The name Lou Ferrigno had never been heard by most people outside the bodybuilding world until the movie Pumping Iron was released and became a surprise success in 1977. The documentary tells the story of a group of bodybuilding competitors preparing for the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition. Lou was at that time working in obscurity as […]
Pumping Iron
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The movie, Pumping Iron is a documentary about bodybuilding that erupted a huge national interest in the sport. The dozen or so “stars” of the movie were in actually the best of the best of the bodybuilding sport of that time. Obviously, certain names such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno are always associated with Pumping Iron because […]
The sport of bodybuilding is a tall man’s game. But there is one minor character in the breakthrough bodybuilding movie Pumping Iron that deserved a better role than he got in the film and in that competition. That bodybuilder’s name is Danny Padilla. Danny stood out among the other competitors in the Mr. Universe competition that […]