Editing Arnold Schwarzenegger (section)

=== 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" />