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his return any easier.

A six-month sentence

is a lifetime for a bodybuilder.

You're at war right now,

with other competitors.

And when you do what you have to

do from now to the Mr. Olympia,

you do what you have

to do to win.

And as long as you know you did

what you had to do to win,

nobody can ever say anything bad

about you ever, ever.

Because you know in your heart,

you gave it your all.

Coming back now,

preparing for the Olympia is...

I don't have

that feeling like I'm ready.

I can't say I walked in and had

the best workout.

The first time I went in,

it was horrible.

I'm touching the weights,

and it's...

there's no connection,

I didn't really eat in there,

Seven, 800 calories,

most of it was through bread

and you know, junk food,

Snickers bars.

I'd say right now,

every workout I do is important.

Between meals and training,

between court-ordered appointments,

between his separation

from his girlfriend,

between all these things,

he tries to maintain his sanity.

He tries to find time to be

a father to his four children.

Two boys, which are autistic,

and two young girls,

all from different mothers

I'm backed up on child support,

I still take care of my kids,

but, they freeze

your bank account,

they suspend your license

and yes, I'm driving

illegally right now.

So what, what can you do,

you know?

Let's warm up,

after this, we gotta pick it up.

I'm not mentally ready, it's...

it's bothersome

every single day.

It's bothering because

I'm working on it every day,

you know, preparing myself.

Pick up your spirit, let's go.

Come on, man!

We gotta do this.

Come on!

Great set.

I can't keep going like this.

I gotta try to pick it up, man.

I'm playing with

the big boys, man.

That's why we gotta push.

You'll get back there again.

Push it.

That's it.

Come on!

You can do this.

You're gonna do this, man.

You gotta stay focused.

I mean...

You want to be

on that stage again, right?

Yeah, of course.

My entire life is the fricking

stock market, man!

Right now, I'm in a recession.

Dennis Wolf wanders through

the halls of NBC networks.

This is a dream come true for the bodybuilder

from Germany.

A moment of classic

American celebrity,

an interview on the nationalized

television show.

This is his time,

his moment to grasp

a hold of fame.

Welcome back

to "The Morning Blend."

They're fit, they're strong,

but there can only be one!

The world's top bodybuilders

are competing to bring home

the coveted title

of Mr. Olympia.

I was a big fan

of Arnold Schwarzenegger,

and bodybuilding,

I fell in love right away,

when I walk out... you know,

walk in for the first time into the gym

and that was my thing.

People are going to America

to have success,

the first six months

was hard because people are,

"Oh, look at this guy,

he's probably just

lifting weights and that's it.

Dumb, stupid,"

because people have no idea

what is bodybuilding.

You need someone

who can push you,

and it's not easy to find

someone who can push me,

that's why I have Dennis.

Your know, every time we train

together, he finish me.

he's finishing me,

and, you know,

I'm sore for days.

Come on, one more, come on!

- Too big pump!

- Come on!

That's what we're here for!

We gonna pump the iron, come on!

Slow, Dennis, slow, slow, slow.

Slow!

That's good and three...

Let's go!

Hup, hup, hup!

Stand up

and move around a little.

You have to lose that one,

I'm really dizzy.

Anybody ready to break dance?

Almost drowned!

Germany, with its cold

and oppressive rain

stands in stark contrast

to Vegas' glaring sunshine

To him, America is the chance

to become one of the greats.

To become an Arnold.

To become a star.

Wolf's stepdaughter

visits him as often as she can.

Their relationship

is as strong as iron,

despite the lack of blood ties.

I saw him every day.

It's... yeah.

I didn't think he's big,

it's normal for me,

every day I saw him.

Everybody should place

where they deserve.

It's hard when you have

so many judges and you have

so many great athletes, where the standard

is so close, you could throw a coin.

You know, apples or oranges,

what do you like?

You know,

it is that close sometimes,

"He was great, wow, wow, wow."

How do you judge?

He has a better smile,

he has green eyes,

he has blue eyes,

he has brown eyes.

You know what I mean...

it's hard, it's not easy.

Every muscle part

must be completely perfect.

No weak points,

we get judged by weak points.

If you don't have

the better symmetry,

the better muscle maturity,

muscle quality,

as Mr. Olympia, you don't win.

Do the double biceps.

Try to open up,

pull up, pull up...

And bend the wrists

back a little bit.

"Oh, his hairstyle."

He's gotta be gay,

there's something wrong.

I just...

something's wrong with that guy,

he's just so different!

You'll never be a champion.

You might win a show but...

you'll never be Mr. Olympia!"

While others will celebrate,

you know,

achieving master's and Ph.D.s...

I won bodybuilding competitions.

And now I stand here,

at the top of this experience,

looking at winning

the highest...

title in the bodybuilding world.

Turn your wrist in,

pull it tight!

Flex your hamstrings,

pull tight!

Pull.

Pull it.

Pull it!

Roll it over a little more, Kai.

There we go,

pop your hamstring out.

Squeeze...

all the way down!

Bring this up... pull tight,

hamstring up a little.

Posing is a very valuable tool

to build a physique,

to build a physique

that is historically

the physique

that is bodybuilding.

It's not just enough

to go to the gym,

and just train,

and lift weights.

There's an internal connection

with the contractions

that your muscles make.

What I'm really talking about

is the presence of the artistic mind

that ultimately

sculpts the physique.

Lower your shoulders,

you're doing it wrong.

Let's do it again.

No, do it again.

Suck it in...

Legs, legs, legs.

You're forgetting

about your legs.

People always tell me,

"Hey, he's looking tired.

You let him do too much."

But he's always up late

on the internet,

coming in the gym

with a face like this.

That makes me angry!

It's not allowed... I respect you,

you have to respect me.

Don't come with a face like this

because you didn't sleep.

Go to your bed,

you have to rest.

Let me know

when you're finished.

You need your energy

on the stage,

when you don't have it on the stage,

you can lose everything.

- I know.

- In the off-season,

do what you want,

don't do it in the competition!

- What's up, champ?

- Dennis James,

a retired bodybuilder,

and mentor

in the eyes of most athletes,

doesn't sugarcoat criticism.

From posing,

to diet, to training,

his astute eye

can identify any problem.

So this time you have to really,

really go out there,

and you have to nail it...

and I talked to a judge

who said that you lose

two spots on his sheets

because of the way you pose,

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