Flex UK - June 2017

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RALPH DEHAAN; PER BERNAL

of the strongest dudes in the mecca. His

coach pushed him; his teammates

pushed him; he pushed his teammates.

And all of them—and a few more—helped

him assess his physique and plot a

path forward. Dozens of times, Wheeler

peeled down in front of the famous

mirror in the sunny corner of the iconic

gym’s first room and fired off shots as

his coach and teammates critiqued his

progress. “More outer delts.” “Lower

back’s not there yet.” “Cut carbs.” “Ease

back on the cardio.” Expert opinion from

his team—and all would wear “Team Flex”

T-shirts as each Olympia approached—

helped him eliminate weaknesses and

dial in his conditioning again and again.

WORK THE ANGLES

Glass’ methodology is sometimes called,

for lack of a better term, angle training.

Stan Eferding

spots his

friend. Wheeler

will beneit

from a team as

he returns to

the O stage.