Flex Magazine UK Edition - UK | June 2013

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Yeah, Buddy! Light Weight! by GREG MERRITT Last summer, former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Anthony Adams starred in the comedic video “Stuff NFL Free Agents Say," which—thanks to coverage on ESPN—became a minor YouTube hit. The funniest moments are the training shots in which Adams bellows, “Light weight!" and “Yeah, buddy!" in the unmistakable Southern twang of Ronnie Coleman. When I sent the video to body­builders, including Phil Heath, all were amazed that Coleman had reached such a high level of public consciousness that laughs were generated by mimicking the battle cries he made famous. We assumed the eight-time Mr Olympia was relegated to the land of posing daises, but, as a result of his 1997–2005 reign at the top the world of muscles, he grew into something much greater—the über weight trainer.
Wide Horizons by MICHAEL BERG “Everybody says practice makes perfect, but I don’t believe that at all," proclaims reigning two-time Mr Olympia Phil Heath. Fear begins to grow that this exclusive treatise on shoulder training may be derailed before it begins. Fortunately, he elaborates. “What if you’re practising bad habits? What if you’re practising horrible form? Instead, if you have perfect practice, that’s the only way to be perfect—to hit the muscles you intend to. It’s no different from shooting free throws. Watch a great free-throw shooter go to the line: he has the same exact ritual every time. Bodybuilding should be the same way. We should replicate that same form every time to yield muscle. That approach is one reason why I think I’ve grown so fast in such a short period of time."
Big Ass Mass by BRYAN HAYCOCK Bodybuilding is about more than just who has the best chest and abs. It’s even more than who has the biggest arms. To be a true bodybuilder, you’ve got to build a complete physique, which means you’ve got to have it all going on—including how you look from the rear. I would argue most of the Olympias won over the past 20 years were won because of incredible back development. Or at the very least, no one has won the Sandow with a weak back.
Also in this issue 96 Wide Horizons 130 Ben Pakulski 38 Joe’s Story 48 My Friend Joe Weider 58 Yeah, Buddy! Light Weight! 74 The Coleman Chronicles 154 Kai Greene: Kai\'s Corner 155 Shawn Rhoden: Flexatron 156 Flex Lewis: The Welsh Dragon\'s Lair 158 Roelly Winklaar: The Dutch Beast 159 Fouad Abiad: The Hoss 14 Editorial 16 It’s Only My Opinion 20 Hard Times 32 Home Scene 52 Get Big Column 86 The Diet Doc 92 Extreme Muscle 110 From The Trenches 118 Advanced Nutrition 124 Gym Bag 140 Hardcore Nutrition 142 Only The Strong 144 Westside Rules 146 Lift Strong 148 Ask The Guru 150 Advanced Bodybuilding 152 Big Ass Mass 160 ET Column 168 Looking Back 174 Under The Microscope 176 The Shot