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Jim Moore

Jim Moore

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My name is Jim Moore former bodybuilding competitor for around twenty years. I was lucky to win 5 UK and Britsh titles during this period: althoughee my career was interupted by a serious car crash that left me with Brain Trauma and in the following months I was also diagnosed with M.E. But I went on to win yet another 4 titles.

This book is about triumph over adversity, but while it  is extremely humorous as real life when reflected on often is: it is also brutally honest and strips away the Dream tan to lay the sport bare like never before.

I had read many bodybuilding books that breezed over the taboo subjects of performance-enhancing drugs and mental health issues and I wanted to write something that gave the readers the real facts on a sport that has intrigued many and given a meaning to life for others.

This is the good, the bad and the damn right ugly world of competitive bodybuilding as you've never heard it before

 

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

Story Behind The Book

The extraordinary story of a skinny lad from Manchester who rose to become British Champion bodybuilder. And there the cliches end in this gritty, humorous and brutally honest tale which strips away the dream tan and any illusion of a glamorous lifestyle to lay bare the sport as never before. Jim Moore writes about the all-too-often taboo subjects of performance-enhancing drugs, the debilitating illnesses and mental health problems which blight the scene. He takes the reader behind the stage curtain to reveal the murky depths to which some - including himself - will plunge in search of success. Moore reveals the shocking contradictions and dangers inherent in the bread-and-butter running of the sport, matched only by the intensity and insanity of his own dedication. It was this never-say-die approach which eventually saw Moore crowned a national champion five times; but also an attitude which ultimately almost caused his death.

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<div style="margin-left:.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span> <span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>A true insight</b>, 16 July 2013</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/pdp/profile/A124ZUTKVZJRF1/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Melissa</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A124ZUTKVZJRF1/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview">See all my reviews</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Bodybuilders Never Die: They Simply Lose Their Pump (Paperback)</b></div> A true insight into the world of bodybuilding. An eye opening read into the sport and also the mind. This book had me gripped and eager to read more pages.<br /> Having known Jim for many years, and what he has been through to get to were he is is truly inspiring.x <div style="padding-top:10px;clear:both;width:100%;"> <div class="reviews-voting-stripe" style="float:left;padding-right:15px;border-right:1px solid #CCCCCC;"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><b class="tiny" style="color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</b> </div> <div style="width:300px;"><a style="font-size:1px;"></a><span class="crVotingButtons"><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a class="votingButtonReviews yesButton" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R32GDTY15W9HED/Helpful/1/ref=cm_cr_prvoteyn?ie=UTF8&amp;target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY28udWsvcmV2aWV3LzE5MDkxNzg4MjkvcmVmPWNtX2NyX3Bydm90ZXJkcj9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzaG93Vmlld3BvaW50cz0x&amp;token=3A402359B9CF5C11766D91FCEB908077326881CD&amp;voteAnchorName=R32GDTY15W9HED.2115.Helpful.Reviews&amp;voteSessionID=275-3596004-2985816"><span class="cmtySprite s_largeYes"><span>Yes</span></span></a> <a class="votingButtonReviews noButton" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R32GDTY15W9HED/Helpful/-1/ref=cm_cr_prvoteyn?ie=UTF8&amp;target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY28udWsvcmV2aWV3LzE5MDkxNzg4MjkvcmVmPWNtX2NyX3Bydm90ZXJkcj9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzaG93Vmlld3BvaW50cz0x&amp;token=222F56494BCEC9D1A88DC21068B8373270B38684&amp;voteAnchorName=R32GDTY15W9HED.2115.Helpful.Reviews&amp;voteSessionID=275-3596004-2985816"><span class="cmtySprite s_largeNo"><span>No</span></span></a></span></div> </div> <div style="float:left;"> <div style="padding-left:15px;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="tiny"><a style="font-size:1px;"></a><span class="reportingButton"><a class="reportingButton" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R32GDTY15W9HED/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_prvoteyn?ie=UTF8&amp;target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY28udWsvcmV2aWV3LzE5MDkxNzg4MjkvcmVmPWNtX2NyX3Bydm90ZXJkcj9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzaG93Vmlld3BvaW50cz0x&amp;token=B48518458921062D20CF44F8A38D10E5C3EEA1DA&amp;voteAnchorName=R32GDTY15W9HED.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&amp;voteSessionID=275-3596004-2985816">Report abuse</a></span> </span> <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">|</span> <span class="tiny"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R32GDTY15W9HED/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1909178829&amp;linkCode=&amp;nodeID=&amp;tag=">Permalink</a></span></div> <div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-top:5px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R32GDTY15W9HED/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1909178829&amp;linkCode=&amp;nodeID=&amp;tag=#wasThisHelpful"><span class="swSprite s_comment"><span>Comment</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R32GDTY15W9HED/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1909178829&amp;linkCode=&amp;nodeID=&amp;tag=#wasThisHelpful">Comment</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a></a></p> <div style="margin-left:.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span> <span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>Excellent read.</b>, 12 July 2013</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div> <div style="float:left;">By </div> <div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/pdp/profile/A308H7C76DO8Q7/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Leon Moss &quot;the truth&quot;</span></a> (uk) - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A308H7C76DO8Q7/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview">See all my reviews</a><br /><span class="cmtySprite s_BadgeRealName"><span>(REAL NAME)</span></span>   </div> </div> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3color tiny" style="margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase">What is this?</a>)</span></span></div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bodybuilders-Never-Die-Simply-ebook/dp/B00DQBTDEE/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subj">Bodybuilders Never Die: They Simply Lose Their Pump (Kindle Edition)</a></b></div> This is a fantastic, honest book on bodybuilding. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in the sport. 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Very enjoyable and rang true as it reflected my own, less successful journey through bodybuilding contests. Luckily I seem to have had less overall health problems than the author but now suffer from extremely bad arthritis. I wonder if it's somehow related to steroids. 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