Arnold Schwarzenegger is reflecting on a particularly challenging time in his life when he had unplanned open heart surgery and had only a matter of months to recover and be back to top form.
In a video posted recently to his YouTube channel as part of his health and fitness group, Arnold's Pump Club, the 76-year-old actor and bodybuilder recalled a frightening incident in early 2018 when he was supposed to undergo non-invasive heart surgery.
"I remember when I had my open heart surgery, my third one... I was really freaking out, and I woke up all of the sudden and the doctor was standing in front of me, and saying 'I'm so sorry, but unlike what we planned, a non-invasive surgery... we made a mistake and poked through the heart wall, and there was internal bleeding, and we had to open you up to save your life.'" Schwarzenegger recalled.
"The bottom line is, you cannot roll the clock back," he continued. "I was in the middle of a disaster... so now it's about, 'how do I get out of it?' You have to shift gears."
Schwarzenegger said he realized that the first step to recovery was getting healthy enough to get discharged from the hospital.
"[That meant] getting out of bed and start walking. First 10 steps, then longer and longer," he explained, adding that when he needed extra motivation, "I called my buddies in and said, 'You guys have to fire me up. You have to count the number of steps that I'm doing.'"
"And this is what we did, everyday. Everybody came into the hospital, They said, 'OK, Arnold, it's time to get up!'" Schwarzenegger recalled. "I wanted to get really going with the exercise, get out of the hospital as quick as possible, and then get going with the training again."
"Because three months later, I started with Terminator 6," he said, referring to Terminator: Dark Fate, which was set to start shooting after multiple delays. "So I had to be in shape, I had to be able to move around, run around, lift things up, do the fight scene, all these things."
As Schwarzenegger reflected on his recovery journey, he also shared behind-the-scenes footage, both of him in the hospital and then training on workout machines after getting out.
"And I did it! Because I had a positive attitude and knew exactly how I was going to get there," he explained. "[And] I had the support system, because none of this we can do by ourselves... When I started shooting Terminator 6, I was all back together again."
Latest Stories
-
FirstBank Ghana expands footprint with new Nhyiaeso branch
1 min -
FirstBank Ghana pays courtesy call on Asantehene ahead of Nhyiaeso branch commissioning
7 mins -
CAF President blasts Ghana over Baba Yara stadium ban
11 mins -
GUTA calls for de-politicization of fight against galamsey
12 mins -
Police outlines guidelines for NDC’s nationwide demonstration against EC
27 mins -
Demystifying the claims of rip-offs and arbitrary charges in Ghana’s port sector—from the shipping lines perspective
38 mins -
EducationUSA: Ghanaian students in US benefit from $9 million Investment
51 mins -
Elections not about insults; be decent in your speech – Bawumia to Mahama
57 mins -
Reverse osmosis the most reliable way to filter water – Association of Packaged Water Producers
1 hour -
UG SRC Presidential Race: Court ruling has taught me a lot about life – Guru
1 hour -
Voazok Tours to hold Canada Agricultural Tour
2 hours -
Peace Council implements measures to ensure peaceful 2024 elections
2 hours -
Staff of banks involved in fraud increases by 46% in 2023; BoG expresses worry
2 hours -
NDC calls for public support for upcoming protest – W/R NDC Secretary
2 hours -
2024/25 GPL: Vision FC secure 2-0 maiden GPL win against Accra Lions
2 hours