Flex Magazine UK Edition - UK | August 2013

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Chest Construction by DENNIS JAMES and DAVE LEE “I started training in May of 1992," Dennis James says. Ask James what’s on his agenda on any given day, and aside from travel and appearances for his new supplement sponsor, Probiotica, “workout" is sure to be on his list. Even after his retirement at the 2010 Mr Olympia, up to his brief, one-shot comeback at last year’s Masters Olympia (where he placed third), James never missed scheduled gym time. “I love training," James states. “It makes me feel good. Whether I’m home or travelling, I feel like something is missing if I don’t get to the gym. What can I say, I love bodybuilding; I’m in it for life."
Never Back Down by LARRY BROWN “I always showed a great aptitude for football. I excelled very early among the boys in my age group," he says. With Correa playing football at a high level, he knew that had to become stronger and more conditioned to continue playing and staying competitive. So he took to the weights room to make himself unstoppable on the field. “When I first joined a gym, my goal was to improve my conditioning to become faster and to increase my muscle mass so I could have more explosiveness and be able to withstand contact," he says.
Going High-Def by GREG MERRITT Ripped, peeled, diced, shredded, razored, flayed, grainy, high-def—bodybuilding has many words for the extra-lean and desiccated look of superb contest conditioning. They all basically mean “Holy $#%@!" We celebrate 10 of the bodybuilders who repeatedly gave us those “Holy $#%@!" moments. In assembling this list, we had two requirements. First, they had to be IFBB pros. So that photo you saw on the Internet of a Turkish middleweight with invisible skin didn’t get him into this pantheon. Secondly, they had to consistently serve up cuts like a sushi chef. Samir Bannout displayed groundbreaking muscle separation when he won the 1983 Mr Olympia, but he was too frequently smooth in the years before and after. He’s not here, but nine men and one woman are—half of whom hold various Olympia titles. Ripped, peeled, diced—whatever you call them, they’ve helped bodybuilding go HD.
Also in this issue 42 The Gift of Great Arms 54 Never Back Down 88 Chest Construction 98 H.U.G.E.®: Burns 62 Going High-Def 74 Solid Foundations 104 British Muscle In Spain 150 Phil Heath: The Gift Unwrapped 152 Kai Greene: Kai\'s Corner 153 Flex Lewis: The Welsh Dragon’s Lair 154 Shawn Rhoden: Flexatron 155 Roelly Winklaar: The Dutch Beast 156 Ben Pakulski: Pak-Man 14 Editorial 16 Arnold’s Page 18 It’s Only My Opinion 22 Hard Times 38 Home Scene 82 Get Big Column 110 From The Trenches 118 Advanced Nutrition 124 Gym Bag 130 Hardcore Nutrition 132 Extreme Muscle 136 The Diet Doc 140 Only The Strong 142 Lift Strong 144 Ask The Guru 146 Advanced Bodybuilding 148 Big Ass Mass 158 Et Column 166 Looking Back 174 Under The Microscope 176 The Shot