Flex Magazine UK Edition - UK | February 2014

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Even Stronger Than They Look by GREG MERRITT You know the cliché: nobody cares how much you can bench when you’re in a bodybuilding contest. But let’s cut to the chase. Most of you reading this page will never don posing trunks. And even Phil Heath spends a lot more time fully clothed in gyms than he does in trunks on stages. Yes, muscle matters most. But what you can do with it matters, too.
The Gift’s Era by GREG MERRITT It lasted for a year and then ended instantaneously. It was that sense of peril—that feeling among many that Phil Heath had avoided a defeat to Kai Greene at the 2012 Olympia, but the Gift, this supposedly cocky character with his pampered wealth and undeserved success, would surely get his comeuppance this time around. Kai Greene or the returning four-time champ Jay Cutler or maybe even rookie phenom Mamdouh Elssbiay would dwarf him and deny him his third Sandow at Joe Weider’s 2013 IFBB Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend. Phil Heath’s reign was about to end, so they said. But as in Breaking Bad, there were unforeseen plot twists. Heath was not about to become a victim. He and his family had suffered too much in recent months from fates beyond their control. Ultimately, he was never in danger. He was the danger.
GYM BAG by TEAM M&F There are many factors that influence a person’s ability to recuperate from resistance exercise, including genetics, diet, and supplement intake. So, how often can you train and recuperate to make gains in muscle mass? Research suggests that your ability to recuperate is influenced by testosterone levels.
Also in this issue 32 The Gift’s Era 64 Rude Boy Revival 74 Even Stronger Than They Look 110 The Road Less Travelled 96 Mass 146 Phil Heath: The Gift Unwrapped 148 Flex Lewis: The Welsh Dragon\'s Lair 150 Kai Greene: Kai\'s Corner 151 Ben Pakulski: Pak-Man 12 Editorial 14 Arnold’s Page 16 It’s Only My Opinion 18 Hard Times 28 Home Scene 90 Get Big Column 116 From The Trenches 124 Gym Bag 130 Advanced Nutrition 138 Big Ass Mass 140 Extreme Muscle 144 The Diet Doc 152 The Freak Speaks 156 Looking Back 164 ET Column 172 Under The Microscope 174 Bodybuilder Of The Month 176 The Shot