Phil Heath reflected on his many victories – and a few losses – in the competitive world of bodybuilding, after the release of his new film Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story in his new uInterview.
Heath, an esteemed professional bodybuilder in the Ifbb Pro League, has secured an impressive seven consecutive victories as the esteemed Mr. Olympia champion, holding the title from 2011 to 2017.
Originally a Division One basketball player, Heath entered the world of bodybuilding in 2002.
“It’s usually not the case, right?” Heath told uInterview founder Erik Meers. “The guy that plays Division One basketball, having hopes of going to the NBA… goes to realizing that that’s just ain’t in the cards. What do I do next? And lo and behold, there’s a guy sitting next to me that’s into bodybuilding and I just start following him around. Next thing you know, I started gaining some real muscles.
Heath, an esteemed professional bodybuilder in the Ifbb Pro League, has secured an impressive seven consecutive victories as the esteemed Mr. Olympia champion, holding the title from 2011 to 2017.
Originally a Division One basketball player, Heath entered the world of bodybuilding in 2002.
“It’s usually not the case, right?” Heath told uInterview founder Erik Meers. “The guy that plays Division One basketball, having hopes of going to the NBA… goes to realizing that that’s just ain’t in the cards. What do I do next? And lo and behold, there’s a guy sitting next to me that’s into bodybuilding and I just start following him around. Next thing you know, I started gaining some real muscles.
- 3/29/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
From Rocky Balboa fights to cornfield baseball games, virtually every mainstream sport has received a few moments in the Hollywood spotlight. But it’s hard to think of a sport more intrinsically intertwined with cinema than bodybuilding. Football fans might enjoy watching “Remember the Titans” on an offseason afternoon, but cinematic recreations are unlikely to scratch the same itch as live games on an NFL Sunday. Bodybuilding, on the other hand, has enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with Hollywood ever since a certain Austrian named Arnold Schwarzenegger set foot in California. For the past half century, documentaries about the sport have often drawn more mainstream attention than any live broadcast of an actual competition.
In many fans’ eyes, the sport of bodybuilding first gained mainstream legitimacy with the release of “Pumping Iron,” George Butler and Robert Fiore’s landmark 1977 documentary about Schwarzenegger’s preparations for the Mr. Olympia competition. In addition...
In many fans’ eyes, the sport of bodybuilding first gained mainstream legitimacy with the release of “Pumping Iron,” George Butler and Robert Fiore’s landmark 1977 documentary about Schwarzenegger’s preparations for the Mr. Olympia competition. In addition...
- 3/26/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions have set a feature documentary focusing on the attempt by seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath to return after a two year hiatus to reclaim his status as arguably the greatest Mr. Olympia champion to walk the earth. Johnson and Garcia are the executive producers and writing and directing the untitled film is Canadian filmmaker Brett Harvey.
The film will cover Heath’s rise to the top of the bodybuilding mountain — he won the title every year from 2011-2017 — and the adversity of trying to come all the way back from the two year layoff, overcome injuries that come with 18 years of physical and mental sacrifice, and the beefcake that filled the gap while he was away and will be onstage against him. Adding to the challenge of his comeback...
The film will cover Heath’s rise to the top of the bodybuilding mountain — he won the title every year from 2011-2017 — and the adversity of trying to come all the way back from the two year layoff, overcome injuries that come with 18 years of physical and mental sacrifice, and the beefcake that filled the gap while he was away and will be onstage against him. Adding to the challenge of his comeback...
- 10/6/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Features: Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jai White, Lou Ferrigno, Busta Rhymes, Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Dennis Wolf, Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman, Roelly Winklaar, Bob Cicherillo, Branch Warren, Ben Pakulski | Written and Directed by Vlad Tudin
Generation Iron, a semi-sequel to the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary Pumping Iron (the film is exec produced by Jerome Gary, producer on the Schwarzenegger doc), is a documentary film which follows a group of body builders all of whom are competing for the much coveted Olympia title. If they win this, they are officially the greatest body builder in the world. Generation Iron looks at the different techniques used by these competitors to achieve the body of their dreams, and how far they are willing to go to become Mr. Olympia.
This film is a very interesting look at the professional sport of body building, covering a large aspect of the competitor’s lives.
Generation Iron, a semi-sequel to the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary Pumping Iron (the film is exec produced by Jerome Gary, producer on the Schwarzenegger doc), is a documentary film which follows a group of body builders all of whom are competing for the much coveted Olympia title. If they win this, they are officially the greatest body builder in the world. Generation Iron looks at the different techniques used by these competitors to achieve the body of their dreams, and how far they are willing to go to become Mr. Olympia.
This film is a very interesting look at the professional sport of body building, covering a large aspect of the competitor’s lives.
