8 Inspirational Sports Documentaries That Could Change Your Life

1. Pumping Iron

Year: 1977

Directors: Robert Fiore, George Butler

Widely cited as the gold standard of body building documentaries, Pumping Iron is like a circus side-show full of oddities and irresistibly watchable for its characters - as grotesque as they are.

It offers an unrivalled look at the perverse intoxicating pull of power lifting and body building, offering unprecedented insight into the fierce determination, ambition and manipulation that a young Arnie showed on his way to greatness. The drama is real and hugely compelling and its insight into the psychology of supermen will forever be valuable.

And who doesn't want to watch Arnie liken pumping iron to cumming perpetually...

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