Overview
- Joseph Baena made his competitive bodybuilding debut in Denver at the NPC Natural Colorado State held at the Pinnacle Performing Arts Center.
- He won the Men’s Open Bodybuilding Heavy Weight, Men’s Classic Physique True Novice, and Men’s Classic Physique Novice, and took silver in Men’s Classic Physique Open Class C.
- Training videos before the contest showed Arnold Schwarzenegger coaching him at Gold’s Gym in Venice and giving posing tips.
- Baena, 28, is Schwarzenegger’s son with Mildred “Patty” Baena, a relationship Arnold disclosed in 2011.
- The NPC Natural Colorado State is a regional amateur event within the National Physique Committee that helps bodybuilders build a competitive record.