Flex UK - June 2017

It wasn’t that long ago

that Erik Fankhouser’s

career was on the rise.

He was featured on

iconic ads and covers

of magazines, had a

loyal following, and

even made it to the

Olympia stage in

2010. Then out of
      nowhere he was gone.
      He disappeared from
      the entire bodybuilding
      scene, leaving many
      people wondering why
      the Wheeling, West
      Virginia, native opted to
      go underground...
      li te rally.
      “I got a job in the coal
      mines. The money and
      insurance was good,
      and my family always
      comes first. I loved
      bodybuilding, but I had
      already reached a lot
      of goals I set for myself,
      so I was ready to do
      something else and take
      care of them.”
      While he was
      focused on climbing the
      ladder in his new

ERIK “HOUSE”

FANKHOUSER

Birthdate:

Residence: Residence:

West VirginiaWest Virginia

Sponsors: Sponsors: Animal/Animal/

Universal NutritionUniversal Nutrition

Social Media: Social Media: Facebook:

Instagram: @fankhouser

THE HOUSE

THAT ERIK BUILT

AFTER LEAVING THE STAGE FOR THE

COAL MINES, ERIK FANKHOUSER IS READY

TO RETURN TO BODYBUILDING

LAST SET ON THE RISE

140 FLEX| JUNE 2017

PAVEL YTHJALL

BY ROGER LOCKRIDGE