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Fitness & Health

12th May 2016

This young Russian bodybuilder is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s twin

We had to double take!

Ben Kenyon

Nobody can replicate or replace the great Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The man’s a Hollywood action hero and a bodybuilding God.

While there truly is only one Schwarzenegger, we’ve found someone pretty close to perfect.

This unit comes in the shape of young Russian bodybuilder Anton Ryskin.

The 195lb, 6ft 2in bodybuilder might not have the incredible size of Arnie in his prime, but it’s actually crazy how much the man dubbed The Russian Oak resembles the legendary Austrian Oak…and he’s only 22-years-old.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEvDgKoEIbi/?taken-by=russian_oak

He has that classic 70s bodybuilding look…

https://www.instagram.com/p/9MbekVkIa0/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/8XuPUEyhFw/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

He has pretty much nailed Arnie’s famous poses…

https://www.instagram.com/p/_cNjLhkISL/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/1hjFNhyhNk/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

His gym gear is classic Schwarzenegger…

https://www.instagram.com/p/-qXieAkIb8/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/xKjwQCyhAa/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

He’s rocking the same haircut as The Governator in his Mr Olympia days…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBnRsT_EITJ/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/0iTuXbyhEF/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

He’s even got Arnie’s facial expression…

https://www.instagram.com/p/98Sur3kIS_/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDQH-vCEIUK/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/xlZ1IvShCT/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

But he will never quite have the freaky genetics of The Terminator star…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFTNXTykITu/?taken-by=russian_oak

https://www.instagram.com/p/BAjm_o5yhPW/?taken-by=schwarzenegger_arnold

But this is possibly as close as you’re going to get to the seven-time Mr Olympia winner – unless his lookalike son Joseph Baena keeps on training.

It will be interesting to see how Ryskin’s career and physique develop – and we’re pretty sure if they’re every making the Schwarzenegger biopic he could be getting a call.

Although Australian WFF Mr Universe Calum von Moger also bears a striking resemblance to Arnie in this spit screen…

https://www.instagram.com/p/3ZF8aOIliN/?taken-by=calumvonmoger