{"id":2350805,"date":"2026-03-30T01:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2350805"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:13:43","slug":"joseph-baena-son-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-wins-first-bodybuilding-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/joseph-baena-son-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-wins-first-bodybuilding-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Baena, son of Arnold Schwarzenegger, wins first bodybuilding competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joseph Baena just made his dad proud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arnold Schwarzenegger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arnold Schwarzenegger&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>&#8216;s youngest son took home his first gold at a bodybuilding competition over the weekend. Correction: Baena took home <em>three <\/em>gold medals from the NPC Natural Colorado State Championships in Denver on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event marked Baena&#8217;s bodybuilding debut, decades after Schwarzenegger&#8217;s entr\u00e9e into the same field eventually led to becoming one of the most sought after screen stars of the 1980s. Baena placed first in the Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding Heavy Weight Class contest, as well as the Classic Physique True Novice and Classic Physique Novice contests. He also took home the silver medal in the Classic Physique Open Class C show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Mission Accomplished!&#8221; Beana wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWcp93UlaVe\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> on Saturday, adding a gold medal emoji in a post containing several photos of him smiling and flexing on stage. The day before, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWaIqaale3n\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he shared;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he shared&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he shared<\/a> that he was &#8220;tanned up and checked in! Ready for tomorrow&#8217;s show&#8221; over several photos and videos of him gearing up for the big competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The official account for the Arnold Sports Festival, an annual competition for professional bodybuilders, strongmen, and fitness gurus christened after Schwarzenegger, shared a supportive message in the comments: &#8220;Let\u2019s go! \ud83d\udcaa Best of luck Joe!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baena was recently seen at the famed Gold&#8217;s Gym in Venice, Calif. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-helps-train-bodybuilder-son-joseph-baena-11935601\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with his dad training for the competition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;with his dad training for the competition&quot;}\" class=\"link \">with his dad training for the competition<\/a>. Schwarzenegger could be seen rooting Baena on as he repped heavy weights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 28-year-old is Schwarzenegger&#8217;s son with Mildred Patricia &#8220;Patty&#8221; Baena, a former domestic employee of the <em>Terminator<\/em> star and his ex-wife, Maria Shriver. Baena was born five days after the birth of Schwarzenegger&#8217;s youngest with Shriver, Christopher Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Arnold Schwarzenegger and Joseph Baena in June 2025<br \/>Credit: Axelle\/Bauer-Griffin\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both Patty Baena and the former California governor claimed not to know he was Baena&#8217;s father until many years after his birth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am going to have to live with it the rest of my life. People will remember my successes and they will also remember my failures. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/celebrity\/arnold-schwarzenegger-heart-stopped-maria-shriver-affair\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This is a major failure;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;This is a major failure&quot;}\" class=\"link \">This is a major failure<\/a>,&#8221; Schwarzenegger said of the secrecy and scandal around Baena&#8217;s birth in 2023, but called him a &#8220;fantastic man&#8221; who &#8220;makes me proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two have since forged a close relationship, with Baena calling his dad &#8220;my studly training partner&#8221; in an affectionate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPJO8_5Joaf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;social media post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">social media post<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joseph-baena-son-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-wins-first-bodybuilding-contest-11936870\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Baena just made his dad proud. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8216;s youngest son took home his first gold at a bodybuilding competition over the weekend. Correction: Baena took home three gold medals from the NPC Natural Colorado State Championships in Denver on Saturday. The event marked Baena&#8217;s bodybuilding debut, decades after Schwarzenegger&#8217;s entr\u00e9e into the same field [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2350806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[317505,366616,456155,351979],"class_list":["post-2350805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-arnold-schwarzenegger","tag-joseph-baena","tag-patty-baena","tag-youngest-son"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joseph-Baena-son-of-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-wins-first-bodybuilding-competition.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2350805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2350807,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350805\/revisions\/2350807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}