Author Topic: Flex Magazine - stopping publication - last issue will be April 2018 (Read 18339 times)

dearth · « **Reply #75 on:** March 26, 2018, 02:30:07 PM »

I picked up one today, for purely nostalgic/memorabilia reasons. It has been many years since I actually bought a magazine.
Back in the day, magazines used to be the only way to know what was going on in our little world.
Roelly is on the cover. Fitting, considering his recent impressive win in Australia.

I have to say, the relative (to 10 years ago) thinness and lack of content was foreboding.
I haven't read any articles yet, so i will reserve judgement on quality.

MD is now the winner of the magazine wars. They will probably fold soon too.
Ironically MD was even thinner than Flex.

SOMEPARTS · « **Reply #76 on:** March 26, 2018, 03:10:47 PM »

The internet didn't kill bb mags. The readers realizing what the postman and checkout cashier were thinking of you buying it did...haha.

Last mag I had a sub to was MM2K and dropped that when Bill started putting his brother on every cover...

funk51 · « **Reply #77 on:** March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM »

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

dan18 · « **Reply #78 on:** March 30, 2018, 11:45:31 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

ALL MAGS LIKE THAT ARE FOR CLOSET FAGS..... Be honest how many articles about big arm training can one person read there all the same shit written in a different format..

robcguns · « **Reply #79 on:** March 30, 2018, 11:57:13 AM »

Joe muff hahahah

dan18 · « **Reply #80 on:** March 30, 2018, 11:59:42 AM »

Quote from: robcguns on March 30, 2018, 11:57:13 AM

How muff hahahah

Did you place you're order pal

psssssssst back page you can get xray glasses and used posing trunks

robcguns · « **Reply #81 on:** March 30, 2018, 12:01:44 PM »

Quote from: dan18 on March 30, 2018, 11:59:42 AM

Did you place you're order pal

psssssssst back page you can get xray glasses and used posing trunks

Yeah but who’s used trunks?cant be random used trunks here.

dan18 · « **Reply #82 on:** March 30, 2018, 12:06:16 PM »

Quote from: robcguns on March 30, 2018, 12:01:44 PM

Yeah but who’s used trunks?cant be random used trunks here.

Only the best for you my friend can I interest you in a fine vintage 1959 steve reeves or a 1948 reg park..

Powerlift66 · « **Reply #83 on:** March 30, 2018, 12:36:12 PM »

Old mags are good for those who care about the history of the iron game, Powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, the equipment, contests, etc.
Fags must like them too I'm sure,but real trainers and those who care about more than "pumping/posing and abs" can find some great info in them.

People who dont care for the BB pics and or history wont like them (like Dan)...

dan18 · « **Reply #84 on:** March 30, 2018, 12:47:43 PM »

Quote from: Powerlift66 on March 30, 2018, 12:36:12 PM

Old mags are good for those who care about the history of the iron game, Powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, the equipment, contests, etc.
Fags must like them too I'm sure,but real trainers and those who care about more than "pumping/posing and abs" can find some great info in them.

People who dont care for the BB pics and or history wont like them (like Dan)...

You sound like a broad so just stop it already, I will say yes the older ones are kinda cool because it was simple 1 2 3 training not like today its full of complete bullshit...big bloated idiots talking about training tips holding a bottle of whey protein

Dave D · « **Reply #85 on:** March 30, 2018, 01:49:13 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

Don't forgot about the 50 years of storage and maintaining their pristine condition.

If you spent 2 dollars on bitcoins 8 years ago you'd be rich today. :/

NelsonMuntz · « **Reply #86 on:** March 30, 2018, 04:07:35 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

Just think if the new owner takes a straight razor and scrapes off the many decades worth of billions of old dry sperm the original owner left between those pages the total weight of those magazines would drop by half

Royalty · « **Reply #87 on:** March 30, 2018, 04:13:38 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

People back then had heart and trained hard. It was for the few...

Now everything goofball walking around claims to work out.

