Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

== Bodybuilding career ==
Schwarzenegger is considered among the most important figures in the history of bodybuilding,<ref name="Muscle Insider" /> and his legacy is commemorated in the [[Arnold Classic]] annual bodybuilding competition. He has remained a prominent face in bodybuilding long after his retirement, in part because of his ownership of gyms and fitness magazines. He has presided over numerous contests and awards shows.

For many years, he wrote a monthly column for the bodybuilding magazines ''[[Muscle & Fitness]]'' and ''[[Flex (magazine)|Flex]]''. Shortly after being elected governor, he was appointed the executive editor of both magazines, in a largely symbolic capacity. The magazines agreed to donate $250,000 a year to the Governor's various physical fitness initiatives. When the deal, including the contract that gave Schwarzenegger at least $1&nbsp;million a year, was made public in 2005, many criticized it as being a [[conflict of interest]] since the governor's office made decisions concerning regulation of [[dietary supplement]]s in California.<ref name="Megerian-2013">Megerian, Chris. (March 1, 2013). [https://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-schwarzenegger-20130302,0,1141770.story "Schwarzenegger to be executive editor of magazines"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302141955/http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-schwarzenegger-20130302,0,1141770.story |date=March 2, 2013 }} ''Los Angeles Times''.</ref> Consequently, Schwarzenegger relinquished the executive editor role in 2005.<ref name="Megerian-2013" /> American Media Inc., which owns ''Muscle & Fitness'' and ''Flex'', announced in March 2013 that Schwarzenegger had accepted their renewed offer to be executive editor of the magazines.<ref name="Megerian-2013" />

One of the first competitions he won was the Junior Mr. Europe contest in 1965.<ref name="Schwarzenegger.com" /> He won Mr. Europe the following year, at age 19.<ref name="Schwarzenegger.com" /><ref name="Mr Everything" /> He would go on to compete in many bodybuilding contests, and win most of them. His bodybuilding victories included five Mr. Universe wins (4&nbsp;– [[National Amateur Body-Builders' Association|NABBA]] [England], 1&nbsp;– [[International Federation of BodyBuilders|IFBB]] [USA]), and seven Mr. Olympia wins, a record which would stand until [[Lee Haney]] won his eighth consecutive Mr. Olympia title in 1991.

Schwarzenegger continues to work out. When asked about his personal training during the 2011 [[Arnold Classic]] he said that he was still working out a half an hour with weights every day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2011 |title=Ask Arnold Training Seminar – Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Bodybuilding Advice – Part 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPEVHihgmHc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220212802/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPEVHihgmHc |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2011 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

=== Powerlifting/weightlifting ===
During Schwarzenegger's early years in bodybuilding, he also competed in several [[Olympic weightlifting]] and [[powerlifting]] contests. Schwarzenegger's first professional competition was in 1963<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2015 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Pro Bodybuilding Profile |url=https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/bodybuilders-arnold.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705212606/https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/bodybuilders-arnold.html |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |access-date=July 5, 2019 |website=Bodybuilding.com |language=en}}</ref> and he won two weightlifting contests in 1964 and 1965, as well as two powerlifting contests in 1966 and 1968.<ref name="GMV Productions" />

In 1967, Schwarzenegger won the [[Munich]] stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German pounds (254&nbsp;kg / 560&nbsp;lb) is lifted between the legs while standing on two footrests.

==== Personal records ====
* [[Clean and press]] – {{convert|264|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="GMV Productions" />
* [[Snatch (weightlifting)|Snatch]] – {{convert|243|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="GMV Productions" />
* [[Clean and jerk]] – {{convert|298|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="GMV Productions" />
* [[Squat (exercise)|Squat]] – {{convert|545|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="GMV Productions" />
* [[Bench press]] – {{convert|520|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyson |first=Sean |date=September 14, 2012 |title=Interview With Arnold |url=http://www.seanhyson.com/blog/interview-with-arnold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907071153/http://www.seanhyson.com/blog/interview-with-arnold |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2015 |website=Sean Hyson: Fitness Distilled}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=David Letterman: Arnold Schwarzenegger interview |date=July 1994 |type=Television production |people=Letterman, David}}</ref>
* [[Deadlift]] – {{convert|683|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="GMV Productions" />

=== Mr. Olympia ===
[[File:Arnold_Schwarzenegger_1974.jpg|thumb|Schwarzenegger in 1974, doing the 'front double biceps' pose]]
Schwarzenegger's goal was to become the greatest bodybuilder in the world, which meant becoming [[Mr. Olympia]].<ref name="Schwarzenegger.com" /><ref name="Mr Everything" /> His first attempt was in 1969, when he lost to three-time champion [[Sergio Oliva]]. However, Schwarzenegger came back in 1970 and won the competition, making him the youngest ever Mr. Olympia at the age of 23, a record he still holds to this day.<ref name="Mr Everything" />

