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0:00:03 > 0:00:05- My name is Julian Lewis Jones.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- I'm an actor - and television presenter.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15- My path in life could have followed - a very different path.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- I'm here on Venice Beach - in Los Angeles, California.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- It's very close to Hollywood.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26- I came here back in 1989, - many years ago, not as an actor...
0:00:26 > 0:00:30- ..but as a bodybuilding coach.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- As it turned out, - acting won out in the end.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- One lad from Wales moved out here - ten years ago...
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- ..and has shot to the top - of the bodybuilding world.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44- Flex Lewis!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Pain, no, I don't feel pain. - I love it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- You wouldn't think - that he was born on this planet.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- He's a freak. I don't know - if his mother had the wrong baby.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- He's the bodybuilding equivalent to - Gareth Bale. Nobody in Wales knows.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- What I done was, I bought the Arnold - encyclopaedia. That's how I won.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Thank you.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Mr Olympia is the biggest...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- ..professional bodybuilding - competition in the world.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- James "Flex" Lewis has won four - consecutive trophies.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34- In this programme...
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- ..I join Flex on his road to attempt - to win Olympia for the fifth time.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- I also look at bodybuilding's - influence on the people of Wales.
0:01:43 > 0:01:43- How much weight have you lost?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- How much weight have you lost?- - Just over seven stone.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Seven stone?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- I'll also look - at the influence Flex has had.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Seeing a Welsh lad climb to the - level that he has...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- ..is inspiring for lads like us.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- Flex Lewis!
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- James "Flex" Lewis grew up - in this house in Hafen...
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- ..a small village near Llanelli.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- A town with - a strong sporting heritage.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Flex is from a working-class family.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- We've got coal miners and steel - factory workers in our family.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- My father still works - in the steel factory.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- He's been there nearly forty years.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Flex has avoided the careers - of his forebears.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Wales is no longer his home.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- He's made his home out in Florida - in the United States.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- In the city of Boca Raton, Florida - my journey begins.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I'm quite excited to meet Flex.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- It's an important period for him.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- It's the build-up - to the next Olympia.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- I'm very lucky - that I get to see him today.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Bodybuilders can be - a bit particular...
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- ..about people coming to see them - during this period.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- At this time, - the diet and training intensify.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- I'm meeting Flex at his gym.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- But I can't see a big sign anywhere.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- This doesn't look like a gym, - although Flex's name is there.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43- So...
0:03:46 > 0:03:47- ..give it a go!
0:03:47 > 0:03:48- Hello?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Ah, right, this is it.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- I've found the gym.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- It's quite a bit bigger - than I expected. It's huge.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Wow, it's like a church - or something.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- It's so quiet here.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- The silence doesn't last.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- There's one thing on Flex's mind, - the big competition.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- Mr Olympia 2016. - It's less than a month away.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Flex is training his legs today.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Flex has a determined look...
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- ..as he completes 20 sets - of leg extensions.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- The fear, for me, - is losing everything.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- It's the fire that - burns me every time.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I think that keeps me - going and going and going.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- The bar keeps going - higher and higher and higher.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- This is Flex's personal gym.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Nobody can interrupt him - without an invitation.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- One thing is clear from looking - around and that's Flex's patriotism.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- After training the quads, - he has to train the hamstrings.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Weightlifting isn't the only thing - in the regime.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- After doing one set, say leg curls, - Flex would head over to the bench.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- It's just a regular weights bench.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- He put a band around his legs.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- That gave him resistance - as he stepped up.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- That worked his hamstrings.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- It's something you see more often - in rugby players and athletes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- It shocks the muscle.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- If he does the same thing - all the time...
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- ..the muscles - don't develop in the same way.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- He tries to apply extreme detail - to every muscle he has.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Not every exercise - requires a machine or band...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- ..just more space.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- Joining Flex outside are his friend, - Eric and his brother, Luke.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- For me, it was more like torture - in this heat in Florida.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- I watched them make these lunges...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- ..from one end of the car park - to the other.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- What came across for me was the - discipline in Flex's movement.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Every single step was the same.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Flex stepped up on stage - for the first time in 2003.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- He competed in the - Junior Mr Wales event.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- He won on that night.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- In the same year, he won the title - of Junior Mr Britain too.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- A year later, he added - the Junior Mr Universe title.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- The most famous bodybuilding - competition in the world...
