Though he may be 63 years old and long past his prime, Arnold Schwarzenegger is still a legend in bodybuilding. And this fact hasn't gone unnoticed by young Afghans, who currently see Schwarzenegger as somewhat of an idol. <\/p>\n
The International Business Times did a recent story on the Afghanistan bodybuilding craze, which I've discussed plenty of times before, and they're also huge Arnold freaks. Here is a look at some of what was written:<\/p>\n
The gyms in Kabul are shabby and primitive by Western standards, but more are planned to open this year and next.<\/p>\n Schwarzenegger\u2019s bulging biceps will likely adorn the walls of those facilities as well.<\/p>\n Reportedly, young Afghans also admire the disgraced ex-California governor because of his success in business and films, as well as politics.<\/em><\/p>\n It's doubtful that Afghans also admire him for the affair with Maria Shriver, but his business, movie and political accomplishments are definitely impressive for somebody who came to the US as a little-known Austrian immigrant.<\/p>\n Though he may be 63 years old and long past his prime, Arnold Schwarzenegger is still a legend in bodybuilding. And this fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by young Afghans, who currently see Schwarzenegger as somewhat of an idol. The International Business Times did a recent story on the Afghanistan bodybuilding craze, which I’ve discussed plenty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"yoast_head":"\n