Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding

"It is no overstatement to attribute to the publication of this book much of the fitness revolution that first began in the 1970s. 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 book proved such a trenchant and penetrating look into the shadowy subculture of fitness freaks and muscle-heads that it created a boom in the gym business, which previously existed only in a few locations where the numbers of bodybuilders reached enough of a critical mass to allow such a commercial venture." Yes, this is the book that led to the film that launched Arnold into stardom. You'll be Pumped to have this on your shelf! :) Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding - Charles Gaines and George Butler (photog.) Softcover. Published 1974, Simon and Schuster, New York 221pp. Approx 8.5x11in.. The cover has some nicks and dings consistent with a softcover of this vintage.