Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Joseph Baena Places in Top 5 at Natural Bodybuilding Debut

The Pro-Am Natural World Cup is in the books. I gotta say that was such a fantastic competition. The organization, INBA, PNBA, did such a great job with the contest. The competitors, everyone was just on it. It was so good. This was my pro debut. in the INBA PNBA so well my PNBA debut and uh it was for classic physique open and i placed in the top five so i'm extremely proud of myself Um, for my, well, this is my first year competing. My first show was the end of March, second show the week after, the first weekend of April, and now my third show, first as a pro, uh, was just today, November 7th. And man, I just, I came in looking so much better than last time. And the way that I feel I sized up next to the other pros, I felt good, you know, and I think it was an incredible experience for my first show as a pro. Fifth place medal. The goal was actually to place top five. So I achieved the goal that I sought out for. I know what I need to do to improve. I know what it takes to get better now. I think the size that I had, the shape that I had was all there. There's some things that I need to improve on, of course. Everyone does. Yeah. This offseason, I think my arms and my hamstrings and glutes are going to be the big things that I'm going to be working on. But other than that, the next time I compete, it's down to a conditioning thing. All the other pros just had a lot better conditioning than I had. Even though for me, this was the leanest I've ever been. And this is the best I've ever felt. I looked, so I'm just extremely proud of myself for the work that I put in. And especially doing this without a coach. You know, just training partners. Of course, there's guidance. And, you know, like my father always says, there's no such thing as a self-made man. I have people in my corner and and, you know, family, my girlfriend that I love and and that supported me and my friends. And like, you can't do it on your own, but. With bodybuilding, it is really a solo sport and it all comes down to your own discipline and your own dedication to your craft. So I'm also very grateful for all of you, all of you online that support me and, you know, like my posts and comment on my on my posts and everything and send me good messages. And, you know, the DMs, I might not respond to all of them. I see most of them and I'm just very grateful and I don't know it was a very emotional day. I'm just so on fire right now and big shout out to INBA PNBA for the opportunity and looking forward to the next show. So I'll keep you guys tuned and again look out for the videos and pictures tomorrow and then in the coming days. Because, man, it was sick.