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struggle4progress

(125,385 posts)
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 10:58 AM Oct 2023

Schwarzenegger's advice on weight loss

BY JUDY KURTZ - 10/03/23 11:02 AM ET

Arnold Schwarzenegger has some exercise advice for former President Trump: Do some laps around a jail cell.

“If he would ask me what should you do for fitness, I would just say, ‘Run around your cell three times. You’re going to be in great shape’” ...

“Do you think it is possible that he weighs 215 pounds?” Kimmel asked the former bodybuilder, who served on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in the 1990s.

“Yeah, as much as it is possible that there is no climate change. As much as is possible that we don’t need to really reduce pollution” Schwarzenegger said ...

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4235722-schwarzenegger-advises-trump-on-weight-loss-run-around-your-cell-three-times/

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Schwarzenegger's advice on weight loss (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2023 OP
No,.. no,.. no,.. lots of greasy KFC with extra mashed potatoes,... magicarpet Oct 2023 #1
two lapse around the cell would probably do him in prodigitalson Oct 2023 #3
The orange dipshit is about 2 hamberders away from a full coronary event Major Nikon Oct 2023 #7
As they said in the first "Godfather" movie... calimary Oct 2023 #19
I always liked Ahnuld prodigitalson Oct 2023 #2
I like him, too. He knows politics. I like to hear what leftyladyfrommo Oct 2023 #4
all my Dem friends in Cali were horrified when he got elected gov. then they all liked him as gov. prodigitalson Oct 2023 #5
I lived in LA when he got elected and was, as you said, horrified. róisín_dubh Oct 2023 #8
I was watching him in some interview and he was asked leftyladyfrommo Oct 2023 #9
he's always had numbers in the 30's Skittles Oct 2023 #28
Darrell Issa thought he was a shoo-in for the governor slot & Arnie bigfooted him & shoved him aside NBachers Oct 2023 #18
I remember all of that happened about the time Terminator 3 came out (not a great movie) but prodigitalson Oct 2023 #24
I don't remember that scene; thanks for pointing it out. Yes, Darrell was the one who marketed all NBachers Oct 2023 #25
He ran California into the ground. Jerry Brown had to come back to get us back on track. diva77 Oct 2023 #20
This above..he was not an effective Governor and is not what I would call a nice person. Tikki Oct 2023 #21
He basically hung on to Bush train Johonny Oct 2023 #26
Um, no. He wasn't a competent governor. hunter Oct 2023 #27
He might gain weight on a steady diet of Nutraloaf EYESORE 9001 Oct 2023 #6
It's unfortunate that Arnold can't run for president nuxvomica Oct 2023 #10
No thank you. We don't need another sexual predator and special interest tool in the race. diva77 Oct 2023 #22
I personally think Trumpy should be discouraged from any exercise, and that he PatrickforB Oct 2023 #11
Remember that time JoseBalow Oct 2023 #12
The Hill and the closed captioning text show 'yourself,' not 'your cell' or jail cell. ffr Oct 2023 #13
The Hill has silently edited their text since I first posted struggle4progress Oct 2023 #14
Ah. I know you only post factual content. So that would explain it. TY. ffr Oct 2023 #15
It sound like he's saying "yourself" - as in, "You're so big, Trump, that a track Rabrrrrrr Oct 2023 #23
Prisoners often do burpees, push ups, sit ups, pull ups, IronLionZion Oct 2023 #16
Schwarzenegger is a sexual predator. Long history of getting away with it. Time to find a new hero. diva77 Oct 2023 #17

magicarpet

(18,457 posts)
1. No,.. no,.. no,.. lots of greasy KFC with extra mashed potatoes,...
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 11:17 AM
Oct 2023

... and lots of extra extra gravy.

Big Macs are good too. Eat 'em for breakfast, lunch, supper and for inbetween meal snacks too.

Get fat,.. have a heart attack,.. drop dead real soon.

The world will be forever grateful.

Major Nikon

(36,925 posts)
7. The orange dipshit is about 2 hamberders away from a full coronary event
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:40 PM
Oct 2023

I'm thinking about buying the other half of the cannoli that did Scalia in at auction and gifting it to him.

calimary

(89,046 posts)
19. As they said in the first "Godfather" movie...
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:45 PM
Oct 2023

“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”

Priorities!

prodigitalson

(3,191 posts)
5. all my Dem friends in Cali were horrified when he got elected gov. then they all liked him as gov.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 11:29 AM
Oct 2023

he seemed to have governed as an old school liberal republican in the Rockefeller vein

and yeah, he is a smart guy with good political instincts

róisín_dubh

(12,231 posts)
8. I lived in LA when he got elected and was, as you said, horrified.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:43 PM
Oct 2023

But in the grand scheme of things, I think he did a good job. My entire family is old school, fiscal Republican and while I disagree with that (obviously), I can understand it and debate it.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,956 posts)
9. I was watching him in some interview and he was asked
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:47 PM
Oct 2023

if Trump could win. And he said "no." He said his numbers are in the '30s and you can't win with numbers in the '30s. He would have to pull all the Independents and other groups and he can't do that."

