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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

Flex Magazine UK Edition Description:

FLEX magazine will provide your guide to the world of bodybuilding. It talks to the biggest pros to get the inside scoop to how the best in the world get their title winning physiques.

Each issue brings this state-of-the-art information from the champions to you in order for you to reach your ultimate muscular goals by the fastest route possible.