Lou Ferrigno Separates Fact From Fiction: Behind The Scene Stories Of 'Pumping Iron' | GI Vault
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Lou Ferrigno talks about the reality of his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger and his relationship with his father.
Pumping Iron was an iconic documentary not only for bodybuilding but also for the careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. Over 30 years later, we released Generation Iron as a spiritual successor to that film. While the documentary mostly focused on the new generation of bodybuilders, we had an opportunity to sit down with Ferrigno and reflect on some stories from Pumping Iron. In our latest GI Exclusive Vault interview, Lou Ferrigno shares his Pumping Iron behind the scenes stories. What was real and what was embellished for the film?
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Lou is almost 70 and he looks about 45. Incredible
Holy shit right.
Hgh
@@dr.dingidforester2935 I think it may have something to do with his lifestyle too
When did this interview take place? Lou does seem to look in even better shape
Great hair!!!
Few years back my wife and I were at a comic convention and we hit the Tiny hotel gym prior to ping to the floor and Lou was in there. He noticed us taking photos for Flex Friday after he was doing his first round of cardio and walked over started chatting with us, took photos with us and invited us to his table on the con floor, 2 years later we went to another convention he saw us walk by, waved us down and said “I remember you guys, flex Friday and took more photos with us” amazing guy and literally made our weekend 2 different times.
Of course Arnold gets all the recognition, but the scene with Lou grimacing in pain, yelling "No more!" while still squeezing another one or two reps is burned into my brain and probably inspired me more than anything else in the documentary.
Lol yea then give me another bar to curl and he kept going hell yeah it was awesome
i agree, that one is one of my favorites :) there's SO many wonderful memories that are burned in my brain from that movie. That scene being one of them :)
@@nicksanchez8751 lol i know right, "here here's a birthday present (gives lou the ez curling bar after he already did 15 reps) Lou: What are you crazy???" Guy: COME ON LOU, LET THOSE ARMS GROW!" lmfao XD
@@bkohler89 lol yup
"10lbs any side?"
Out of all the characters from that period, Lou has emerged as the best: health wise, humility and all round likability
Lou's 100% correct. There's a lot of great Bodybuilding Documentaries out, but NONE come close to Pumping Iron. Bodybuilding really was a close knit family.
You got it. Juice Nation.
Generation Iron WISHES their movie was like Pumping Iron LOL It's a pumping iron ripoff
And the old timers looked incredible. Haney, Nubret, Paris, Zane, not to mention all the legends from earlier ages...
I don't know Ronnie Coleman documentary was better to me.
It's because it was made by talented film makers who created a script, drama, tension, characters etc. Generation iron does none of that.
I always loved Lou Ferrigno. The Hulk was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid. The dude has always been a class act. This was a great interview.
Is this interview 2021? Lou looks incredible.
I was 10 when the Incredible Hulk pilot came out on tv, and was picked up as a weekly show...I had just lost my dad in an accident. Without a doubt Lou Ferrigno( The Incredible Hulk series) become my escape from sadness. Lou Ferrigno will always be my idol( along with Elvis Presley) for so many reasons. God Bless big Louie and his family 🙏
SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT - BLESS YOU SIR
What a fantastic interview. Lou was my hero as the Hulk growing up as a kid and I still have the Hulk toy I bought around 1980 in my room today! It was only many years later that I watched Pumping Iron. Lou is just as responsible for getting me into weights as Arnold was. A true legend, a class act, and man does he still look good today at almost 70!
Awesome interview with lou. Great to see him in great spirits. Lou is a legend he deserves more exposure 👍
Totally agree whit you.
But look at him opening up - and I mean beyond just bodybuilding - yes it is his passion, but the person?
That is fascinating to me.
That is definately what deserves exposure. A family man, a loving and caring father, the business man - what he has achieved in life beyond bodybuilding alone.
Meeting Lou was a pleasure.
That is definately just as interesting to me. While being a top athlete is a proof of passion, the many sides of his personality is
I agree.He has it the days though.Ive seen him in movies.Im.sure he isn't having to do sheet metal anymore:)
Nicest guy in the world, he used to train at Juley Levine's place on Avenue U and East 26th St. in Brooklyn. I was filling in for a friend, who used to put the weights away at night there, and Lou walks in and starts training. After he was done I locked up and was leaving and Lou asked "Hey, you need a ride home?" I was so intimidated by him I said "No, but thanks" jerk that I am. I think it was a Green Buick Riviera, long time ago. We used to hang out on Ocean Ave. He used to come by a corner luncheonette we used to hang out at called Cheap Charlie's and sit at the counter and drink milk shakes. Biggest thing I ever saw.
