Flex Magazine UK Edition - UK | January 2014

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Ben To Hell and Back by GREG MERRITT No one in the IFBB Pro League today applies greater scientific rigour to their workouts than Pak-Man. Armed with a degree in kinesiology, he is forever seeking the latest training research, and if you’re lucky enough to converse with him, he can explain the proven logic behind the technique of his every exercise. So he’s Jekyll, the scientist. But he’s also Hyde, the monster (in a good way).
Old-School Shoulder Smash by TONY MONCHINSKI Results speak for themselves, and throughout their long careers IFBB pros Toney Freeman and Dennis James have produced. James, the 1998 USA super-heavyweight and overall champ, competed in 38 pro contests before hanging up his posing trunks after placing third at the 2012 Masters Olympia. Along the way, he racked up three pro wins and earned 10 invitations to the Olympia, placing as high as 4th in 2003.
Arnold Classic Europe by JOHN PLUMMER Rarely does a reigning Mr Olympia lose outside Las Vegas. In 2002 Günter Schlierkamp beat Ronnie Coleman at the GNC Show of Strength, a result that sent shockwaves through the sport and spurred Coleman to get in the shape of his life and win Sandow number six the following year. Since then the only time a Mr Olympia has been defeated has been at the Mr Olympia. They go on the road; they win.
Also in this issue 42 Ben To Hell And Back 54 Old-School Shoulder Smash 94 Mass 102 H.U.G.E.®: Peak Contraction 76 The Road Less Travelled 26 British Championships 68 Arnold Classic Europe 128 Phil Heath: The Gift Unwrapped 130 Kai Greene: Kai\'s Corner 132 Shawn Rhoden: Flexatron 134 Roelly Winklaar: The Dutch Beast 136 Ramy Mamdouh Elssbiay: Big Ramy 10 Editorial 12 Arnold’s Page 14 It’s Only My Opinion 18 Hard Times 82 Get Big Column 88 From The Trenches 108 Gym Bag 114 Advanced Nutrition 120 Big Ass Mass 122 Extreme Muscle 126 The Diet Doc 138 The Freak Speaks! 142 Looking Back 150 ET Column 156 Under The Microscope 158 Bodybuilder Of The Month 160 The Shot