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Jim Quinn said on the ESPN coverage that they did a skin fold measurement which showed 0.0% bodyfat on Flex Wheeler at the Gold's in Venice one week before the 93 Mr. Olympia. He also said Flex was the only bodybuilder to ever do that. ;)
GREENMACHINE23
10-03-2010, 07:32 PM
A skin fold measurement would not give that accurate of a measurement.
Flex may of had 3% or 4% at the most.
Billy Smith was there.. he can back it up.:yep:
Knuckles
10-03-2010, 07:36 PM
Jim Quinn said on the ESPN coverage that they did a skin fold measurement which showed 0.0% bodyfat on Flex Wheeler at the Gold's in Venice one week before the 93 Mr. Olympia. He also said Flex was the only bodybuilder to ever do that. ;)
The most impresive part is that he's a nattie! Go figure.
Big Barry
10-03-2010, 07:37 PM
If Flex was at 0.0% then Andreas Munzer must have been at minus 0.0%... is that even possible...lol.
http://give-me-a-break.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/andreas-munzer-a-sick-puppy.jpeg
bigdawg19
10-03-2010, 07:40 PM
A skin fold measurement would not give that accurate of a measurement.
Flex may of had 3% or 4% at the most.
Yeap I don't anybody can have 0%.:yep:
Rick Prince
10-03-2010, 07:52 PM
Jim Quinn said on the ESPN coverage that they did a skin fold measurement which showed 0.0% bodyfat on Flex Wheeler at the Gold's in Venice one week before the 93 Mr. Olympia. He also said Flex was the only bodybuilder to ever do that. ;)
Just curious. Did Jim Quinn say how many skinfold points (3, 5, 7, 9 places) were checked on Flex Wheeler?
Youngguns
10-03-2010, 07:54 PM
Damn Flex looks amazing, makes me want to try the good stuff.
Just curious. Did Jim Quinn say how many skinfold points (3, 5, 7, 9 places) were checked on Flex Wheeler?
we're talking about something that occurred 17 years ago. ;)
MattyH7688
10-03-2010, 07:56 PM
ok... who did the skin fold measurement?
If someone isn't extremely experienced at it and only do a few points, it can be wayyy off. I had mine done at 14 weeks out for my nutrition class and it said I was 5.7% bf LOL. That was off by almost 10%.
He certainly was shredded, but was probably about 4-5ish%. Its too bad he never matched that again.
F.K.M.
10-03-2010, 07:58 PM
Skin folds are not that accurate and to get 0%? Get the fuck outta here. You would be DEAD!
haha, still Flex was Mr. Olympia here, I don't care what the record shows...dude was ridiculous.
Costco77
10-03-2010, 08:07 PM
Flex looks unbelieveable in that pic!
But it's humanly imposible to have 0% bodyfat because there's fat that's essential to life. There's internal fat that protects your brain and other organs and lipid layers surrounding cells....so if you're at 0% bf you are dead.
Big Barry
10-03-2010, 08:10 PM
Jim Quinn is a kidder... to this day he's best pals with Jimmy The Bull.....lol.
It's Billy Smith backing it up as a fact that makes it all so funny.
Flex is either clinically dead in that pic or Jimmy Quinn's kidding around again. hmm??
Big Barry
10-03-2010, 08:14 PM
Still, this is some damn awesome conditioning....
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1147/15896457.jpg
GDavis
10-03-2010, 08:16 PM
A Skin-fold measurement would not be accurate when you get into low percentages. Medically speaking at zero, vital organs such as the heart shut down. I doubt Flex had zero, but I am sure he was crazy low. Check out the striations on the lower lats, you do not see that anymore.
If Flex was at 0.0% then Andreas Munzer must have been at minus 0.0%... is that even possible...lol.
http://give-me-a-break.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/andreas-munzer-a-sick-puppy.jpeg
Not to nit-pick but I'm pretty sure 0 and -0 are the same thing. But we get what your sayin'....ya, i was that guy just now.
Big Barry
10-03-2010, 08:35 PM
Not to nit-pick but I'm pretty sure 0 and -0 are the same thing. But we get what your sayin'....ya, i was that guy just now.
Hey bro, if you want to nit-pick.... my scalp is always crawling....lol. http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6097/scratchhead.gif
FIREBLAST
10-03-2010, 08:41 PM
Hey bro, if you want to nit-pick.... my scalp is always crawling....lol. http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6097/scratchhead.gif
Meh, I'd rather lick-n-pick.
90's conditioning was awesome, wtf happened....
Big Barry
10-03-2010, 08:49 PM
Meh, I'd rather lick-n-pick.
I like to pop the little blighters between my teeth....lol.
I swallowed some dog fleas for a bet once and I swear I saw some of them jumping out of my poop the next day.....they never die.
BigBilly
10-03-2010, 09:38 PM
Yeap I don't anybody can have 0%.:yep:
u cant be zero, bc you r organs need to fat to survive, what do u think keeps them from bouncing and around inur body
He was also the only other bodybuilder to get jumped by a clan of ninjas ;)
Dre23
10-03-2010, 10:23 PM
90's conditioning was awesome, wtf happened....
OD'ing on insulin is what happened...
ypmm5
10-03-2010, 10:27 PM
A skin fold measurement would not give that accurate of a measurement.
Flex may of had 3% or 4% at the most.
I agree.
No one can get below 3-4%. Remember that you also have some visceral fat. The ones that are inside the body or specifically on an organ.
ypmm5
10-03-2010, 10:28 PM
If Flex was at 0.0% then Andreas Munzer must have been at minus 0.0%... is that even possible...lol.
http://give-me-a-break.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/andreas-munzer-a-sick-puppy.jpeg
Well said.
No one was more shredded than him at that time. May he RIP.
Dre23
10-03-2010, 10:38 PM
Question...
For those of you saying that he couldn't be 0% due to visceral fat, don't calipers only measure subcutaneous/skin fold fat? They do not even take interal/visceral fat into account (unlike underwater hydrostatic bodyfat measurement) correct?
Therefore, couldn't someone theoretically come up at 0% w/the calipers as there is no way for visceral/interal fat to be measured with them? It's not like you're taking a skin fold measurement of your fatty liver, or insulating fat along your colon.
So I'm not saying that Flex, or anyone else for that matter ever really actually could be at 0% with calipers, but bringing visceral fat into the argument is not really valid b/c one could theoretically be at 0% w/the calipers, but still be at a true 3-4% OVERALL bodyfat if the visceral amounts were measured with a more accurate protocal.
Barrett
10-04-2010, 12:40 AM
These bodybuilders are on drugs...
Barrett
10-04-2010, 12:41 AM
90's conditioning was awesome, wtf happened....
Insulin.
ArabMuscle
10-04-2010, 01:21 AM
0% body fat would mean he's an allergy away from death. Calipers don't take into account the level of fat surrounding our organs.
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