INSIDE THIS MONTH
JANUARY 2018
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY
PER BERNAL
DEPARTMENTS
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16 1ST SET
All the happenings
with Mr. Olympia Phil
Heath, 212 Olympia
champ Flex Lewis, the
entire Team Weider
roster, and more.
THE DREAM
KILLER
Phil Heath wins
his seventh
straight
Mr. Olympia.
26 LIFT
Techniques that
work, routines that
produce results, and
other things to help
you make the most
of your gym time.
34 FOOD & SUPPS
All the things you need
to eat, drink, or mix
first and then drink
to help you reach
your bodybuilding
and fitness goals.
126 LAST SET
Contest results,
athlete profiles,
and more from the
world of competitive
bodybuilding and
fitness.
136 THE SHOT
Iconic snapshots
in the bodybuilding
world.
92 A NEW BEGINNING
8 OLYMPIA WIN, TAKE 7
Following a seventh
Mr. Olympia victory—tying
him with the “GOAT,”
Arnold Schwarzenegger—
Phil Heath put his win in
historical perspective as
only he can.
54 COMPOUND
POUNDING: PART 2
How to integrate free-
weight, compound lifts with
isolation, machine, and cable
exercises to create the
ultimate power workouts.
70
70 AND STILL UNDEFEATED
With his sixth 212 Olympia
victory, Flex Lewis remains
unbeaten in the 212 division.
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FLEX | JANUARY 2018
AMI Chairman, President,
and CEO David J. Pecker’s
historic announcement at
the 2017 Olympia Weekend,
presented by Amazon
Sports Nutrition.
96 OMG, WHAT A WEEKEND!
Title sponsor Amazon
Sports Nutrition presents
the 2017 Joe Weider’s
Olympia Fitness &
Performance Weekend.
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114 HOW I BECAME THE
WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN
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In his own words, Eddie “the
Beast” Hall tells you exactly
how he trained for an entire
year to win the World’s
Strongest Man title for 2017.
120 VALENTINA’S DAY
Valentina Lequeux has
found her own to stand out
in the world of fitness.
WINNER’S CIRCLE
Amazon Sports Nutrition presents the 2017
Olympia Weekend. Some division leaders
extended their reigns, while others were overthrown
or replaced—the only guarantee when the IFBB Pro
League’s best athletes clash onstage for O supremacy
is that it will be a weekend to remember.
106 SHOW TIME
Showcasing the UK’s
latest bodybuilding
events.
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