Pumping iron
by Charles Gaines, George Butler, William M. Gaines · first published 1974
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on “Charles Gaines, author of "Pumping Iron," dies at 84” ↗…quick - the culture so deftly portrayed is probably almost as alien here as anything short of martians ... This bit in the middle is striking: Charles Gaines (author of Stay Hungry and co-author of Pumping Iron): Among other things that’s not widely understood about bodybuilders, I think, is how good they feel. Working out they have these endorphins cascading their bodies. They’re eating enough meat for a male…
on “Sex, Steroids, and Arnold: The Story of the Gym That Shaped America” ↗