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Schwarzenegger Discusses Battling ‘Gay’ Bodybuilding Label, How It’s Like Global Warming, And Not Being A ‘Girlie Man’

John Bickley

In a wide-ranging and rather entertaining interview with Men’s Health published this week, former Mister Universe and California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger discussed a bunch of things, including his past efforts to combat the “gay” associations with body building, how changes to bodybuilding relate to global warming, his view of manliness, and his past use of the term “girlie man.”

While the interview is certainly worth reading in its entirety, below are some entertaining excerpts.

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