As it turned out, it really wasn’t so much an interview as it was listening to Arnold’s passionate discourses about what needs to change in our sport, and how those changes will ultimately restore it to the glory days it once enjoyed. This interview with Arnold was one I have been waiting my entire career as a bodybuilding journalist to conduct, and it took place as Arnold was fully invested in wrapping up his first season as the Boss on “The Celebrity Apprentice” just before the 2016 Arnold Sports Festival took place in Columbus. Arnold felt just as strongly that skilled posing presentation had become a lost art, and more recently was able to have the posing round reinstated as a judging round at his events, counting for a full one-third of the final score for each athlete. A few years ago, Arnold challenged judges to stop rewarding ugly bodies and return to seeking out the most perfect physiques. Needless to say, when Arnold talks, and especially when he talks about bodybuilding, people listen. Arnold is not only the most famous bodybuilder who has ever lived he has also been a smashing success in the motion picture industry, government and event promotion. Many fans simply lost interest in the sport altogether, while others remained, disgruntled with the current standards.Įnter Arnold Schwarzenegger. Beauty and aesthetics were lost in the shuffle. As we know, as years went by, it began to be more about who was the biggest and most ripped, with other attributes trailing far behind in importance. Physique champions were once revered and admired for their mass, shape, proportion and graceful posing presentation. For a very long time, bodybuilding fans have been disenchanted with the direction the sport and the top physiques have taken. Oftentimes, the masses can grumble in discontent about a state of affairs they are unhappy with for decades, yet nothing gets done until someone takes a stand and speaks out about changes that need to be made. NPC National Bodybuilding ChampionshipsĪrnold Speaks Out! It's Time to Terminate Big Guts & Bad Posing and Restore Glory to Bodybuilding.2014 NPC Steve Stone New York Metropolitan.2014 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix XII.2013 NPC National Bodybuilding Championships.2013 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix XII.2013 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships.2013 NPC Steve Stone New York Metropolitan.
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