Baghdad: bodybuilders worship Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Bodybuilding buffs in Baghdad worship at a temple to the Terminator -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger -- in a country where the term survival of the fittest can take on extra resonance.
Inside the Arnold fitness center in central Baghdad dozens of men pump iron, run on treadmills and work out on benches, rowing and weight machines.
The gym's Iraqi owner is even said to have received a personal letter from the California governor himself, the former Mr. Universe best known for his Terminator films.
Every inch of wall within the gymnasium is plastered with posters of Arnold to inspire Iraqi men on to greater things.
No guns are allowed inside, but there are lockers available for those who want to store their automatic weapons before entering the gym.
Modern exercise equipment started coming in only after the invasion which also ended the sanctions era when imported goods were scarce.
Inside the Arnold fitness center in central Baghdad dozens of men pump iron, run on treadmills and work out on benches, rowing and weight machines.
The gym's Iraqi owner is even said to have received a personal letter from the California governor himself, the former Mr. Universe best known for his Terminator films.
Every inch of wall within the gymnasium is plastered with posters of Arnold to inspire Iraqi men on to greater things.
No guns are allowed inside, but there are lockers available for those who want to store their automatic weapons before entering the gym.
Modern exercise equipment started coming in only after the invasion which also ended the sanctions era when imported goods were scarce.
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