{"id":25467,"date":"2026-07-24T04:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25467"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:38:04","slug":"author-charles-gaines-who-popularized-the-world-of-bodybuilding-with-pumping-iron-dies-at-84-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25467","title":{"rendered":"Author Charles Gaines, who popularized the world of bodybuilding with \u2018Pumping Iron,\u2019 dies at 84 | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_content\">\n<div id=\"single_article_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com\/www.nashuatelegraph.com\/images\/2026\/07\/22223102\/Obit_Charles_Gaines_26203559063793.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption\">FILE &#8211; Actor Ethan Hawke, right, talks with Charles Gaines as they attend the Mi&#8217;kmaq community&#8217;s water ceremony on the shores of Pomquet Harbour to support the aboriginal call for a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 26, 2015. 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