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June 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 Nasser El Sonbaty and Flex Wheeler.

June 1998 - Table of Contents
Volume 16, Number 4

Bodybuilding:

  • PRE-EX Rx
    Pre-exhaustion is just what the doctor ordered for bringing lagging bodyparts up to speed. By Nasser El Sonbaty.

  • THE UPPER DECK
    Over 90 perfect of all bodybuilders today have a weak upper chest. Here's a first class ticket to a superb upper chest - enjoy the ride, mate! By Ian Harrison.

  • DORIAN'S CENTURION
    As a true savant of the iron sport, you'll surely take great pleasure in this 'slash and burn' mission to arm your biceps for battle. By Ernie Taylor.

  • H.U.G.E.: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FUNDAMENTALS
    Crunch Time! When you rally need to know about abdominal training. By Porter Cottrell.

  • IN THE TRENCHES
    Loitering with intensity. Pushing the training envelope doesn't always deliver the required goods. By Stuart McRobert.

  • SAFETY BLITZ FOR DELTS
    Simple, practical advice to build bigger shoulders with faster growth and fewer injuries. By Milos Sarcev.

Nutrition:

  • LOSING FAT IN A FLASH
    Seven steps for shedding fat while preserving muscle mass. By Chris Aceto.

  • THE ROUND TABLE
    The experts unveil the latest science on manipulating dietary carbs to your muscle building advantage. Compiled by Steve Stiefel

  • EAT FOR STRENGTH, NOT MASS
    Oprah Winfrey, eat your heart out! Our bodybuilding strongman calls for read meat and plenty of it. By Chris Cormier

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    A short course on how digestive enzymes work with nutrient absorption. By Jerry Brainum

Contest

  • CIRQUE DE ARNOLD
    Flex Wheeler dominates the 10th annual Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic.

  • TUBIN' IT AT THE IRONMAN
    The Ironman Pro Invitational in Redondo Beach was a tapestry of parti-colored ensembles of floppy sweatshirts and balloon pants.

Pictorials

  • GIRL POWER!
    The Kim and Lenda Gun Club is for serious sisters only. Photography by Chris Lund.

  • HOT TOMITA!
    For Dale Tomita, training is an integral part of life. Photography by Robert Reiff/
Performance Science

  • THE WORLD FROM THE STREET
    The lowdown on protein intake

  • MASS MEDIA
    A postmortem on drug testing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

  • SCIENCE RESEARCH
    The anabolic properties of asthma drugs.

  • REALITY CHECK... ON GROWTH HORMONE
    Finally, we get the dope on why the Chinese swim team and other athletes are whacking in GH.

Features

  • HOOP HUNKS
    Team Flex tabs the top 12 physiques in the National Basketball Association.

  • BEAT THE DEVIL
    Dennis Newman's inspiring Ironman comeback

  • ONE MAN WRECKING CREW
    Johnny Moya, the Matt Helm of bodybuilding, is ready to slay the giants of the physique sport.

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Lee Priest file.

Posters:

  • DALE TOMITA

  • FLEX WHEELER

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: Moher Style
  • Talent Roundup
  • Talkback