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EVOLUTION IS INEVITABLE. WE LEARN FROM THE PAST, DISCARDING WHAT DOESN'T WORK, FINE-TUNING, TWEAKING AND IMPROVING WHAT DOES.
 
Bodybuilding is no different. Over the years, every aspect of our sport has evolved. Now, in 2010, we look back at how we got to where we are now and look forward in an attempt to predict where we could be in 2020...
 
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JAY'S NEW WHEELS

Mr. Olympia has a 2002 BMW X5, a 2006 BMW 645Ci convertible, a 2009 BMW X5 and a 2009 Mercedes S550 Lorinser, but those aren't his most valuable wheels, for it was his quads — wider than ever and crisscrossed with a cornucopia of new cuts — and his hams — distinguished by yawning lines like vertical blinds — that, more than any other parts, won him his third Sandow. Jay Cutler's legs first attracted attention 16 years ago, and they've remained a deciding advantage in contests ever since. But, hindered by lingering injuries, they never reached that "utter sickness" level of Tom Platz and Ronnie Coleman — that is, until last September. One month before he won back the Olympia title and a mere seven miles from the Las Vegas stage where it happened, we watched Cutler put his wheels through a workout. He summoned more intensity at age 36 than he ever had before, and we break down that workout into more details than you've ever encountered before...
 
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THE X-FACTOR FOR HAMSTRINGS AND GLUTES

No callouts. No cover shoots. No endorsement deals. This is your future as a pro bodybuilder, if you refuse to adapt the ways in which you attack your muscles. The nature of the sport is, figuratively, kill or be killed, and it epitomises survival of the fittest in its purest form. Toney Freeman has embraced this mentality, and the proof lies in the form of consecutive top-10 finishes in 2008 and '09 at the biggest event in bodybuilding – the Mr. Olympia. To reach the upper echelon of his sport, Freeman had to face a hard truth: his glutes needed major attention. "I never used to train glutes directly," The X-Man said.
 
"In my own mind, I felt I was missing something in that area. And when I ran into Kai Greene over in Kuwait a couple of years back and we were talking shop, he said, ‘It's not just about cardio and diet, it's about having developed glutes.' Along with Dexter Jackson and Phil Heath, Kai is right up there when it comes to the most impressive glutes in the game, so I absorbed what he told me and I eventually made it my own."
 
Freeman's ability to remain a student of the sport – even at age 43 – has allowed his lower body to evolve into a key weapon in his arsenal. Now, thanks to The X-Man, you can build your own artillery...
 
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