wheeler er en av mine favoritter innen bodybuilding
Height: 5'9"
Off Season Weight: Around 247lbs.
Competition Weight: Around 232 lbs.
Kenneth Wheeler (født 23 August , 1965, i Fresno, California, United States), bedre kjent som Flex Wheeler, en tidligere Amerikansk IFBB professional bodybuilder.
Etter en kort karriere som politi offiser, Wheeler fokuserte for fullt for og bli en professional kropsbygger, etter og ha tatt sitt kallenavn 'Flex'. Han sto på scenen for første gang i 1983 men det var ikke først i 1989 han klarte og sikkre sin 1 plass medalje på NPC Mr California konkuransen. Han kom på 2 plass på 1993 Mr. Olympia, narrowly missing a win (something he was to repeat in 1998 and 1999. He has also frequently won the Ironman Pro along with the Arnold Classic, the France Grand Prix, South Beach Pro Invitational, Night of Champions and Hungarian Grand Prix.
Wheeler had the reputation of being arrogant and over-confident especially on stage, however he has attributed this to compensating for his natural introversion as a child and young man. (2)
In 1994 he was involved in a near-fatal car accident that could have left him with lifelong paralysis. He started from scratch again, returning with remarkable speed to the top ranks of the sport.
It has been discovered that much of Wheeler's muscular development was aided by a genetic mutation which inhibited the production of myostatin, a key limitor of muscular growth.
In 1999 Wheeler discovered that he had Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a form of kidney disease. Despite press speculation as to the cause of the failure, Wheeler pointed out that the condition is hereditary, not self-inflicted. Wheeler announced his retirement from competitive bodybuilding in 2000, but continued to compete until 2002. He received a kidney transplant in 2003.
Since retirement Wheeler has focused again on martial arts, his specialism being Kemp-Kwon-Do, a variant of Kempo and Tae Kwon Do. He participated in a demonstration fight at the 2005 Arnold Classic.
In 2007, Flex was interviewed by freelance journalist Rod Labbe for Ironman Magazine's LEGENDS OF BODYBUILDING series. Entitled "Yesterday and Today," it covers his extensive career and reveals how a Legend can conquer adversity and triumph against incredible odds.
meriter:
1993 Ironman Pro Invitational 1st
1993 Arnold Classic 1st
1993 Mr. Olympia 2nd
1995 Ironman Pro Invitational 1st
1995 Arnold Classic 2nd
1995 South Beach Pro 1st
1995 Mr. Olympia 8th
1995 Grand Prix Spain 5th
1996 Ironman Pro Invitational 1st
1996 Arnold Classic 2nd
1996 Night of Champions 1st
1996 Canada Pro Classic 2nd
1996 Florida Cup Pro 1st
1996 Mr. Olympia 4th
1997 Ironman Pro Invitational 1st
1997 Arnold Classic 1st
1997 San Jose Pro 1st
1998 Ironman Pro Invitational 1st
1998 Arnold Classic 1st
1998 Mr Olympia 2nd
1999 Grand Prix England - 2nd
1999 Joe Weider's Pro World 2nd
1999 Mr. Olympia 2nd
2000 Mr. Olympia 3rd
2000 Hungarian Grand Prix 1st
2000 Arnold Classic 1st
2000 Ironman Pro Invitational 2nd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOaz1P79DHchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozCILUh8utA&mode=related&search=og har laget trenings filmene ``Hard Body`` og ``Mass Construction``
