{"id":33647,"date":"2026-11-09T05:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33647"},"modified":"2026-11-09T05:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T05:46:00","slug":"arnold-schwarzeneggers-youngest-son-joseph-baena-makes-his-professional-natural-bodybuilding-debut-places-5th-in-his-3rd-overall-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33647","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135672481,imgsize-69712,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/joseph-baena.jpg\" alt=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger's youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition\" title=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger's youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition. (Instagram)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger's youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition. (Instagram)\">Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition. (Instagram)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest son, Joseph Baena, is following closely behind in his father\u2019s footsteps. Baena took the stage at a bodybuilding contest and, according to reports, placed among the show&#8217;s top five.<!-- --> This was also the actor\u2019s son\u2019s first professional natural bodybuilding debut.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest son places in the top five at a bodybuilding event<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE reported that Joseph competed against many others as he entered the competition at the Classic Physique Open category at the INBA PNBA Pro\/Am World Cup in El Segundo, California, on Saturday, November 7. This was also his pro debut at the Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He placed fifth in the competition and shared the news on his Instagram account, along with a video of his \u201cposing routine\u201d for the show. <!-- -->He also posted another video on November 8, reflecting on his journey so far as a bodybuilder. The 29-year-old entered the competitive world of bodybuilding in March earlier this year, and since then he has been on a roll.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>In the video, he thanked everyone for supporting him in his endeavors and shared that he is extremely grateful and proud of himself for having made it this far. He added, \u201cThis was my pro debut in the INBA\/PNBA\u2014well, my PNBA debut\u2014and it was for Classic Physique Open, and I placed in the top 5, so I\u2019m extremely proud of myself,&#8221; while also giving a shoutout to his father, who was once a bodybuilder himself.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cI know what I need to do to improve. &#8220;I know what it takes to get better now,&#8221; he shared in the sit-down video and concluded by sharing, \u201cand, like my father always says, there\u2019s no such thing as a self-made man.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Back in April, around the time when he attended his second overall competition of his career, Joseph talked to GQ about how he entered the sport and how his father helped him out through it all. He shared, \u201cMy 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. 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.<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>He concluded the interview by calling Arnold the \u201cbest training partner\u201d while confirming that the father-son duo often gym it out together. Arnold Schwarzenegger has 5 children in total. He has four children with his ex-wife, Maria Shriver: Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher, and his youngest son, Joseph Baena, is from his relationship with Mildred Patricia Baena.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>What aspect of bodybuilding do you find most interesting?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/polls-in-articles\/what-aspect-of-bodybuilding-do-you-find-most-interesting\/pollopinions\/135674335.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/english\/hollywood\/news\/arnold-schwarzeneggers-youngest-son-joseph-baena-makes-his-professional-natural-bodybuilding-debut-places-5th-in-his-3rd-overall-competition\/articleshow\/135672403.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest son, Joseph Baena, makes his professional natural bodybuilding debut: Places 5th in his 3rd overall competition. 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