Biograhy Of Arnold Schwarzenegger

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a superstar of the man who is
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Born in the tiny village of Thal-By-Graz , Austria, young Arnold
Schwarzenegger did not seem destined for grandeur. "In the beginning
Arnold seemed an unlikely figure to become a cultural icon" (Flynn 10).
Living in poor, medieval-like conditions, Schwarzenegger was raised
alongside his older brother Meinhard in a strict, Catholic household. His
father, a police chief, often put his two sons through rigorous physical
tests, as well as mental. Schwarzenegger credits these tests and his
father's strictness as a contribution to his strong self-discipline. As a
child, Schwarzenegger often spent many hours in a movie theater watching
Hercules films portrayed by various bodybuilders such as Reg Park and Steve
Reeves. An encounter with former Olympic Swimmer and Hollywood star,
Johnny Weissmuller left a deep impression on young Arnold. It would seem
that years later, Arnold patterned his career path after Weissmuller's.
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his parents tried to
restrict his workouts to three days per week, a rebellious Schwarzenegger
made a crude gym in his basement and worked out there. The gym in which
Schwarzenegger trained in was open only six days a week. One Sunday, the
owner came by to check the gym and discovered that a window had been broken
into. Inside, he found Arnold working out in a mad fury. Various sources
state that at this time, when he was a young teenager, Schwarzenegger
started to use anabolic steroids to supplement his intense training
schedule (Walsh 63). He continued to use them throughout his professional
bodybuilding career but claims that he suffers no side-effects because he
was always under ...

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