gotta question about PUMPING IRON..

[the shadow]

when arnold first enters the gym and signs up,somebody here said that arnold was in offseason mode when that scene was filmed and he was around 210-215lbs when that was filmed? is this true(i know that he competed at 240lbs)..so did arnie gain 15-20lbs of muscle over a period of 3 months?

[slaveboy1980]

when arnold first enters the gym and signs up,somebody here said that arnold was in offseason mode when that scene was filmed and he was around 210-215lbs when that was filmed? is this true(i know that he competed at 240lbs)..so did arnie gain 15-20lbs of muscle over a period of 3 months?

yes.  in 75 he did that.


last few years he competed he would take time of in the offseason.

[finurface]

when arnold first enters the gym and signs up,somebody here said that arnold was in offseason mode when that scene was filmed and he was around 210-215lbs when that was filmed? is this true(i know that he competed at 240lbs)..so did arnie gain 15-20lbs of muscle over a period of 3 months?

only a mentally ill wierdo would wonder about this.

[finurface]

yes.  in 75 he did that.


last few years he competed he would take time of in the offseason.

and how would you know?

[pumpster]

yes.  in 75 he did that.


last few years he competed he would take time of in the offseason.

Wrong; he dropped weight for movie roles, thinking he'd retired from BB. Then was convinced by Butler & Gaines to return to competition in order to include it in the movie.

He got some but not all of the weight back, on short notice.

[pumpster]

only a mentally ill wierdo would wonder about this.

Bizarre opinion

[slaveboy1980]

Wrong; he dropped weight for movie roles, thinking he'd retired from BB. Then was convinced by Butler & Gaines to return to competition in order to include it in the movie.

true..he was gonna retire back in 75 but came back for the movie..

but he did take time of in earlier offseasons too

(not in 60s tho)

[donrhummy]

when arnold first enters the gym and signs up,somebody here said that arnold was in offseason mode when that scene was filmed and he was around 210-215lbs when that was filmed? is this true(i know that he competed at 240lbs)..so did arnie gain 15-20lbs of muscle over a period of 3 months?

He did NOT compete in '75 at 240. He was 240 in 1974 (well actually 237). He was 228 in 1975.

[the shadow]

yes.  in 75 he did that.


last few years he competed he would take time of in the offseason.

thanks for the info

[pumpster]

thanks for the info

No probs

[knny187]

He did NOT compete in '75 at 240. He was 240 in 1974 (well actually 237). He was 228 in 1975.

this is correct

[the shadow]

He did NOT compete in '75 at 240. He was 240 in 1974 (well actually 237). He was 228 in 1975.

actually the commentator says arnold was 240lbs for the show...

[knny187]

actually the commentator says arnold was 240lbs...

Arnold admits being 228 in 75

[Eric2]

Arnold was a master of his own body image. He could lose the size and still look healthy, then come back and make #228 look a lot bigger than #228. I think most of his size gains in 75' where in the upper body, his legs where a little off from 74', where he did weigh 240.

[MAXX]

only a mentally ill wierdo would wonder about this.

kill yourself idiot.

that is a perfectly fine question to ask on a bodybuilding forum

[pumpster]

Arnold was a master of his own body image. He could lose the size and still look healthy, then come back and make #228 look a lot bigger than #228. I think most of his size gains in 75' where in the upper body, his legs where a little off from 74', where he did weigh 240.

Historical revisionism. He did what any bodbuilder would do on a few month's notice. He obviously had more natural size in the upper bod, which came back more quickly & easily.

[Figo]

What is interesting is how the guys did it back then, which is far from the norm now, gaining size up to the show, instead of bulking-up freaky in the off season, and cutting for show.

[pumpster]

What is interesting is how the guys did it back then, which is far from the norm now, gaining size up to the show, instead of bulking-up freaky in the off season, and cutting for show.

Actually the bulk n' cut route was standard then; read the other posts and you'll realize his was in an unusual situation.

[Figo]

Actually the bulk n' cut route was standard then; read the other posts and you'll realize his was in an unusual situation.

Ed Corney, Franco, Padilla, Robinson and others also followed this system. I didnt say everyone did it, but def more than nowadays.

[Pollux]

when arnold first enters the gym and signs up,somebody here said that arnold was in offseason mode when that scene was filmed and he was around 210-215lbs when that was filmed? is this true(i know that he competed at 240lbs)..so did arnie gain 15-20lbs of muscle over a period of 3 months?

I personally think that particular scene was shot after the '75 Olympia - when all was said and done. He looks to be the same size and is actually wearing the same shirt [Arnold is Numero Uno] that he did at the end of Pumping Iron. Hell, who knows...

[Hurricane Beef !]

Wrong; he dropped weight for movie roles, thinking he'd retired from BB. Then was convinced by Butler & Gaines to return to competition in order to include it in the movie.

He got some but not all of the weight back, on short notice.

Close. Not " roles" at that time, but a role . . . Stay Hungry.

The Beef

[donrhummy]

I personally think that particular scene was shot after the '75 Olympia - when all was said and done. He looks to be the same size and is actually wearing the same shirt [Arnold is Numero Uno] that he did at the end of Pumping Iron. Hell, who knows...

I would completely believe this. They've already admitted to staging a lot of stuff.

[pumpster]

Close. Not " roles" at that time, but a role . . . Stay Hungry.

The Beef

No, any actor gets in shape for multiple auditions, just as Levrone has, then waits for callbacks. Streets of San Fran & Stay Hungry were two around the mid-70s, others:

The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
Cactus Jack (1979)
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Pumping Iron (1977)
The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV) (1977)

[pumpster]

I personally think that particular scene was shot after the '75 Olympia - when all was said and done. He looks to be the same size and is actually wearing the same shirt [Arnold is Numero Uno] that he did at the end of Pumping Iron. Hell, who knows...

Slow that scene down around where he meets Waller, for a split-second glimpse of Mentzer on the other side of the bar, evidentally not part of the clique and not in the footage.

[Hurricane Beef !]

No, any actor gets in shape for multiple auditions, just as Levrone has, then waits for callbacks. Streets of San Fran & Stay Hungry were two around the mid-70s, others:

The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)
Cactus Jack (1979)
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Pumping Iron (1977)
The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV) (1977)

Wrong, Stay Hungry was shot before Pumping Iron and was THE reason Arnold lost the weight.

The Beef