While training for bodybuilding competitions, Schwarzenegger worked construction and ran side businesses such as buying real estate and selling fitness handbooks. Getting better at anything in life requires reps, reps, reps.Īrnold Schwarzenegger is a big believer in working hard and spending each hour of the day wisely. Arnold writes that just to film one scene, the crew spent half the day rehearsing. If they want to be a good chess player, they have to play thousands of games. If someone wants to be a good skier, they have to get out on the slopes and practice skiing. In his book, Arnold writes that “Whether you’re doing a bicep curl in a chilly gym or talking to world leaders, there are no shortcuts–everything is reps, reps, reps” (page 614). Just for that one speech, he practiced over 50 times. When Arnold was tasked with giving his first address to the United Nations, he wrote down a tally mark for each time he rehearsed the speech. At the end of his workout, he would feel a sense of accomplishment because he would look at the chalkboard or his journal and see it filled with X's. After completing each exercise, he marked it with an X to show that it was done. Whenever Arnold went to the gym, he would write out his workouts for the day and how many reps had to be performed. No matter what task or career one chooses, to do an excellent job, one must practice, practice, and practice some more. Of the main themes in Schwarzenegger’s book is the importance of reps or repetition. Schwarzenegger raised four fantastic children and in the wake of a scandal he brought upon himself, he tried to keep his family together. He led the state through a budget crisis and natural disasters. After his film career, Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world. Schwarzenegger then went on to become the world’s biggest movie star, the husband of Maria Shriver of the Kennedy family. Within five years, Schwarzenegger became the greatest bodybuilder in the world and by his thirties, he was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping, and bodybuilding. By the time he was twenty-one, Schwarzenegger was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr. The book begins in Austria, where Schwarzenegger was born, and explains why he dreamed of moving to America. His first book, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, was a bestseller when published in 1977 and, along with his Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, has never been out of print since. Before that, he had a long career, starring in such films as the Terminator series Stay Hungry Twins Predator and Junior. Schwarzenegger served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011. “ Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” by Arnold Schwarzenegger is an autobiography that covers Schwarzenegger’s three careers and his personal life through the decades.

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