Afghan Muscles

One of the Total Fitness Bodybuilding forum members posted this a little while ago and I wanted to re-post it here on my blog, just in case you never seen it on the forum.

"Afghan Muscles" is kind of like a Middle Eastern version of Pumping Iron, but it shows a much harsher reality side of things. In a country ravaged by war, these men still hold on to their dreams of muscle, honor and fame in a world of chaos. From the dusty ruins of Kabul to the skyline of Dubai we follow the bodybuilder Hamid's heroic struggle to win the championships and thereby create a better life for himself and his clan. But nothing goes as planned…

This is a trailer clip of the documentary below:



I watched it on youtube and I've posted the links below so you can check it out yourself. It is touching story, yet kind of depressing at the same time, to see the struggles that these guys go through day to day.

It really puts things in perspective, a lot of the minor things that most of us complain about here in North America is nothing compared to the hardships these guys have to deal with.

The video is divided up into a series of 7 small 8-10 minute segments that you can watch below:

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7RvFV32PI

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmaZ-MWdfUA

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqlXgtIJ6o8

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA7qgfzuDm4

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua9JSdxiRBI

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzcU6IZqqCs

Part 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj3DAMp1gBY