“TV Is Wildly Different Than Movies”: Aged 75, Arnold Schwarzenegger Details His Tirelessly Long Days Filming Fubar

Arnold Schwarzenegger is an action cinema icon who ruled the box office in the 80s and the 90s. However, his Hollywood career came to an abrupt end in 2003 when Schwarzenegger became the Governor of California. However, after retiring from political office, he has done a handful of movies. On 25 May, the bodybuilding icon will make his much-anticipated return to the action genre with a different project. Instead of a film, Schwarzenegger’s newest project is a Netflix show.

In the latest edition of his newsletter, The Pump Daily, Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote about his tireless days of filming FUBAR. He also wrote about how practicing what he has preached to his newsletter subscribers, helped him blaze through hours of physically exhausting sequences day in and day out at 75.

How Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced what he preaches

In the latest edition of The Pump Daily, Arnold Schwarzenegger began the Monday motivation section by talking about FUBAR. “You might be wondering, what the hell does a TV show have to do with fitness and motivation?” wrote the Hollywood icon. However, he explained how FUBAR, fitness, and motivation were all closely related.

The terminator actor recounted his grueling schedule while filming the series. The Terminator actor said he turned 75 during filming and revealed, “It was 4 months of 12-14 hour days and nights.” On good days, Schwarzenegger left his hotel at 6 in the morning and returned by 7 or 8 at night. However, on the longer days, he returned at 7 or 8 in the morning of the following day.

Despite such a hectic schedule, the seven-time Mr. Olympia felt “fantastic” at 75. “That’s because I was living two of the lessons I always share with you guys,” wrote Arnie. “First, I’d done the reps. By keeping my routine of training every day in the lead-up to filming,” added Schwarzenegger. He had also relentlessly rehearsed his lines for two months prior to filming the show.

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“Second, I had my vision in front of me. I knew I was doing all of this,” he wrote. Despite his preparations, Schwarzenegger faced challenges. “TV is wildly different than movies, and it becomes impossible to have everything memorized,” said the actor in his newsletter. However, he persevered and succeeded.

The bodybuilding legend’s universal piece of advice

“Putting in the reps,” has been an integral part of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s philosophy of life. It’s his way of approaching every venture, be it bodybuilding, acting, politics, or activism. It’s also the piece of advice he gives to everyone who asks him for motivation, even his sons.

In a recent interview with HOLA! USA, Joseph Baena revealed his father had said, “it’s all about the reps,” when he asked Arnie for acting advice. “With learning lines and practicing the scenes, It’s all about doing the repetition of that…” explained Baena.

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