7:30 that story with the woman in the jungle, I'd like to hear that 😅
"The Lion sleeps tonight" INTENSIFIES
I ran into Lou in a night club in LA in the mid 70’s. I introduced myself and spoke with him for a minute or so. He was very polite, very gracious.
This man never ages...
@@UnpluggedMasculinity He is 69..
And Arnold looks like he's 90 🤦
What a gentleman Lou is, and so appreciative of it all. Great inside scope about what was happening behind the scenes.
No he's not, he gives bodybuilding a bad name. Check your history if him first.
Lou Ferrigno is still in great shape, what a Testimony!
Lou is in much better shape than Arnold today!
Huge age difference and also arnie can’t keep up anymore because of heart surgeries. Buffoon lol
@@seanmckell5573 lol huge age difference of 4 years
@@77FEMIA haahha
Arnold looks like he's in his 90s
Yes he is
Gotta love Big Louie. He's the real deal. Thanks for a great interview where you let him talk uninterrupted. Refreshing to watch.
i was just getting into training more seriously when a friend i worked with gave me the book pumping iron... this interview brings back many fond memories... thanks Lou for sharing...
All the way Louie, you’ll never get this chance again....... classic film.
Lol then afterwards when he lost to Arnold he told him he's just a baby!
as much of a dick his dad was in the movie, at the same thing he was one hell of a motivator lmao. He didnt let up XD
No lou father was a horrible man.he never trained the scene with him and lou in the gym was just for pumping iron.to think he was telling his son "all the way lou you never get this chance again"
The competition was held once a year??
Lou said when he came 3 his father kicked him out he was so disgusted.what a horrible man who does that to his son??
Lou still looking great and healthy.
@@bobjohn1234 Says here he was the "driving force behind his bodybuilding career" lol
www.findagrave.com/memorial/181810784/matthew-p.-ferrigno
@@everready2903 no offence but i dont need to open the link is i know from lou ferrignos book"lou ferrigno guide to personal power" what a horrible piece of work his father was he was a tyrant who even made his son(lou) feel ashamed for being born almost deaf.the bullshit was just for the movie.his father never trained with him except for in the movie where he just stood there saying all the way lou u never get this chance again when the Olympia is once a year the stupid old man .arnold also never missed his fathers funeral.
If you google PUMPING IRON lou ferrigno sets the record straight.theres quotes there from lou on what an arseole his father was.
We love you Lou! WINNER!
BIG LOU!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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timeless interview. great job !
Gotta tell ya that was a very informative interview. Still have my Ferrigno weights I’ve had for decades. Great to see you never fell away from being fit. Your always inspiring! Bensonhurst forever! Although not what it once was. Nothing is....
This interview was a very surprising find. I enjoyed the back story of Pumping Iron. It was and is one of my favorite documentaries. It was historical and impactful particularly for someone like me who was a young body builder who saw all of those legends in the film. It was an amazing era to be a part of body building at that time. Thanks for doing this interview.
I use to see Louie in "Community Gym" in Hollis Queens, NY and I never saw his father at all. I passed that gym a million times and slammed on my breaks with I saw Erik Hunter's arms and 6' 2" one night. I was 19 and I joined that gym the same night. A few weeks later I would see Lou come into the gym 8am every Tuesday alone. He made Erik look like a string bean. Lou was always a gentlemen. A little loud in the gym, but who was going to tell him to be quiet???
Thanks For Sharing This Info With Us About LouFerrigno!
Arnold was Conan but Lou Ferrigno was “THE HULK!!!” Mr. Ferrigno’s still my favorite...Who could forget him?
It's about time when got to hear this from Big Lou. I remember a few months ago Gregg Valentino had supposedly angered Lou for the things he said about Lou & his father. The great writer Jerry Brainum who actually trained at R&J, knows Lou and is well connected did a great job explaining why Valentino (who got his info from Lou's family) was wrong saying that maybe Lou will one day decide to talk about very hard subject that was his relationship with his father because too much of Lou's own personal history & experiences is viewed by the public/media thru the tint of Pumping Iron.
How it portrayed him and others is how we've thought if them for 40yrs. It a documentary after all.
Lou may not want to open personal wounds hes carried since youth (which is totally understandable) but any talk about Pumping Iron HAS to ask. We all grew up thinking that Lou's father was a driving force in his bodybuilding career. Brainum and other old timers say differently.
Katz and even Waller are known only thru the sphere of that film too. Would love to hear reflect Katz reflect on the film.
Love you, Big Lou. You was my hero during my childhood when I watched the Hulk.
Great interview!
