?It Saddens Me?: 4 Years After His Devastating Demise, Arnold Schwarzenegger?s Rare Ballet Lesson With Best Friend Leaves Bodybuilding World Emotional

Of all the milestones?bodybuilding?legend?Arnold Schwarzenegger?achieved in life, his iconic friendship with late bodybuilder Franco Columbu holds a special place in his heart. Even after four years of his demise, Arnie has never failed to express his love and admiration for his best friend. Be it in his documentary or social media posts, he marks their friendship as a blessing. Likewise, a recent update on Instagram features a beautiful snippet of Arnie and Franco practicing ballet with their instructor.

While it was a blissful sight to see two bodybuilders taking graceful lessons, the bodybuilding community admired the tight bond between the two best friends. They reflected on the instance with emotional and heartfelt insights.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu once took ballet lessons

Along with the eye-catching video, the 75-year-old pro also attached a moving note in the caption. He discussed how people were surprised by their artistic feat of learning ballet, despite being shredded bodybuilders. Explaining the situation, Arnie shared that the making of the 1975 hit documentary?Pumping Iron?was on its way at that time, and he was already recognized as a champion.

“I had already won 12 world titles. I?d won the Olympia for 5 straight years. Why try something new?”?the star athlete threw in the notion most people had. Hence, Arnie hinted at his hunger for making himself better in more than one way and also improving his craft. The ultimate motive was to learn grace. With this, the IFBB pro wanted to perfect his posing techniques and be ahead of his peers in his game.

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“Because even if we?re the best, we can always be better. Because we?re never going to be perfect, but we can always make progress,”?he noted in the caption of his Instagram post. Whereas, the video of the ballet instructor correcting the 6?2 athlete and his equally passionate best friend touched the fans? hearts.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu?s effort gets the bodybuilding community?emotional

Within hours of the post, the community responded with several insights, most of which were in awe of the strong bond the two shared. One fan expressed, “It saddens me that Franco is no longer among the living” whereas another chipped in a bold thought. “This is what men who are secure with their masculinity look like ?,”?the comment read.

A note for the late Italian athlete hailed his conditioning and stated, “Franco had such a good chest, those separations were insane.” Another fan appreciated the two athletes’ efforts and wrote, “This was probably one of the best investments for both of you at the time! And the teacher was absolutely a master of her art!” Other comments noted their unique mindset.

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The Austrian Oak?s out-of-the-box perspectives got him ahead of his game and time. He never settled for anything and constantly tried to improve himself with unusual feats. Excelling at it was a different thing, but he never hesitated to try. Interestingly, this time, his best buddy, Franco, also accompanied him in the artistic pursuit.