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February 2000

Flex Magazine considers themselves the bible of hardcore bodybuilding. Each month, Flex visits and speaks with the champions of bodybuilding at their gyms, at contests, and at their homes, gathering information and photographs, Flex brings you their latest strategies, and the competitive goals that they apply to further develop their title-winning physiques. Flex is the official magazine of the IFBB Bodybuilding Federation. On the cover is Shawn Ray on the left. Jay Cutler and Gunter Schlierkamp on the right, and Lena Johannensen and Mary Yockey at the top inset.

February 2000 - Table of Contents
Volume 17, Number 12

INSTRUCTION

  • THE FIRST 10 POUNDS
    A training and diet program designed to kick your bodybuilding career into fifth gear from day one. By Shawn Ray.

  • WHEN HALF MEASURES ARE BEST!
    Increase your training intensity with the Weider Partial Reps and Burns Training Principles. By Greg Merritt

  • WILD, WILD CHEST
    The meat and potatoes training system that pounded the pecs of Mr. Olympia into steady growth and radical thickness.

  • THE BIG TO DO
    Goals, training principles and edifying edicts to help you build huge detailed delts. By Porter Cottrell.

  • H.U.G.E.: HARDGAINER'S ULTIMATE GROWTH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
    Grit - Zen and the art of training with very heavy weights. By Tom Prince.

CONTESTS

  • A CLASS ACT
    Kim Chizevsky snags her fourth consecutive Ms. O. Report by Steve Wennerstrom.

  • GOODNIGHT, IRENE
    Aaron Maddron emerges from the maelstrom as the 1999 NPC Nationals overall winner. Report of Steve Stiefel.

  • LAURA HOLDS SWAY
    The dynamic duo of Ken Kassel and Bob Bonham combine forces to make the Women's All Pro Extravaganza a huge success. Report by Steve Wennerstrom.

FEEATURES

  • BODYBUILDING MECCA
    A candid behind the scenes look at the 1999 Olympia Weekend in Sin City. By Jim Schmaltz.

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Lena Johannesen File. Interview by Jim Rosenthal.

PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    • The latest research on glutamine
    • A Flaxseed alternative
    • Fructose and bodyfat
    • Sodium intake
    • The relationship between testosterone and food consumption
    • And much more.

  • TIGHT AS A DRUM
    Seven ways to gain fat-free muscle mass. By Chris Aceto.

  • THE ROUND TABLE
    The champs talk about the perils they faced in selecting a first bodybuilding diet. Compiled by Steve Stiefel.

  • PIPE DREAMS
    Want a bigger, more muscular physique? Then eat your fiber for optimal nutrient processing and other sold benefits. By Jim Wright.

  • THE WRIGHT STUFF
    Coping with the side effects of protein and meal replacement drinks.

POSTERS / PICTORIALS

  • RONNIE COLEMAN

  • MARY YOCKEY

  • HARD TO THE CORE
    When Jay Cutler and Gunter Schlierkamp get together for a training session, the term 'hardcore' takes on a whole new meaning.

DEPARTMENTS

  • All Our Yesterdays
  • Ask Dorian
  • Ask Ms. Olympia
  • Ask Mr. Olympia
  • Factoids
  • Flextra
  • Future Flex
  • Hard Times
  • IFBB World Report
  • NPC Report / Coming Events
  • Publisher's Page
  • Reader's Market
  • Reflexions
  • Street Scene
  • Talent Roundup
  • Talkback