MD vs. Flex - Really Setting the Record Straight

[bic_staedtler]

Everyone has their opinions but md is 3 times the better magazine in every aspect. The number one thing that made me steer away from flex is the same old information being printed every month. Same old workout tips, and same old faces. Mds price is a little more expensive but your also getting 300 more useful pages.  It takes me a couple weeks or more to finish reading an md... Plus all the little articles in the beginning of the magizane makes for awesome bathroom reading  

...dude, those "little articles" at the beginning of MD are the SAME boring articles they've been using for YEARS...and I mean YEARS!  What "help" do you really get from MD?...honestly?  I can say that I get actual nutrient info from FLEX, as well as nutrient timing and supplement info.  Good luck on finding that in MD....300 pages of ads!

The MD edge comes from the interviews with the guys.  They're the ONLY thing better in my opinion.  At least the same old information in FLEX is useful on a day to day basis.  Where's the training articles in MD?...Ironman, Musclemag, FLEX...EVERY mag beats MD in that respect.

And NO chicks, other than the piddly page 69 "feature".

...and NO mag does a "how to prepare" for a bodybuilding competition.  Why is that???

[WOOO]

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I WON'T BE RENEWING MY FLEX SUBSCRIPTION, I HOPE EVERYONE HERE WILL FOLLOW ME IN BOYCOTTING FLEX MAGAZINE.

i just renewed with MD for another year!

[suckmymuscle]

  Great...so I make a post criticizing Blechman's praise of Ronnie's 2004 Olympia physique and it gets deleted. I think something is wrong here. Have this suddenly turned into mayhem or bodybuilding.com boards? Wtf?!

SUCKMYMUSCLE

[Manninen dude]

 Have this suddenly turned into mayhem or bodybuilding.com boards? Wtf?!

No, it have turned into MD´s secret plug channel..

[leycus 101]

...dude, those "little articles" at the beginning of MD are the SAME boring articles they've been using for YEARS...and I mean YEARS!  What "help" do you really get from MD?...honestly?  I can say that I get actual nutrient info from FLEX, as well as nutrient timing and supplement info.  Good luck on finding that in MD....300 pages of ads!

The MD edge comes from the interviews with the guys.  They're the ONLY thing better in my opinion.  At least the same old information in FLEX is useful on a day to day basis.  Where's the training articles in MD?...Ironman, Musclemag, FLEX...EVERY mag beats MD in that respect.




Like i said everyone has their cup of tea and their own opinion on what they like. You can keep reading your flex magazine while ill use it as toilet paper when needed.  Also, ive never been one to hook up with girls at the gym or to make a big deal if a hot girl is around me ( thats what the club is for ). If you want to look at girls go buy a porn magazine or a maxim which i have a subscription too. I could care less if theres girls in MD id rather look at the contest pictures and get the opinions of the pros.  Flex magazine also doesnt have information on anabolics and subjects of that nature which im interested in also.

And NO chicks, other than the piddly page 69 "feature".

...and NO mag does a "how to prepare" for a bodybuilding competition.  Why is that???

[Cara from MD]

John. After reading this and learning that Team MD may not be in the house as a form of passive protest for AMIs' stance on not making things easy for all who is a part of MD Magazine...after sitting in silence with a nice fat plug of Skoal Wintergreen in my grill(because dipping helps me think better...its true) kicking the idea around about what will happen if you DO vs DO NOT show or report on the show vs NOT reporting on the show...I know I am just a lowly bowl scrubbing BlockHead but this is 'THE WAY I SEE IT'...

 I believe TEAM MD should be the BIGGER party and BIGGER people/company and fucking BE THERE! Show up and do what your team all do best...deliver the BEST coverage and BEST report on the biggest bodybuilding show on planet Earth. No periodical paints the picture of the Mr.Olympia expierence the way MD does. Flex, Ironman, MM, it just isnt the same...if MD doesn't report and cover the show to the best of your abilities it will cause normal MD buyers/readers 'just this once' go out and buy another title just for that month. You don't want that. DO NOT skip a beat...pretend like NOTHING HAPPENED and go intheir with guns a blazin!

 You know..it's almost like breaking up with a girlfriend. Let's say there is some social event you and your 'ex' were planning on going to...say a big party. Okay now...the breakup was bad and there is tension and animosity. You KNOW she will be at that party...now if you don't go...she will notice and she will get empowered. Now if you DO go...and go with your chin UP and shoulders WIDE and head up HIGH with a smile on your face...maybe another woman under your arm...socializing and mingling and networking around like you NEVER SKIPPED A BEAT. Then it will fkn KILL HER and throw her off. It will show her that YOU are strong and your life is still going on. It will make her feel salty especially if you have a warm friendly 'hello' and genuine smile to share with everybody. Think about what TheBlockHead just said here...

 The way MD reports contest...especially the ASC and Olympia makes the reader feel like they were there. From how John reports on Vegas nightlife from Flexs' reports on the competitors and from pg 69's pic of the eyebrow raising sights of the expo...MD gets it done!

 If your team keeps its passive agressive stance in protest you let THEM get the best of you all and you let them WIN. Why don't you all go to fuckin VEGAS and show them how muthafkn BAD MD really is and how muthafkn MD will NOT be denied and is NOT going away no matter WHAT is thrown at them.

 Handle it, Steve! TheBlockHead said his piece. You know what you have to do.

I read your post, I thought it was very good.  I brought it to the attention of Steve.

[Blockhead]

 Thank you, Cara from MD. Now, if Team MD goes to the 'O' now...then Steve or John better give TheBlockHead his props/dues and give a big 'shout out' in a upcomming issue.