By Dayne Hudson
Just when you think Arnold Schwarzenegger can't get anymore inspirational to everyone alive - he pulls this.
A teenage weightlifter wrote a sad post on popular internet site Reddit, about being laughed at in the gym.
Then, Arnold himself stepped in to save the day, just as he's done many times in his films.
The 19-year-old male with the username "GnashBrowns" posted a message detailing how he'd been been put off lifting weights due to people laughing at his form.
He had given up: "Feeling completely embarrassed at this point, I put the bar and the weights in their places, and left with my head hanging low" he posted.
Many supported him.
But then, the unthinkable happened.
Arnold turned up.
Schwarenegger wrote: "I always say don't be afraid of failure, because how far can you really fall? You found out - to the ground. It's right there. Now you know it isn't anything that should scare you," he said.
"You should be proud that you weren't afraid - not embarrassed that you failed. You could have made excuses not to walk into the door, but you didn't. You knew it would be hard, and it would be uncomfortable, and it might be awkward - and you did it anyway. That's courage."
He went on: "The last guy I rooted for broke a world record in the deadlift (at the Arnold Classic Australia). You have more in common with him than you think."
Then, the astonished young man wrote back.
The motivated and happy young man later posted that he couldn't wait to hit the gym again and would check in to the Reddit page consistently to keep them updated on his progress.
"This is my rest day so it's absolutely killing me not being able to go. But first thing tomorrow morning though, the tiny weights that I can pick up won't know what lifted them."
Add him to the pile of many people in the world who've been inspired by the great man.
GO ARNIE!
"Stay Fit, Stay Flexed!"
