This month for our “Econ Extra Credit” segment, we’re watching the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron,” featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. The film did a lot to pull the sport ...

In addition, pumping iron can improve your cognitive function too. When you exercise, your muscles send signals, also known as myokines, that impact your brain. Studies show that as these enter ...

Documentary filmmaker George Butler, whose 1977 film “Pumping Iron” ignited a fitness revolution and propelled Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger to Hollywood stardom and ultimately to ...

Pumping Iron, was released on January 18th, 1977, but the film’s influence can still be felt 40 years later. Most movies come out, and they either hit or they don’t, and then they age ...

Danielle Repetti, the owner of the female-focused fitness studio Iron & Mettle in San Francisco, hosted a bench press competition that served as a fundraiser for the Women's Reproductive Rights ...