Arnold Schwarzenegger’s youngest son, Joseph Baena, is following closely behind in his father’s footsteps. Baena took the stage at a bodybuilding contest and, according to reports, placed among the show’s top five. This was also the actor’s son’s first professional natural bodybuilding debut.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s youngest son places in the top five at a bodybuilding event
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).He placed fifth in the competition and shared the news on his Instagram account, along with a video of his “posing routine” 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.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, “This was my pro debut in the INBA/PNBA—well, my PNBA debut—and it was for Classic Physique Open, and I placed in the top 5, so I’m extremely proud of myself,” while also giving a shoutout to his father, who was once a bodybuilder himself.“I know what I need to do to improve. “I know what it takes to get better now,” he shared in the sit-down video and concluded by sharing, “and, like my father always says, there’s no such thing as a self-made man.”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, “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. 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.”He concluded the interview by calling Arnold the “best training partner” 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.
