{"id":16783,"date":"2026-03-31T00:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=16783"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:46:50","slug":"arnold-schwarzeneggers-son-joseph-baena-wins-first-bodybuilding-competition-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=16783","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Son Joseph Baena Wins First Bodybuilding Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong>\u2018s <strong>son<\/strong> and fitness model, <strong>Joseph Baena<\/strong>, recently hit a major milestone in his bodybuilding career. He revealed on social media that he had won his first bodybuilding competition, reflecting years of hard work and consistency. Notably, the 28-year-old, who strikingly resembles the Terminator star, has frequently offered his followers a glimpse at his workout routine.  <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-joseph-baena-wins-his-first-bodybuilding-competition\">Joseph Baena wins his first bodybuilding competition<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1749246-arnold-schwarzenegger-son-joeseph-baena-bodybuilding\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1749246-arnold-schwarzenegger-son-joeseph-baena-bodybuilding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>\u2018s son, Joseph Baena, revealed on Instagram that he secured three gold medals and one silver at the NPC Natural Colorado State Competition. He also shared photos of himself flexing his impressive physique.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMission Accomplished!\u201d He captioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWcp93UlaVe\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=1\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWcp93UlaVe\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the post<\/a>. The Gunner actor also listed the categories he won under:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Men\u2019s Open Bodybuilding Heavy Weight Class \u2013 1st (Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Classic Physique True Novice \u2013 1st (Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Classic Physique Novice \u2013 1st (Gold)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Classic Physique Open Class C \u2013 2nd (Silver)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Schwarzenegger was instrumental in Baena\u2019s win. The latter shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWRmUjvlAe6\/?img_index=4\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWRmUjvlAe6\/?img_index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> five days ago, showing the former California governor, who famously won five Mr. Universe and seven Mr. Olympia titles and aided Baena\u2019s training by giving him a book: The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, overseeing his workout, and encouraging him. \u201cYou have to shock the muscles!\u201d the Bully High star captioned the post. This is a reference to the Predator actor\u2019s quote from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E0GKmU_iNm0\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E0GKmU_iNm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> where he discussed his muscle growth.<\/p>\n<p>Baena has come a long way when it comes to working on his physique and health. He once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DMJHoomzwaL\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DMJHoomzwaL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> he was chubby during his high school years, because of which he didn\u2019t make it into the basketball and soccer teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwim didn\u2019t have tryouts thankfully and completely changed my life forever,\u201d he added. \u201cThat was my introduction to Fitness and training.\u201d Baena then stressed that even though each person started their fitness journeys differently, doing so was \u201cmost important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schwarzenegger\u2019s son earlier shared in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/joseph-baena-says-bully-high-made-him-reflect-on-being-bullied-as-a-child-for-being-overweight\/\" id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/joseph-baena-says-bully-high-made-him-reflect-on-being-bullied-as-a-child-for-being-overweight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PEOPLE<\/a> that his overweight appearance during his elementary and high school years made him the target of bullying among his \u201cclosest friends.\u201d He stressed that the bullying was a \u201cbig struggle\u201d in his pursuit of finding himself and establishing his ambition to work on his weight and physique.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1750342-arnold-schwarzenegger-son-joseph-baena-bodybuilding-competition\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2018s son and fitness model, Joseph Baena, recently hit a major milestone in his bodybuilding career. He revealed on social media that he had won his first bodybuilding competition, reflecting years of hard work and consistency. 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