Pumping iron..who seen it, and what ur fav part.

[jerkbox]

my favorite part is when they are in the waiting room getting pumped up before going on stage.....goes something like this:


Lou: (making grunting noises while doing some reps)

Arnold: What did you say Lou?

Lou: I'm training Arnold.....I have to get a good pump

Arnold: You have to be very quiet Lou....like you are in a church




Arnold just has such a cocky attitude throughout the whole movie....I think it's hilarious....

 

[Kurtz2]

does anyone have the 25th anniversary edition on kazaa?

 

[TheOak84]

no but i taped it

 

[Shark01]

My favorite part is where Arnold is doing the advertisement for the stupid chest spring thing (but of course all of us training back then just HAD to buy one ) and the chick in the bikini sitting on his shoulders is ragging him about being so weak because Arnold is acting like he can't bend the thing, meanwhile Joe Weider is giving some stupid advice for how the chicks could look sexier, yeah like Joe would know anything about that

 

[louden_swain]

I just like the 'old school' atmosphere. No machines, no fancy equpment, plus it wasn't 'fashionable' at that time to be a bodybuilder...mostly everybody was serious about what they were doing.

Me too. . .everyone was packed like a sardine in the gym.

 

[Mdguy]

I just like the 'old school' atmosphere. No machines, no fancy equpment, plus it wasn't 'fashionable' at that time to be a bodybuilder...mostly everybody was serious about what they were doing.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

I train in a gym like it. It sorta reminds me of the old Golds gym. It's not that big. Filled with lots of old iron, db's, bars, chalk, plates, and squat racks. A small piece of rubber in the corner for the deadlifts of course. The only machines around are the old nautilus ones, probably made around the time Arthur Jones was working is Viator and Mentzer. Some would call it a dump, I call it home.

 

[louden_swain]

I was suprised Frank Zane did not have a significant role in the documentary. He placed 4th in 1975 Olympia in the 200lb and under class.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

They filmed a lot of Zane. But while the others were exaggerating
their personalities, Zane was just being himself. The directors found him to be to boring for the final film. Arnold also mentions something like that, in a recent interview in Flex. I'll see if I can dig it up.

It's ashame, I would have liked to see Zane in action. Although it's hard to imagine the film any different than it is now.

I wore out my copy many moons ago, and was relieved when they aired it on cinemax. Theres just something about Pumping Iron. You either fall in love with it, or don't care. If you get it, then it really holds a lot of meaning. To see these guys in their prime hitting the weights, hanging out together, and enjoying life is a priceless look back in time. I don't think bodybuilding would be the same today, if Pumping Iron had not been made.

 

[louden_swain]

Theres just something about Pumping Iron. You either fall in love with it, or don't care. If you get it, then it really holds a lot of meaning. To see these guys in their prime hitting the weights, hanging out together, and enjoying life is a priceless look back in time. I don't think bodybuilding would be the same today, if Pumping Iron had not been made.

Its nice to see bodybuilders in the 1970s training hard. . they had a true passion for training and competing, plus everyone was cool with one another. I think the sport was in much better shape back then.