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I just finished Sylvia's book "Selina Mae Steele". It had me laughing at times yet sometimes totally appalled. Selina's
story was straight forward and not clouded by excessive metaphors. It was adventurous yet tragic at times. As I read, Selina's
appetite for love excited me as
wanted be one of her suitors. It gave me an inside look at the ugly side of sports politics. Selina is so in tune with
her physiology she seemed to born a bodybuilder. Serious and wise she saved the lives of her security team. Yet so funny and
playful she experienced fantasies that most of us only dream about. If you are a fan of Sylvia's or fan of female bodybuilding
you should check out this book.
Tim Mayton
This book truly gives a unique view of the FBB (Female Bodybuilding) world for not one or two but three perspectives.
It goes into the inside of the FBB world and try to feel and see what it is like, both as a female bodybuilder and as
a female bodybuilding within a cultural structure where in every way and in true terms, it is not accepted. Here, in the
US we can go to a gym and see and accept those who choose to move forward and develop their body to the fullest female or
male but in some cultures that is all but taboo for the woman. This is changing in TODAY but some had to pave the way ...
Not only did she reach a true height of competing but completed outside her home world and did very well. She talks about
what it is like for those on the inside and what goes on a true inside view.
Later, the book chronicles how once she started to move within the FBB circle that her choices and options within that
as a FBB were limited and she had to make hard family choices to maintain things. This moved to the next phase once she has
such a developed body what and how does she provide for her and her family. Choices had to be made hard difficult gut wrenching
choices that for most people we will never face so we would not fully understand.
Later, as she moves outside the inner circle of FBB she looks back at things and can take an outside view of how the world
of the FBB is and what one must do to be there and what one must do to stay there ...
In FBB, the training needed to just maintain is so far beyond that of the male BB. For the FBB is it a truly full time
commitment and being above lot maintain that required her to make choices and do things that will draw you into her world
and make you want to read page after page ...
David Rupert
I would like to comment about the novel "Selina Steele, the story of a female bodybuilder". I have enjoyed many novels in
the past, yet few that I have actually read once, and the again immediately after. Sylvia allows the reader to look into the
world of female bodybuilding like no one else before. Sylvia allows those of us, who are not as committed in becoming physically
superior to live vicariously through her words and life. One can almost experience the life of an idol through her words.
In addition to telling the story of her accomplishments on stage, she shares an in depth account of being a strong woman,
protecting people with her strength and muscular physique. As well as allowing us into the bedroom escapades of an idol, whom
all covet.
This book is a must read, and an inspiration to everyone who hope one day to be able to build a physique, fan base and aire
of superiority that Sylvia has always had.
Tim Lykes
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