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September 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 IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Flex Wheeler.

September 1998 - Table of Contents
Volume 16, Number 7

Bodybuilding:

  • THE FANTASTIC 4
    Essential strength and mass builders for an awesome chest. It's heavy weights and no fooling around for total pectorial impact. By Ronnie Coleman

  • THE SKINNY ON MASS
    The 'Gentle Giant' exposes his exotic size building secrets to the world - the four laws of mass are nothing to take lightly. By Gunter Schlierkamp

  • THE 10 FALSE COMMANDMENTS
    These fallacious platitudes are neither gospel nor scientific fact: We give you an inside look at the 10 bogus bromides of bodybuilding. This clever study is guaranteed to give your training a growth inducing jolt.

  • H.U.G.E.: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FUNDAMENTALS
    Pumping and pounding calves for maximum gains. By Mike Matarazzo.

  • IN THE TRENCHES
    How to injury proof yourself while building mass.

  • ONE GUN SALUTE
    A one arm at a time all dumbbell method of turning your biceps into lethal weapons.

  • HOW TO SQUAT
    Rome was not built in a day, so take the 10 weeks require to chip your legs into shape with this squat centered program.

  • 18 PAGE NUTRITION SPECIAL
    Food Rules! A practical guide to nutrition for those looking to improve performance in any sport. This comprehensive package of goodies includes the 25 golden rules of nutrition; meal plans for gaining mass; the latest on protein shakes; the magnificent seven, a short list of essential bodybuilding supplements; nutrition windows - the timing of food and supplement intake; and safe snacks.

Features:

  • BERTIL FOX
    Hanging on Appeal. The death sentence update

  • THE BIG 'O' WITHOUT THE BIG 'D'
    What effect will Dorian Yates' absence have on the 1998 Mr. Olympia.

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Jay Cutler File.

Contest

  • MEAT OF THE NIGHT
    In the city without limits, Ronnie Coleman fired off the first shot in the battle to crown a new Mr. Olympia this fall. A complete analysis of the 20th anniversary Night of Champions, that fabled grudge match at the Beacon Theatre.

Pictorials

  • IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DORIAN
    A look at five front runners hoping to become the next Mr. O

  • LENDA MURRAY: DARE TO BARE
    A new collection to commemorate the first FLEX nude pictorial (five years to the month) with the six time Ms. O - wow!

  • STRENGTH OF A WOMAN
    Try running that 'weaker sex' nonsense past Ms. Olympia contender Andrulla Blachette.

Performance Science

  • THE WORD FROM THE STREET
    An analysis of HMB, one of the hottest supplements n the market today.

  • THE IRON EGGHEAD
    A veritable smorgasbord of cutting edge research.

  • RUNNING ON EMPTY
    Is infertility an occupational hazard among steroid users?

  • SUPER SUPPLEMENTS
    Alternatives aplenty to steroid use

  • MASS MEDIA
    Hype and hypocrisy from Sports Illustrated; an 80-proof urine sample; and ephedrine gets off the hook.

Posters:

  • NUTRITION CHART

Nutrition:

  • THE ROUND TABLE
    One of our inveterate scribes goes to the experts for the latest science on bodybuilding myths.

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    Poring over OKG and the buzz on caffeine.

Departments:

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