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Part One, Chapter One

• Arnold Schwarzenegger of Graz, Austria decides at age fifteen that he will become the best bodybuilder in the world.

• Arnold has to lift weights as part of his soccer training. He is inspired to become a serious weight lifter.

• Arnold is noticed at the gym because he is a hard worker; the bodybuilders adopt him as their protégé.

• He becomes, that magical summer, addicted to bodybuilding, embarking on a challenging basic program at the gym three times a week.
• Unsophisticated, Arnold does too much in his first workout and can't even ride his bike home; he must push it.

• However Arnold is hooked. He sees his symptoms as real progress and looks forward to more workouts.

• He dives into the bodybuilding world, reading American magazines with photographs of noted bodybuilders, especially Reg Park, who becomes his idol.

• Arnold begins training six times a...

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