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50 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || SEPTEMBER 2015 something the audience would love to experience%u201d. This experience is one that some may believe is overrated as bodybuilding is an unlikely sport. Nonetheless, Yudin believes that %u201cthere are only a select few that dedicate themselves to the lifestyle and even fewer get the opportunity to compete as a pro. These athletes push themselves above and beyond all expectations to be the greatest in their field, setting themselves aside from all the %u2018normal people%u2019.%u201d With that kind of story, who wouldn%u2019t be curious about this next film on CT Fletcher? It can be hard to break into the film industry as it can become very oversaturated. Not very many people can say that they believe in bodybuilding as much as folks did in the nineteenseventies. We asked Yudin why he thinks bodybuilding doesn%u2019t seem as popular as it was back then and he responds with a truthful statement of bodybuilding being new and unknown back then. More so, %u201cBodybuilders were different kinds of humans to what the public was used to. Now that it is common to a more general audience, it has maybe lessened in popularity. But if you go to any fitness expo and see the three-hour wait lines some bodybuilder icons like CT Fletcher have%u2026 it is very hard to argue it has lost its popularity.%u201d As the popularity demand was high during Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Pumping Iron days, Yudin wasn%u2019t scared to tell a story in a different light in a new age. He still very much believes in its highlights and doesn%u2019t think that it has died out. Yudin seems to have a good eye for things as he sticks to stories that spark his interest and have sparked specific audiences as well. Vlad Yudin%u2019s creations never drop as he constantly is simultaneously working on new projects that keep his creative juices going. With the criticism he may get, he believes that,%u201cSome films may be more successful than others commercially, but it%u2019s always important to believe in your vision and stand by your projects when are being criticized or when they are being praised%u201d. Make sure you don%u2019t miss out on seeing his film, CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession as you can pre-order now on the Generation Iron Fitness Network and the release date for the film is September 18th, at the Brenden Theater in the Palms Hotel in Vegas!