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Unlike the Terminator, the Austrian Oak of bodybuilding, Arnold Schwarzenegger is not immune to the process of aging. With time, he too is slowly reaching a point, where he does not feel the same anymore because of his out-of-shape, aging body. Time and again, the legend has spoken about how he feels completely disgusted looking at himself losing his conditioning.

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However, he never lets self-doubt prevail and reminds himself of his undying love for fitness. Instead of simply complaining about it, Arnie does pretty much everything to keep himself in shape even at the age of 76!

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Arnold Schwarzenegger works out twice a day!

The 7X Mr. Olympia winner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, recently took to his official Instagram account, @schwarzenegger, and posted a video sharing snippets from this week’s edition of the Pump Club, his free daily newsletter. In the video, he talks about how he continues to workout twice a day even at this age.

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He begins the video in his home gym and says that on most days when he has to hit the gym twice, he often prefers doing it in the comfort of his own home. Although it depends on a lot of factors, he still wanted to use his own gym, to showcase some of the best exercises in the newsletter for his followers. 

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He said, “I wanted to do it at home to make it real and make you kind of understand. This is my place. I’m 100% involved in this whole thing.” Despite the fact that he does everything to stay in shape, Arnie spoke about the hurdles he has to face because of his age when it comes to keeping up with his passion.

Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about the struggles of aging

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In one of the episodes of The Howard Stern Show, which aired on the 5th of October this year, The Austrian Oak confessed about how he is getting older and is facing difficulty accepting how his body looks every time he stands in front of the mirror. He puts in everything to stay perfectly fit and healthy, but his age restricts them.

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According to him, his entire physique, especially his pectorals had gone from firm and perky to at present just hanging out there. Arnie even stated that he never thought about what would happen when he started getting older when he was in his 30s and 40s. But, now, the process just gets sadder to accept. What advice do you have for Arnold Schwarzenegger on his self-doubt due to aging? Comment below!

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Aheli Chakraborty is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, Aheli has actively covered many big events in the sport, including The Masters. She specializes in covering up-and-coming athletes like Charlie Woods and Ludvig Aberg, and she is always looking to answer her readers' most-asked questions through her writing! Aheli is also a bodybuilding fanatic and has contributed many niche pieces for ES' fitness coverage. Moreover, not only can she write about lifting and golf, but she can also lift and swing a club like many of the athletes she writes about.

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