Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his rapping skills for inspiring new song 'Pump It Up'

Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his ability to rap in a new song called Pump It Up - The Motivation Song - and his fans are going wild for it on social media.

The actor and former Governor of California appeared in the music video for the song by Austrian singer Andreas Gabalier.

The song is about Schwarzenegger’s inspirational career, including his bodybuilder years as well as his film stardom.

The singer and received a little help from Schwarzenegger, who rapped his own verses.

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He sings: “Hey, I’m Arnold Schwarzenegger and listen carefully, dig deep down and ask yourself, who do you want to be.

“Not what, but who, if you believe success will come to you, work like hell, trust yourself and all your dreams come true.”

He continues later in the song: “Break some rules, knock the wall, don’t be afraid to fail.

“You have to think outside the box, I say no pain no gain, I don’t want to hear it cannot be done, always give something back.

“My name is Arnold Schwarzenegger and I’ll be back.”

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The music video is a walk down memory lane for Schwarzenegger fans, with vintage clips of him as a bodybuilding champion, as well as a young film actor with his hits like The Terminator yet to come.

Fans have taken to social media to discuss the actor’s rapping and vintage-inspired video.

One said: “For the record, I would listen to a whole rap album by Arnold Schwarzenegger if he made it.”

Another wrote: “Me dancing to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new rap song... [gif]”

A third tweeter clearly approved: “ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER NEW RAP COOL. HEARD IT THIS MORNING.”

For one tweeter, it was all a bit too much: “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Rap Song Is Too Pure For This World: Why am I crying in the club right now Although it was his godlike physique that initially launched him into fame and made him one of the biggest (figuratively and literally, the guy’s a tank).”

When he's not been rapping, Schwarzenegger recently tackled sexism in a Reddit Q&A, by saying that The Terminator series has a proud history of strong, female characters.

Schwarzenegger was on Reddit to promote the first trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate

Rather than ignoring a question about Hollywood “piggybacking off of classics by using a female lead,” the actor responded: “You know that Linda Hamilton is a leading woman in both Terminator 1 and 2, correct?”

Linda Hamilton is reprising her role as Sarah Connor in Terminator: Dark Fate.