Why We Train



Director: Darin Mangan
Runtime: 52’ & 82’
Country
: United States
Year: 2011

Guile Branco is a body builder training for his next competition. As he prepares, he goes on this his quest to meet with several champions and get their insight into their lives and why training is so important. This documentary explores the wonders of weight training. Guile goes back in history to check early champions like Steve Reeves, John Grimek and Reg Park., and more contemporary ones to understand how they accomplished their successes through weight training. All this is tied together through Guile Branco’s journey from Muscle Beach to the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio, the Excalibur NPC show in Culver City and other places.