Flex Wheeler is a retired American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He won the Arnold Classic a then-record 5 times and was once described by Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the greatest bodybuilders he had ever seen.
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Kenneth Wheeler was born in a poor family in Fresno, California. In his childhood, he suffered from child abuse and suicidal tendencies. He was also dyslexic, so he has to struggle in his school days. But he was good in sports. He had trained in martial arts when he was a teenager and started bodybuilding when he discovered weight training. He always considered himself as “Martial artist first and bodybuilder second.” Despite being a bodybuilder, he is so flexible that he can do a leg split. This him his nickname “Flex”.
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Titles Won:
- 1985 – AAU Teen Mr America (Medium-Tall)
- 1987 – Rust Wanner (MW)
- 1989 – NPC Governors Cup
- 1989 – NPC California Championships (L-HW)
- 1992 – NPC USA Championships
- 1993 – IFBB Arnold Classic
- 1993 – IFBB Grand Prix France
- 1993 – IFBB Grand Prix Germany
- 1993 – IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational
- 1995 – IFBB Florida Pro Invitational
- 1995 – IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational
- 1995 – IFBB South Beach Pro Invitational
- 1996 – IFBB Florida Pro Invitational
- 1996 – IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational
- 1996 – IFBB Night of Champions
- 1997 – IFBB Arnold Classic
- 1997 – IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational
- 1997 – IFBB San Jose Pro Invitational
- 1998 – IFBB Arnold Classic
- 1998 – IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational
- 2000 – IFBB Arnold Classic
- 2000 – IFBB Grand Prix Hungary