The art and sport of bodybuilding, written by charles gaines. In 1977, an independent documentary movie shone a light on the world of bodybuilding, becoming a huge box office hit and creating an international sensation. Even today when i do the arnold classic expo and the olympia, i sell the pumping iron books 30yearold pumping iron book in great condition. The blood, sweat and tears of pumping iron hardcover october 1, 1982. The movie, pumping iron is a documentary about bodybuilding that erupted a huge national interest in the sport. Arnold schwarzenegger bodybuilding two sided muscle poster extra large rare. When you read this publication you will enter the new age that you ever know before. The book can still be found in used bookstores, and is a. Pumping iron goes mainstream sports history weekly.
Two years later, they released their book pumping iron. Pumping iron also transformed several bodybuilders into international superstars including arnold schwarzenegger and the man who went on be become the name we most associate with the. Driven to create artistically symmetrically and proportionally beautiful bodies, the men fight to win major competitions. Olympia in this criticallyacclaimed film that made schwarzenegger a household name. With arnold schwarzenegger, lou ferrigno, matty ferrigno, victoria ferrigno. Pumping iron culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. With the exception of the brothers weider, few people have had as much of an influence on the popularization of bodybuilding. It was eclipsed by the documentary of the same name three years later, so much so that many who can recite from memory every line from the latter film dont even know the book exists. Yet the book was a resounding success, and was on the bestselling trade books for months and months.
The concept of pumping iron, based on butlers and charles gaines book of the same title, was to show the hard work, dedication, and focus that amateur and professional bodybuilders pour into the sport. When i was about 10, i remember thumbing through a copy in a department store and coming to the picture. As the engine that conceived, directed, and then brought the film pumping iron to theaters 25 years ago, butler has given bodybuilding. He was named in the guinness book of records in 1978 for bursting a hot water bottle by blowing into it, which he achieved in 55 seconds.
The art and sport of bodybuilding paperback january 1, 1974 by charles gaines author. The following year would be a momentous one in the bodybuilding world. 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 9 best bodybuilding books every aspiring bodybuilder.
Pumping iron tom platz cover bodybuilding muscle bookarnold schwarzenegger. At the beginning of 1975, george was making plans on which bodybuilders to feature in his documentary. Director george butler, who had taken the pictures for the book pumping iron 1974, decided to make a documentary film about bodybuilding. Rare hardcover pumping iron bodybuilding muscle bookarnold schwarzenegger h. Inscription by george butler, photographer of this book and the original 1974 edition of pumping iron. Ken waller the charming villain of pumping iron crankit. Infobox film pumping iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding, focusing on the 1975 ifbb mr. George butlerwho, alongside charles gaines, shot the 1974 book of the same namehas shared some candid, neverbeforeseen photos from schwarzeneggers pumping iron days collected in the. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The art and sport of bodybuilding paperback 1974is one of several books that will everyone read now.
Pumping iron is a candid look at the art and science of muscle building from a time before muscles were fashionable. The book can still be found in used bookstores, and is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the history of bodybuilding or the lifestyles of the most famous musclemen of the late 1960s and 1970s. The book as well as the movie are about the runup to the 1975 mr. Ed is on the cover of the original pumping iron book. Published on feb 29, 2020 in this video we look at the book that launched female bodybuilding, and that is pumping iron ii, the unprecedented women.
