Paul Spät (real Name: Paul Späth) was born 1948 in Starnberg/Germany. As a teenager he started professional bodybuilding and achieved success as "Mr. Germany jun." in 1969. He was a training comrade of Arnold Schwarzenegger for several years at "Busek Sportcenter" when Schwarzenegger lived in Munich/Germany for several years before he left for USA to pursue a Hollywood career.