EDITOR’s LETTER
BY STEVE BLECHMAN, Publisher and Editor-in-ChiefJASON ELLISLOGAN’S
CLASSIC MOVE
Since the Classic Physique
division made its debut in
2016, several athletes in other
divisions have found the look
appealing and decided to
cross over. Chris Bumstead
and Regan Grimes made
successful transitions from open
bodybuilding. Two-time Olympia
212 champion Breon Ansley also
found a new home in Classic.
The next Men’s Physique
division (MPD) pro to make the
move to Classic is 28-year-old
Texan Logan Franklin, who is on
the cover of this month’s MD.
Logan’s star is on the rise as
he ascends to greater heights
in the IFBB. With his discipline,
work ethic and genetics, Logan
Franklin could become one of
the next superstars of Classic
Physique.
When Logan beat a stage
full of 39 MPD pros to win the
Tampa Pro last August, some
people in the industry thought
he was a litt le too big for Men’s
Physique, and wondered if he
would do well in Classic. Logan
had been thinking the same
thing, and now he’s prepping
for the Tampa Pro again, but for
the Classic Physique title. As
this issue went to press, Logan
was signed to be an offi cial
MHP athlete. Read his story in
“ Logan’s Run! MPD Star Logan
Franklin Is Switching to Classic
Physique” on page 68.
You’ve been dieting for a
while now, and the results are
lackluster at best. Why isn’t
the weight coming off? Why are
your abs still blurry? You think
you’re doing everything right,With his discipline,
work ethic and genetics,
Logan Franklin could become
one of the next superstars of
Classic Physique.but MD’s Ron Harris is here
to tell you no, you’re not. In “
Reasons You’re Not Gett ing
Ripped!” on page 78, Ron has
compiled seven very common
blunders that prevent people
from losing body fat. You are
doing at least one of these, or
maybe even all seven. Take a
look and see what needs to be
fi xed, and you will be well on
your way to a ripped-up, alpha
physique.
In the early decades of
bodybuilding, the celebrated
ideals were shape, symmetry
and of course, size. The 1970s
is when body fat fi nally began
to show a downward trend,
and muscle defi nition steadily
improved. The stage was set
for an entirely new outlook on
physiques. It would no longer
be good enough merely to be
big and have nice shape. Now
you would also have to be able
to clearly see each muscle
group distinctly. “The Gods
of Shred” on page 86 take a
closer look at Dorian Yates,
Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler,
Dexter Jackson, Phil Heath and
Flex Lewis— men who took
condition to new levels.
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