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March 1998

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 bodybuilder Shawn Ray.

March 1998 - Table of Contents
Volume 16, Number 1

Bodybuilding

  • PIERRE PRESSURE
    From Brig, Switzerland, comes the pulsating, throbbing, 'intensity driven' 'leg training' regimen with which the Swiss Jeez packed on 66 pounds of muscle in a single year. Prepare to work legs and experience the unbearable pleasure of pain.
    By Jean-Pierre Fux

  • THE GIANT KILLER!
    The high endurance bloodbath of churning, heaving muscles in agony - that's the ethos of giant sets. When regular training isn't hacking it, try giant sets to take you to the next level.
    By Shawn Ray

  • POWER TOOLS
    The pros and cons of free weights and machines - pragmatic advice for any athlete in search of the perfect program.
    By Milos Sarcev

  • H.U.G.E.: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FUNDAMENTALS
    For Full Blown Forearms!
    Here's the lowdown on forearm basics. Throw away your straps, grab a barbell, and plow into some power bodybuilding with deadlifts and heavy rows.
    By Mike Francois

  • IN THE TRENCHES
    Muscle growth takes place after you leave the gym. This month's dispatch from the field describes the recovery process.

  • THE ABDOMINAL SHOWMAN
    In this eye popping instructional opus, Freakenstein spills his secret sauce all over, uncovering the pure beef wisdom of defining abs without making them humongous.
    By Paul Dillet

    Nutrition

  • THE 10 PACK THAT REFRESHES
    The top 10 bodybuilding supplements.

  • ON REFLECTION
    What one pro learned - and what he can teach you - about packing on mass

  • ROUND TABLE
    One of our roving reporters goes to the experts to get the latest science on the ideal preworkout meal options.

    Features

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Tom Prince File

  • THE LAST TIME
    A personal view of the 1997 Ms. O

  • THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
    A special thank you to the elite sponsors of bodybuilding's show of shows - the Mr. Olympia

    Pictorials

  • THE HEART OF THE MATARAZZO
    This Boston born behemoth cares more about pleasing his fans than pleasing the aesthetics police. Check out these awesome snaps of one of bodybuilding's favorite sons.

  • DOUBLE IMPACT
    Kim Chizevsky shows off the physique that dazzled the IFBB judges - and the raucous crowd - at the 1997 Ms. Olympia.

  • BADMAN & ROBBY
    Chris Cormier and Robby Robinson team up for a punishing back workout; before the training day is toast, Cormier learns the hard way that Robby - the reigning stud of the over-50 division - is still the baddest man in the hardcore trenches.

    Performance Science

  • DR. DOOLITTLE'S MAGIC BAG
    The second installment of the wild history of athletes and veterinary steroids.

  • THE WORD FROM THE STREET
    Steroids and baldness - what's the connection?

  • MASS MEDIA
    The GHB challenge, new super drug test; Chinese athletes draw suspicion by breaking world records.

  • THE IRON EGGHEAD
    The dangers of insulin; anabolic steroids aid burn victims; drug testing for testosterone; arginine and insulin action.

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    Men and Calcium; cholate and CLA to prevent fat accumulation; ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin: a safe method of fat loss?

    Contests

  • KIM: TWO TIMES THE LADY!
    On a night when every woman onstage was hard as a rock and ready to rumble, Kim Chizevsky put on a clinic and rolled to her second consecutive Ms. O title.

  • FIRE STARTER
    Carol Semple-Marzetta. blessed with the flexibility of a contortionist on Quaaludes, demonstrated all of her varied skills in disciplining and defeating 15 other woman at the third annual Fitness Olympia.

  • BASS HOOKS NATIONAL TITLE
    Nicole Bass, one of Howard Stern's favorite in studio guests, finally wins her pro card after a 12 year struggle.

  • PRIX DESTINY
    What do you get when you combine The Dirty Dozen with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? Welcome to the 1997 IFBB European Grand Prix Tour.

    Posters

  • KIM CHIZEVSKY

  • SHAWN RAY

    Departments

  • Ask Mr. Olympia
  • Ask Ms. Olympia
  • Editor's Page
  • Factoids
  • Flex Calendar Update
  • Flex n Femme
  • Future Flex
  • Hard Times
  • IFBB World Report
  • Inspiration
  • Musclehedz
  • NPC Report / Coming Events
  • Reader's Market
  • Reflexions
  • Street Scene
  • Style: Gates Style
  • Talent Roundup
  • Talkback