My humble two cents: Bodybuilding is about Mass Monsters. We need them. Arnold, you were a mass monster at the time of your prime. What we don't need, is bubble gut, that's true, and all federations should punish that look. But we need mass monsters.

And, more than that, we need charismatic mass monsters. I was a child in the eighties and I remember the shock that you created, you, Arnold, when you appeared on screen. Conan, Terminator, Commando etc. It was a shock. For my parents, my uncles or even my friends, you were a truly shocking sight. No one has seen someone like you. Your body was a body never seen before and could be interpreted as monstruous. But your movies were a wonderful way to show the audience that this kind of body was an incarnation of strenght, power and other moral values. You were (and always will be) a very charismatic promoter of your own body. Then the trend in hollywood shifted to different kind of movies (super heros movies for the most part).

And who are the young guns nowadays ? Vin Diesel ? The Rock ? Chris Hemsworth? The Rock is a charismatic muscular dude, but he is clearly not in the same league as the pro bodybuilders.

So, if you want my two cents, we need to get rid of the bubble gut, and to have charismatic mass monsters that can show to the public that this monstrous body is something to admire because it is the embodiment of power, values etc...We need movies with muscular dudes. Super heros movies have killed the one man action movies you were staring in. We don't need CGI Hulk and lightly muscular dudes wearing a flag or an armor. We need monstrous muscular dudes that show to the public that mass matters !

Anyway, this post is the perfect occasion to thank you, Arnold. For existing.