I just watched Pumping Iron. Arnold was an arrogant jerk. I could tell by the way Lou looked during filming that he wasn't feeling it, he appeared so brooding ..even angry. I could tell that his father was very strict and had so I wasn't suprised when Lou admitted that he had a volatile relationship with his father.
I want to hear the jungle story!! 🤩
It's cool that he had a side hustle in his youth as a Journeyman, even while he was as big as he was. Makes me feel more secure at 25 and still being in school while working out
Lou ma respect has literally grew for you definitely one of thee greats
What a great imterview. So glad he is doing well.
Thanks For Sharing These Videos 📹 🙌 ❤ 🙏 💕 😊!About LouFerrigno!
God Bless you Lou. Thanks for doing this interview.
I knew Lou n Arnold 50yrs ago4a few yrs we all played paddle ball in queens ny at 121st Street playground where I lived n south ozone park those was the days ok!
I love how Lou said after the competition he ran into the jungle with a woman lmao. Fucken primal haha
Great interview. Honest and perceptive.
Great man. Always the gentle hulk and bodybuilding served this legend well.
I love and respect this gentleman "Lou Ferrigno".
Lou is an icon 🙌🏼
Arnold was the king back in the Golden age on killing comradery among the Bodybuilders every time. He finalized it at the 1980 Olympia. Lou was way more popular in the 70's than Arnold I remember because of the Incredible Hulk! Arnold was only know in some muscle magazines.
We need more of this. Where's the full interview?
Everyone loves Arnold but Lou is the best all around guy! Very humble and not arrogant like Arnold.
Luo is the best, no fake he love the challenge, he never pretended. My respect for my hulk
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Even in the film, which tried to show their relationship in a positive light, it's pretty obvious Lou's dad was a complete ass. While he's pretty diplomatic about it here, in his autobiography Lou holds nothing back. Nothing was ever good enough for his dad, not even when Lou became the Incredible Hulk. It says a lot to his character that he was able to rise above that, especially with his hearing issues on top of it all. He was also quite young, having turned twenty-four during the Mr Olympia 1975.
I love you Lou Ferrigno 💪💚🤩👍💪💪💪💚
Anyone know where we can get that FerrignoFit Tshirt?
Arnold was always my favorite bodybuilder, but Lou is also a top professional bodybuilder, and it is a sad that he didt´t win a Mr.Olympia at least one time.
I think he had the physic, genetic potential and looked really good, even compared to Arnold. In the documentary Stand Tall he should have won the competition contest.
He looked so much better than the other competitors. I don´t get it why he didn´t won...
Bless you Lou!
It would have been great to see Lou continue his bodybuilding career in 1976 and return to the Olympia in his best shape.
Lou is a legend......
Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 TO That One About LouFerrigno!
Man Lou made the right choice with the hulk ! Because he become a star to millions .We may not have known who he was just because bodybuilding wasn't so mainstream. The hulk opened I feel so many more Avenues !
Legend
I love how Vlad called him the antihero while Lou calls his role the underog. Which is what Lou was portrayed as: the upncomer, the underdog going up against the GOAT. The timid rookie vs the wily veteran. But not the antihero.
Maybe Waller but he was the villain.
Yeah not an anti hero at all.
Vlad is the worst interviewer yet somehow gets stars on lol
Is Vlad’s first language English?
LouFerrigno Is The The Hero!And VladWaller!Is!The!Villain!
Wow.. amazing... he’s almost 70?!?!?
He looks Amazing!!! Not like Arnold
70 is the new 50 bro. I see a lot of 70 y/o guys in peak shape. Of course, all due to androgynous hormones like HRT & GH
He'll be 70 November 9th
Looks 55
Big Louieeee
Way ahead of his time
I!Agree With You About This One Of LouFerrigno!Mike R !
He should have been Mr O, he retired too early but Hulk was where he made super hero shows possible
Respect Big Lou. Period
BIG LOUIE!!Definitely Deserves Respect! LouFerrigno Is So MUSCULAR 🔥 👌 😍 💯 %!Love The BODYBUILDING BEEFCAKE MUSCULAR Manly PHYSICALY PHISQUE HOT 🔥 BOD HERCULES PHYSICALY APPEALING Is So Awesome 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 😎 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 😎!
Lou is a decent human being!
I was going into a men's room at O'Hare Airport in Chicago one time and this big guy comes walking out fast and bangs into me....Lou Ferrigno.
Lucky You Russell!LouFerrigno Is A Big Guy 👦 🙄 😳 👏 😀 😂!
LOVE LOU😄👍
Me To!What A HOTBODY HUNK Of A MAN!
I agree, none of the new Bodybuilding Documentaries have the same effect as pumping Iron did, I think maybe because Bodybuilding is not such a cult type thing anymore, I think to have a Documentary have that kind of impact they would need to show the real deal, like the drug use and the dark side of the suffering these guys put themselves through to do a show, that would be something!
