Flex Wheeler's right leg has been amputated

[Danimal77]

Very little oil pre mid 90's, and no implants he was legit...

the oil situation got very bad in late 90's, there were a fair few guys at that time that went overboard with the shit dexters calves,  milos, flex etc....

Nasser went all out with oil too and that black pro from England who was ALL triceps. Can't remember his name (Ernie?).

[Flexacon]

Nasser went all out with oil too and that black pro from England who was ALL triceps. Can't remember his name (Ernie?).

Ernie Taylor.

People in the bodybuilding industry in the UK seem scared to call him out on it though.

[Earl1972]

I feel sorry for both Flex and Ronnie.


Who knew Kevin Levrone and Markus Ruhl would outlive them?

they are all still alive

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[WoogsRaven]

I feel sorry for both Flex and Ronnie.


Who knew Kevin Levrone and Markus Ruhl would outlive them?

Levrone did no where near the amount of gear that Flex, Markus and Ronnie did. Not even close. In his later prime years, Kevin would shrink down to around 210-215 offseason. He wouldn't even touch weights. When it came time to ramp it up 12 weeks out from the Olympia, he would grow in a hurry. It's like his body would absorb the atmosphere of hardcore lifting. Crazy genetics and receptors.

[njflex]

Levrone did no wear near the amount of gear that Flex, Markus and Ronnie did. Not even close. In his later prime years, Kevin would shrink down to around 210-215 offseason. He wouldn't even touch weights. When it came time to ramp it up 12 weeks out from the Olympia, he would grow in a hurry. It's like his body would absorb the atmosphere of hardcore lifting. Crazy genetics and receptors.

PROBABLY best for him and thats why he was so good  for long time,wheeler is naturally skinny and needed to be blown up all the time to look big  and wvwn with all the oil he used he still was smaller than kev.

[joswift]

Ernie Taylor.

People in the bodybuilding industry in the UK seem scared to call him out on it though.

he always claimed it was just shots of propionate and not SEO, he was shooting his teardrops as well

[Rambone]

Ernie Taylor.

People in the bodybuilding industry in the UK seem scared to call him out on it though.

Lol at his left teardrop. What a dope. He probably would’ve look just fine without the oil and a little extra overall mass

[Bevo]

PROBABLY best for him and thats why he was so good  for long time,wheeler is naturally skinny and needed to be blown up all the time to look big  and wvwn with all the oil he used he still was smaller than kev.

That’s why I never understood why many people say flex wheeler was the best of all time. No, he had a few really good showings, but in ways, overrated

He had no longevity, oil in arms, shoulders, only looked his best around 218, when he tried adding weight, his whole physique was ruined

[Mr.1derful]

That’s why I never understood why many people say flex wheeler was the best of all time. No, he had a few really good showings, but in ways, overrated

He had no longevity, oil in arms, shoulders, only looked his best around 218, when he tried adding weight, his whole physique was ruined

Agreed. His 1993 Arnold form was his peak in my opinion. 

[Fortress]

He recovered from a swarm of ambushing ninjas.

Don’t count him out.

The O could become his, still.

[Matt]

That’s why I never understood why many people say flex wheeler was the best of all time. No, he had a few really good showings, but in ways, overrated

He had no longevity, oil in arms, shoulders, only looked his best around 218, when he tried adding weight, his whole physique was ruined

When did Flex come in too heavy and look bad?  I can't remember him ever being much over 225-lb, if that.

[Bevo]

When did Flex come in too heavy and look bad?  I can't remember him ever being much over 225-lb, if that.

Mid late 90’s

[WoogsRaven]

When did Flex come in too heavy and look bad?  I can't remember him ever being much over 225-lb, if that.

He pushed his weight into the mid 230's when he finished 2nd to Ronnie in the Olympia in '98 and '99.

[Randomum]

Poor guy. I remember idolizing him as a child. He had that arrogant pro football aura to him and his physique was like a sculpture. He also had all those whips and mansions ( now i know he was living beyond his means but back then it made me want to bodybuild.) Looking at it now I feel bad for him but its the result of addiction, wrecklessness, and not planning for the future.

Hope he recovers and gets to live a long happy life.

[che]

PROBABLY best for him and thats why he was so good  for long time,wheeler is naturally skinny and needed to be blown up all the time to look big  and wvwn with all the oil he used he still was smaller than kev.

2nd biggest robbery in the history of bodybuilding

[njflex]

That’s why I never understood why many people say flex wheeler was the best of all time. No, he had a few really good showings, but in ways, overrated

He had no longevity, oil in arms, shoulders, only looked his best around 218, when he tried adding weight, his whole physique was ruined

He was all arms and delts by 98 to 01,,he had no torso thickness by then ,,93 to 97 Best looksI guess 98 too but he was soft in back ,,ronnie killed him

[Bevo]

Flex was naturally a true ecto with elite response and muscle shape/structure, his wrists were very small for 5’10 man, a long with joints, creating an illusion of more weight than he really was

When he started to gain weight and shoot up his arms and shoulders, he went dan downhill quickly a long with his health

[harmankardon1]

He was all arms and delts by 98 to 01,,he had no torso thickness by then ,,93 to 97 Best looksI guess 98 too but he was soft in back ,,ronnie killed him

He still had his back... His last Arnold win his back was probably at its all time best...

But generally agree by 99 he was finished and had pushed for mass too hard and ruined his look with heaps of oil.

[Earl1972]

2nd biggest robbery in the history of bodybuilding

flex got LevrOWNED

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[vascsurgeon]

I wonder if he means a "bypass" that goes from pec to leg?
Stents are usually placed in a section of artery containing a severe blockage/narrowing. Sometimes, they'll place several stents end-to-end to cover a more diffuse area of up to several inches.

Sounds like Flex had a bypass running the length of his torso to deliver blood from (I'm guessing) his axillary/subclavian artery to his leg. Bypass grafts are used in more severe cases to essentially "detour" blood around a problematic area that isn't allowing flow to get through.

I'm not sure what he means by "irrupted." Never heard of anything like that happening to any type of vascular implant, but it's quite possible the graft quickly shut down, which would explain the leg amputation.

Good explanation! Perhaps he had an Axillary to Femoral or even lower bypass. Maybe it closed, maybe he developed an anastomotic pseudo aneurysm?
Lots of things are possible, Ken being able to understand and explain is not likely to happen, poor guy.

We will never know the quality of his care, however, his outcome is not optimal to say the least.

[vascsurgeon]

He lost his leg because they took a vein out of his leg when the did his kidney transplant

Nope

[falco]

He won't travel to Ibiza anytime soon, to get the girls.

[joswift]

Nope

DVT

[hipolito mejia]

What the fuck?? This guy is a mess. 

I seriously don’t want to know what’s next for him.

[vascsurgeon]

DVT

Google Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, maybe he suffered from that.
Basically, poor guy had less than the best of care.
As far as taking a vein out of his leg for the transplant, perhaps they used a short segment of a superficial vein for the graft. They may have used a synthetic conduit.
There are several possibilities regarding a possible DVT, however, aside from the above mentioned Phlegmasia the likely cause of his dead leg was on the arterial side of things.