March 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 Minna Lessig.

INSTRUCTION

THE LAT SHOW WITH IRON JAY Strict movements are the key to building a back that is detailed and wide. By Jay Cutler. FULL BLOWN DELTS Shocking the muscles is the name of this take it to the limit training game. By Kevin Levrone. ROUTINE STUFF Changing your training schedule stimulates newfound progress. By Greg Merrit. H.U.G.E. Hardgainer's ultimate growth enhancement system. Prepare for Massive Quads! Strong knees and huge thighs work together. Here is how. By Arq' Gurley. OUTLAW CHEST Learn how to violate the inverse chest triceps law and increase pec size and power. By Nasser El Sonbaty. HIGH MASS Your penance is endless sets of toil. Your blessing is ungodly size. Benediction. By Lee Priest.

CONTESTS

TRIUMPH OF THE VIL Vilma Caez beats injury and a host of top women athletes to snag overall honors at the NPC Nationals in Orlando. Report by Jim Rosenthal. SOMETHING ABOUT MARY May Yockey puts the wood to defending champion Monica Brant and grabs the title at the Fitness Olympia in Sin City. By Jim Rosenthal.

FEATURES

JOE WEIDER'S BODYBUILDING HALL OF FAME Inductees for the year 2000. Compiled by Peter McGough and Joe Roark. THE BIG Z NPC Teen Nationals champion Zeb Stewart wins the second annual Generation Flex challenge. By Jim Schmaltz. MASS MEDIA QB Jim Miller of the Chicago Bears gets hit with a steroi suspension' we go deep to get that story and more.. BY Jim Schmaltz.

PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

ADVANCE NUTRITION The latest research on preworkout eating, carb blockers, creatine, salmon and a whole lot more. PROTEIN POWER Nine ways to tap into the mother lode of muscle building. Bu Chris Aceto. THE ROUND TABLE Athletes talk about their favorite recipes for bodybuilding success. Complied by Steve Stiefel. A CUT ABOVE Yes, friends, low carb diets will turn you into shredded meat - if you know what you are doing. By Jim Wright. THE WRIGHT STUFF Readers beware of spurios claims. By Jim Wright.

SRING SIZZLER PICTORIAL

FLEX FIFTH ANNUAL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL 21st century foxes. 28 pages of hot and wet action with the most beautiful and fit women in the world. Photography by Robert Reiff.

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