| Training & Nutrition |
The Blueprint, Part 1
The ultimate offseason plan to get you ready for your next contest.
By Hany Rambod and Dave Lee |
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Rated Hardcore
Journey through the pain barrier with the top 10 hardest-training bodybuilders of all time.
By Greg Merritt |
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Hardcore Nutrition
A hardcore training program is worthless without an equally hardcore nutrition plan. We've got just what you need to make sure you get the results you're working so hard for.
By Jordana Brown |
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Recovery Returns
Amp up recovery and bank more muscle with these seven postworkout supplements.
By Sommer Robertson |
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Bloody Hell, Part 1
Zack Khan's shoulders get tortured in the world's most hardcore gym.
By Greg Merritt |
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Pec Power Play
The training secrets that power up Stan Efferding's 600-pound bench presses.
By Greg Merritt |
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Delts That Deliver
Want to know how Dexter Jackson sculpted Sandow-winning shoulders? Simple. He stuck to the basics.
By Zack Zeigler |
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Trading Places
There's nothing wrong with emancipating your wild side every once in a while - just ask figure knockout Terri Turner.
By Zack Zeigler |
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| Features |
Sweat Shops
Is your gym a no grunt zone? If so, then check out our 10 favorite no-nonsense, hardcore gyms and get your grunt on!
By Shawn Perine |
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Cormier's Corner
The Real Deal on Phil Heath.
By Chris Cormier |
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Controversy
It's the 45th anniversary of Joe Weider's Mr. Olympia. Before the fireworks on September 24-25 in Las Vegas, we take a look back at some near misses and close decisions in the history of bodybuilding's greatest show.
By Shawn Perine |
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Sun Goddesses, Part 2
The 15th annual Flex Swimsuit Issue continues.
Photography by Ian Spanier and Mike Mader |
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Hard Times
Phil Heath and Kai Greene join Weider, Europa Show of Champions and New York Pro Fitness flash reports, and much, much more!
Show Big, p. 69
ReFLEXions, p. 70
Ask Amanda, p. 72
Up Close and Personal, p. 74
Offstage, p. 76
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Gym Bag
Boost your training intensity with a workout partner
Are bigger legs healthier for your heart?
Training time with Al Auguste
Bands versus cables
Targeting the triceps long head
Roc Shabazz's workout tip sheet
The gym doctor prescribes an alternative to the straight-arm pulldown
Tom Platz on complete failure
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Advanced Nutrition
Blow up your pump with glycerol
FLEX's fast fix: Double Down at KFC
A stack to boost your brain power
Tuna takedown
Vitamin D for testosterone and strength
Cheer for beer
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Flex's Page
Tales of the Welsh Dragon, revisited.
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