“…Mr. Olympia. Six F—Ing Times”: Arnold Schwarzenegger Crushed Lou Ferrigno’s Spirit Way Before Defeating Him on Stage in 1975

The legendary bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has cemented his legacy with his career. Apart from bodybuilding, Arnie has been politically active and shared his opinion from time to time. However, doing all these things required perfect strategies, which Arnold seemed to master.

There was a time when Schwarzenegger planned his victory through mind games before even competing. He used this plan on his biggest competition, Lou Ferrigno. Arnie filled Lou’s mind with words regarding his defeat before the event even started. 

Arnold Schwarzenegger played Lou’s mind

Perhaps clearly, Schwarzenegger’s strategic use of psychological attack was featured in the bodybuilding documentary “Pumping Iron.” In one of the scenes, Arnie had breakfast with Lou’s parents and seems to enjoy the breakfast with his rival.

However, his play with words turned out to be psychological warfare and defeated Lou from his mind. While eating eggs, Arnie stated, “You know, it’s amazing. Can you imagine the feeling I have? Six-time Mr. Olympia. Six f—ing times. It’s incredible.”

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Arnie had lunch with Lou’s family just a morning before their 1975’s Mr. Olympia event. Schwarzenegger said to Ferrigno and his family that Ferrigno required solely one more additional month of conditioning to be in a tip-top physique. He accomplishes the conversation with a big smile and peaceful manners. 

This way, Arnold made them believe that he is already the winner of the upcoming event.

Arnold crafting his way through his marvelous career

After getting inside his rivals’ heads, Schwarzenegger made Lou’s parents apprehensive. He would then pose with an aura of absolute belief that made everyone in the room acknowledge he was the champion. From time to time, Arnie has addressed that even today, when he watches a Mr. Universe or Mr. Olympia competition, various things catch his attention.

Schwarzenegger notes that the top five contestants have approximately the same physical features, but the champion is selected by how a man behaves. The bodybuilder who materializes in comfort and to is having pleasure is chosen by the judges.

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Arnold and Lou started pumping for bodybuilding at the same age of 13. Both had different motives for doing so; Lou was influenced by a comic book’s superheroes. Meanwhile, Arnold wanted to achieve something big and leave his country for a better future.