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FLEX (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Flex is an American bodybuilding
magazine
, published by American Media, Inc.
, local versions (essentially the US content with local advertisements) are now published throughout the world, in countries such as the UK
and Australia
.
The premier issue was dated April 1983, and featured Chris Dickerson on the cover. Flex is essentially a companion publication to Muscle & Fitness
, with more focus on hardcore and professional bodybuilding.
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, published by American Media, Inc.
History
Founded in 1983 by Joe WeiderJoe Weider
Josef E. "Joe" Weider is co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders along with brother Ben Weider and creator of the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia, and the now-defunct Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests...
, local versions (essentially the US content with local advertisements) are now published throughout the world, in countries such as the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The premier issue was dated April 1983, and featured Chris Dickerson on the cover. Flex is essentially a companion publication to Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness
Muscle & Fitness is an American bodybuilding magazine founded by Joe Weider, but now published by American Media, Inc.-History:Muscle & Fitness has a more mainstream focus than its companion publication, Flex...
, with more focus on hardcore and professional bodybuilding.
See also
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- List of female professional bodybuilders