A major setback a lot of athletes face while training is being able to balance their weight training routine and cardio. This is because not all forms of exercise offer significant benefits and have their unique requirements. It is very important to strike the right equilibrium between the two components to achieve your overall fitness goals.

Just like any other athlete, bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger’s youngest son, Joseph Baena too struggles through the process. However, he has been trying his best to find the right balance between the two and is back on it again. 

Joseph Baena hits leg day

Joseph Baena recently took to his official Instagram account and shared snippets from his leg workout on the story. In the first story, he put up a picture with his training partners, actor David Tuitupou, and Layne Herrin. He then put up a story where he was doing an intensely heavy session of the barbell squats.

Baena managed to pull out three impressive reps with a form that had been practiced to perfection, as Tuitupou stood behind him to spot him. He has finally found a balance between the weight training routine and cardio. Stating the same, against the video, he wrote, “Trying to get the strength in the legs back. Been cycling too much.” 

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Well, there is no doubt that the bodybuilding icon has indeed made a name for himself, as he wanted to, without being under someone’s shadows. However, despite not wanting to be influenced by him, Baena has never denied the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger is his only role model.

Joseph Baena’s ideal bodybuilder

Joseph Baena has taken on his father’s footsteps, be it his passion for bodybuilding, his love for acting, or his curiosity about real estate. However, he had his struggles growing up and it is impossible to believe how he looked in his childhood when you look at him now. In a podcast, he once even confessed that he had body dysmorphia.

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It was when he got into college, he got pumped up for fitness and lifting weights. He spoke to Arnie regarding the same, and in return got the bodybuilding encyclopedia, and was told, “look, everything, every question that you have it’s right in here, so just do your research, study it, and if you have any extra questions you can come to me whenever”. Apart from being one of the greatest mentors his father is also his sole role model and inspiration.

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