0:06:47 > 0:06:48- ..for young bodybuilders.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Flex left his mark - on the bodybuilding world.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- His early career drew the attention - of Hywel Griffiths.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- He's been coaching bodybuilders - for 30 years.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- He was coming up at that time...
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- ..I remember looking at him - thinking he looked different.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11- He was a different breed.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- He's a thoroughbred.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- He's got the balance. - He's symmetrical.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- If you put a ruler on him, his - chest, both sides are the same size.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- His arms are the same size.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- His legs are gigantic.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- The bottoms are huge.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Everything is... he's just perfect.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- That's an opinion that's shared by - a bodybuilding world master...
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- ..Arnie.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Right, Flex, let's hear it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- You have no weak points, - you're perfectly proportioned...
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- ..and you have - a fantastic posing routine.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Mark Price Flex's old - training partner...
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- ..has been at Flex's side - from the start.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- Back in 2004 we did an expo - in Barry near Cardiff.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- I told my friend who'd been - a bodybuilder for years...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- ..I told him wait until you see him.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- No, no.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- Wait until you see this lad. - How old is he? He's 19.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- I got phone calls again and again - asking who he was.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- He can't come from Llanelli. - He does.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Flex's achievements - were an eye-opener...
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- ..for one of his former teachers - at Bryngwyn school.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Seeing him in the gym and on - the rugby field is one thing.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Seeing him on his own on stage - doing the routine.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- The 12-year-old who arrived at this - school was shy and unassuming.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- If you'd have seen him on stage at - that time, he was enjoying himself.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- That was his home then for the next - ten to fifteen years.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- The man himself didn't feel too - comfortable before his first show.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- I ended up stepping on stage - a bag of nerves the day of the show.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Something inside me thought these - people don't really know who I am.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- You can go on stage, not cocky, - but like an alter ego.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- It just clicked.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23- One, two, three, come on.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- One, two, three.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- One, two, three, up.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- Back at the gym, Flex is in the - middle of the day's second session.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- He's concentrating on his chest.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- Having taken his T-shirt off, Flex's - incredible shape is even clearer.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- It's the end of the session - and there's only one task left.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- He strips off for the camera.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01- Awaiting the photos over 4,000 miles - away in Tenby is Neil Hill...
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- ..Flex's coach from the start.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Getting the best - out of each other...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- ..with the fact that he's obviously - overseas hasn't hindered us.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- How did the weekend go with your - guest appearance?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- As long as I get my photos - every week from him...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- ..and I get my updates - and his weight.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- I'll make those changes daily. - This last picture is a side profile.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- If you look here, - we see a definite line here.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- It's separating his thigh - with his hamstring.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- You can see the fine lines and - refinement in these areas here.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- That tells me his fat levels really - are pretty close to contest point.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Neil saw Flex when he was young.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45- He knew he'd be fantastic.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- He got a hold of him and pulled him - in and took him under his wing.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Fair play, I think he's paid him - back by staying at his side.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- He was confident, yes.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- He once said in the kitchen - at Neil's house...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- .."when you go to America - and make it."
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- That stuck in my head.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- "When."
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Not "if" or "maybe", "when".
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- It's just the fact that he has - this shape and this structure...
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- ..it really oozes - beauty and charisma.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- When he's on that stage...
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- ..that's the difference - between everybody and himself.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- He shines out - like a diamond...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- ..that's more polished - than anything else on stage.
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0:11:38 > 0:11:41- I'm on a journey - in the United States.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- I'm here to see the preparations...
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- ..of the bodybuilder Flex Lewis - from Llanelli.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- He's looking to win his fifth - consecutive Mr Olympia trophy.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- I've seen how hard - he works in the gym.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- What he does at home - is just as important.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Getting the right diet - is imperative for a bodybuilder.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Flex is married to a dietician, - Ali Lewis.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- She's also a former bodybuilder.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- No less, no more.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- That small, little extra bit that - you might put in your mouth...
