Joseph Baena is officially following in his father's footsteps. Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently seen guiding his son through an intense workout, fueling speculation about Baena's long-rumored bodybuilding debut.

On March 15, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena hinted at making his bodybuilding stage debut via an Instagram post. Now, it appears he is receiving guidance from his legendary father.

On March 24, in a new Instagram post, the son of The Austrian Oak shared a montage of images from his workout. The photos show an intense gym session, with the former Mr. Olympia guiding Baena like a seasoned coach.

A key moment showed Schwarzenegger's son performing biceps curls with an EZ-bar. The post's caption, “You have to shock the muscles!” echoes the classic bodybuilding principle of pushing limits to stimulate growth.

Baena, who traveled a long way from being overweight to fit through swimming, once admitted that he and Schwarzenegger often work out together.

During a Men's Health cover interview in 2022, he revealed that the bodybuilding legend had gifted him a copy of the seminal text on the topic, “The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding,” which helped him in many ways.

Now, returning to his workout, the 28-year-old bodybuilder also posted another update on March 23, revealing his upper body exercises before the debut competition with the caption: “almost Show Time!😮‍💨”.

On the post, he was seen flexing his physique and shared the exercises he performed, which include:

• Lateral raises
• Shoulder press
• Rear-delt flys
• Chest supported Y raises
• Incline press
• Flat DB press
• Cable flys
• EZ bar curls
• Lying biceps curls.

While he is training hard for the competition, whose name has not yet been revealed, his preparation is not limited to exercises; he also focuses on his diet.

Joseph Baena’s Diet 2 Weeks Before the Anticipated Bodybuilding Debut

Arnie Jr constantly shares videos of himself cooking or sharing his meal habits on Instagram. However, on March 19, he shared a new recipe known as “dog bowl”.

His plate wasn't filled with chicken or rice; instead, he used ground beef. He captioned the video as:

“Dog Food 🐶. In light of everyone calling ground beef and rice bowls 'dog food,' I thought I’d show you how I make mine.

Got my first bodybuilding show coming up, and this is essentially what I eat almost every day. It’s either this or chicken and rice. Very simple and easy to make, and a meal that’s helped me stay consistent. It may look weird to some, but it’s delicious, and eating like this has helped me lose almost 20 pounds of fat in eight weeks without losing muscle! 💪.”

His bowl ingredients contained:

• 96% lean ground beef
• Onions
• Brussels sprouts
• White rice
• Salt
• Pepper
• Garlic powder
• Paprika

For the mixed green vegetable salad, he used ingredients like:

• 1 tbsp of Apple cider vinegar
• Mustard.

So, are you interested in watching him follow in his father's footsteps?

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Ashvinkumar Patil