Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (543 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671219227 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 221 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barron Laycock said Intriguing Look At Subculture Of Competitive Bodybuilding!. It is no overstatement to attribute to the publication of this book much of the fitness revolution that first began in the 1970s. It lionized the then relatively obscure sport of bodybuilding, and in particular made much notice of the then only marginally known figure of a relatively young Austrian muscle freak with the unlikely name of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The book proved such a trenchant and penetrating look into the shadowy subculture of fitness freaks and muscle-hea. Five Stars Amazing book with legendary people.. Five Stars Angela M. My son loves this book
Universe, Mr. Novelist Charles Gaines and photographer George Butler have spent the last two years trying to capture the essence of this strange, joyful, exotic world." - from back cover. America, Mr. "Who are they and why do they do it?--these men who dedicate themselves to building bodies like Hellenistic statues; who crisscross the world competing for titles as grandiose yet as publicly uncelebrated (Mr. Olympia) as their gargantuan physique; whose daily lives are as rigidly defined and regulated by their obsession to mold the ideal bodyonly their fellow muscle men know who they are and know the price they have paid to win their incredible bodies