admit to having the affair and fathering a son. Baena, despite having a seemingly positive relationship with his dad, kept his mother’s name.
