Flex UK - June 2017

RALPH DEHAAN; PER BERNAL

26 FLEX| JUNE 2017

continuously strive to be
better humans.

MODERATION
Wheeler entered seven
Mr. Olympias. The first three
were won by Dorian Yates,
a HIT-man who attacked
workouts with maximum
effort and minimal volume.
The last four were won
by Ronnie “Light Weight!”
Coleman, one of the
strongest homo sapiens
who ever breathed. Another
bodybuilder might have
been tempted to follow the
leaders and crank up the
intensity or pile on more
plates, but Wheeler did it his way—moderate
reps, weights, and intensity. This may have
been responsible, in part, for his classical
look. Bodybuilders who train heavier or
harder sometimes appear to have rushed
the muscle on, as if haphazardly slapping
more clay onto a sculpture wherever it will fit.
In contrast, it seemed as if there was always
a reason behind every curve and striation of
Wheeler’s flesh. Additionally, unlike Yates and
Coleman, he avoided any major training-
related injuries. And this will serve him well as
he prepares for his middle-aged return—back
where he belongs, on the Olympia stage. FLEX

SNAPSHOT FLEX WHEELER

DOB Aug. 23, 1965

HEIGHT 175 cm WEIGHT 109 kg

CURRENT RESIDENCE San Jose, California

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1993, 1998–99, Mr. Olympia,

2nd; 1993, 1997–98, 2000, Arnold Classic, winner;

1993, 1995–1998, Ironman Pro, winner

Can Flex, at age

52, once again

challenge for an

Olympia title?