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June 2012THE TOTAL PACKAGE
BY MATT TUTHILL // PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOM CORBETT
As a track-and-field athlete harbouring Summer Olympic dreams four years ago, Erin Stern never gave a thought to figure competitions. But after she narrowly missed qualifying in the high jump, she decided to step onstage and hasn’t looked back since. In two short years, she went from rookie to 2010 Figure Olympia winner, becoming one of the standard-bearers of the sport in the process.
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SHOULDER SHOCKER
BY GREG MERRITT PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAVEL YTHJALL
That sickening feeling is fuelling today’s workout, tomorrow’s, and all of them until he steps on the Orleans Arena stage again. Still, if all you remember about Flex Lewis’ 2011 showing is his controversial second to Kevin English at the Olympia 202 Showdown, you’re overlooking what happened in the months before, when the 5'5" Welshman established himself as a genuine giant killer. The O prize he most valued eluded him, but he made the posedowns of both open contests he entered, beating five men who
competed in the Mr. Olympia, including two (Toney Freeman, Hide Yamagishi) who made
the O top 10. Yes, it was a watershed year for The Welsh Dragon.
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CRUSHING CHEST
BY DAVE LEE // PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAVEL YTHJALL
When Phil Heath was dubbed the “next big thing” in early 2005, he had yet to earn his pro card. Of course, he did a couple of months later at the NPC USA Championships (heavyweight and overall), and with a win in his IFBB debut at the 2006 Colorado Pro and a week later at the New York Pro, it seemed that everything was unfolding as scheduled for the then-26-year-old nicknamed The Gift. But life hasn’t been without its speed bumps, like the fifth-place finishes at the 2007 Arnold Classic and the 2009 Olympia. And detractors said his physique was all arms, too narrow, and lacked the torso mass to ever beat the big boys where it mattered most, the Mr. Olympia.
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