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- ..15g, that's OK, that's not - programmed in to your diet.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- What he eats - is so incredibly important.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- They have to bring the fat content - of the body down.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- That makes their skin - as thin as it can be.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- That's what gives them such - definition on stage.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Flex does get time - now and then to relax...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- ..and to be a father - to his daughter, Adiena.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52- Even in his spare time, that - competitive edge is still there.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- Shot!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Well done, lad.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58- The winner takes it all.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02- Go, go.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Spending time with Flex...
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- ..reminds me of my own memories - of weightlifting.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- I live in Carmarthenshire these days - but I grew up on Anglesey.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29- I'm crossing Menai Bridge. I'm - off to see the island I grew up on.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- This is where the journey started, - I started weightlifting...
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- ..I took an interest in fitness - and bodybuilding.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- I don't get a lot of opportunities - to come home.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- This is nice.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- The end of my journey is the little - village of Moelfre.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- It's on the eastern side - of the island.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- At the local community school, - my weightlifting life began.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- I haven't been - in this building since 1990.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- That's when I left to attend...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- ..the Royal Welsh College - of Music and Drama.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- That's a local hero, Dick Evans. - He was a lifeboat man.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- This is the hall at Moelfre school.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- It looks a lot smaller - than it felt somehow.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- I haven't grown that much.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25- We'd do weight training - in half the hall.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- In the other half, - the lads would be boxing.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- This is where we kept the weights.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- There was a storeroom here.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- We had to pull out - these big chipboards.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- We'd pull those out and the - dumb-bells, plates and bars.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Everyone would carry those - through here.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- We'd bring the boards out - and place them on the floor.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- We'd use the wall bars, - move them out.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01- We'd use the benches.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03- And then we'd train.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- The reason I started was - because I'd been ill as a child.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- I couldn't exercise between the age - of 7 and around 16, I think.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- The specialist at the hospital - in Bangor...
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- ..said weightlifting might help me - strengthen my body.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30- As I came here to train with the - lads, my confidence grew...
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- ..and it made me who I am today, - I think.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- It was an important period for me - as a young lad.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- I'm on the way now to the Enzone gym - in Bodffordd on Anglesey.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- I'm going to meet Mark Humphreys.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Mark set up his own business.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- It was a weightlifting - and fitness business.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- He's a bodybuilder and weightlifter. - He himself has competed.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Three, two, one, sprints, go!
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Keep going, keep going, keep going, - keep going, keep going, keep going.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- I've been lifting weight - since I was around 16.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- It all started - after I got ill when I was 15.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- I was diagnosed with cancer.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- It was a way for me - regain my health, really.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Looking back, I took it more - seriously as the years passed.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- At first, I got into competing.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Then, I just fell into the business.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- People would ask if I could train - them up to get a good shape.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- I got fed up one day - and thought I'll do my own thing.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- The business has expanded - quite a bit since it opened.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- 70% of his customers are women.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Mark has noticed in an increase - in the popularity of bodybuilding.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- How much of an influence - has Flex had?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- He had a huge influence on me.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- He is one of my idols.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- All the Welsh lads - are very proud of him.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- This is where the business happens. - There he is, the man himself.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Here are some photos - of what we did recently.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- We did a 24-hour marathon session.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- It was for a little lad who was ill.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- He had the same illness as me. - We raised over 5,000.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- He comes here - to train at the gym too.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- He said when he's better he wanted - to be like me. He's here now.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Three, two, one.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- There's a wide mix of people - using the gym.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Youngster Alex Phillips - is one of them.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- He's been training for two years.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- He's transformed his body.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- How much have you lost?
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- Just over seven stone.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48- Just over seven stone.- - Seven stone?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- I played for North Wales - and when selection came up...
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- ..I was told I was too big.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- It clicked from there.
