1967
Arnold Schwarzenegger won Mr. Universe in 1967.
“And this is the end result. He winds up winning Mr. Universe 1967.”
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
19 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1967
Arnold says he was twenty years old when he won the Mr. Universe title.
“I was twenty years old and I was already the greatest and the best.”
1968
Arnold says he trained twice a day for two to three hours at a time in 1968 while also studying business.
“The year 1968 was intense. I worked out two and three hours at a stretch, twice a day.”
1977
Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder in 1977, when he was about thirty years old.
“Arnold wrote this all the way back in 1977 when he was just thirty years old.”
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Arnold says he rode his bike eight miles to the gym for his first real workout.
“I rode my bike to the gym, which was 8 miles from the village where I lived.”
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Arnold says he was transfixed by Reg Park in the role of Hercules.
“Reg Park looked so magnificent in the role of Hercules that I was transfixed.”
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Arnold says Austria had only twenty or thirty bodybuilders at the time he started.
“We only had twenty or thirty bodybuilders in the entire country at the time.”
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The host says Arnold went absent without leave from army basic training to compete and was jailed for a week.
“he essentially goes AWOL during basic training so he could take part in his first competition, and as a result, he has to spend a week in military prison.”
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Arnold's first tournament was Mr. Europe Junior, which he entered by sneaking off his army base.
“he talks about sneaking off the base and competing in his first tournament, which is Mr. Europe Junior.”
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Arnold left Austria for Berlin, where he worked as a gym trainer while preparing for Mr. Universe.
“He gets out of Austria, goes to Berlin, working in a gym as a trainer, trying to make a little bit of money.”
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Arnold began his split routine of morning and evening workouts out of necessity while working at a gym.
“I worked out from nine to eleven in the morning and then again from seven to nine at night.”
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Arnold used publicity from placing second in Mr. Universe to attract new members to the gym he managed.
“I turned the publicity from having placed second in the Mr. Universe contest to attracting new members to my gym.”
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Arnold says he grew his gym's membership from seventy to 200.
“I built the membership from seventy to 200.”
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Arnold tracked his muscle measurements regularly and was motivated by small increases.
“I measured my calves, arms, and thighs regularly, and I'd be turned on if I saw I'd increased an eighth inch or a half an inch.”
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The host says Arnold trained all year while most bodybuilders of the time took a month or two off.
“I trained twelve months of the year so most other bodybuilders at the time would take like a month or two off.”
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Arnold and a training partner did three hours of squats with 250 pounds in a forest, and could barely walk for a week.
“I remember the first day we carried 250 pounds out into the forest and we did squats for three hours straight.”
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The host says Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote two autobiographies, one at thirty and one in his seventies.
“He wrote two autobiographies, one when he was thirty, one when he was in seventies.”
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Arnold describes ending a six-year relationship with Barbara because she wanted an ordinary life.
“this is how Arnold describes the end of this six year relationship.”
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Arnold set up mail-order training courses that he says taught thousands of bodybuilders worldwide.
“I established a series of mail order training courses, which enabled me to help educate thousands of bodybuilders all over the world.”
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