Flex Magazine - Top 7 Arnold Classic Winners - HQ PICS!!

[Iceman1981]

Here are some great pics from a 2012 Flex Magazine of their Top 7 Arnold Classic Winners. Do you agree with the placings?

1) Flex Wheeler (1993, 1997, 1998 & 2000)
2) Ronnie Coleman (2001)
3) Kai Greene (2009 & 2010)
4) Dexter Jackson (2005, 2006 & 2008)
5) Kevin Levrone (1994 & 1996)
6) Jay Cutler (2002, 2003, 2004)
7) Rich Gaspari (1989)

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[Wiggs]

Here are some great pics from a 2012 Flex Magazine of their Top 7 Arnold Classic Winners. Do you agree with the placings?

1) Flex Wheeler (1993, 1997, 1998 & 2000)
2) Ronnie Coleman (2001)
3) Kai Greene (2009 & 2010)
4) Dexter Jackson (2005, 2006 & 2008)
5) Kevin Levrone (1994 & 1996)
6) Jay Cutler (2002, 2003, 2004)
7) Rich Gaspari (1989)

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I'd put Kevin above Kai.  Flex is the greatest AC champ though no doubt.

[local hero]

flex 93 arnold is an iconic moment, much as dorian 93 olympia, coleman 1st olympia win etc

[ether]

Branch is better than flex 93
Dense grainy conditioned slabs of beef 

[doriancutlerman]

Branch didn't make the list at all?  What about Shawn Ray?  He should be in the top three, minimum.

Levrone definitely should rank ahead of the crab-walking grapefruit fucker.  Maybe even Jay and Dex, even if Jay was totally gifted a win over Dexter AND Cormier one year.  (Then again, Dex was probably gifted a win over Cormier and -- yes, I'm going to say it -- Branch, back before Mr. Warren was just a blob of shredded muscle without a tick of separation.)

[NarcissisticDeity]

OMG start the Ronnie fanboy melts Ronnie isn't #1

Flex didn't have this

[Roger Bacon]

Here are some great pics from a 2012 Flex Magazine of their Top 7 Arnold Classic Winners. Do you agree with the placings?

1) Flex Wheeler (1993, 1997, 1998 & 2000)
2) Ronnie Coleman (2001)
3) Kai Greene (2009 & 2010)
4) Dexter Jackson (2005, 2006 & 2008)
5) Kevin Levrone (1994 & 1996)
6) Jay Cutler (2002, 2003, 2004)
7) Rich Gaspari (1989)

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No one here wants to see men in thongs... WTF 

[SomeKindofMonster]

Yes, Flex Mag rated Wheeler as the top AC winner because he
won it 4 times.
In the link below they rate the actual top 5 physiques that won the Arnold
and RC 2001 is 1st and 1993 Flex is 2nd; BUT I've got close to
100 screen stills I'm going to release at some point of the 1998
Flex AC where he weighed 232 instead of 216 in 1993 and he
looks UNBELIEVABLE. That physique probably with the name would have
beaten the 98 Coleman. In 93 Flex looks like he lost some torso
thickness but take the thickness of his 93 Ironman look and the
refinement and aesthetics of 93 and that is the 98 version of Flex AC.
Many writers at the time were saying it was the best physique ever at that
point including Arnold saying that himself. All the mags had said if Flex had brought his 98
Arnold physique to the 98 Olympia he would have won. He was was 229 for the 98 O but smaller
and not as ripped.
Link to Flex's top 5 Arnold Classic Physiques...
http://www.flexonline.com/ifbb/top-5-arnold-classic-physiques

5. Jay Cutler (2003)
4. Kai Greene (2009)
3. Dexter Jackson (2008)
2. Flex Wheeler (1993)
1. Ronnie Coleman (2001)

[Iceman1981]

OMG start the Ronnie fanboy melts Ronnie isn't #1

Flex didn't have this

I can see why they put Flex #1. His 1993 AC physique was amazing.

[Wiggs]

  Flex starts at 10:10. Better than 01 Ronnie.

