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 ...

Many of our most important bodily activities require a regular supply of iron. Lean meat, shellfish, and leafy greens are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Remember though, advanced anemia happens over time, so it will take time to build up your body’s iron reserves again. A year of supplementation may even be necessary. It’s just another way that ...

Old-school ideas about creatine might have you think the popular supplement is reserved exclusively for guys (particularly ...

PUMPING IRON: When older infants and toddlers need iron supplements to prevent anemia–sometimes required when they switch from breast milk or formula to cow’s milk–administering them in milk ...

In his latest photography book, Ukrainian photographer Kirill Golovchenko documents how people pump iron at a special place in his home country. "Kachalka: Muscle Beach" explores a Soviet-era open ...

Pregnancy and pumping iron don’t typically go together, but Jessica Huthmaker wants to change that. Seven months pregnant with her first child, the owner of Kettlebell Konnection hasn’t slowed ...