“Milk Is for Babies”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Detailed the Reality Behind His Statement During Bodybuilding Career

Arnold Schwarzenegger rose to fame through his numerous bodybuilding titles. It includes his seven Mr. Olympia and five Mr. Universe. Although he has retired from the sport, professionals and amateurs revere him for his achievements in the field.

The former Mr. Olympia moved on from the sport in 1980 to try his hand at acting. Soon the Austrian Oak gained prominence as an actor after several of his movies became massive box office successes.

The reason Arnold Schwarzenegger made the iconic statement

Schwarzenegger cemented his name as an action star with movies like Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. Although these were two of the best movies to date, he had worked on other projects previously. But they hardly reached the status that these two movies enjoy to this date.

However, one film that came out before the release of his celebrated works enjoys a similar status in the bodybuilding world. It is none other than the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron. In the docudrama, one quote by the Terminator star received wide acclaim.

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In one scene, when someone asked if he liked skimmed milk, Arnold replied, “Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.”

Now, the former governor has opened up about the famous quote in a show titled, ‘The Iconic Series by GQ.’ Providing clarity, Schwarzenegger said, “The saying, ‘Milk is for babies, and I drink beer,’ that is because of my Munich days. So when I moved from Austria to Munich to train between the age of 19 and 21, other gyms always would have milk bottles all over the windows that were empty or half-full or full that bodybuilders would be drinking.”

Reflecting on the gym he trained, he added, “In our gym, we had downstairs a restaurant, and we always got huge steins of beer. So we had beers all around the windows and around the gymnasium. I refused to drink any milk because I hated milk, and so beer was really for me to drink to have while I was working out.”

Is there any truth to what Arnie said?

Schwarzenegger always favored the beverage. And he never shied away from revealing it in public. But the incident above was one of the earliest instances when he admitted it.

Even during a 2019 interview, the action star acknowledged that his drink of choice was the Radler, a combination of beer and lemonade. A moment later, he jokingly admitted it was his secret protein drink.

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However, there must be some truth behind it, as his refrigerator was full of it.