He could eat pasta 3 times a day with a can of baked beans and still look like a freak on the cycle he's running. I love when BBers act like the main components of their physique is to be found in the kitchen or sponsor's supplement cupboard.
There was an interview with Milos Sarcev on John Meadow/Shelby Starne's Blue Collar Muscle Radio Show. Anyway, Im paraphrasing, but Milos said he's seen few respond like Lewis and that at one point they had some of his Kolosseum athletes (flex met Milos at 20 and trained there) tested genetically and that Lewis was the one with the least myostatin (implying myostatin deficiency mutation). He basically said he's a genetic freak which makes a lot of sense. He didnt particularly rave about his training.
This is likely a large part of why Flex is where he is today. They all eat the same, they all train about the same. They all take the same drugs. The dividing line these days is genetics. Back in the early days, access to exotics could make a difference. Today everyone has access to pretty much the same quality of stuff.
Source: http://www.rxmuscle.com/2013-01-11-01-57-36/blue-collar-muscle.htmlSee also the same shit once said about Flex
Wheeler. No idea if this is legit.
Originally Posted by BALCO Laboratories, Inc.
October 1, 1998
Re: Flex Wheeler
To whom it may concern:
I am writing this letter per the request of Flex Wheeler.
I would first like to briefly provide you with some background information regarding BALCO Laboratories. BALCO has been working with elite Olympic and professional athletes for over fifteen years. BALCO has provided testing and consultation for over 250 NFL players including the entire 1998 Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos team and the entire Miami Dolphins team. BALCO works with professional athletes in many sports including teenis (Michael Chang, Jim Courier, etc.), hockey, bodybuilding (10 of the 16 1998 Mr. Olympia contestants), track and field, soccer and basketball (Seattle SuperSonics).
BALCO Laboratories has been testing and monitoring Flex on a routine basis during the last year. We have performed tests including blood chemistry (SMAC), complete blood count (CBC), PSA, anabolic hormone levels, genotyping as well as comprehensive testing for nutritional elements. Flex's test results have been compared to twenty-four other professional bodybuilders and overall he has one of the healthiest profiles. Basically, Flex is in excellent health and has demonstrated the discipline necessary to maintain a peak level of conditioning.
Flex was a participant in a study we recently conducted in collaboration with the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh involving 62 men who made unusually large gains in muscle mass in response to strength training (extreme responders). Flex was one of only nine extreme responders that had the very rare "myostatin mutation." Myostatin is the gene that "limits muscle growth." Specifically, Flex had the rarest form of myostatin mutation at the "exon 2" position on the gene. This simply means Flex has a much larger number of muscle fibers compared to the other subjects or the normal population. We believe that these are the very first myostatin mutation findings in humans and the results of this landmark study have already been submitted for publication. Flex was also found to have a very unusual type of the IGF-1 gene. In fact, Flex was the only participant in the study that did not have a "match." All of the other extreme responders had at least three other subjects with a matching IGF-1 gene. Based upon Flex's very unique genetic profile, we plan to expeditiously publish a scientific paper that reveals his complete genotype in specific detail. The publication of his remarkable genetic data should generate an enormous amount of media exposure.
Hope this information will be helpful and please call if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,
/s/ Victor Conte
Victor Conte
President
BALCO Laboratories, Inc
Source: http://www.pakkotoisto.com/kilpailijat-ja-bodyjuorut/21626-milos-sarcev-2/I really should get paid for the quality of posts and content I contribute here.
