Flex definitely stated during his reign that once he retired from posing in a thong, he would never again set foot in a gym. Hardcore to the end this dude.

And those tats are pure retarded. What, there aren't enough douchbags walking around with THE EXACT SAME TRIBAL DESIGNS? What a clown.
When Flex was a contender and I was an editor at MuscleMag, I travelled to Venice, CA, to hang at Gold's. Everyone was super nice and welcoming. Except Wheeler. (I lifted with the Barbarian Brothers, Tom Platz, Lee Priest etc., and hung with/ate with/ spoke with tons of others: Mike Christian, Gary Strydom, Jason Mathis, etc.) The only dipshit who blew me off was ol' Ken.
He was out of town for a few days at FIBO and his training partners all said I could work in with them whenever (Rico was a very nice guy to me). When Wheeler returned and I approached him, he ignored me and acted like a superstar asshole. Then later, when he was told of my position at MuscleMag (I wasn't announcing it; not my style), he all at once became kind and accommodating.
Hoser.