Thigh Specialization

Many years ago your average bodybuilder trained his legs with a few sets of heavy squats, leg curls, and donkey calf raises, and that was it. No thigh extensions, leg presses, or fancy hack squat machines because, down in their dungeon gyms, they didn’t have any.

The Trails Of Sergio

With victories like these, who needs defeats? Sergio Oliva JR’s Rookie year was no walk in the park!

Riled Up

Riley Janzen is a new ifbb pro you might not know yet… but you will

The Myth Of Muscle Confusion

Q I NOTICE FROM YOUR TRAINING VIDEOS ONLINE THAT YOU DON’T CHANGE EXERCISES OFTEN. DO YOU NOT SWITCH THINGS UP TO CONFUSE THE MUSCLE?

Straight Talk

Do You Believe Your Eyes, or Someone Else’s “truth”?

BodyPower Is Changing

Our 10-year anniversary didn’t disappoint, athletes, exhibitors and amazing competitions all under one roof.

The Bionic Man

I have written many articles on many bodybuilders, all showing how the adversity and stresses of life have led to adaptation.

Vegan Muscle ‘How I Do It'

I had been training many years lifting weights and putting on quality muscle. I loved training and decided that it was time to put all my hard work to some use and thought that I should compete. Now an owner of my own gym (Iron Asylum Gym) in Redcar, I knew that it would be hard juggling life and competing.

The Motivation Manifesto

Apply these life lessons in the gym to realize your goals.

Lose It!

Part 1 of my comprehensive fat-burning plan to get you shredded for Jan. 1, 2018 

"That Good"

Fresh off a hands-down olympia victory that ties him with dorian yates on the all-time list, phil heath talks about his latest statement win

Der Schulter-König

IFBB-Profi Steve Kuclo Macht Starke Deltas Noch Stärker, Indem Er Sie Mit Seitheben Und Rückwärtigem Heben Attackiert

Extremes Stretching

So Können Statische Halteübungen Das Muskelwachstum Ankurbeln 

Age Expectancy

50 Is the New 35 in Bodybuilding, Judging by the Amazing Current Standard of Older Competitors.

Let's Go Crazy!

We were leaving the pre-judging immediately after the 1989 IFBB Mr. Olympia which was held in the popular Italian seaside resort of Rimini, when I suddenly felt someone grab me from behind.

Press for Success

How Brutal Basic Benching Helped Britain’s Nathan De Asha Bring Up His Chest.

Muscle Factor

Andrew Fisher Once Sang in Front of Simon Cowell on the X Factor. Now He’s British Classic Bodybuilding Champ.

Side Dish

Build a Solid Set of Obliques to Give Your Midsection That Magic Touch.

Gut Check

Tending to the Beneficial Bacteria Populations in Your Gut Can Improve Your Health.

#Strapup Cardillo Bodybuilding History

We all remember that momentous day we first set foot in the gym... that overwhelming feeling of being small prey walking into the jungle and squaring up to hungry predators.

‘Ganoderma' The King Of All Superfoods

Why, for more than 4,000 years, has this natural medicine been considered ‘the king of herbs’ and one of the most critical safeguards for your health, quality of life and immune function?

Evolution Of Gyms

First starting out in the industry around 15 years ago I never anticipated the rate in which it would grow and that we’d have so many facilities, each vying for market share and each offering something different or unique.

Josh Maley: My Approach

HAVING JUST COMPETED IN THE PRO NABBA UNIVERSE, JOSH ENDURED A GRUELLING 17-WEEK PREP FOR HIS FIRST YEAR IN THE CLASS AS A PRO.

Do BOSU Balls Work?

They’re in every gym. But will training on these wobbly surfaces actually improve your body?

5 Rules For Staying On Your Next Contest Diet

‘Don’t fall off the wagon' - 5 rules for staying on your next contest diet

So You Think You Want To Compete?

Competing as an amateur bodybuilder can be rewarding, but the road to the stage is paved with plenty of bumps and physical and emotional stress. So before you declare yourself ready, consider these six questions.

The Art Of Being Mindful

Mindfulness has become very popular in recent years. It is claiming huge mental health benefits in treating anxiety and depression and has become integral to psychotherapy, especially within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), with a common goal of helping people gain perspective on irrational, unhelpful and self-limiting thoughts.

The Unstoppable Mr.O

Sometimes in life, you see something or someone you know is going to become a huge success.

Thank U, Next!

Seven-time 212 Mr. Olympia Flex Lewis is leaving the smaller division behind and gearing up to battle the big boys in the open class. We visited with his world-class trainer, Neil Hill, to find out how the perennial Olympia stand out plans to conquer the biggest stage in bodybuilding.

Peter Mass Molnar

Hungarian born Peter Molnar knows resilience. Exclusively for FLEX, he shares his tumultuous rags-to-riches rise to Bodybuilding stardom.