fans attended the Many bodybuilding fitness, Martial Arts and contact sports demonstrations, plus 30 other disciplines, such as pole dance, cheerleaders, crossfit, r u b i k , s t r e e t w o r k o u t , p a r k o u r, armwrestling, dancefit, rope jumping, BMX, strongman, bodytone spinning master class, powerlifting, streeetworkout, etc.
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n this occasion, over 24,000 square meters were dedicated to the Expo fair, with many different nutrition and sportswear companies, both national and inter national, supplementation and food stands, sports academies, federations, etc. The 3rd Edition of the Arnold Fighters (AF3) far exceeded expectations both in the Pro-Show, as in the Combat Games, as well as other activities that took place in Madrid Arena Satellite Pavilion. The AF3 was one of the events that had had more promotion in the media over these past few months thanks to Arnold Fighters Girls competition, which brought together over 200 competitors of all ages, sexes and grades. This event is considered a benchmark in Europe in terms of Martial Arts and Combat Sports, becoming a must for anyone who likes martial disciplines, whether traditional or modern, historical or recent, exhibition or competition, in tatami or in the ring, amateur or professional. The novelty of this 5th edition of ACE on September 27 was the meeting of the actor and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with his fans. Many had the pleasure of attending the event in which one of the most famous Hollywood stars, besides being the bodybuilding and fitness image worldwide, answered all questions for an hour in the theater auditorium of the Casa de Campo. In addition, 50 lucky fans had the opportunity to take a picture with his idol for the price of 500 euros. The actor also received reporters on Friday September 25th. He was accompanied by a large group of people who sat in reserved seats in the front rows. The event took place at 19 pm in Room 18 of Torre Espacio, one of the tallest buildings in Madrid. Here it was shown that the actor is a close and friendly man with a great sense of humor. This time, he put aside his cinematic facet and he practically spoke only of sports and ACE 15.
Text: Mónica Gail Rodríguez & Pedro Conde. Photos: Alejandro Jesús Gil del Val & Antonio Moral.
“At the beginning I was interested in becoming the most muscular man in the world and I won world several bodybuilding championships; but, after that, I realized that I shouldn't lift weights just for me, but for the sake of sports and bodybuilding.”