Overview
- Baena, in a GQ interview published Monday, called Arnold Schwarzenegger his “best training partner” who pushes him through low-carb, low-calorie stretches.
- He and his father have been training at Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, where Schwarzenegger gives hands-on guidance to fine-tune Baena’s form before contests.
- Baena captured multiple titles at the NPC Natural Colorado State in late March, then won the INBA Iron Gladiator Classic Physique crown the following week.
- He said he prefers to build his physique naturally and sees no need for performance enhancers now, though he did not rule them out for Mr. Olympia-level goals later.
- He traced his start to a “bodybuilding encyclopedia” his dad gave him in college and said he first taught himself before they began training together when he turned 18.