- 4/24/2014
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
Phase 4 has acquired the Canadian home entertainment rights to the documentary, “Generation Iron,” and will distribute the film via DVD, VOD and Digital Download. The film, which was directed by Vlad Yudin and narrated by Mickey Rourke, looks at the uber-competitive world of body building and the relentless quest of seven particular stars of the sport as they vie for the Mr. Olympia title. The subjects include body builders Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf. The movie also includes appearances by the sport's greatest legend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as Lou Ferrigno and Jay Cutler. “Generation Iron” was a top.
- 3/25/2014
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Wrap
Early in the documentary Generation Iron, bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger observes that "Bodybuilding falls into this unique category of being a sport, entertainment, being a way of life, and art." It's an uneasy quartet of ideas forced to harmonize within bodies intentionally made freakish and/or beautiful. Director Vlad Yudin spends a year tracking the brutal physical, mental, and spiritual training of seven top competitors (including such all-stars as Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren, and Dennis Wolf) for the Mr. Olympia title, and ends up with a gorgeous meditation on age-old existential concerns. As the men work through their regimens and go about daily struggles to balance personal lives and career goals (struggles which take place on farms, in McMansions, and...
- 9/18/2013
- Village Voice
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Generation Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders (including Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf) in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia.
Generation Iron is narrated by Mickey Rourke and features appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Jay Cutler, and bodybuilders Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf.
Generaton Iron will be in theaters across the U.S. on September 20, 2013.
We invite all you bodybuilders out there to enter to win
a hat and t-shirt for Generation Iron!
Answer the following:
Who created the Mr. Olympia contest? What is the record number of Mr. Olympia wins?
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Generation Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders (including Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf) in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia.
Generation Iron is narrated by Mickey Rourke and features appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Jay Cutler, and bodybuilders Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf.
Generaton Iron will be in theaters across the U.S. on September 20, 2013.
We invite all you bodybuilders out there to enter to win
a hat and t-shirt for Generation Iron!
Answer the following:
Who created the Mr. Olympia contest? What is the record number of Mr. Olympia wins?
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be A Us Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To Us Addresses.
- 9/13/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out the new trailer for Generation Iron, a docudrama which follows the world’s leading bodybuilders as they train and compete for the coveted Mr. Olympia title.
Directed by Vlad Yudin, Generation Iron is narrated by Mickey Rourke and features appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger,Lou Ferrigno, Jay Cutler, and bodybuilders Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf.
Generaton Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia.
Jerome Gary, producer of the cult classic Pumping Iron, which helped make Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name, was also tapped to executive produce this film.
Generaton Iron will be in theaters across the U.S. on September 20, 2013.
Official Website: http://generation-iron.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenerationIron
Twitter: https://twitter.
Directed by Vlad Yudin, Generation Iron is narrated by Mickey Rourke and features appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger,Lou Ferrigno, Jay Cutler, and bodybuilders Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf.
Generaton Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia.
Jerome Gary, producer of the cult classic Pumping Iron, which helped make Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name, was also tapped to executive produce this film.
Generaton Iron will be in theaters across the U.S. on September 20, 2013.
Official Website: http://generation-iron.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenerationIron
Twitter: https://twitter.
- 8/28/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Maybe it’s all Hollywood’s fault, but when I visualize guys with muscles bigger than my head, I think, “meatheads”, “dummies”, all those very not nice things. Turns out, maybe not so much. Check out a new trailer for director Vlad Yudin’s documentary “Generation Iron”, which follows a group of bodybuilders as they prepare for the Mr. Olympia competition. It might just change the way you view bodybuilders in general. I know it’s opened my eyes quite a bit. Generation Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders (including Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf) in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia. The film is narrated by Mickey Rourke, and features appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Jay Cutler,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
"Each man's body will represent years of focus and concentration." An official trailer has debuted for a documentary titled Generation Iron examining the lives of the top seven bodybuilders and the highly competitive sport of bodybuilding that they compete in. Or rather, the sport they've dedicated their entire lives to. Despite the hardcore, no-excuses nature of bodybuilding this documentary seems to have a softer side, touching upon the drugs, mental challenges and emotional struggles they experience. Mickey Rourke narrates the doc (but not the trailer) and Arnold Schwarzenegger appears briefly as Mr. Olympia. See below. Here's the first official trailer for Vlad Yudin's documentary Generation Iron, in high def on Apple: Generation Iron examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders (including Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf) in the sport as they...
- 8/27/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the poster for Generation Iron , the docudrama from Vlad Yudin opening in theaters on September 20. Generation Iron follows the world.s leading bodybuilders as they train and compete for the coveted Mr. Olympia title. The film gives front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport, including Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren and Dennis Wolf. Mickey Rourke narrates the film, with appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Jay Cutler. Click the poster for a bigger version!
- 8/21/2013
- Comingsoon.net
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