[MCWAY]

Here are some great pics from a 2012 Flex Magazine of their Top 7 Arnold Classic Winners. Do you agree with the placings?

1) Flex Wheeler (1993, 1997, 1998 & 2000)
2) Ronnie Coleman (2001)
3) Kai Greene (2009 & 2010)
4) Dexter Jackson (2005, 2006 & 2008)
5) Kevin Levrone (1994 & 1996)
6) Jay Cutler (2002, 2003, 2004)
7) Rich Gaspari (1989)

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NOPE!!

I'd take out Greene and Gaspari and replace them with Vince Taylor (1992) and Mike Francois (1995).

[affeman]

I can see why they put Flex #1. His 1993 AC physique was amazing.

That means Flex 1993 was better than Ronnie 2001, right Hulkster?

[Irongrip400]

What, no Chris Cormier?

[NarcissisticDeity]

Yes, Flex Mag rated Wheeler as the top AC winner because he
won it 4 times.
In the link below they rate the actual top 5 physiques that won the Arnold
and RC 2001 is 1st and 1993 Flex is 2nd; BUT I've got close to
100 screen stills I'm going to release at some point of the 1998
Flex AC where he weighed 232 instead of 216 in 1993 and he
looks UNBELIEVABLE. That physique probably with the name would have
beaten the 98 Coleman. In 93 Flex looks like he lost some torso
thickness but take the thickness of his 93 Ironman look and the
refinement and aesthetics of 93 and that is the 98 version of Flex AC.
Many writers at the time were saying it was the best physique ever at that
point including Arnold saying that himself. All the mags had said if Flex had brought his 98
Arnold physique to the 98 Olympia he would have won. He was was 229 for the 98 O but smaller
and not as ripped.
Link to Flex's top 5 Arnold Classic Physiques...
http://www.flexonline.com/ifbb/top-5-arnold-classic-physiques

5. Jay Cutler (2003)
4. Kai Greene (2009)
3. Dexter Jackson (2008)
2. Flex Wheeler (1993)
1. Ronnie Coleman (2001)

If they rated on number of times won , Ronnie wouldn't be second.

[FitnessFrenzy]

Flex starts at 10:10. Better than 01 Ronnie.

Arnold: "Again another split... ow.".

funny fucker. 

[Bevo]

Cormier should have won a couple of Arnold's.

Clearly beat jay and better than dexter and Ronnie entering in 01 screwed his chances that year

[Iceman1981]

That means Flex 1993 was better than Ronnie 2001, right Hulkster?

I never said 1993 AC Flex was better than 2001 AC Ronnie. In my opinion 2001 AC Ronnie beats anyone, but I'm not going to argue over who is better.

By the way, I'm not Hulkster. Just ask everyone and they will tell you I'm not.

[Iceman1981]

Yes, Flex Mag rated Wheeler as the top AC winner because he
won it 4 times.
In the link below they rate the actual top 5 physiques that won the Arnold
and RC 2001 is 1st and 1993 Flex is 2nd; BUT I've got close to
100 screen stills I'm going to release at some point of the 1998
Flex AC where he weighed 232 instead of 216 in 1993 and he
looks UNBELIEVABLE. That physique probably with the name would have
beaten the 98 Coleman. In 93 Flex looks like he lost some torso
thickness but take the thickness of his 93 Ironman look and the
refinement and aesthetics of 93 and that is the 98 version of Flex AC.
Many writers at the time were saying it was the best physique ever at that
point including Arnold saying that himself. All the mags had said if Flex had brought his 98
Arnold physique to the 98 Olympia he would have won. He was was 229 for the 98 O but smaller
and not as ripped.
Link to Flex's top 5 Arnold Classic Physiques...
http://www.flexonline.com/ifbb/top-5-arnold-classic-physiques

5. Jay Cutler (2003)
4. Kai Greene (2009)
3. Dexter Jackson (2008)
2. Flex Wheeler (1993)
1. Ronnie Coleman (2001)

Post those pics. It would be great to see them because there aren't too many pics of Flex from that contest.

[Dr Dutch]

Whatever happened to Mike Ashley, who supposedly won the Arnold naturally...?