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #88 on:** March 30, 2018, 05:26:06 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 30, 2018, 11:41:48 AM

vintage mags on ebay are alive and well.the pic'd mags just sold for $55.88 and 6 bucks shipping...original price for all three less than 2 dollars

Don't forget to add that the youngest issue there is well over 40 years of age

WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #89 on:** March 30, 2018, 05:28:08 PM »

Quote from: dan18 on March 30, 2018, 11:45:31 AM

ALL MAGS LIKE THAT ARE FOR CLOSET FAGS..... Be honest how many articles about big arm training can one person read there all the same shit written in a different format..

Don't be silly, closet fags have access to those pics online for free, and better quality ....the collectible/nostalgia aspect is what keeps this mags at a rather valuable price .

WoSH TA NA KA

Pet shop boys · « **Reply #90 on:** March 30, 2018, 05:29:27 PM »

Quote from: Dave D on March 30, 2018, 01:49:13 PM

Don't forgot about the 50 years of storage and maintaining their pristine condition.

If you spent 2 dollars on bitcoins 8 years ago you'd be rich today. :/

Beat me to it .

WooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

funk51 · « **Reply #91 on:** March 31, 2018, 06:45:02 AM »

you don't get articles like this anymore in today's mags. everything is so generic... no more profiles on people because frankly today's bbing stars are rather boring and dull...no personalities at all. no arnolds, chet yortons,bruce randalls,reeves, parks, babe stansbury, grimeks..even ferrigno

BBFan · « **Reply #92 on:** March 31, 2018, 10:56:40 AM »

Mags are dead but the DAVE PALUMBO EXPERIENCE app is live and thriving providing you with "the next wave of education and the truth in bodybuilding" for only $29.99 a month.

Slik · « **Reply #93 on:** March 31, 2018, 01:34:34 PM »

What u selling funk? I’m always interested in stuff like that

funk51 · « **Reply #94 on:** March 31, 2018, 03:58:28 PM »

Quote from: Slik on March 31, 2018, 01:34:34 PM

What u selling funk? I’m always interested in stuff like that

not mine although i have 2 out of the three pic'd.... i'm still hanging onto my mags and books. below when mags were mags... and guys new how to do a side chest pose.

Slik · « **Reply #95 on:** April 01, 2018, 05:57:03 AM »

Quote from: funk51 on March 31, 2018, 03:58:28 PM

not mine although i have 2 out of the three pic'd.... i'm still hanging onto my mags and books. below when mags were mags... and guys new how to do a side chest pose.

gotcha! Someone has got to make magazines great again! 🤣🤣🤣

Ron · « **Reply #96 on:** April 02, 2018, 10:07:17 PM »

Still have over 2,000 Bodybuilding and Fitness Magazines, 60+ various publications, and will keep them for a while in storage...

NelsonMuntz · « **Reply #97 on:** April 02, 2018, 11:54:30 PM »

Quote from: Powerlift66 on March 30, 2018, 12:36:12 PM

Old mags are good for those who care about the history of the iron game, Powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, the equipment, contests, etc.
Fags must like them too I'm sure,but real trainers and those who care about more than "pumping/posing and abs" can find some great info in them.

People who dont care for the BB pics and or history wont like them (like Dan)...

The only used bookstores I have ever seen carrying a large variety of old, used and back issues bodybuilding and fitness mags were all in the "village" of any city.

No idea why

Noticed that one day years ago walking up yonge street, once I got between bloor and wellesly it was tons of old muscle mags and fitness mags for sale at any vintage bookstores(ad the magazine racks were always by the front window

Earl1972 · « **Reply #98 on:** April 03, 2018, 12:38:35 PM »

Quote from: SOMEPARTS on March 26, 2018, 03:10:47 PM

The internet didn't kill bb mags. The readers realizing what the postman and checkout cashier were thinking of you buying it did...haha.

Last mag I had a sub to was MM2K and dropped that when Bill started putting his brother on every cover...

that didn't kill the magazine and i didn't think it was embarrassing at all, it was embarrassing to buy playboy or penthouse because they know exactly why you are buying it

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Joe Pietaro · « **Reply #99 on:** April 08, 2018, 07:04:54 PM »

The only way to sell magazines in the bodybuilding industry is to capitalize on the most fucked up parts of it, ie: the adult industry aspect of it & straight up steroid talk.