He worked his way up to a 380-pound champion power lifter but suffered heart failure and nearly lost his life. His father was a preacher but was very abusive to him, so Fletcher turned to weight lifting for a release. Premiering on September 18 at Olympia Weekend, “CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession” shows a different side of him and Fletcher speaks about his tough upbringing in Compton in the 1960s and 70s. But this one is different it’s a human story.” “After “Generation Iron,” I didn’t want to do another bodybuilding movie. “CT is one of those special people that I was motivated and inspired by and I wanted to know his story,” explains Yudin. The game has changed, so Yudin switched gears from the redundant competition aspect (and the limitations that come with it) to cover one of the most popular names on the circuit in CT Fletcher, who is a six-time world champion powerlifter and kick-ass trainer who has exploded all over the Internet. Looking to continue documenting personalities from The Iron Game, Yudin decided to go in a slightly different direction…make that a drasticly different direction. Similar to the film that started it all, “Pumping Iron,” Phil Heath was the brash Arnold Schwarzenegger-esque champion while Kai Greene seconded his fellow underdog Brooklynite Lou Ferrigno. When Vlad Yudin released “Generation Iron” a mere two years ago, the documentary chronicled the top IFBB pros competing in the 2013 Mr. The bodybuilding and fitness industry has changed rapidly.
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