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Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« on: June 24, 2012, 09:32:20 AM »
This was Flex Wheeler's fifth Iron Man Pro win. Standing tall at 5'10" and weighing 229 lbs, he came in what some may say the best condition of his life (I still think he was a little more conditioned at the 1993 Arnold Classic due to weighing less at 219 lbs, but he came in fuller at this contest and was at least 10 lbs heavier). Flex is at the top of the line when it comes to presenting a detailed physique (along with Ronnie Coleman). In my opinion this is the second best that Flex has looked with the 1993 Arnold Classic being his all-time best. Flex looked better here than he did at the 1998 Mr. Olympia. Also take a good look at Flex's physique and you would notice that this was probably the only time that he brought a "grainy" physique to the stage. Flex dominated the competition with Darrem Charles coming in second along with Aaron Baker in third.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2012, 09:34:51 AM »
This is nowhere near the level his physique was on in 1993. He looks an oily mess here.
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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2012, 09:39:56 AM »
Flex is best.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2012, 10:05:47 AM »
This is nowhere near the level his physique was on in 1993. He looks an oily mess here.
Uh, youre one year too soon. 99' was his oily physique. He looks great here.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2012, 10:25:26 AM »
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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »
Uh, youre one year too soon. 99' was his oily physique. He looks great here.

It was oily full stop past 96. He doesn't look close to 1993. What the fuck would a Yates fan know about aesthetics?  ;)
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2012, 11:05:53 AM »
It was oily full stop past 96. He doesn't look close to 1993. What the fuck would a Yates fan know about aesthetics?  ;)
Frankly, I see no oil lumps anywhere.
Just cause I think Yates is one of the greatest O winners ever (along with Coleman and Arnold), doesnt mean I dont know about aesthetics... it just means I know that aesthetics dont win Olympia's.  ;)

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2012, 11:22:37 AM »
93 was a far superior physique.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2012, 11:27:27 AM »
Frankly, I see no oil lumps anywhere.
Just cause I think Yates is one of the greatest O winners ever (along with Coleman and Arnold), doesnt mean I dont know about aesthetics... it just means I know that aesthetics dont win Olympia's.  ;)

Ok i apologize, many sorrys.

His usage is already overwhelming his lines, do you see bumps in Phils arms?

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2012, 11:30:16 AM »
Ok i apologize, many sorrys.

His usage is already overwhelming his lines, do you see bumps in Phils arms?


No, but he still has the detail in his arms and delts, they arent being blurred away like was common with competitors in the 90's using oil.
He always had ridiculous arms, his delts still have separation between the heads, and his triceps still look good.
If he's using at this point, he's hiding it well.
In 99, when his usage was obvious, his delts looked like cannonballs - they had no separation anywhere.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2012, 11:36:52 AM »
No, but he still has the detail in his arms and delts, they arent being blurred away like was common with competitors in the 90's using oil.
He always had ridiculous arms, his delts still have separation between the heads, and his triceps still look good.
If he's using at this point, he's hiding it well.
In 99, when his usage was obvious, his delts looked like cannonballs - they had no separation anywhere.


He was far more striated in 1993. His definition is blurred, not as much as it was later on but it's not crisp.
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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2012, 11:38:05 AM »

He was far more striated in 1993. His definition is blurred, not as much as it was later on but it's not crisp.
Oh I agree with that, however we dont know (IMHO) if its from oil, or if its from being heavier than 93 without being quite as conditioned.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2012, 12:10:44 PM »
It was oily full stop past 96. He doesn't look close to 1993. What the fuck would a Yates fan know about aesthetics?  ;)
Look to Flex's delts and arms---here they are striated, in 99, he would flex and nothing happened...

As far as lumps in Phil's arms, in his first DVD, as he was training arms, he said something along the lines of "Good thing you see me training on the offseason, so that you see that their are no lumps and bumps on my arms."

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2012, 12:29:54 PM »
This is nowhere near the level his physique was on in 1993. He looks an oily mess here.

I'm not sure what his best year was but if that's an oily mess I want to look like an oily mess.

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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2012, 07:57:40 PM »
Look to Flex's delts and arms---here they are striated, in 99, he would flex and nothing happened...

As far as lumps in Phil's arms, in his first DVD, as he was training arms, he said something along the lines of "Good thing you see me training on the offseason, so that you see that their are no lumps and bumps on my arms."
he looked flexed and full even without posed,,93 he had full out feathered delts and quads,nuff said.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2012, 06:02:33 AM »
This is nowhere near the level his physique was on in 1993. He looks an oily mess here.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2012, 07:11:08 AM »
If flex had duplicated that conditioning later in 93 at the O, he might, maybe have just edged dorian.

Dorian had stepped it up again, but you never know

Everyone, flex included, thought he'd take it that year, after the IM and AC shows


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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2012, 07:15:22 AM »
Those pics from `93 clearly illustrate just how far bodybuilding has fallen.  :(

Those guys look incredible and Flex looks fucking insane!

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #21 on: June 25, 2012, 07:27:51 AM »
I agree with you Wes.  I mean look @ Flex and the lines he had - just awesome!   And look @ Lee Labrada there - looks just awesome also and only weighed in @ like 190 @ about 5'6 I think if my memory servers me correctly.  The thing with Lee was he would "think" about what he was doing with his training and  "supplementation" - training only 4x a week and going light on the supps. Flex on the other hand just took all he could get his hands on and is now on dialisis  (I think)  waiting for a kidney or maybe he got a new one already - whereas Lee  just got in great condition again almost 2 decades later because he just didn't abuse himself back then.

just my 2 cents.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #22 on: June 25, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »
Uh, youre one year too soon. 99' was his oily physique. He looks great here.
You are correct!

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #23 on: June 25, 2012, 07:55:28 AM »
I agree with you Wes.  I mean look @ Flex and the lines he had - just awesome!   And look @ Lee Labrada there - looks just awesome also and only weighed in @ like 190 @ about 5'6 I think if my memory servers me correctly.  The thing with Lee was he would "think" about what he was doing with his training and  "supplementation" - training only 4x a week and going light on the supps. Flex on the other hand just took all he could get his hands on and is now on dialisis  (I think)  waiting for a kidney or maybe he got a new one already - whereas Lee  just got in great condition again almost 2 decades later because he just didn't abuse himself back then.

just my 2 cents.
Labrada was smart and still looks great today.

These guys today equate great shape with how much they weigh on stage........... even if they look like a bag of smashed assholes.  :(

The sad part is that the judges reward them for this.

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Re: Flex Wheeler - 1998 Iron Man Pro - DVD PICS!!!
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2012, 08:03:09 AM »
This is the most Disproportionate most muscular I have ever seen!



delts,pecs of an amateur (or too narrow) with arms of a pro champ.



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