Flex Magazine UK Edition - UK | December 2014

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Vegas Meltdown by JOHN PLUMMER Everybody knew before the 50th Olympia that Phil Heath and Kai Greene weren’t the best of friends. They’d engaged in plenty of verbal sparring and a little bumping and barging on stage. But for a few seconds during prejudging this year there appeared to be a real possibility of the two men coming to blows. Fortunately the flashpoint passed and at the end, after Heath was announced the winner for a fourth time, Greene gave him a sporting hug.
Big Louie by TONY MONCHINSKI Louis Jude Ferrigno started lifting weights when he was 12½ years old to protect himself against bullies who made fun of his hearing loss, the same yobs who made it a game to pull Ferrigno’s hearing aids out of his ears at school and out in the street (as a baby, an untreated ear infection cost Ferrigno 85% of his hearing). This little boy from Brooklyn, driven by fear, insecurity, and his survival instinct, grew into one of the most massive men—6'5" and 325 pounds at the 1992 Mr Olympia—ever to grace a bodybuilding stage and the planet.
All The Right Moves by DAVID SANDLER How many times have you caught yourself asking the question, “Which exercise should I do?” You get cracking on a good programme, but still find yourself wondering why certain body parts just aren’t getting any better. You look around the gym and see a lot different exercises being performed and probably say to yourself, “Should I do that?” The better question should really be, “What am I trying to improve?”
Also in this issue 24 Big Louie 54 All The Right Moves 64 Re-Armed and Recharged 74 Legendary Legs 84 From Worst to First 92 Mature Muscle 100 Return of The Russian 36 Vegas Meltdown 138 News 140 Eastern Assassin 142 English Champ 144 Ryan Terry 148 Looking Back 12 Editorial 14 It’s Only My Opinion 18 Hard Times 108 Gym Bag 118 Advanced Nutrition 122 Lift Strong 124 Advanced Bodybuilding 126 Anabolic Academy 128 The Freak Speaks! 132 European Muscle 156 Under The Microscope 158 Bodybuilder of The Month 160 The Shot