Joseph Baena has recently begun making a name for himself on the competitive bodybuilding circuit, winning the INBA Iron Gladiator Classic Physique title and multiple categories in a Colorado competition just a week earlier, including the Men’s Open Bodybuilding Heavy Weight Class and both Novice divisions. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 78, has encouraged and guided his son's training journey, with the pair training together at Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, where Schwarzenegger has been seen offering hands-on support during workouts. Joseph Baena is 28 years old and the son of Mildred Patricia Baena, Schwarzenegger's former housekeeper, and was 13 years old in 2011 when Schwarzenegger publicly revealed that he was his father.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is widely regarded as one of bodybuilding's all-time greats, having claimed seven Mr. Olympia titles before transitioning to Hollywood and later politics. The revelation of Joseph Baena ended Arnold Schwarzenegger's 25-year marriage to journalist Maria Shriver, with the couple revealing their separation on May 10, 2011, in a joint statement.
My dad gave me the bodybuilding encyclopedia.
Their divorce was finalized in 2021. Schwarzenegger is father to four children with Shriver: daughters Katherine, 35, Christina, 34, and sons Patrick, 36, and Christopher, 28.
I was flipping through that, trying to learn how to grow the biceps, and I fell in love with weightlifting.
I fell in love with eating healthy. I fell in love with learning about the body and how it reacts to training, and I became very passionate about it.
He’s the best training partner. I don’t know what to say.
He pushes me. He makes sure that I don’t slack off in the gym. When the carbs are low and the calories are low and I start getting tired, he pumps me up.