How Bodybuilding Became a Global Obsession | Documentary

The history of bodybuilding from Eugen Sandow's 1901 Great Competition to the 310-pound Mr. Olympia reveals how the human body was rebuilt. The film traces Sandow's Grecian ideal at the Royal Albert Hall, Charles Atlas and Dynamic Tension, and the invention of protein powder by Rheo Blair, Bob Hoffman and Joe Weider. It follows Gold's Gym Venice, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lee Haney's eight straight titles and the 1990 Anabolic Steroids Control Act.