I wander what was the year of this interview
Big Louie. Still looking jacked!😲
DEFINITELY AWESOME MUSCLES 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 😎 👌 👏 👍 😍 💖 😎!Great BODYBUILDING BEEFCAKE MUSCULAR Manly BULGING Powerful PHYSICALY PHISQUE And THOSE DIMPLES Are Very CUTE WHEN HE SMILES 😃 😊 🙂 😀 😄 😁!
The great Lou Ferrigno amazing one of my many heroes
Lou Ferrigno still in great shape - a great mentor choice...! Never Realized his Full Potential, if he had - Nobody would have caught him...!
How the fuk does Arnold looks like an old man and Lou looks the same as he did back then ,, hasn't aged a bit,,, 💯💪👍
Genetics. Sad but true. This guy will turn 70 this year!
He’s Italian Lou Aged but Arnold aged a lot more and Lou is 4 years younger then Arnold and Arnold had open heart Surgery so many times he had a heart attack so many times they both took lots of steroids 💉💉💊💊 but it infected Arnold a lot more looks like he’s System is Weaker then Lou’s System, that’s life that’s Genetics 🧬
Italianooooo!! Olive oil :-)
Darth Vader 1980 The dark side Arnold lived a lot more than Lou and smoked more cigars
@@ninjablack4347 and lou STILL looks incredible
When did this interview take place?
God knows pal
his body better than arnold now
My life bodybuilding 💪
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My favorite Lou Ferrigno 😃
Hercules 💪
$20 for the interview?
Go for the big fish lou
Surprised Lou didn’t ask the guy taking pictures for $20
Indeed, I know having met him at his table at a convention, he's a jerk.
Lou doesnt age.. ever
LouFerrigno Looks Great 👍 👌 😀 👏 😍 😄 👍 👌 😀 👏 😍 😄!
robbie robbinson still looks great he's older than Arnold robbie is a legend !
6:51
7:26 - After the Pumping Iron competition Lou disappeared with some woman in the jungles?! Oh we need to hear THAT story, right!
Did Lou ever meet Andre?
Aeroplane not jet?
I did not know him and his dad had so many problems
Just don't make him angry
Damn I would love to hear the woman in the jungle.
LouFerrigno As Tarzan!And His Wife Carla As Jane!Very SEXY HOT 🔥 🥵 😍 😋 😘 😜!
Lou’s father hated his guts and kicked him out of the house after his Olympia loss to Schwarzenegger. Very sad.
lou's diarrhea farts were legendary at the ave U gym
RnJ.. Julie levine..trained there myself
LouFerrigno Has A Great Since Of Humor TOO 🤣 😄 😂 😆 🙂 😀!Mama Mia That's A!Spicy Meat 🍖 😜 😄 😉 🤣 😀 ball
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The Weiders wronged so many bodybuilders from The Golden Era.
Agreed. Then again, the Weiders were business men. If they didn't have to pay you, they wouldn't. They did hugely popularize the bodybuilding sport for sure. Sort of like Don King in the world of boxing. Everyone knows Don robbed, hurt and disrespected fighters. He was a cold business man. Death claimed the Weiders and much bad karma came to pay Don a visit in his life. You get what you put in. God bless.
Bodybuilding is the fountain of youth don’t believe me try it
When Lou’s father told Arnold in front of Lou something to the effect: ‘you’re a god’,
I lost all respect for Lou’s dad.
I hope Lou and other bodybuilder made money out of the book and pumping Iron Movie/video/DVD.
The Same Here!
Man he looks pretty good for a guy nearly 70
I always felt that Lou's physique was superior to Arnold's.
Even during his incredible hulk days, he was in perfect shape
Also Arnold four years older than lou.and Arnold was already bb many years before lou.
Loui had exactly and even more of what Arnold had to make it in body building and to make it big in the movies.but holly wood LOVES AND PREFERS FOREIGN ACTORS THAN ITS OWN AMERICANS. and Europeans come to the USA with such a hunger to get ahead and make millions in the USA. Arnold was one of those Hungry Foreigners . his choice of wife proves that.the Kennedy's .
Lou made the right decision to stop with bodybuilding and start with the hulk series wich made him famous and rich. He never won the Olympia bud under wider he would never ever win the Olympia in the first place.Look how weider treated Olivia.And only a thousend box for the winner?????Come on.
The best he ever did was move away from his father
I!Agree With You About This One Of LouFerrigno!
He’s right. Besides the incredible bodies they had, they each had their own unique personality that shone thru. Todays guys by comparison are like cardboard
$50 for a autograph? No thanks