Flex Ability: A Story of Strength and Survival

by Flex Wheeler

Book Overview

At first glance, you might think that a sculptor created him - no way could a human body look that perfect. Champion bodybuilder Flex Wheeler looks like a comic-book superhero come to life. Even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401901743
• ISBN13: 9781401901745
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Hay House
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Enthralling Story

I was absolutely blown away by the challenges this man overcomes throughout his life, and STILL manages to become one of the greatest bodybuilder's ever. He completely stole my heart with his tale. As soon as I got this book I started reading it, and finished in 2 days. It was breath-taking. I have a great respect for Flex Wheeler as both a bodybuilder, and a survivor.

Honest and Thought Provoking

Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. Flex is very honest with painful stories from his childhood all the way to the present. When you read this book you understand exactly the pressures he was under during his bodybuilding career and in his personal life. In fact he was so honest, that at times I hated him, and at times I loved him, and you can tell that he's learned lessons from his life and is now a completely changed person. I don't understand why some of the readers gave him such negative reviews. First, this is not a "training manual," it is a biography. Second, how can a reader really question Flex's extremes that he wrote about? Do you think he was lying about the size of his house or the number of cars he had? He states that now he realizes how foolish he was to blow all his money and not save anything. And how can a reader question the amount of work he put in when training for a show? I must say that 3 hours of cardio in a 24 hour period is extreme but it is certainly not uncommon for the few weeks leading up to a big show; how do you think the guys get to the level that he was on -- everything they do is extreme, from the amount of drugs they use to the amount of exercise they do to prepare for a show. All in all a great in-depth story about an interesting guy living in the interesting world of pro bodybuilding.

Wheeler is an inspiration and his story is worth knowing

I was immediately drawn to this book due to my lifelong fasination with muscles, especially as displayed in the world of bodybuilding with the art of muscle sculpting. I was delighted to not only find a story of a great athlete but also pages filled with risk, struggle, love, belief, triumph, endurance and miracles. This is a story of a stronger than life spirit that meets his every challenge with a strength greater than any amount of physical weight that can be lifted. What an incredible inspiration Flex Wheeler is and his story is worth knowing. Flex Ability: A Story of Strength and Survival by Flex Wheeler is written in a fluid of connecting pieces that easily allows the reader to paint a vivid picture of the authors life story. This was such a nice easy read that I found it hard to put down. Flex Wheeler is a man with integrity who tells it like it is, makes no excuses and picks himself up and moves on to his next challenge. Childhood trauma, poverty, fatherhood, pro-athlete status, steroids, diuretics, severe auto accident, hereditary disease Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), fame, drug free and finally peace - Flex has survived it all. Readers young and old can take something away for themselves from his life story. Today Flex is a champion of his spirit and speaks out about the dangers of using steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs and uses his life story to teach others. Flex Ability: A Story of Strength and Survival by Flex Wheeler is a book worth your time and attention. This is a great choice for an afternoon summer read!

Flex Ability

This book really lets you see the real Flex Wheeler from the inside out. He gets down to the dirt of what is printed about him and clarifies the untruths. You'll love this book. I could't put it down.

Very interesting, informative book

This book starts out giving interesting information about flex's life that we may not have known. It also gives a good insider perspective on the unseen side of bodybuilding. His personal experiences backstage, and what it takes to be number one! This book is great. He holds nothing back and tells us everything.