0:17:56 > 0:17:56- How much do you weigh now?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- How much do you weigh now?- - I'm just around 13 stone now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- So you were around 20 stone.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- My confidence is the best it's been - and my life is much better.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Gethin Jones has been competing - for quite a few years.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- I've been training for eight years. - I've competed four times.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- At what weight do you compete?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20- At what weight do you compete?- - 90 kgs.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- That's not far off Flex.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- The weight isn't, no, - but the quality is!
0:18:27 > 0:18:33- We might weigh the same, but if you - saw him next to me, he's better.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40- Seeing a Welsh lad at that level - is inspiring for lads like us.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Yes, a boost. If I work hard enough.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- If I put 100% in...
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- ..I won't get to his level, - but it shows you it's possible.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- Medwen Richards didn't start - weightlifting.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- I started off in the house.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- I was doing it myself.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05- In front of the TV?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- I was in the bedroom doing a little - bit of dumb-bells.
0:19:09 > 0:19:09- Mark says you have six kids.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- Mark says you have six kids.- - Yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- After a workout, I feel a boost. - I feel happier.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- A lot have told me I should compete - and go into that part.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- I'm playing with the idea - at the moment.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Mark is pushing me a little.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Medwen would join - a whole host of girls...
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- ..who've made the transition - from the gym to the stage.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- Delyth Lloyd is a local girl - who's had success in that field.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- I've competed in six competitions...
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- ..over the past three years.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- There are four categories - for women at the moment.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- I do the category - that's called Body Fitness.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- That obviously means - not putting too much muscle on.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04- They like you to be toned with a - little muscle but still feminine.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- It's very hard to keep - to a routine at the moment.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- I've got a one-year-old child, - I'm a full-time teacher...
0:20:13 > 0:20:19- ..I'm doing a masters degree and - I'm trying to train other people.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Some people say they're too busy - and use that as an excuse...
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- ..but since it's a part of my life, - I find time to go...
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- ..whether at 6.30am or 8.00pm - after Harri goes to bed.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- When I started ten years ago...
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- ..I don't think a lot of my family - and friends had heard of it before.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- They'd ask what was I doing.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- There weren't many women competing - around here.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- By now, you go to the gym - and see a lot more women.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- They've realized - that training in the gym...
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- ..and lifting weights - doesn't pack on muscle.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- Before heading back home, - I'm going to meet two old friends...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- ..who lifted weights with me all - those years ago at Moelfre school.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- Eifion...
0:21:13 > 0:21:14- ..and Lish.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16- Alright, lads?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- When are you getting - the real weights out?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- What is this? A Jane Fonda workout.
0:21:26 > 0:21:26- Alright lad?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Alright lad?- - How are you?
0:21:28 > 0:21:29- Alright, Lish?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Alright, Lish?- - Alright, Jules?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- It's great having Julian - back at the gym.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- We haven't been - to the gym together in years.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- I think it was in Bangor.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- I started not long after Eifion.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- His brother Arwyn had started, - and then Eifion, then I joined them.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Julian was there. - It was fun to learn something new.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- We'd never done - anything of the sort.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Julian was much bigger - than us at school.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- He was like a giant at school - compared to us.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- We were always looking up at him!
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- We all knew pretty much every line - of the film Pumping Iron.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- We'd quote it at each other.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- Pumping Iron is a popular film - that took a look...
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- ..behind the scenes - of bodybuilding in the 1970s.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- The film had a Welsh connection...
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- ..Paul Grant, the successful - bodybuilder from Swansea appeared.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- This was the golden age - of bodybuilding.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- The stars started transferring - from the stage to the big screen.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Lou Ferrigno appeared - as the Incredible Hulk.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- The man who made the biggest impact - on both bodybuilding...
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- ..and the silver screen - was Arnold Schwarzenegger.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- He was the king of bodybuilding.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- He changed the whole way - people saw bodybuilding.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- He put a new stamp on bodybuilding.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Arnold became an actor, of course.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- I fell into acting somehow.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- Weightlifting as a young man - must have had some effect.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- The understanding, respect and love - for weightlifting...
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- ..and bodybuilding has been with me - since I was a small boy.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- If I come home, I go and see Eifion - and Paul and train with them.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31- It's in my blood.
