I liked the book but I thought there could have been more content. Arnold has done so much that and I thought the book could have said alot more about his life and his family.

This was a good book that was easy to read with lots of pictures. I really liked learning about Arnold and his life and family, especially that he came from a poor family and worked really hard to become famous.

This book is brimming with both enjoyable and saddening accounts of Arnold's life. We travel through his life beginning in Austria and follow him into his marriage. The information presented is very informative and entertaining, however the authors have found it necessary to include a lengthy synopsis for each and every one of Arnold's movies, making these sections rather boring. Reading about the subjects life is much more interesting than reading a lengthy synopsis of the movie the subject starred in.

this is a great book. it full of facts you need. if your looking for a bio here it is one of the best. it's not really missing any inportant things. and if your his #1 fan like me you will love this book.

I bought this book not knowing what to expect but I was quite suprised. Alot of interesting points that would be very helpful to know. I recomened you buy this book just for the knowledge that you will gain..

I've been reading about Arnold since I was 18 in 1972. His bodybuilding accomplishments are legendary and now he is a famous movie star. Leigh didn't necessarily dig for negative stuff on Arnold; she wrote what appears to be are the facts of his life. No one is perfect and each of us has comments and experiences we'd rather the world did not hear about. It's all part of Arnold's life good and bad but interesting and fascinating as well.

I'm a big arnold fan, so you know where I
stand on the subject. I've read all his books
"The education of a bodybuilder" ect. When
I read this book I thought all the facts are
here about Arnold's life ,whats wrong?
This book trys to give an investigative
reporter angle. It gives us the dingy
look at Arnold's life, on such topics as
sexuality, steriod use, and even racism!
Look, I don't know if any of these topics
covered are true or not. After all this
is the unauthorized bio of the Austrian Oak's
life. To sum it up this book tries to
bring to light the dark side of Arnold's
life. If thats your cup of tea ,then read this
book!
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you don't really know what his life is like until you have read this book. All the things that he had to go through as a child, and all the things he had to go through growing up will surprise you. This book gave me a different perspective on his life.

The school of bodybuilding this book teaches is very outdated. Save your money! Don't buy this book. I was following the instructions in this book and I gained thirty pounds...in fat! That's right, it tells you to eat anything. You heard me, ANYTHING. In the old school way, the bodybuilder eats whatever he wants to gain mass and later on sheds off the fat through aerobic exercise. The problem with that is, during the rigorous aerobic training, much muscle mass is also lost with it. The new way of bodybuilding (which makes alot of sense) stresses to eat alot and eat LEAN while you train. It does offer some great exercises but nothing you can't get from other good weight training books.

Tom Platz is definitely ahead of everyone else in terms of intensity. I admire him for that. This book is very motivational but I feel that this book is more suited for competitive bodybuilders than beginners.

I had great expectations for this book. I respect Dr Cooper and his work. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the book. There are 115 pages of nutriton related information mostly suggested menus and recipes - there are lots of good nutrition books for kids. The fitness evaluations were mostly for kids 10 and older. He recommends an active lifestyle and sports, but that's not worth the money to me. I'd say check this book out at the library for the fitness test information but keep your money in your pocket on this one.