Originally Posted by
BIG RED I
HI AR members,
this seems to be the best time and place, if any, to set the record straight concerning the praise and over gratuity surrounding arnolds bodybuilding career and suppossed 'wonderful' action/ adventure flicks!
firstly, i agree with all, arnold was president in bringing bodybuilding to the attention of the populace at large as he was an emphatically great ambassador for the bodybuilding community in his time and probably presently as guys now are way HUGE. interestingly arnold's charisma and aura was 'BOLD' beyond belief full stop, as were the peaks of his BI'S.
i do think however, if people go to the length of praising. why not balance praise with constructive truth. this should include negative aspects. i think we all know arnold isn't a legend as say Bob Marley or Winston Churchill. much more likely, many bodybuilders were up to the mark of arnold's physique. i should mention weider's assistance, but that would dent my chances of sponsorship! we will eventually see like minded winners, like arnie for example, but we only have hopefuls, meat heads and goats. where does olympia participation fits into this, i'm not sure!
my main arguement lies in that arnold was only better by a margin of competitive 'edge'. in short, arnold had a competitive edge and not godly greatness. traditional praise suggests he is god and he's the best ever, doesn't mean anything to the rational and logical peoples of this world!
my admiration is evident, yet it doesn't extend as far as saying arnie was god. let's start with his acting ability. arnold wasn't a good actor, as some people will have me believe. infact he couldn't put two words together. however i understand that wasn't the purpose of his action flicks so i reside to limited comment. ''i'll be back''? perhaps ''parting is such sweet sorrow", no? okay!
interestingly, arnold has done well to get as far as he has, so we can all praise him for his efforts. it's others putting arnold on a plynth of 'invincible' glory which suggests to me sillyness. arnold was very good on screen, no doubt. including foremost physique competitons and career.
it's some peoples of the public who are ignorant of hollywood demons and 'muscle image'. which means 'zip', if there's no voice to suggest a human host residing. having said that, i readily admit, arnold looked fantastic on screen. as we all know, any genetic defects of muscle tone for example would be evident to the naked eye. i observed arnold to have no flaws in his genetic make up, so i can understand the fascination and admiration of the man. this is where people get a little silly and say he's this and that. in reality he's as normal as austrian/ american pie!
getting back to bodybuilding, arnold is an addition to a long list of others which included greats like sergio, nubret, ferrigno who were all genetically talented, gifted as arnie. my praise therefore goes to arnold for keeping on top of the situ and marrying into the white house. note i get upset when peoples are blind to the fact that arnie's persona was like dull. even more, some say he was abrasive? so where is the next arnold? any volunteers!
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