Flex/MD duel not as close as people think

[Chick]

Whats funny is that there has never been any sort of "rivalry" when it comesto numbers...or from Flex magazines point of view...any "war" that was waged, was purely on MD's end trying to create interest for themselves...

[checkmate]

What exactly does DA do for MD? Does he have a column? I've never read it if he does... When did it start?

DA has no direct relation to MD other then just being a fan of the magazine..

[tu_holmes]

DA has no direct relation to MD other then just being a fan of the magazine..

So why was he hanging out at the MD booth at the Arnold?

[checkmate]

So why was he hanging out at the MD booth at the Arnold?

Just another person trying to ride the coat tails of the Biggest Bodybuilding magazine in the world, I guess.

[Livewire]

Whats funny is that there has never been any sort of "rivalry" when it comesto numbers...or from Flex magazines point of view...any "war" that was waged, was purely on MD's end trying to create interest for themselves...

Denying them the access kinda makes them look like a thread.  i think flex/ami should just ignore md.

[tu_holmes]

Denying them the access kinda makes them look like a thread.  i think flex/ami should just ignore md.

That's true, AMI shouldn't have got all pissy and denied them press access to the Olympia... with MD being a big sponsor of the Arnold now though... I guess all is forgiven.

[Chick]

That's true, AMI shouldn't have got all pissy and denied them press access to the Olympia... with MD being a big sponsor of the Arnold now though... I guess all is forgiven.

One has nothing to do with the other...

[Thin Lizzy]

My brother works at DistributionNet USA.
I got the inside scoop on all the various magazine circulations of actual bodybuilding mag sales

These are the actual numbers for Dec of 2006:
 
Muscle and Fitness 428,000
Flex 102,000
MuscleMag 51,000
Muscular Development  41,000
Ironman 39,000
Planet Muscle 29,000
 
I guess the "duel" in the eyes of bodybuilding fans doesn't really translate in the market.  It's a bloodbath.  Weider moved 530k units (M&F and FLEX) in December.  THIRTEEN times what MD did.  interesting...

I subscribe to MD.  I guess they are way too hardcore to compete with the other mags at the magazine stand.

Good stuff.

I'm surprised at the low numbers for Muscle Mag and Ironman.

Would you have stats for 20-25 years ago?  I'll bet those numbers were considerably higher.

[tu_holmes]

One has nothing to do with the other...

Really? Then why would they be denied press passes for the Olympia? Just some random act of occurrences?  Hey man... I think it's messed up... but if someone bad mouthed me, I can't say I'd be doing them any favors either.

[240 is Back]

I'd like to see an honest line graph for the top 5 magazines, year by year distribution, for the last 10 or 20 years.

Anyone have any idea how that would be done?  Where that info is available?

[Chick]

Really? Then why would they be denied press passes for the Olympia? Just some random act of occurrences?  Hey man... I think it's messed up... but if someone bad mouthed me, I can't say I'd be doing them any favors either.

I think you mis read  the posts....MD being any type of sponsor to the Arnold, has absolutely nothing to do with the Olympia, or the events that led up to they being denied press passes for it.

[tu_holmes]

I think you mis read  the posts....MD being any type of sponsor to the Arnold, has absolutely nothing to do with the Olympia, or the events that led up to they being denied press passes for it.

Yes, I did misread then... I wasn't connecting the two anyway... I was wondering if everything has been "worked out" between the two parties however.

Will MD be denied this year as well?