phil heath

FLEX: YOU GREW UP IN THE NORTHWEST, AND YOU LIVE IN COLORADO. ARE YOU AN OUTDOORSMAN AT ALL? DO YOU ENJOY CAMPING, FISHING, HIKING— ANY OF THOSE THINGS? PHIL HEATH: Well, it’s true I grew up in Seattle, but I’m more into sports—practices, training, and games— than the outdoor stuff. That was...

SIX-TIME MR. OLYMPIA PHIL HEATH IS MORE AFRAID OF HIMSELF THAN HE IS OF HIS COMPETITORS—AFRAID OF WHAT HE’S STILL CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING. AT 37 YEARS OLD, HE HASN’T PEAKED YET, ACCORDING TO HEATH, AND FANS AND FOES ALIKE SHOULD FEAR WHAT HE WILL BRING TO THE STAGE. HERE’S HIS TAKE ON LAST YEAR’S...

“How does he look?” FLEX’s editor-in-chief asked me after I journeyed backstage before the 2006 Colorado Pro. “Small,” I answered. “But at least he’s peeled.” You got the sense that success was coming too fast for Phil Heath. Sure, he had those round muscle bellies and that pleasing shape. But...