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Books by Douglas Kent Hall: On the Way to the Sky The Superstars Let 'er Buck! Rock & Roll Retreat Blues Rodeo Van People: The Great American Rainbow Boogie The Master of Oakwindsor

Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
Arnold Schwarzenegger with Douglas Kent Hall

A FIRESIDE BOOK Published by Simon & Schuster New York London Toronto Sydney

Tokyo

Singapore

FIRESIDERockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Copyright © 1977 by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Douglas Kent Hall All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. First Fireside Edition 1993 FIRESIDE and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America

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Library of CongressCataloging in Publication Data Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 77-22558 ISBN: 0-671-79748-4

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Credits

Stefan Amsuss, 16 Balik, 117 (four), 118 (three), 119 (two). 127 Albert Busek, 21, 25 (two), 29 (three), 37. 46 (two), 56, 67, 80, 83, 87, 102 (two), 111, 114 (top right and bottom), 116 (two), 124 (top), 126 (two) George Butler, 9, 101 (two), 120, 121, 122. 123 Cameracraft,62 Caruso, 4, 98, 107, 115, 124 (bottom), 125 (two), 128, 129 (two), 130 (three), 131 (two), 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140. 141 Benno Dahmen, 114 (top left) M. Glover, 78 George Greenwood, 92, 99, 103 Doug Hall, 133 (top), exercise photos Frank Hollfelder, 34 Studio Arax, 18

To My Mother

To Charles Gaines and George Butler, whose genuine enthusiasm, energy and talent changed the sportof bodybuilding and who I am honored to count among my closest friends.

Titles won

1965 1966 1966 1966 1967 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1970 1970 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Jr. Mr. Europe (Germany) Best Built Man of Europe (Germany) Mr. Europe (Germany) International Powerlifting Championship (Germany) NABBA Mr. Universe, amateur (London) NABBA Mr. Universe, professional (London) GermanPowerlifting Championship IFBB Mr. International (Mexico) IFBB Mr. Universe, amateur (New York) NABBA Mr. Universe, professional (London) NABBA Mr. Universe, professional (London) Mr. World (Columbus, Ohio) IFBB Mr. Qlympia (New York) IFBB Mr. Olympia (Paris) IFBB Mr. Olympia (Essen, Germany) IFBB Mr. Olympia (New York) IFBB Mr. Olympia (New York) IFBB Mr. Olympia (Pretoria, South Africa)

PartOne

Chapter One

"Arnold! Arnold!" I can still hear them, the voices of my friends, the lifeguards, bodybuilders, the weight lifters, booming up from the lake where they were working out in the grass and trees. "Arnold—come on!" cried Karl, the young doctor who had become my friend at the gym . . . It was the summer I turned fifteen, a magical season for me because that year I'd discoveredexactly what I wanted to do with my life. It was more than a young boy's mere pipe dream of a distant, hazy future—confused fantasies of being a fireman, detective, sailor, test pilot, or spy. I knew I was going to be a bodybuilder. It wasn't simply that either. I would be the best bodybuilder in the world, the greatest, the best-built man. I'm not exactly sure why I chose bodybuilding, exceptthat I loved it. I loved it from the first m o m e n t my fingers closed around a barbell and I felt the challenge and exhilaration of hoisting the heavy steel plates above my head. I had always been involved in sports through my father, a tall, sturdy man who was himself a champion at ice curling. We were a physical family, oriented toward training, good eating, and
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14 Arnold: The Educationof a Bodybuilder

keeping the body fit and healthy. With my father's encouragement, I first got into organized competitive sports w h e n I was ten. I joined a soccer team that even had uniforms and a regular three-days-a-week training schedule. I threw myself into it and played soccer passionately for almost five years. However, by the time I was thirteen team sports no longer satisfied me. I...