Joseph Baena has made his professional debut in natural bodybuilding and grabbed a medal after finishing in the top five.
The youngest son of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was competing in the Classic Physique Open category at the INBA PNBA Pro/Am World Cup in El Segundo, California, on November 7.
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As per People, it marked his “pro debut” in the Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA), which put on the event with the International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA).
After coming fifth in his category, Joseph, 29, took to Instagram to share videos of his poses in the competition and to speak to fans and show off his medal.
The son of Schwarzenegger, 79, and Mildred Baena said: “It was such a fantastic competition, they did such a great job with the contest. It was so good.
“This was my pro debut, and I placed in the top five so I am extremely proud of myself. This is my first year competing.”
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He also shouted out his father, who was a professional bodybuilder before becoming an actor — and whom Joseph called “the best training partner” earlier this year.
He added: “It was an incredible experience. The goal was to place top five, I know what I need to do to improve and get better now.”
The success at the start of Joseph’s bodybuilding career comes just a few months after he revealed in an April GQ interview how his dad helped kickstart his bodybuilding ambitions.
At the time, Joseph explained: “My dad gave me the bodybuilding encyclopedia.
“I was flipping through that, trying to learn how to grow the biceps, and I fell in love with weightlifting.
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“I fell in love with eating healthy. I fell in love with learning about the body and how it reacts to training, and I became very passionate about it.”
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