Governor Schwarzenegger speaking at the Arnold Classic in Columbus Ohio, Arnold says the Judges can make a difference by rewarding those with more “beautiful” physiques not just the biggest, called for fans to “Call Out The Judges” to make changes.
The former Governor knows a thing or two about bodybuilding since he was the youngest Mr. Universe winner as well as a 7 x Mr. Olympia champion. Schwarzenegger compared the physiques of today’s Mr Olympia competitors to a “bottle”, and says the judges need to start favoring more aesthetic and V-shape bodybuilders.
“We have to make sure we are rewarding the right guys because if you reward the right guys then everyone will start training to have a beautiful body again” he said.
Criticizing the judges of Bodybuilding, the sport that made him a household name, the former governor called upon the internet, magazines and “every other means there is” to “call out on those judges.” “Because that’s how you create the change, by calling out and getting involved and saying ‘this is unacceptable the way bodybuilding is going.'”
“We want to see the most beautiful and most athletic bodies up there on stage” he added.
Arnold referring to the legendary Steve Reeves as the poster boy for the ideal physique. “Look at the old days when Steve Reeves won, if you saw him at the beach you’d say to yourself, ‘I would love to have this guy’s body, look how beautiful this man looks.’ But that’s not what we can say today about these guys who win the competitions.”
Because that’s how you create the change
Schwarzenegger also focused on the “big bellies” of competitors today, something that many people have noticed and even fans have poked fun.
“You’ve got to look at everything, for instance so many of those guys have their stomachs sticking out….it used to be that you should have a V-shaped body, now it’s like, I dunno, a bottle shaped body or something like that” he said.