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0:23:49 > 0:23:51- The Olympia competition - is getting nearer.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- There's a huge weight on Flex's - shoulders to defend his title.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Despite living out in the US - for several years...
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- ..he does get time - to come home now and again.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- That doesn't mean a rest - from the gym.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Back home again, are you?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- How's things?
0:24:17 > 0:24:22- Weightlifting wasn't the only sport - Flex excelled at as a young man.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- He was very talented - at a number of sports.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Athletics, gymnastics, rugby.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- When we did gymnastics - in Years 9, 10 and 11...
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- ..he was a big lad even back then.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- When you had to support him - physically in gymnastics...
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- ..you knew there was plenty of meat - on those legs then.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Life away from school was busy too.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55- He liked to do pigeon racing. - He was good at that too.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- He did mobile discos.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- He did furniture removal.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- He was doing this before he was 17.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- You look at Flex and struggle - to believe that he raced pigeons.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09- It just doesn't fit.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- Flex was a gifted rugby player.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- He appeared on the wing - for Llanelli schools.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- The Scarlets continue - to play an important part in life.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- I've not played on this field.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- I've been invited - and they've been very good to me.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Every time I've won, I come back.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- A couple of players, - once they know I'm here...
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- ..as much as I tried to hide, - once they get wind that I'm here...
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- ..I always end up in the changing - room, somehow with my top off.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- My nickname, Flex, - believe it or not, came from rugby.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- It came from being flexible - and getting out of tackles.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- I got that nickname - at six years old.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- He had a successful season - with Llanelli Schools.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- He played for Dyfed after that - against the Welsh development squad.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- But a few months before, he broke - his elbow on a motorbike.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- That put him out - for three or four months.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- That's when he started - lifting weights...
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- ..when we were trying - to get him fit.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- My colleague, Mr Owen, - got him lifting weights.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25- One arm was broken.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- We got him to work - on his other arm and his legs.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- He got a taste - for weightlifting then.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- The rest is history.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- At the time, - when he badly damaged his arm...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- ..we thought it was a case - of his rugby career gone.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- At the time, he was on the shortlist - or in the squad for Wales Under 16.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- Obviously, that went out of - the window because of his injury.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- As they say, as one door closes, - another door opens.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- I was really self-conscious - about it.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- One arm was pretty big - just from rugby and gymnastic days.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- This arm just deteriorated - because I was like this in a cast.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- I was half an inch away - from losing my arm.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Flex comes from a close-knit family.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- They've been by his side since the - start of his bodybuilding career.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28- I've been to see him four times.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- There were two competitions in Wales - and the rest were further.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- It's worth seeing him do the motions - and the rest of it!
0:27:41 > 0:27:45- His back, the first time I saw it - when he was doing his show...
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- ..it was flat and then he flexed it - and all the muscles came out.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- There were two women coming down - the road and I said to him...
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- .."look at these two coming, - I'd like to be your age."
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- He picked me up and held me - above his head. I was like a tomato!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- The girls were laughing.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06- I couldn't believe it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- He's made it. - I'm rather proud of him.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- Flex is one of the bodybuilding - world's biggest stars.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- He's a hero for supporters - all over the world.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29- Back in Wales, he hasn't received - much attention for his success.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- He's up there on the same level - as rugby players...
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- ..like Gareth Edwards and JPR.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- In bodybuilding, - he is the same as Gareth Bale.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- But nobody in Wales knows who he is.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- I don't think a lot of people - look at bodybuilding as a sport.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- But if you compare it - to things in the Olympics...
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- ..he works just as hard as they do.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- People look at bodybuilders...
0:28:56 > 0:29:02- ..and think that they're using - something to help them.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03- It's not fair.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- They don't realize how hard it is...
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- ..to get where they are - and to build all that muscle.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16- There are people who think they're - on drugs and that's not fair.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- In 2016, the first Flex Lewis - Welsh Classic competition was held.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- It's a stage for the next generation - of bodybuilders.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- I pride myself now on coming back...
