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“Like Father Like Son”: Nearly Perfected His Father’s God-Like Physique, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Lookalike Son Gives Fan Yet Another Reason for Comparison

Published Oct 8, 2023 | 3:37 AM EDT

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Seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger is a household name in America at this point. Thanks to his various ventures in the diverse realms of bodybuilding and Hollywood as well as politics, the Schwarzenegger family has an immense following on social media. However, one of his children who resembles the ‘The Austrian Oak’ the most is Joseph Baena. Often drawing comparisons and parallels, Schwarzenegger’s son with Mildred Baena, has sent the same tongues wagging again!

Baena is knee-deep into fitness and bodybuilding and is often compared to Arnold because of their common love for and shared interest in lifting weights. As Baena recently copied an ongoing trend that Schwarzenegger set in vogue before him, fans excitedly expressed their views on the same in the comments.

Joseph Baena’s Instagram post was influenced by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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‘The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’, it is said. Walking in the footsteps of Arnold, Baena has built an aesthetic physique over the years with his hard work and determination. Despite a troubled childhood because of the controversy regarding Arnold’s failed marriage, Baena and Arnold’s relationship is a good one. As Arnold is currently promoting his upcoming book ‘Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life,’ he recently posted a few AI-generated images on his Instagram account.

 

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Taking inspiration from the bodybuilding legend, Baena also hopped on the trend and did the same. The photos uploaded consisted of several AI-generated images of Baena in various different outfits. The caption of the post read, “I feel like only half of these guys would get their yearbook signed.”

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Coming across the post, fans could not help but notice the similarities between Baena and Arnold. While a few of them pointed this out straightaway, others expressed their views about the pictures by commenting on the post.

Netizens react to Baena’s Instagram post resembling Schwarzenegger’s move

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One of the users commented on the post, saying, “They really did not do your muscles justice. Come on, AI,” while another comment read, “OK, I’m a big fan of the book club look at the very end. Smarty-pants vibes.” A fan also honestly admitted, “It’s the last one for me lmaoooo.”

Some of the fans could not help but notice Baena copying the trend as well as the facial similarities between the duo. Drawing comparisons between them, a user wrote, “Baena rocks as always! Like father like son.” Yet another fan reflected on their heartfelt desire, saying, “So cute !!! I wish I would meet you. Take a pic with you and your dad too.”

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While the pictures were incredible in their own right, do you think Baena came close to recreating his dad’s ones? What are your views on this? Let us know in the comments!

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Written by:

Sarthak Khanna

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Introducing Sarthak Khanna, a sports writer at EssentiallySports who specializes in Bodybuilding and other American sports. Sarthak found his calling in bodybuilding both as a writer as well as a practitioner of the sport. Gawking at the sight of some of the most aesthetic physiques, the experience was similar to what Mentzer once acknowledged as an “immediate emotional recognition.
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Mitali Dey