(3) ESPN 30 for 30: `Arnold's Blueprint

Arnold's Blueprint focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger's teenage years in the Austrian Army and is directed by Michael and Jeff Zimbalist, who previously directed the highly-acclaimed 30 for 30 film "The Two Escobars." The film focuses on the years before Arnold was the "Universe's Perfect Specimen," when a young Schwarzenegger seized upon an opportunity to use the sport of bodybuilding to catapult himself to international stardom. The short documentary will show how the young Austrian farm boy's mandatory military service played a critical role in his journey to international fame.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was 30 when `Pumping Iron showed in 1977, and I was just 18 years old.  He is 66, and I am 54, now.  ESPN knows it's apropos at this age to walk down memory lane, so it was that this short documentary covers his early personal life.  Long before the fame and size of bodybuilding, and long before the stardom and wealth of Hollywood.  All in an effort to surface the blueprint of what makes him tick and makes him such a success.

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD