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Documentaries like Generation Iron

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The 2 reasons people love Generation Iron

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  1. You want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia.

  2. You like the rivalry between Phil Heath and Kai Greene.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Undertaker: The Last Ride2020

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you grew up watching The Undertaker in the ring.

  • Pumping Iron1977

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you like the training and rivalry behind a bodybuilding title.

  • Diego Maradona2019

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia
    • the rivalry between Phil Heath and Kai Greene

    Good for you if you like football told through its most famous goals.

  • Be Eternal: Champions of America2022

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you like football seen from inside the team.

  • TT3D: Closer to the Edge2011

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you love motorsport and the riders who live for it.

  • Spellbound2002

    • the rivalry between Phil Heath and Kai Greene

    Good for you if you want kids you root for, from very different homes.

  • Stephen Curry: Underrated2023

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you love basketball and the three-point shot that changed it.

  • The Last Dance2020

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you like basketball games replayed with the players telling you what they felt.

  • Welcome to Wrexham2022

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you like the ups and downs of a lower league football season.

  • Cheer2020

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia

    Good for you if you like a sport you never took seriously shown as brutal and precise.

  • The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young2014

    • you want to see what it takes to compete for Mr. Olympia
    • the rivalry between Phil Heath and Kai Greene

    Good for you if you like sport at its most extreme and least glamorous.

  • Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak2020

    • the rivalry between Phil Heath and Kai Greene

    Good for you if you like following doctors and researchers through long days at work and at home.

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