February 1996 Flex issue features a 36 page swimsuit special, with all of the five past and current Ms. Olympia's, which is called Winter Heat. Also, they have started a new series called H.U.G.E. (Hardgainers Ultimate Growth Enhancement System, which gives you the tools to continue growing.

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 contains lots of photographs of the most muscular men and women in the bodybuilding world. Flex is the official magazine of the IFBB.

Training Science:

• Jumbo Combo: Lee Preist talks about his favorite techniques for inducing lower body growth.
• Cablegrams: Interview with Vince Taylor
• Steady the Course: How Sonny Schmidt became the '95 Masters Olympia Champ.

• My Fail Safe Shoulder Routine: by Kevin Levrone
• An Alternative to Barbell Benches: If you want thick slabs of muscle in your upper pecs, a workout by Joe Spinello

Special Inserts

• Drug World:
• Decline Thrash with Captain Anabolic

Pictorials

• Don Long's Pro Dreams: The National Champion has a dream
• Sideshow: Pictures at the latest Olympia blowout in Atlanta

Drugs & Nutrition

• Advanced Nutrition: The latest science on magnesium, creatine monohydrate, caffeine, and ginseng.
• Are you Insulin ignorant? A discussion and search of the scientific literature about a frightening trend in competitive bodybuilding.

Swimsuit Special

• Winter Heat! 36 pages featuring all the five Ms. Olympias and the top bodybuilding and fitness physiques.

Posters

• Cory Everson, Lenda Murray, Rachel McLish
• Sharon Bruneau, Monica Brant, Jacquie Wang
• Debbie Kruck and Amy Fadhli

Contests

• NPC Nationals Men's: The Long Weekend: The contest had surprises, besides Don Long, which included Tom Prince.
• NPC National Women's: Not Just Whistlin' Dixie: Paula Suzuki, perhaps the female Dorian Yates.
• Steel City Sinew: 1995 Masters National Championships

Features

• Out of the Mouths: Overheard at the 1995 Olympia weekend
• Beaty of the Best: A written and visual assessment of Dorian Yates

New Series

• H.U.G.E.: Part 1: The Hardgainer's Ultimate Growth Enhancement System gives you the tools to continue growing.

Departments

• Editor's Page
• Talkback
• Hard Times
• Mr. Olympia corner
• Ms. Olympia corner
• Factoids
• Frozen Moments
• Superteen
• Hocus Focus
• Street Scene
• Flex 'n' Femme
• Talent Roundup
• Bruneau Style
• Inspiration
• Hangin' Out
• Flex Note
• NPC Coming Events
• Photo Ops
• Readers Market
• IFBB World Report
• Comin' Up
• Musclehedz