Overview

• On July 15, the 27-year-old shared a humorous Instagram video showing him slump onto a couch under “Kind of tired, might skip the gym today” before jumping up to work out
• He revealed he was “chubby” in high school and got cut from his basketball and soccer teams because he struggled to keep pace with peers
• He credited joining his high school swim team—which didn’t hold tryouts—with igniting his passion for fitness and structured training
• Baena, who learned at age 13 that Arnold Schwarzenegger is his biological father, earned a real estate license in 2021 and has appeared in films including Gunner with Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth and Athena Saves Christmas with Cuba Gooding Jr.
• Fans praised his candid throwback and motivational gym posts for demonstrating that anyone can begin a fitness journey regardless of their starting point