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Bezig met laden... Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilderdoor Samuel W. Fussell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Written in the 1980's, this book is a good description of the pain and suffering it takes to be a bodybuilder. Muscle is a fast read of what was most likely a quickly-written book that skims the surface of this milieu. ( ) When I see a book like this I expect one of two things; someone who isn’t really involved in the subject trying to write about what it’s like, or someone who is really involved trying to write. This is an account written by someone who was more obsessed and wrapped up in bodybuilding that most and also writes really well. It’s funny, scary, and really interesting. When I see a book like this I expect one of two things; someone who isn’t really involved in the subject trying to write about what it’s like, or someone who is really involved trying to write. This is an account written by someone who was more obsessed and wrapped up in bodybuilding that most and also writes really well. It’s funny, scary, and really interesting. This is a fascinating first hand account of the bodybuilder lifestyle. The author gives a clear summary of all the hard work it takes to achieve a true bodybuilder look and how detrimental it can be for one's health. In "Muscle. Confessions of an unlikely Bodybuilder" Fussel details his own journey from book worm to impressively huge bodybuilder. The reader learns that Fussel's obsession with weight training is in part due to his own insecurity; instead of facing it and dealing with his issues he tries to put on an armor of muscle. This he believes will protect him from the outside world as well as his own inner feelings. Only after 4 years of hard work and unhealthy habits including some steroid use does the author realize that bodybuilding is not the cure all he once hoped it would be. When he decides to quit the sport he quickly loses his muscle size and in a matter of weeks is back at square one. This book gave me a better understanding of the unhealthy aspects of bodybuilding and that anything taking to the extreme isn't beneficial in the long run. I really enjoyed the author's writing style and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the sport. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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From skinny scholar to muscle-bound showman. "Easily the best memoir ever written about weight training, steroids and all" (Men's Journal). When blue-blooded, storklike Samuel Wilson Fussell arrived in New York City fresh from the University of Oxford, the ethereal young graduate seemed like the last person on Earth who would be interested in bodybuilding. But he was intimidated by the dangers of the city--and decided to do something about it. At twenty-six, Fussell walked into the YMCA gym. Four solid years of intensive training, protein powders, and steroid injections later, he had gained eighty pounds of pure muscle and was competing for bodybuilding titles. And yet, with forearms like bowling pins and calves like watermelons, Fussell felt weaker than ever before. His punishing regimen of workouts, drugs, and diet had reduced him to near-infant-like helplessness and immobility, leaving him hungry, nauseated, and prone to outbursts of " 'roid rage." But he had come to succeed, and there was no backing down now. Alternately funny and fascinating, Muscle is the true story of one man's obsession with the pursuit of perfection. With insight, wit, and refreshing candor, Fussell ushers readers into the wild world of juicers and gym rats who sacrifice their lives, minds, bodies, and souls to their dreams of glory in Southern California's so-called iron mecca. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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