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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s look-alike son, Joseph Baena, wins first bodybuilding competition



Just call them twins.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s look-alike son Joseph Baena proved the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree as he won his first bodybuilding competition Saturday.

Baena, 28, proudly shared on Instagram that he won first place in multiple categories at the NPC Natural Colorado State competition.

Baena posted a pic of himself striking a pose during competition, flexing his impressive physique.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Joseph Baena won his first bodybuilding competition Saturday. joebaena/instagram
The 28-year-old shared that he won first place in multiple categories at the NPC Natural Colorado State competition. He’s seen above with his famous father in Los Angeles in June 2025. Getty Images for Netfix

“Mission Accomplished! 🥇,” he wrote, before sharing that he won first place in categories including the Men’s Open Bodybuilding Heavy Weight Class, Men’s Classic Physique True Novice and Men’s Classic Physique Novice.

Last week, Baena shared pics of Schwarzenegger, 78, helping him work out in the gym. Schwarzenegger looked intensely at his son — whom he shares with his former housekeeper Mildred Baena — while he lifted weights.

Joseph captioned the post, “You have to shock the muscles!”

“Mission Accomplished!” he wrote on social media. He shared that his dad, seen above with him, helped him work out. Instagram/Joseph Baena
“You have to shock the muscles!” he wrote.

Schwarzenegger clearly knows what he’s doing — the actor famously won seven Mr. Olympia titles and five Mr. Universe titles.

Schwarzenegger has four other children, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Maria Shriver: sons Patrick, 32, and Christopher, 28, and daughters Katherine, 36, and Christina, 34.

Last August, Christoper shocked fans with photos of his dramatic weight loss.

Baena’s dad famously won seven Mr. Olympia titles and five Mr. Universe titles.
He recently spoke out about a weight loss transformation, noting “it was a big process” GC Images

Three months earlier, he spoke out about the weight loss transformation during a panel he participated in, noting “it was a big process” that he started when he was living in Australia back in 2019.

“I just saw how much my weight was prohibiting me from doing the everyday activities,” he recalled.

“I was like, ‘I want to go skydiving,’” he recalled. “And my friends were like, ‘Yeah, no shot.’”



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