Your book is what inspired me to take up bodybuilding. Inspired by a book of the same name by charles gaines and george butler, the film nominally focuses on the competition between arnold schwarzenegger and his primary competitor for the title of mr. Mr olympia 2015 results phil heath wins, dexter jackson 2nd, rhoden 3rd, wolf 4th well today was the big day when we found out if all of our predictions where anywhere near the final result. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The art and sport of bodybuilding new edition by gaines, charles isbn. It is no overstatement to attribute to the publication of this book much of the fitness revolution that first began in the 1970s. In this video we look at the book that launched female bodybuilding, and that is pumping iron ii, the unprecedented women. This edition examines new developments in the bodybuilding industry and discusses how the sport has changed, while remaining fundamentally the same. And randy covers basically the whole history of bodybuilding in his books muscles, smoke, and mirrors. Pumping iron bodybuilding muscle book rare arnold schwarzenegger cover 1991. Arnold schwarzenegger had been the reigning king in the world of bodybuilding since his victory over the previous consecutive winner sergio oliva in 1969. A brilliant book covering the sport of womens bodybuilding during the. The book that brought bodybuilding to the mainstream came out in 1974.
Arnold schwarzenegger and lou ferrigno face off in a noholdsbarred competition for the title of mr. Butler and gaines met arnold schwarzenegger in 1972 in baghdad, iraq, at the mr. Before this book, bodybuilding was an obscure sport that nobody cared about or was interested in. Parties, pills, and pumping iron or, my life in the age of muscle. Bodybuilding muscle physique strength fitness workout exercise weightlifting bodybuilder book in very good condition. The dozen or so stars of the movie were in actually the best of the best of the bodybuilding sport of that time. Pumping iron pumping iron 2 pumping iron 1972 pumping iron gaines iron deficiency and iron overload solar pumping solar pv pumping design beam pumping unit specification for pumping units pumping lemma p prime surface pumping unit pumping apparatus driveroperator handbook 3rd edition pdf iron iron man iron man 3. How did the competitors respond to being filmed at golds. Pumping iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Arnold schwarzenegger works the crowds, plots strategies for defeating multiple opponents, shares his parents values with the press, and inspires legions of admirers with his resolute optimism about the future.
The art and sport of bodybuilding paperback february 27, 1982 by william m. Download arnold schwarzeneggers pumping iron 25th year anniversary 1977 dvdrip results 1 to 20 of 20 thread. Its hard to overstate the impact of director george butlers 1977 documentary pumping iron, not just on bodybuilding, but on society. This particular book was inspired a lot of people in the world. Like the features main star, pumping iron endures as the face of bodybuilding, resulting in a timeless classic. For one thing, it introduced the world to preconan arnold schwarzenegger, whose incredible success might not have been possible without his breakout performance as himself in p. Pumping iron is a 1977 american docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding. The best books on bodybuilding the new encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding. The main story follows arnolds journey to the mr olympia, which is bodybuildings most valued prize.
See more ideas about pumping iron, bodybuilding, arnold schwarzenegger. The 40th anniversary of pumping iron body building legends. How much is franco columbo benching in pumping iron. Hardcover pumping iron bodybuilding muscle book arnold. It grew out of a sports illustrated article charles gaines wrote and george butler photographed on a regional bodybuilding contest in 1972. And all of this long before he decided to run for governor of california, in 1977s hit documentary, pumping iron. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers.
If youre a true bodybuilding fan then youve already heard. George butler, the photographer of the famous book pumping iron, was directing a movie on bodybuilding under the same name. Unclipped pictorial jacket photo of blonde bodybuilder onstage from the back has a couple of minor closed tears on upper extremities. It launched one mans multimillion dollar career and changed the world of bodybuilding and physical exercise forever. Columbu appeared as himself in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary pumping iron. Obviously, certain names such as arnold schwarzenegger and lou ferrigno are always associated with pumping iron because these are. The 1973 mr, olympia competition was the basis for the book, that later became a film, pumping iron. Despite the publics lack of knowledge about bodybuilding, pumping iron was a resounding success based on the fascinating photographs from butler and the superb writing of gaines. Directed by george butler and robert fiore and edited by geof bartz and larry silk, it is inspired by a book of the same name by butler and charles gaines, and nominally centers on the competition between arnold schwarzenegger and one of his primary competitors for the title of mr. In 1977, a movie called pumping iron exploded into the public consciousness and turned the sport of bodybuilding into something that everybody was aware of.