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  • 7/4/2025
In a fading Louisiana town, Jerome dreams of Hollywood while Terry seeks escape from a troubled home. United by desperat | dG1fcE9vMnlGdUlEcTQ
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00:00Every year in the heart of Louisiana, young men from the West Bank go head-to-head in a bodybuilding competition like no other.
00:17This is about the greatest gains.
00:20During the competition, you'll be judged on three things. Posing, gains, and personality.
00:26How do you feel about the other competitors?
00:28Honestly, they're all jacked.
00:32Some men compete for glory and a chance of greatness.
00:35In all actuality, I think I was born to bodybuild.
00:38I guarantee I'm more competitive than anybody else here.
00:42Others are in it for the cash prize.
00:45First place, we'll get $15,000!
00:50But for two young competitors, winning means more than money or glory.
01:00It's an opportunity to change their lives forever.
01:04Why are you entering the greatest gains?
01:08Hollywood.
01:09Hollywood.
01:10You know how to survive in L.A.?
01:12When you work.
01:13How you do work in L.A.?
01:14Looking good, baby.
01:16See these guys? I mean, they just don't have the it.
01:20I am the it.
01:22Why are you competing?
01:26I want to get out of here as fast as I can.
01:28Buy a trailer.
01:30I'm gonna move out with Jess.
01:32What's wrong with this house?
01:34I think it would be nicer just to live with Jess.
01:40The other guys are bigger.
01:44A lot bigger.
01:50Witness the film that reinvents the sports drama
01:53with an electrifying blend of fiction and reality.
01:55A story about dreams, desperation, and bodybuilding.
02:08West of Greatness.
02:10The story of the Westwego Muscle Boys.
02:12A Westwego Muscle Boy.
02:14I can't lose.

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