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Mike Mentzer was a strikingly handsome man with a brilliant mind and a "perfect" physique—the first bodybuilder to receive a perfect score in both amateur and professional competitions. In the late '70s, Mentzer rose to the very top of his sport (despite the efforts made by industry power brokers, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger), was featured in GQ magazine, and profiled on national television. But he was also a man who wrestled with mental illness his entire life and ended up living on the streets and being sent to prison.

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 26, Fussell walked into the YMCA gym. Four solid years of intensive training, protein powders, and steroid injections later, he had gained 80 pounds of pure muscle and was competing for bodybuilding titles.

On the last night of the 2021 CrossFit Games, ten thousand fans watched in horror as Brooke Wells’ elbow dislocated under the weight of a 190-pound barbell. This is the extraordinary story of what happened next: How Wells pulled off a highly improbable comeback that transformed her mentally and physically into one of the fittest women in the world. In Resilient, Wells provides a refreshingly honest, authentic account of how she overcame fear, self-doubt, and a slew of unexpected obstacles to return to the CrossFit Games less than a year after undergoing total elbow reconstruction.

Tom “The Albatross” and Luke “The Highland Oak” Stoltman are the world's strongest brothers. Between them, they've won everything there is to win in the mighty world of Strongman. Tom can deadlift a 430kg bar to hip height, equivalent to about seven washing machines. Luke isn't far behind. Yet for the Stoltmans, being strong is about more than pure muscle. It's about overcoming adversity. And it's about honoring their biggest fan: their mother, who died in 2016 leaving the family devastated.

Gold’s Gym, Venice Beach, California: in una palestra scabra ed essenziale comincia, alla fine degli anni Sessanta, la leggenda di Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ma è poi giusto chiamarla leggenda? I fenomeni assoluti di ogni sport si sono spesso affermati nonostante le loro caratteristiche fisiche, nonostante i limiti psicologici o caratteriali, Arnold invece si è sempre candidato alla propria grandezza. Lo ha fatto nel bodybuilding, nel cinema e nella politica: al centro di un’avventura umana senza uguali c’è sempre e solo, però, il suo corpo.

Mit über 800.000 Fans gehört Kevin Wolter zu den bekanntesten Influencern Deutschlands. Der Weg dorthin war alles andere als einfach: Nach einer schwierigen Kindheit gerät er auf die schiefe Bahn, mit 15 Jahren hat er über 100 polizeiliche Anzeigen. Sein Vater schickt ihn zur Bundeswehr, mehrere Auslandseinsätze führen zu einer posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung. Er schließt sich einer Rockervereinigung an und wird wieder kriminell. Dann besinnt er sich und startet eine Karriere als Bodybuilder.