He continued his winning streak in the 1971–1974 competitions.<ref name="Mr Everything" /> He also toured different countries selling [[vitamin]]s, as in [[Helsinki]], Finland in 1972, when he lived at the [[YMCA]] Hotel Hospiz (nowadays Hotel Arthur<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.hotelarthur.fi/en/hotel/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031222751/https://www.hotelarthur.fi/en/hotel/history/ |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2020 |website=Hotel Arthur}}</ref>) on Vuorikatu and presented vitamin pills at the [[Stockmann, Helsinki centre|Stockmann shopping center]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwarzenegger |first=Arnold |title=Total Recall |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-84983-971-6 |location=New York |page=141}}</ref><ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kuvat-schwarzenegger-pullisteli-lihaksiaan-70-luvulla-helsingissa/4318554#gs.jxapzf KUVAT: Schwarzenegger pullisteli lihaksiaan 70-luvulla Helsingissä] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304191947/https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kuvat-schwarzenegger-pullisteli-lihaksiaan-70-luvulla-helsingissa/4318554#gs.jxapzf |date=March 4, 2021 }} (in Finnish)</ref> In 1975, Schwarzenegger was once again in top form, and won the title for the sixth consecutive time,<ref name="Mr Everything" /> beating [[Franco Columbu]]. After the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, Schwarzenegger announced his retirement from professional bodybuilding.<ref name="Mr Everything" />

Months before the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, filmmakers George Butler and Robert Fiore persuaded Schwarzenegger to compete and film his training in the bodybuilding documentary called ''[[Pumping Iron]]''. Schwarzenegger had only three months to prepare for the competition, after losing significant weight to appear in the film ''[[Stay Hungry (film)|Stay Hungry]]'' with [[Jeff Bridges]]. Although significantly taller and heavier, [[Lou Ferrigno]] proved not to be a threat, and a lighter-than-usual Schwarzenegger convincingly won the 1975 Mr. Olympia.

Schwarzenegger came out of retirement, however, to compete in the 1980 Mr. Olympia.<ref name="Schwarzenegger.com" /> Schwarzenegger was training for his role in ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan]]'', and he got into such good shape because of the running, horseback riding and sword training, that he decided he wanted to win the Mr. Olympia contest one last time. He kept this plan a secret in the event that a training accident would prevent his entry and cause him to lose face. Schwarzenegger had been hired to provide [[color commentary]] for network television when he announced at the eleventh hour that, while he was there, "Why not compete?" Schwarzenegger ended up winning the event with only seven weeks of preparation. Having been declared Mr. Olympia for a seventh time, Schwarzenegger then officially retired from competition. This victory (subject of the documentary ''[[The Comeback (1980 film)|The Comeback]]'') was highly controversial, though, as fellow competitors and many observers felt that his lack of muscle mass (especially in his thighs) and subpar conditioning should have precluded him from winning against a very competitive lineup that year.<ref name="Muscle Insider" /><ref name="Hansen-2011">{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=John |date=December 27, 2011 |title=The 1980 Mr. Olympia Controversy |url=https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/the-1980-mr-olympia-controversy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131092902/https://www.ironmanmagazine.com/the-1980-mr-olympia-controversy/ |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=January 30, 2019 |website=[[Iron Man Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mike Mentzer]], in particular, felt cheated and withdrew from competitive bodybuilding after that contest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Olympia Contest Results |url=http://www.getbig.com/results/e-mroly.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605130530/http://www.getbig.com/results/e-mroly.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2019 |website=getbig.com}}</ref><ref name="Hansen-2011" />

=== List of competitions ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Arnold Schwarzenegger in bodybuilding competitions
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"| Competition<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwarzenegger |first=Arnold |url={{GBurl|id=UgzrogOX_gcC|p=10}} |title=Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder – Arnold Schwarzenegger – Google Books |date=1977 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4516-9711-7 |access-date=October 11, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Result and notes
|-
| 1965
! scope="row"| Junior Mr. Europe
| Germany || 1st
|-
| 1966
! scope="row"| Best Built Man of Europe
| Germany || 1st
|-
| 1966
! scope="row"| Mr. Europe
| Germany || 1st
|-
| 1966
! scope="row"|International Powerlifting Championship
| Germany || 1st
|-
| 1966
! scope="row"| NABBA Mr. Universe amateur
| London || 2nd to [[Chet Yorton]]
|-
| 1967
! scope="row"|NABBA Mr. Universe amateur
| London|| 1st
|-
| 1968
! scope="row"|NABBA Mr. Universe professional
| London|| 1st
|-
| 1968
! scope="row"|German Powerlifting Championship
| Germany || 1st
|-
| 1968
! scope="row"|IFBB Mr. International
| Mexico || 1st
|-
| 1968
! scope="row"|IFBB Mr. Universe
| Florida || 2nd to [[Frank Zane]]
|-
| 1969
! scope="row"|IFBB Mr. Universe amateur
| New York || 1st
|-
| 1969
! scope="row"|NABBA Mr. Universe professional
| London || 1st
|-
| 1969
! scope="row"|[[Mr. Olympia]]
| New York || 2nd to [[Sergio Oliva]]
|-
| 1970
! scope="row"|NABBA Mr. Universe professional
| London || 1st (defeated his idol [[Reg Park]])
|-
| 1970
! scope="row"|AAU [[Amateur Athletic Union|Mr. World]]
| [[Columbus, Ohio]] || 1st (defeated [[Sergio Oliva]] for the first time)
|-
| 1970
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| New York || 1st
|-
| 1971
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| Paris || 1st
|-
| 1972
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| [[Essen]], Germany || 1st
|-
| 1973
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| New York || 1st
|-
| 1974
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| New York || 1st
|-
| 1975
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| [[Pretoria]], South Africa || 1st (subject of the documentary ''[[Pumping Iron]]'')
|-
| 1980
! scope="row"|Mr. Olympia
| Sydney || 1st (subject of the documentary ''[[The Comeback (1980 film)|The Comeback]]'')
|}