A literary outdoorsman, he helped popularize bodybuilding and co-created paintball
- Posted on July 25, 2026
- By Washington Post
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A literary outdoorsman, he helped popularize bodybuilding and co-created paintball
Charles Gaines, who has died at 84, was a fly-fishing writer in the Hemingway mold. His book “Pumping Iron” propelled bodybuilding into the mainstream.
