| Training & Nutrition |
Splitting Fibers
A guide to switching up your training to keep the gains coming.
By Jim Stoppani, PhD |
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Splitting Fibers: Nutrition
Want to gain muscle? Or lose fat? Either way, we've got you covered with a nutrition plan to complement our 10-week training program.
By Jim Stoppani, PhD |
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Back On Track
Watch two-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler build one of the world's best backs in his pursuit of Sandow number three.
By Greg Merritt |
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Principles Of Getting Ripped
Twenty nutritional tips for a leaner you.
By Chris Aceto |
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Notes From The Menace
IFBB pro Dennis James journals his shoulder workout as he preps for the 2009 Arnold Classic.
By Dennis James |
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Keeping Up With Carbing Up
The pros and cons of cycling carbs.
By Jordana Brown |
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Moe 'Em Down
Onstage, Moe El Moussawi's incredible guns are a sight to behold. Here are the workouts that keep them loaded.
By Julian Schmidt |
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Bodybuilding's Best Drug
This do-it-all supplement boosts size and strength more than just about anything else we can think of. And best of all, it's legal.
By Jordana Brown |
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The H.U.G.E. Rules, Part 11: Shoulders
The best hardgainer strategy for muscling up your delts and traps.
By Greg Merritt |
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| Features & Departments |
Ronnie's Reign
A look back at perhaps the greatest bodybuilder of all time. Plus: Ronnie on the record; and five reasons why Ronnie should and shouldn't come back.
By Greg Merritt |
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The Real Deal On Ronnie Coleman
Chris Cormier breaks down the Coleman physique.
By Chris Cormier |
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The 10 Heaviest Hitters In The UFC
FLEX pulls no punches in ranking the hardest hitters in the UFC.
By Larry Pepe |
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Bank On Banks
The A to Z on top amateur Lee Banks.
By Greg Merritt |
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Miami Heat Pictorial
Whether she's on the beat or on the stage, Lenay Hernandez is one arresting beauty.
By Terry Goodlad |
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Hard Times
Cutler goes for 7s; Kenny Kassel, rest in peace; what's new in the 202; Dexter Jackson, travel photographer; and so much more.
Show Big, p. 86
ReFLEXions, p. 88
Bobservations, p. 90
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Gym Bag
Your maximum muscle-training frequency; pros and cons of squats; rows on trial; tending to your teardrops; tech tools for your workout; and more.
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Advanced Nutrition
Vitamin validation; FLEX's Fast Fix: Sonic; Chris Aceto on contest prep; Stack Attack: BCAAs + tyrosine; Oreos for postworkout; ornithine for an energy boost; and the gift of GABA.
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Factoids
Joe Weider's Bodybuilding Hall of Fame 2009 inductee: Juliette Bergmann.
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Mr. O's Page
The world according to Dexter Jackson.
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Jay's Way
Cutler gives thanks.
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Arnold's Page
Schwarzenegger talks back.
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