{"id":547235,"date":"2026-03-26T22:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/547235\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:28:10","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-helps-son-joseph-baena-28-in-the-gym-before-his-bodybuilding-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/547235\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Helps Son Joseph Baena, 28, in the Gym Before His Bodybuilding Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to pump him up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former Mr. Universe champion, 78, joined son Joseph Baena in the gym ahead of his 28-year-old son\u2019s first bodybuilding show, and it seems they both had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/arnold-schwarzenegger-son-joseph-baena-210720986.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:their eyes on the prize;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;their eyes on the prize&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their eyes on the prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWRmUjvlAe6\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram photos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram photos&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram photos<\/a> shared earlier this week by Baena \u2014 whom Schwarzenegger shares with his former household staffer Mildred Patricia \u201cPatty\u201d Baena \u2014 he can be seen pumping iron as his father watches on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou have to shock the muscles!\u201d Baena captioned the Instagram carousel in quotes, seemingly referring to some advice he received from his father ahead of his highly anticipated bodybuilding debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baena has also been sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWTziAMGnzd\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:some of his recipes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;some of his recipes&quot;}\" class=\"link \">some of his recipes<\/a> as he counts down to the event, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/25\/arnold-son-joseph-baena-bodybuilding-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TMZ Sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TMZ Sports<\/a> reported is happening on Saturday, March 28, at the NPC Natural Colorado State competition.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Joseph Baena\/Instagram&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"888\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/128bda7f906c84c4941f1864303e1a83.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Joseph Baena\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the comments section of Baena\u2019s post, some of his followers pointed out how closely he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/arnold-schwarzenegger-takes-bizarre-dig-183548135.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:resembles the former governor of California;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;resembles the former governor of California&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">resembles the former governor of California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHonestly out of all your siblings you resemble your father the most,\u201d one person wrote, while another said: \u201cHe must feel like he stepped into a time machine. Crazy how similar you both look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Terminator star \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/maria-shriver-gushes-son-patrick-182936627.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:who also shares;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;who also shares&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who also shares<\/a> daughters Katherine and Christina, as well as sons Patrick and Christopher with ex-wife Maria Shriver \u2014 notably admitted to conceiving Baena during an extramarital affair with his former staffer while still married to Shriver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was wrong what I did. But I don\u2019t want to make Joseph feel that he is not welcomed in this world \u2014 because he is very much welcomed in this world,\u201d Schwarzenegger said in the Netflix docuseries Arnold, per <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-recalls-moment-he-told-maria-shriver-child-with-maid-7506126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Joseph Baena\/Instagram&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"888\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ad4de0b04b66b75d03bc4a65fd936dac.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Joseph Baena\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI love him,\u201d he added, \u201cand he has turned out to be an extraordinary young man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aside from Baena\u2019s new venture into professional bodybuilding, he is also an actor, cook and realtor, according to his Instagram profile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-helps-son-joseph-baena-28-in-the-gym-before-his-bodybuilding-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arnold Schwarzenegger Helps Son Joseph Baena, 28, in the Gym Before His Bodybuilding Debut;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arnold Schwarzenegger Helps Son Joseph Baena, 28, in the Gym Before His Bodybuilding Debut&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Arnold Schwarzenegger Helps Son Joseph Baena, 28, in the Gym Before His Bodybuilding Debut<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Globe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Globe&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Globe<\/a>. 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