Shaquille O’Neal had quite a professional NBA career. His incredible career and his life after retirement have made him among the most talked about athletes in the world. However, it’s not always the NBA championships he won in his career that gets people talking. Shaq has made headlines once again, as he is working on his physique. At 50 years old, he has a physique that many would be envious of, and that possibly even includes the 75-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.
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Shaquille O’Neal has worked on his body transformation for quite some time now. The difference is undoubtedly visible, as he has an incredible physique to boast about now. Shaq’s transformation has left many speechless and left some fans thinking he can still dominate the NBA today.
Shaq and Arnold Schwarzenegger are among the most popular names among athletes. Schwarzenegger famously picked up bodybuilding as a career when he was just 14 years old, over soccer. Everyone who has fitness on their minds still respects him. However, Shaq’s recent body transformation might even make ‘The Terminator’ a little envious.
Shaquille O’Neal flexes his muscles in a recent social media post
The NBA legend recently took to Instagram to share a video of himself flexing his muscles. In the video, Shaq can be seen showing an insane physique on which he has been working for the past few years. The video is captioned: “#THOTDADDYTHURSDAY STARTS TODAY.”
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Shaq has gained a lot of muscle mass which may remind everyone of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Despite undergoing heart surgery two years back, it hasn’t stopped Schwarzenegger from working out. He has continued to work hard on his fitness with the same energy and passion in his seventies as he used to back in his young days.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals his first meeting with Shaq
Shaq and Schwarzenegger met for the first time back in 1993, back when Shaq was an Orlando Magic player. Schwarzenegger was among the most famous movie stars at that time. He turned up to a Magic vs New York Knicks game in 1993 and met Shaq before the game.
“I think this is a whole new dimension; it seems to me. He (Shaquille O’Neal) came over today to Planet Hollywood, and he ate his lunch there. I’m telling you the waitresses went and kept bringing food, one meal after the other, and he must have eaten like 10 meals which is staggering the way this guy devoured it,” Arnold said.
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However, Arnold spoke good things about Shaq and called him a “smart guy”. He also predicted that Shaq will have a good NBA career ahead. Indeed, with his physical build combined with his basketball IQ, the four-time NBA champion did it all on the hardwood.