Arnold Schwarzenegger has been such a fixture in modern American culture, that many forget how his superstardom started…Pumping Iron. It wasn’t just Arnold’s appearance in the doc-drama that put him on Hollywood’s radar, it was his performance. Arnold’s villain persona in Pumping Iron was so good, that most people never knew that he was acting.
This performative flair is a huge part of how Arnold was able to leverage his larger than life personality, to push the sport of bodybuilding to a level even he couldn’t imagine it would ever get to. Between the breakfast psych job against Lou Ferrigno, and his stirring the pot at the 1980 Mr. Olympia, Arnold’s mind games and showmanship were character traits that most people do not study enough.
This video breaks down the most infamous examples of how Arnold used mind games to stay one step ahead of everyone else…
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