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Arnold Schwarzenegger leads tributes to Hall of Fame bodybuilder Ed Corney

  • American will forever be immortalised in the movie, Pumping Iron, where he was Schwarzenegger’s training partner
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Ed Corney and Arnold in the 1970s at Gold’s Gym, Venice Beach, California. Photo: YouTtube

He will be remembered for one of the most iconic scenes from bodybuilding’s most famous docudrama. The scene in Pumping Iron switches to Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, California where Arnold Schwarzenegger and his training, partner, Ed Corney, are doing multiple sets of squats.

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Then came the agonising moment that will forever be ingrained in the minds of bodybuilding fans that exemplifies the “golden age” of bodybuilding in the mid-1970s. The scene intensifies as Corney tries to complete his set.

Ed Corney features on the front cover of the book Pumping Iron, which was later made into a film.
Ed Corney features on the front cover of the book Pumping Iron, which was later made into a film.

“Five ... six .. keep going ... eight .. c’mon let’s get serious!,” Schwarzenegger tells Corney in the scene. “Two more, I wanna see two more no matter what! One more Eddie and flex your legs when you come up ....

“Arrghh,” Corney finally completes the set. “That’s it!,” says Schwarzenegger as Corney collapses to the ground in exhaustion.

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