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- ..and giving as much as I can - back to the sport.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- There's realistic goals - and unrealistic goals.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- If I said to myself at - 19 years old, I'd have this show...
0:29:46 > 0:29:47- ..it was unrealistic.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- You go for those realistic goals - to achieve...
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- ..and you keep on moving the bar up - and up and up until you've got it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- It's nice now that finally, he's - getting some recognition here.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07- It's on his doorstep and people - can appreciate the effort...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- ..and self-discipline he required...
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- ..and the attention to detail - required to reach that level.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29- Flex's journey started - on Venice Beach in Los Angeles.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- It's a place that's associated - with bodybuilding.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- This is where I came years ago...
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- ..to try and nurture a career - as a bodybuilding coach.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- There's one building here - that's a big draw to bodybuilders.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- We're closing in - on the famous Gold's Gym.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- We're in Venice, California, - the Mecca of bodybuilding.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- This is where the careers of people - like Arnold Schwarzenegger...
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- ..and Franco Columbu started.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Gold's Gym was founded - over 50 years ago.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- By now, they've got gyms - all over the world.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- The gym at Venice Beach - was the first one.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- It's like a shrine - to bodybuilders from the past.
0:31:29 > 0:31:35- It was one of the main locations - shot in the film Pumping Iron.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- Here we are at Gold's Venice.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- It's a cathedral or Mecca - for bodybuilding.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50- When I worked at Gold's in London, - I'd seen the film Pumping Iron.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- I'd seen Gold's on the TV.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- I'd seen it in that film.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- My ambition was to come and work - here at Gold's Venice.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- This gym is important - to a lot of people.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- People come here - from all over the world.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- There were people outside who'd come - all the way from Norway.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- There was someone from Germany - buying clothes here.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13- This is where Flex came.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Junior Champion, James Lewis!
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- When I won the British, images from - that show ended up on the Internet.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- That's how a gentleman called - Ed Connors...
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- ..one of the business partners - who owned Gold's Gym heard of me.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- He ended up contacting me. - He was a scout.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- I was rubbing shoulders with some of - the biggest names in Hollywood.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- In terms of my bodybuilding - progressing...
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- ..it was just a hamster wheel, - I was a tourist.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- When I was out there, more doors - closed in my face than opened.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50- He hasn't had it easy.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- It's been tough.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- When he turned professional, - it was different then.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- He had more financial backing then.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Before he was professional, - he had to do it himself.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- You can see how important - Arnold Schwarzenegger is...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- ..to the history and development - of bodybuilding.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- These are images from Pumping Iron.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Arnold is doing - bent over rows there.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- That's Dave Draper - training with Arnold.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- This is from - the Mr Olympia competition.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Arnold was in first place, - Serge Nubret from France was second.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- This guy was the same height - as Flex, Franco Columbu.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- Arnold was 6'2".
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Franco was about - the same height as Flex.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- The big competition - was between these two.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- As Arnold was taller, - he always took the title.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Arnold Schwarzenegger - is a massive inspiration.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- He came over to America on a dream.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Myself and Arnie's paths - have crossed numerous times.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- One of the more memorable times...
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- ..was when I won his show in - Columbus, Ohio, the Arnold Classic.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07- We had a little bit of - tongue-in-cheek banter on stage.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- This is something we all needed, - thank you.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Thank you, let me ask you - the question again...
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- ..how did you do it?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- You can see why I came here - 27 years ago.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32- It's like a paradise.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- The sun, sea and beach are here.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- The weather is fantastic.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47- Coming back on this journey - to follow Flex's success...
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- ..was important to me.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- He's gone on in the world - of bodybuilding.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- I gave it up really. - I wasn't a bodybuilder like him.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- But, I was in that industry.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- I still feel as if - I'm a part of that industry.
0:35:03 > 0:35:09- So his journey is very interesting - to me and close to my heart.
