WHEELER - 92 USAs

[SaintAnger]

Not a bad guy once you get to know him. 

GOAT.

[Danimal77]

Fresher muscle in 1992... compared to 98 or 99

And 0 oil at that stage of his career. He was also much lighter in the early 90's. Dude went up to 277 offseason in the late 90's.

[Danimal77]

He was sharper and held less water at the Arnold.  IMO, what Flex presented at the '93 Arnold was the best bodybuilding physique of all time.

His pecs, traps and quads were all too tiny.

[Parker]

His pecs, traps and quads were all too tiny.

He mentioned 32 inch quads (attached to a 28 inch waist) if I remember correctly from Mass. Construction.

Arms out distance chest in this shot


Same in this "relaxed" pose


Traps seem to be good size from this pose which is from the 93 Ironman, where he was heavier and lost weight going into the Arnold.



Here is a 93 Flex vs prime Ronnie

[njflex]

And 0 oil at that stage of his career. He was also much lighter in the early 90's. Dude went up to 277 offseason in the late 90's.

HE looked smooth as shit higher his weight climbed,like rhoden offseason can't tell its the same guy onstage in top shape.

[Ronnie Rep]

And 0 oil at that stage of his career. He was also much lighter in the early 90's. Dude went up to 277 offseason in the late 90's.

I saw him at 289 in the off season before the 99 O. He looked cartoonish, his delts and arms looked ridiculous.

[Pet shop boys]

He mentioned 32 inch quads (attached to a 28 inch waist) if I remember correctly from Mass. Construction.

Arms out distance chest in this shot


Same in this "relaxed" pose


Traps seem to be good size from this pose which is from the 93 Ironman, where he was heavier and lost weight going into the Arnold.



Here is a 93 Flex vs prime Ronnie

He looks like a narrow Amateur next to Ronnie



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[njflex]

He looks like a narrow Amateur next to Ronnie



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

wheeler was better than him 92-96,97 ninja time and then 98 Ronnie was on another playing field than flex,,,

[Parker]

He looks like a narrow Amateur next to Ronnie



WoooSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Because he was narrow.

[Ronnie Rep]

Flex really wasn't narrow, compared to Ronnie he was though. Wider than Heath.

[Parker]

Notice how you can see striations and separation in his delts, unlike in 98 and up.

[njflex]

Notice how you can see striations and separation in his delts, unlike in 98 and up.

unreal everything feathered them quads,delts,tris freak in terms of mass.condition /frame at the time..

[Parker]

unreal everything feathered them quads,delts,tris freak in terms of mass.condition /frame at the time..

yep. I wish someone would do an interview with him and ask him straight up why go the oil route? Was it true that he figured that he couldn't gain the weight necessary to beat Ronnie?

[njflex]

yep. I wish someone would do an interview with him and ask him straight up why go the oil route? Was it true that he figured that he couldn't gain the weight necessary to beat Ronnie?

I guess ,he was between a rock and hard place in the mro yates and then backend with coleman ,i'm sure he would have had no chance no matter what to beat either one for the title.he was too soft to beat Ronnie,and yates yes he was prettier build wise ,yates had a 1 yr show to be the best except for the certain grand prix's he did .

[Parker]

I guess ,he was between a rock and hard place in the mro yates and then backend with coleman ,i'm sure he would have had no chance no matter what to beat either one for the title.he was too soft to beat Ronnie,and yates yes he was prettier build wise ,yates had a 1 yr show to be the best except for the certain grand prix's he did .

True. But Flex needed to do what would have worked best for him, which worked for Shawn Ray, and worked for Dex, and now in a sense has worked for Phil. Slow incremental gain in weight. By doing this, Flex would have ended up in the 240s, hard and dry.

[Nether Animal]

I remember someone said that '98 Flex was "the best application of oil ever."

That physique has its appeals, but the window was short, then it started to look super funky. '98 "O" Flex looked great sans soft hams and glutes (no homo)

[njflex]

True. But Flex needed to do what would have worked best for him, which worked for Shawn Ray, and worked for Dex, and now in a sense has worked for Phil. Slow incremental gain in weight. By doing this, Flex would have ended up in the 240s, hard and dry.

exactly and you knowing that era so well know the guys who came up and did well or flamed out,wheeler in the smaller shows like ironman it was easy,the arnolds he still was peaking for,mro he seemed to never get the right look overall.yates new what to do coverup in England train like a beast fly out weeks before mro and peak..done .

[Disco187]

2 more. I believe ND took these originally

Now thats a fuckin posse.  they should make that a mandatory and see how truelly shitty some of them pros look,

Cormier did that posse nasty as hell also

[Disco187]

Wooow look how shitty he looks in that pic next to coleman.


Flex wheeler is the man, theres gotta be a better comparison

[Hulkster]

He was sharper and held less water at the Arnold.  IMO, what Flex presented at the '93 Arnold was the best bodybuilding physique of all time.

if he had lats he would have been the best of all time. but he was very narrow in the rear lat spread.

[njflex]

if he had lats he would have been the best of all time. but he was very narrow in the rear lat spread.

HIM AND LEVERONE OLYMPIA DEBUTS WERE LEAN,CRISP LINES,CRAZY CODITION RIGHT FROM THE START AND LIGHTER BODYWEIGHTS,,

[El Diablo Blanco]

Here is a 93 Flex vs prime Ronnie

Prime Ronnie was a class of its own.  Can't even use photos to justify.  When he walked out on stage it was so obvious the show was over.

[njflex]

Prime Ronnie was a class of its own.  Can't even use photos to justify.  When he walked out on stage it was so obvious the show was over.

he looks insane there Ronnie legs are like to pillars touching...

[Wiggs]

1991 Mr. O, 2nd place Dorian Yates- Rookie year
1992 Mr. O, 2nd place Kevin Levrone- Rookie year
1993 Mr. O, 2nd place Flex Wheeler-Rookie year

3 years in a row in a very competitive scene, rookies took runner up at the O. I don't think we'll be seeing that anymore under the current way bodybuilding is judged. I'm sure it made for suspenseful shows.

[El Diablo Blanco]

1991 Mr. O, 2nd place Dorian Yates- Rookie year
1992 Mr. O, 2nd place Kevin Levrone- Rookie year
1993 Mr. O, 2nd place Flex Wheeler-Rookie year

3 years in a row in a very competitive scene, rookies took runner up at the O. I don't think we'll be seeing that anymore under the current way bodybuilding is judged. I'm sure it made for suspenseful shows.

Don't they claim now that you have to earn your stripes or some bullshit.  But as long as Branch is still picked in the top 5 you know the whole thing is fucked.