Of course, Arnold’s flirtation with powerlifting led to his friendship with future Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu, whom Arnold in turn encouraged to take up bodybuilding. As Arnold wrote in his Encyclopedia, “Franco and I started out as weightlifters, which gave us a muscle density that bodybuilders who have not done power training lack.”

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