I hope he's right.

Skittles

(169,615 posts)
28. he's always had numbers in the 30's
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 08:32 PM
Oct 2023

but he also had unlimited free coverage, sexism, the Electoral College, and Russia on his side

NBachers

(19,187 posts)
18. Darrell Issa thought he was a shoo-in for the governor slot & Arnie bigfooted him & shoved him aside
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:31 PM
Oct 2023

Arnold didn’t really bother me that much as California governor; I just didn’t like Gray Davis getting recalled. More Darrell Issa shit moves

prodigitalson

(3,191 posts)
24. I remember all of that happened about the time Terminator 3 came out (not a great movie) but
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 03:21 PM
Oct 2023

the opening scene has Arnold's character shooting out a car alarm that is annoyingly going off, and didn't sleazy Issa sell car alarms? I remember speculation that was an intentional dig at Issa.

NBachers

(19,187 posts)
25. I don't remember that scene; thanks for pointing it out. Yes, Darrell was the one who marketed all
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 04:08 PM
Oct 2023

those obnoxious car alarms with all the screeching tones and belligerent voices. He grew multi multi millionaire rich off it.

diva77

(7,880 posts)
20. He ran California into the ground. Jerry Brown had to come back to get us back on track.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:48 PM
Oct 2023
The tragedy of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s governorship
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-10-la-fi-hiltzik-20101210-story.html

California Nurses Lead the Fight against Arnold Schwarzenegger's Anti-Union Ballot Measures
https://www.labornotes.org/2006/02/california-nurses-lead-fight-against-arnold-schwarzeneggers-anti-union-ballot-measures

California's debt triples in Schwarzenegger's 7 years
https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_debt_triples_in_Schwarzenegger%27s_7_years

He was a terrible governor and a sexual predator - see post#17 in this thread

Tikki

(15,033 posts)
21. This above..he was not an effective Governor and is not what I would call a nice person.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:52 PM
Oct 2023

He likes the spotlight, though.

Tikki

Johonny

(25,492 posts)
26. He basically hung on to Bush train
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 04:20 PM
Oct 2023

Even though he had his family get him really good advisors. He ignored their advice.

He didn’t do a good job. Lost his marriage and a lot of respect. Really didn’t get all self reflective until years later.

hunter

(40,384 posts)
27. Um, no. He wasn't a competent governor.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 04:38 PM
Oct 2023

California politics isn't a game anyone can play without experience.

His job was to overlook a multi-billion dollar theft from the California economy.

I can't say how that ego-driven misadventure might have influenced his current political stances but it seems to have been for the better.

nuxvomica

(13,896 posts)
10. It's unfortunate that Arnold can't run for president
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:48 PM
Oct 2023

My dream would be for him to be in the Republican debates. Imagine it! The 3-part docu on his life on Netflix is quite good though it's obviously not objective but he does admit a lot of mistakes from his past.

diva77

(7,880 posts)
22. No thank you. We don't need another sexual predator and special interest tool in the race.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:57 PM
Oct 2023

PatrickforB

(15,345 posts)
11. I personally think Trumpy should be discouraged from any exercise, and that he
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 12:55 PM
Oct 2023

be put on a lard diet to hasten the buildup of fat and arterial plaque. Bucket after bucket of nice greasy KFC, along with plenty of Big Macs and Whoppers - with bacon! Everything tastes better with bacon.

But that's just me...

ffr

(23,326 posts)
13. The Hill and the closed captioning text show 'yourself,' not 'your cell' or jail cell.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:03 PM
Oct 2023

I know it's hard to make out. The comment is at the 7 minute mark.

ffr

(23,326 posts)
15. Ah. I know you only post factual content. So that would explain it. TY.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:15 PM
Oct 2023

It makes more sense the first way, instead of run around yourself. What is that, Arnold? It's hard to make out what he said though and there wasn't a repeat to clarify.

Rabrrrrrr

(58,373 posts)
23. It sound like he's saying "yourself" - as in, "You're so big, Trump, that a track
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 02:09 PM
Oct 2023

big enough to go around you would be worth a few runs".

It really sounds like a definite "f" sound at the end of the word, not the expected "z" or "s" sound that an austrian/german might make with the word "cells". And the word 'cells' wouldn't make sense, anyway.

IronLionZion

(50,830 posts)
16. Prisoners often do burpees, push ups, sit ups, pull ups,
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:23 PM
Oct 2023

had to look into small space indoor workouts when COVID lockdown started

diva77

(7,880 posts)
17. Schwarzenegger is a sexual predator. Long history of getting away with it. Time to find a new hero.
Tue Oct 3, 2023, 01:27 PM
Oct 2023
From hero to predator: how the fall of Arnold Schwarzenegger was predicted by one man
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/from-hero-to-predator-how-the-fall-of-arnold-schwarzenegger-was-predicted-by-one-man-2285918.html


Women say Schwarzenegger groped, humiliated them

https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-archive-schwarzenegger-women-story.html

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I wish the hero worship of this predator would stop. He is trying to get the Trump stink off of himself with these PR antics.

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