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0:35:21 > 0:35:25- After months of preparation, - the big weekend has arrived.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33- The Olympia competition - is held annually in Las Vegas.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- This is the biggest bodybuilding - competition in the world.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- You could say that - we're climbing Everest.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- The Olympia is the peak.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- Winning the Olympia is like placing - a flag on the top of Everest.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- It's huge in America.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- If you win the Olympia in America, - you're immediately hero status.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Here we are, - I've reached Mr Olympia.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- We're at a convention centre - in Las Vegas.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- It's been a dream of mine - to attend Mr Olympia...
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- ..since I was a lad training - on Anglesey.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Being here today, - supporting one of our lads...
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- ..Flex, who's defending - his Mr Olympia title...
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- ..is a special feeling.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- I'm so excited to be here. - It's fantastic.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- The competition itself takes place - later in a nearby hotel.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Here at the convention centre, - there's a huge expo...
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- ..where fans can meet - the bodybuilders...
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- ..and try the latest fitness goods.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- It's a chance - to take the odd selfie.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Including a selfie - with Ronnie Coleman.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- He's won Mr Olympia eight times - which is a record.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- There's so much going on here, - all kinds of competitions.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Anything to do with strength - and lifting weights is here.
0:37:14 > 0:37:20- We've found Flex. - He's over there meeting people.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- He's signing autographs.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27- You can see the size - of the queue to meet him.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- They all want to meet Flex - and want a photo with him.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Can I have your autograph, man?
0:37:33 > 0:37:34- Alright, butt?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- You're looking well, boy.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- I'm ready to rock!
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- You look about ten years younger.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- You look about ten years younger.- - Yes, a shave helps.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- I've been here - for the last two hours.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- It's just lines and lines.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Constant. You get some time now, - this afternoon.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- As soon as this is done, - I'll lock myself in the room.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- There are two main categories of - bodybuilders under consideration.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- The Open is open - to men of every weight.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- The 212 has a weight - limit of 212 lbs.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- That's a little over 15 stone.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Flex competes in this category.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- The sun is going down in Las Vegas.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- I'm about to head into - the big show.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- It's the prejudging for Mr Olympia.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- As you can see, the queue is huge.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- I hope Flex can do it. - I've got a good feeling.
0:38:31 > 0:38:37- Judges make their mind up mostly - during the prejudging.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- They evaluate the bodybuilders - over a number of poses.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- He certainly has the beef, - a lot of mass there.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45- He has the shape too.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- The smallest thing - could lose it for him.
0:38:48 > 0:38:54- If his stomach is a little - distended, if the middle is bloated.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- That can make enough of a difference - and cause him to lose.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Flex is right next to Hidea.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- You can have fantastic muscles...
0:39:06 > 0:39:11- ..but if you don't hold yourself - well on stage...
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- ..a less muscular man who's better - at posing will look better.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- He'll do a better job - of showing off.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Like a magpie, - you've got to strut your stuff.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- You've got to show them - what you've got.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Flex looks fantastic.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- But he's got quite a bit - of competition.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Yeah, this is pretty close, - isn't it, DJ?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- This is getting interesting.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- It's been a special night here - at Mr Olympia.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50- Watching Flex compete on stage after - all the hard work...
0:39:50 > 0:39:56- ..training and dieting - and he looked fantastic on stage.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02- For my eye, Flex's looked a much - higher standard than everyone else.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- We'll be back tomorrow night.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- That was the prejudging. 80% of the - judges' decision was made tonight.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28- It's the following day, - and Flex is back at the expo.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- He's back with his friends. - Ali is at his side.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Flex had a promising night - in the prejudging.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- But he continues to be wary.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- Last night was mainly - to get into the top five.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- If it's so close, - they'll rejudge it again tonight.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- The long queue helps to take Flex's - mind off the final.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Nice to meet you, Mike, - where are you from?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Well, the big night had arrived.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- It's the Mr Olympia finals - at the Orleans hotel in Las Vegas.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Flex is in there, probably preparing - in one of the pump rooms.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- I've got my Welsh flag.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- I'm here to support our lad, - Flex Lewis from Wales!
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Come on, my lad!
