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My life as a female bodybuilder: it’s my body armour

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:19:25 +0000

Pro-bodybuilder Rene Campbell, 38, is ‘bigorexic’ – devoted to making herself as large as possible by cooking the right kind of food and training as much as she can. Her relentless pursuit of an ever-bigger body gives her self-esteem. But as she prepares for a competition in the United States, her body starts to show signs of major strain.

Pumping Iron – Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger (1977)

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:08:52 +0000

A documentary about the life of those who won five times Mr. Universe title. The film introduces viewers to the competitive atmosphere in the backstage bodybuilding competitions at the gym and Schwarzenegger's private life. The film is in fact something between a documentary and a comedy. Form Wikipedia comes this description: Pumping Iron is a 1977 docudrama about the world of bodybuilding, focusing on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions. Inspired by a book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler, the film nominally focuses on the competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and one of his primary competitors for the title of Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno. The film also features brief segments focusing on bodybuilders Franco Columbu and Mike Katz, in addition to appearances by Ken Waller, Ed Corney, Serge Nubret, and other famous bodybuilders of the era. Shot during the 100 days leading up to the Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia competitions and during the competitions themselves, the filmmakers ran out of funds to finish production, and it entered development hell for two years. Ultimately, Schwarzenegger and other bodybuilders featured in the film helped to raise funds to complete production, and it was released in 1977. The film became a box office success, making Schwarzenegger a household name. The film also served to popularize the then somewhat niche culture of bodybuilding, helping to inspire the fitness craze of the 1980s.

Body Beautiful

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:09:22 +0000

Many Australian men are risking their lives for the perfect body. More young men are bowing to societal pressure to be physically bigger and stronger, but psychologists warn that taken to the extreme, this can lead to a new mental illness known as “body dysmorphia”. In their quest for the perfect physique, these men are doing whatever it takes to attain the ultimate “ripped body”. From going through months of intensive dieting to spending hours in the gym daily, some are also turning to dangerous “quick fixes” in the form of steroids and performance enhancing drugs. While the drugs are heavily restricted in Australia by laws that are among the strictest in the world, those willing to put their lives on the line have turned to countries like Thailand where regulations are less strict. Rather than risk prosecution in Australia, they travel to Asia and ''stack'' a dangerous cocktail of steroids that include powerful veterinary drugs and fertility medicine. Health experts say the products can cause life-threatening heart and liver damage, as well as baldness and infertility.

Beautiful Liverpool

Documentary.net staff — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:57:21 +0000

We travel to England’s northwest, Liverpool, Europe’s capital of beauty. There are more gyms and tanning salons per head here than anywhere else in the UK. In episode one of Beautiful Liverpool, we meet tan-obsessed Carolyn who’s willing to inject herself with chemicals to alter the colour of her skin. We also meet model-turned-local-celebrity, Amanda Harrington, as well as Serena Sophia whose modelling is helping the fallen soldiers of the Afghan war. Subtitles available (english, dutch, french), click CC in video For the second episode of the series, we meet Liverpool’s “King of Bling”, Herbert Howe, a local celebrity hairdresser. As he does the columnist/model Jade Ainsworth’s hair, he talks of the changing face of the Liverpool beauty industry. We then visit Glam n Glitter, a special boutique in Crosby, offering cosmetic surgery. Here, we are exposed to Liverpool’s obsession with hair extensions, while back at the hotel; Carolyn is getting ready to take her injection… For the third episode of Beautiful Liverpool, we are at the Mr Liverpool contest at The Plaza. The fashion designer Matt Fisher is one of the hopeful contestants. As he gets ready for the contest, we follow him through his suit-fitting, tan-spraying, and training sessions. We then meet Amanda Harrington for a behind-the-scenes photo shoot. Later, an ex-steroid user meets us at his home to talk about his steroid addiction. For this episode, we are also introduced to steroid-fuelled muscle men who pump up their guns and tan themselves for a bodybuilding contest. In the fourth episode of Beautiful Liverpool, we meet Amanda Moss and Jade Ainsworth. Moss is the editor of Liverpool’s Lifestyle Monthly and Ainsworth writes a fashion column for the mag. We watch them get ready as Moss hosts a party at her house for the local elite. Meanwhile, Miss Liverpool contestant, Serena is getting ready for the competition. In the finale of Beautiful Liverpool, the drug expert Martin Chandler discusses Melanotan abuse. While he talks about how it is impossible to pin down how widespread its usage is, Carolyn shows us how to administer a tanning injection. Meanwhile, the final of Mr and Miss Liverpool 2010 is approaching.