I want more muscles - no matter how!
I want more muscles - no matter how! is a youth novel by Florian Buschendorff . The novel was published in 2008 by Verlag an der Ruhr as a KLAR paperback . The novel is used as school reading and there are working materials for it.
theme
The novel deals with the problem of doping and anabolic steroids consumption in recreational sports. More and more boys between the ages of 15 and 18 are looking for a muscular body. They sometimes spend several hours a day in the fitness studio in order to realize the idea of their "dream body". As a result of this and the milieu in the field of weight training, you will eventually come across the question: "How can I accelerate my muscle building?" Many muscle building preparations are offered in the hand or on the Internet - from "absolutely ineffective" to "deadly".
The story illuminates the psychology of "body addiction" based on a 16-year-old who at some point only thinks of one thing: his body.
content
Tim (16) used to only go swimming until his club coach advised him to do strength training. He quickly notices the positive effects; the people in the gym will be his social reference point. When he dares to speak to Karo, a classmate, a relationship develops. Karo doesn't believe in Tim's desire to look like " Schwarzenegger " at some point . After having spent all of his pocket money in protein supplements for over a year, Tobi, his coach in the studio, suggests that he should try “something more effective”. He introduces him to Cem, who deals in anabolic steroids in "Turn-It-On". Within a very short time, Tim notices the muscle-building effect of the remedies, which leads him to continue training and test further remedies. In addition, he neglects Karo, who knows nothing about the substances. When Cem stops selling in the studio, Tim takes the place of the anabolic steroids dealer and can thus earn something to finance his funds. Tim is not aware of the consequences of the substances. He rejects any clarification by his sports teacher and his sister. His growing egocentrism and his more frequent mood swings lead to an argument with Karo, which leads to a separation. During a raid on the "Turn-It-On", Tim is found. An investigation is being initiated against him.
reception
- The summer reading club describes the text of the book as "flowing and quite exciting" and thinks that the topic would "appeal to boys". It is criticized that the main villain is a Turk and that it is therefore “problematic” to work in secondary schools . The ending is rated as "almost laughable" and "Tim's inner purification" as "implausible".
Web links
- I want more muscles - no matter how! on Verlagruhr.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Summer Reading Club, PDF file, p. 70 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
