Flex Wheeler down to "normal" size??

**TonyM** · 02-15-2006, 11:22 AM

hey!

just finished at the gym and there was a bloke mouthing off saying how Flex wheeler has lost so much size that you wouldnt even have thought he`d been a pro?
Im very doubtful about this!

just wondering if this was true and if anybody had any pics?

Cheers
Tony

**decadbal** · 02-15-2006, 11:23 AM

yea, hes small now, so is tom prince... i dont think the uneeded wt will do well on flexs new kidneys, and toms failed ones..

**chest6** · 02-15-2006, 11:36 AM

ya flex got a kidney transplant didnt he? I've heard that too.

**decadbal** · 02-15-2006, 01:36 PM

yea, flex was lucky and had a transplant.. TP is on the donor list.. i hope he gets em....RIP MWC

**TonyM** · 02-15-2006, 02:39 PM

does anyobne have any pics? would be interesting to see the before and after...?

**Papi93** · 02-15-2006, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by decadbal

yea, flex was lucky and had a transplant.. TP is on the donor list.. i hope he gets em....RIP MWC

What was the cause of the kidney problems?

**Testsubject** · 02-15-2006, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Papi93

What was the cause of the kidney problems?

I read an article where he said that it was caused by a hereditary(sp?) disease, and eating too much protien and tomatoes. Protien and tomatoes?!?!?! I dont think so Flex.

**Juddman** · 02-15-2006, 02:45 PM

i think maybe from massive steroid abuse over a very long period of time...

i read an article by Tom Prince and he was saying how important it is to get bloodwork done if you are to use steroids , because he never did and it caught up to him

**BigJames** · 02-15-2006, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Juddman

i think maybe from massive steroid abuse over a very long period of time...

i read an article by Tom Prince and he was saying how important it is to get bloodwork done if you are to use steroids, because he never did and it caught up to him

These pros used a lot of gear...it catches up after a while...

**decadbal** · 02-15-2006, 05:33 PM

not sure about flexs, i read also it was a family history thing.. TPs was from severe dieuretic abuse

**chest6** · 02-15-2006, 05:35 PM

I think it was a combination of fam history and excessive diuretic use. Maybe I'm wrong who knows. Sure they gear like hell but they abuse the shit outta diuetics too.

**SwoleCat** · 02-15-2006, 08:33 PM

He trains locally out of Terry's Fitness here in California, it's like 15 mins from my house and I go there at times. I saw him months back......

He is not a "normal sized" man. He's not as big as he was, but he still has
his bulbuous shapes and shit like that. He does have very good genetics.

Just as Kevin Levrone now sports a more "Hollywood" look now, Flex is much the same, but not that small.....somewhat bigger than Kevin.

~SC~

**decadbal** · 02-15-2006, 08:35 PM

KL is little, the pic of him next to jay in flex make him look like a completely normal guy..

**Testsubject** · 02-16-2006, 02:35 AM

Originally Posted by Juddman

i think maybe from massive steroid abuse over a very long period of time...

i read an article by Tom Prince and he was saying how important it is to get bloodwork done if you are to use steroids, because he never did and it caught up to him

Tom princes kidney problem was caused by all the ibuprofin he was taking.

**S.P.G** · 02-16-2006, 05:08 AM

Fight at the 2005 Arnold Classic.

**TonyM** · 02-16-2006, 05:45 AM

Still carrying some good size then! must be limited to what he can do now with the kidney probs!

**Cdub** · 02-16-2006, 06:50 AM

Now what if he gets hit with kidney shot like bernard hopkins did de la hoya then what?

**Cdub** · 02-16-2006, 07:05 AM

he was huge

**SwoleCat** · 02-16-2006, 08:33 AM

He was also 1/2 man 1/2 chemical.

~SC~

**Seajackal** · 02-16-2006, 09:03 AM

Man he fights Tae Kwon Do? Bro he's definitly not a regular guy's size!

**Papi93** · 02-16-2006, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by Testsubject

Tom princes kidney problem was caused by all the ibuprofin he was taking.

How much was he taking a day?

**Gra** · 02-16-2006, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by SwoleCat

He was also 1/2 man 1/2 chemical.

~SC~

Aren`t we all?

**Squatman51** · 02-16-2006, 02:09 PM

his shoulders got an awful lot smaller... they used to be like boulders

**Juddman** · 02-16-2006, 04:16 PM

not sure, but the man said himself in an interview that it was his steroid abuse that caught up to him and he wasn't getting bloodwork done...so he couldnt catch it before it was too late

Originally Posted by Papi93

How much was he taking a day?

***Doc.Sust*** · 02-16-2006, 04:22 PM

he looks alot different, doesn't look like he ever was a pro bodybuilder,

**WelshWarrior** · 02-16-2006, 04:27 PM

Interesting. Didn't know he was a fighter, either.

**IBdmfkr** · 02-16-2006, 04:27 PM

All these pics that are shown from before are of them in Comp. shape. Take an offseason pic of them or any that aren't from a photoshoot and compare it. I have trouble holding the weight I have while off, can you imagine holding 250-300lbs without any gear? None of us could do it. The guy still looks like he is in great shape, props to him. There has to be a point where you just don't want to live the lifestyle 100% and eat every hour.

***Doc.Sust*** · 02-16-2006, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by IBdmfkr

All these pics that are shown from before are of them in Comp. shape. Take an offseason pic of them or any that aren't from a photoshoot and compare it. I have trouble holding the weight I have while off, can you imagine holding 250-300lbs without any gear? None of us could do it. The guy still looks like he is in great shape, props to him. There has to be a point where you just don't want to live the lifestyle 100% and eat every hour.

i wouldn't want to live that lifestyle one day of my life, to many consequences at that level, and kidney transplant is just the start of the problems he may have

**IBdmfkr** · 02-16-2006, 04:41 PM

Yep, just funny how ppl freak so bad when these guys decide to return to reality and get their health in check. You can't stay that size forever and be healthy.

***Doc.Sust*** · 02-16-2006, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by IBdmfkr

Yep, just funny how ppl freak so bad when these guys decide to return to reality and get their health in check. You can't stay that size forever and be healthy.

you are absolutely rt.

**steve0** · 02-16-2006, 07:43 PM

hes still stacked regardless

**decadbal** · 02-16-2006, 07:44 PM

he has to have used major syn in his delts

**Polska** · 02-16-2006, 07:48 PM

He estimates he's at 230lbs at 5% bodyfat right now; that's a lot heavier than "normal" size. I can see the 230lbs in those pics but I would estimate a tad higher than 5%... still in the single digits but higher

**decadbal** · 02-16-2006, 07:50 PM

he isnt in single digits... he has no vascularity.. id say hes over 10

**Polska** · 02-16-2006, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by decadbal

he isnt in single digits... he has no vascularity.. id say hes over 10

Yeah you're right. It's funny he would low ball it like that

**Tren Bull** · 02-16-2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Testsubject

I read an article where he said that it was caused by a hereditary(sp?) disease, and eating too much protien and tomatoes. Protien and tomatoes?!?!?! I dont think so Flex.

YEA, protein did it to him

fu_k that, he probably did a little too much trenbolone

**chest6** · 02-16-2006, 10:41 PM

normal size? The dude is still a lot bigger than me and a lot of other ppl on this board. Sure, not even close to what he was but still pretty damn big.