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Five-time Mr. Universe, seven-time Mr. Olympia, and Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the name in bodybuilding. Here is his classic bestselling autobiography, which explains how the "Austrian Oak" came to the sport of bodybuilding and aspired to be the star he has become. "I still remember that first visit to the bodybuilding gym. I had never seen anyone lifting weights before. Those guys were huge and brutal....The weight lifters shone with sweat; they were powerful looking, Herculean. And there it was before me -- my life, the answer I'd been seeking. It clicked. It was something I suddenly just seemed to reach out and find, as if I'd been crossing a suspended bridge and finally stepped off onto solid ground."
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold shares his fitness and training secrets -- demonstrating with a comprehensive step-by-step program and dietary hints how to use bodybuilding for better health. His program includes a special four-day regimen of specific exercises to develop individual muscle groups -- each exercise illustrated with photos of Arnold in action. For fans and would-be bodybuilders, this is Arnold in his own words.
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Summary: Sorry Governor, but you're only half right
This book is good enough to steal. I ought to know. I had my first copy of this book stolen out of my car (at which time they took my entire gym bag) and my second copy (that I bought to replace the first one) was borrowed from me and never returned. that being said, the first half of this book is Arnold's ego trip sort of autobiography. It's an "okay" read if you have nothing else with you when you pay a long trip to the toilet...... But the send half is the ultimate explanation of how to lift weights and how to get results without killing yourself. It's the 2nd half that makes the "now Governor of California," an okay sort of guy and gives the credability to the book that the first half could never have held on its own.
It's a text book for the weightlifter in all of us.
Don't steal yours, buy it. And don't lend it out to anyone because it won't come back.
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Summary: great book
I am not much of a body builder (I love to lift, but I'm not that devoted), but a lot of what Arnold says in this book resonates with me. The autobiographical parts talk a lot about self-discipline and defying others' expectations to go on and make something of yourself - to live your dreams. I think this is the best lesson this book has to offer.
I think every athlete should read this book at the very least. Or anyone who just wants to do something special with their life.
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Summary: A Walk in the Mind of A Success-Oriented Superstar
How you every wonder how some people in the minority in a relatively fewer short years can achieve so much and how the majority can achieve so little in an entire lifetime of wishing, waiting and wanting? I am sure that these questions have crossed everyone's mind at one time or another. Though the main theme that permeates throughout this book is about bodybuilding and how to become a success in this field, looking deeper, you see that this is an autobiographical journey into the mind of what makes a successful person successful.
The second have of the book on the specific exercises for bodybuilding is good but a little sketchy and not quite definitive for a beginner. Nevertheless, and overall this is a very inspirational and good read.
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Summary: Very inspirational!
Who doesn't like Arnold? The man is a success story, with one big accomplishment after another!
"Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder" is Arnold's story of how he got into the sport of bodybuilding, his rise to the top, and the adventures in between. His words are inspirational. I remember reading this book while injured, and it motivated me to do whatever I could to regain my strength and athletic build. The photos from his much earlier years are also fascinating, watching his progression from one picture to the next.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the training program he advises will lead to over training. On steroids, that program will work...but not for the natural bodybuilder. The exercise selection is great...just remember to train less than he recommends.
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Summary: Just what I was looking for
Bought as a gift, which was appretiated, exactly the book I was looking for. The book was shipped quickly and with good packaging in perfect condition.
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