DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH ARNOLD BODYBUILDING BOOKS HOW TO
Part Two is simply titled Muscles in which Arnold details a bodybuilding regiment starting with an introduction detailing how to take inventory of yourself, both physically and mentally. Just simplicity, the body, the weights, gravity, and sweat. One thing to notice in the book is the simplicity of Arnold's accoutrements, no fancy shoes (if he wore them which most times he didn't) or high tech flashy gym clothes. His philosophy is that of the Ancient Greek Delphic maxim "Know yourself." For Arnold this was to be found in the development of his muscles. It is difference of focus and ultimate goals.Īrnold gives wonderful advice on how to maintain drive while being realistic. If there is one take away from Arnold's explaination it is: bodybuilding is about turning and growing the muscles as opposed to putting up huge weights. He also works to dispell the a few myths about bodybuilding: not being strong (perhaps in comparison to hardcore powerlifters), bodybuilding being unhealthy (he stopped having even colds), and not being useful. Arnold freely admits to not being a good person and taking others for granted, for example in regards to women. He makes no light of the fact he had the genetics to become a champion, as well as an egomaniacal drive which at times led to him living an unbalanced life. What is great about how Arnold tells his story is it is no bullshit encouragement for young men to develop themselves. The book details his rise in the bodybuilding world and his development in learning and the unlearning different facets of his profession. Even with resistance from his peers and mother who couldn't understand what he was doing.
His father encouraged him to be athletic and when his youth soccer team went to a gym to weight train he became fascinated with body building from seeing the men who lifted there.įrom that point on he dedicated himself to developing his body by weightlifting with the guidence of the older men in the gym. In Part One Arnold opens with a sketch of his childhood in Austria and background on his family. I pick it up and find rather than the usual workout book with a lot of pictures filling the pages with brief sets and rep charts, it is a mostly Arnold's story with the latter part of the book detailing a bodybuilding routine.
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