Schwarzenegger began weight training in 1960 when his football coach took his team to a local gym. At the age of 14, he chose bodybuilding over football as a career.

When did Arnold start bodybuilding?

Arnold Schwarzenegger started pumping iron at the age of 15. By the time, he was 20, the Austrian native had won his first major bodybuilding event, Mr.

When did Arnold start using?

Schwarzenegger said he began taking steroids when he arrived in the U.S. at age 20 because “all you want to do is be a champion and you take what anyone else is taking.” But Schwarzenegger's old gym mates say he consumed far more muscle-building drugs over a longer period than he has acknowledged.