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July 1999

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 Ronnie Coleman, and in the corner is Monica Brant.

July 1999 - Table of Contents
Volume 17, Number 5

Bodybuilding:

  • WIDE GUY
    The bare bones of the Mr. Olympia deltoid workout that built the broadest freakiest shoulders on Earth. By Ronnie Coleman.

  • THUNDER THIGHS AND HUMONGOUS HAMS
    The Arnold Schwarzsenegger Classic champion reveals his seven favorite exercises for quads and hamstrings. By Nasser El Sonbaty.

  • THE 'HOME ALONE' WORKOUT
    How to train safely and effectively in the comfort of your own pad. By Porter Cottrell.

  • I CAN'T BABY MY ARMS
    Biceps and triceps need force, not persuasion, for max growth and peak progress. By Jean-Pierre Fux.

  • H.U.G.E.
    Hardgainer's Ultimate Growth Enhancement System. Tried and true. Three classic triceps exercises and everything you need to put them to good use. By Paul Dillett.

  • WORK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
    Why the Weider Pyramid Training Principle is a muscle booster for the ages.

  • BACK BOMBARDMENT
    Slash and burn tactics, hardcore and intense, that can work wonders for your lats. By Flex Wheeler.

Contests:

  • GOOD FRIDAY
    Vickie Gates rises to the occasion at the 1999 Ms. International.

  • CURRY DOUBLES HER PLEASURE
    Susie Curry registers a second consecutive triumph at the Fitness International in Columbus, Ohio.

Features:

  • THE BIG PICTURE
    The Dave Palumbo File

Pictorials

  • SUMMER HEAT
    A lingering gaze at a dozen of the most fabulous physiques found under the sun.

Performance Science

  • PROTEIN PUZZLES
    When it comes to bodybuilding, protein is the most important thing you can put into your body. Now it is time to find the best protein supplement for you.

  • THE IRON EGGHEAD
    • Creatine
    • Essential Fatty Acids
    • Casein face the close scrutiny of the metallic yolkster.

  • MASS MEDIA
    • The IOC bans prohormones
    • Baseball players and andro
    • Newsweek's drug expose.

  • TOP BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS
    Part Two: The Goodies: In the second tier of our comprehensive report, the cover the supplements best suited to advanced goals.

Posters:

  • LAURIE VANIMAN
    Photography by Robert Reiff

  • NASSER EL SONBATY
    Photography by Chris Lund

Nutrition:

  • ADVANCED NUTRITION
    • Artificial sweeteners
    • Coenzyme Q
    • The drop on octacosanol as a mass builder
    • The truth about carbs
    • Fattening fructose
    • Potent Muscle Morsels.

  • THE ROUND TABLE
    One of our double barreled scribes talks to the champs about supplement combinations.

  • GROWTH ON A STICK
    Ten ways to stimulate growth hormone for radical mass.

Departments:

  • All Our Yesterdays
  • Ask Dorian
  • Ask Ms. Olympia
  • Ask Mr. Olympia
  • Factoids
  • Flextra
  • Future Flex
  • Hard Times
  • IFBB World Report
  • NPC Report / Coming Events
  • Publisher's Page
  • Reader's Market
  • Reflexions
  • Street Scene
  • Style: Blanchette Style
  • Talent Roundup
  • Talkback