In 1999, New Times published a three-part series called "Pain & Gain" by writer Pete Collins. The story revolved around a gang of local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. They later became known as Miami's Sun Gym gang and quickly developed a taste for blood and money.

Now in 2012, director Michael Bay is bringing the story to the big screen with actors like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ed Harris set to star.

Stories found
  1. Feature
    Pain & Gain, Part 1
    They were local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture.
    Published: December 23, 1999
  2. Feature
    Pain & Gain, Part 2
    Miami's Sun Gym gang developed a taste for blood and money. The police could have stopped them before they killed somebody. But they didn't.
    Published: December 30, 1999
  3. Feature
    Pain & Gain, Part 3
    A wealthy couple disappears, the slumbering Metro-Dade Police Department awakens, and the ghastly deeds of Miami's Sun Gym gang at last come to an end.
    Published: January 06, 2000
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