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- I don't think Flex - is going to be challenged here.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Not today, not tonight, - not this year.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- We will find out very soon.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- It's a battle for the title - between these five bodybuilders.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- There isn't much between them.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- It's tight. I think we can safely - say this is a really tight contest.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55- The judges make them switch places - to compare them.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- It's a tight competition.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- There's some doubt about Flex.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- He might have eaten - a little too much...
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- ..he looks like he's not controlling - his mid section the way he should.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Flex still looks strong - on many of his poses.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- The back is thick, it's wide, - it's detailed.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- The glutes are in, the hams are in.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Has Flex done enough - to hold on to his title?
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- To your fifth placed finisher, - David Henry.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- Fourth place goes to - Eduardo Correa from Brazil.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Third place goes - to Jose Raymond from the USA.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- It's down to the final two.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- It's between Flex and - Ahmad Ashkanani of Kuwait for first.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54- Ahmad Ashkanani.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- Flex defends his title.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58- Flex defends his title.- - Well done.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- Five-time Olympia champion, - Flex Lewis!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- Congratulations, James "Flex" Lewis.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Flex has done it. - He's a five-time Mr Olympia.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- I'm so, so happy!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- It was an incredible competition.
0:43:22 > 0:43:23- He looked fantastic.
0:43:24 > 0:43:30- Congratulations, James "Flex" Lewis, - five consecutive Olympia 212 titles.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- Up on stage, when you hear - your name being called...
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- ..it's a moment of...
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- .."oh my goodness, I've done it."
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- It's not anything I can describe - or relive.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46- It's a multitude of different - feelings thrown at you at once.
0:43:46 > 0:43:47- Relief, elation...
0:43:48 > 0:43:53- Adiena joined her father on stage - for the first time.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- Give it up for the Lewis family!
0:44:00 > 0:44:02- He had a dream - from a very young age.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09- He wanted to go ahead - and for people to see his potential.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- He had these incredible genetics.
0:44:12 > 0:44:13- He also had it up here.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19- If you hit that drive as a person - to push your body...
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- ..where there's pain - and it gets uncomfortable...
0:44:23 > 0:44:25- ..most people stop there.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Flex keeps going.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- My journey is almost over.
0:44:37 > 0:44:42- I've seen the positive difference - bodybuilding can have on people.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45- People of all backgrounds.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- And the difference it's made...
0:44:48 > 0:44:52- ..to the life of Wales's - most successful bodybuilder.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54- What next for Flex's career?
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- I think it's up to him.
0:45:04 > 0:45:10- If he wants to do another Olympia, - I don't think anyone will catch up.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- It's up to him.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- If he wants to win 10 Olympias, - he can.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21- I'm really hoping at some point - in the future...
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- ..we step into that Open class.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- I'm very confident - that the achievements...
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- ..he's achieved already in 212 - will be the same in the Open class.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- Flex is a clever businessman too.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- He's got a good head for business.
0:45:36 > 0:45:42- I think he'll bring out a - clothing line and a supplement line.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44- That's where the money is.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46- I'm not sure, - but he could be in films.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- Maybe on Coronation Street - or Pobol Y Cwm.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55- I'm not meant to be - the top of the tree.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- I was told, - "I'm never going to make it."
0:45:58 > 0:46:03- So, my goal - was to prove everybody wrong.
0:46:04 > 0:46:08- We have the responsibility - to go out and inspire others.
0:46:08 > 0:46:13- In the end, we're not going to be - judged by how much we make...
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- ..but by how much we give.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- I always tell bodybuilders - around the world...
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- ..don't just think about your body.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28- Think about going beyond that and - all those things you can accomplish.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- And all the things you can - contribute to the world.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- He can do anything, - he could go into acting...
0:46:41 > 0:46:47- ..like Arnold Schwarzenegger and - Lou Ferrigno and Dwayne Johnson.
0:46:47 > 0:46:48- Does he carry on?
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- Does he keep competing - in the Olympia?
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- Whatever he decides to do...
0:46:56 > 0:47:00- ..I know that after spending - quite a bit of time with him...
0:47:00 > 0:47:03- ..he'll have success - in that world too.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07- It's been a pleasure to follow him.
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