So this weekend I watch the great docu-drama…Pumping Iron. It features Arnold during his contest prep leading up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia in South Africa. I have seen this many time before but this time it really opened my eyes to the dramatic changes the sport has seen in the past 35 years. Not only are competitors larger than ever but the way they trained and lived was completely different. Back when Arnold was training he was in the gym with every average joe and knew them on a friendly basis. Now when Jay Cutler is in the gym people aren’t so close. They has turned into more of superstars then back then.
On the left is Ronnie Coleman Mr. Olympia from 1998 up until 2005 and of course Arnold is on the right Mr. Olympia from 1970 until 1975 and again in 1980
They are freakishly unnatural.
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