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| James Lewis | |
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| Bodybuilder | |
| Personal info | |
| Nickname | "Flex" |
| Born | November 15, 1983 Llanelli, Wales |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
| Weight | (Pre-Contest): 212 lb (Off-Season): 238 lb |
James "Flex" Lewis (born 15 November 1983) is a Welsh former bodybuilder and has won 7 consecutive 212 Mr. Olympia titles. On 12 May 2022 he announced his retirement from competitive bodybuilding. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]
Lewis' interest in bodybuilding began at the age of 12 after discovering a book on Tom Platz. It was Platz's legs, he claims, that inspired Lewis to join a gym and start bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of Lewis' biggest idols as a child.
One day, when Lewis was home alone, he had scouted his father's shed and came across plastic weights, that his parents wouldn't allow him to use. Despite his parents' prohibition, Lewis would take the weights and hide them under his bed, performing various exercises every night with them, before his parents found out and took them back. This was his introduction to weight training.
At the age of 15 Lewis stepped into a gym for the first time. He had played rugby at a high school level and he needed to gain some size for the sport. After coming across a local bodybuilder by the name of Steve Naylor, he was told that his physique had great potential. He took heed in the advice and trained with Naylor for a year, before he entered his first bodybuilding competition, the Junior Mr. Wales, which he promptly won. [2]
Lewis had a tattoo printed on his left arm at the age of 15, which he claims had stretched and morphed itself completely around his arm as they grew in size. Rugby also introduced Flex to weight training for increasing super power and he consequently has the ability to lift an enormous weight and hold it for long periods of time. [3]
2018 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2017 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding:IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2016 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2015 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2015 IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2014 IFBB San Marino Pro: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2014 EVL's Prague Pro 212 Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2014 IFBB Korea Grand Prix 212: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2014 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2014 IFBB Arnold sports Festival: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place [4]
2013 EVL's Prague Pro 212 Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2013 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2012 EVL's Prague Pro 212 Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2012 British Grand Prix 212 Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2012 Mr. Olympia Weekend Bodybuilding: IFBB Pro 212 1st Place
2011 Arnold Classic Europe Mens Bodybuilding: Pro Men 5th Place
2011 Mr. Olympia Weekend Men 202: Open 2nd Place
2011 New York Pro Championships Men's 202: Men's 202 Class 2nd Place
2011 Mr. Europe Grand Prix Men's Open: Men's Open Lis 3rd Place
2011 IFBB British Grand Prix Men's 202: Men's 202 List 1st Place
2009 IFBB Atlantic City Pro 202 Division 1st Place
2009 IFBB 202 Challenge (Mr. Olympia) 202 Division 5th Place
2008 Europa Pro Overall Division 7th Place
2008 Europa Pro 202 Division 1st Place
2008 Tampa Pro Open Division 7th Place
Amateur Competition History: 2007 British Nationals (Earned Pro Card) Overall Division 1st Place
2006 Mr. Wales U90, Overall U90 Division 1st Place
2006 Mr. Britain U90 Division 1st Place
2004 Nabba Mr. Universe 1st Place
2004 EFBB Jr. Mr. Britain 1st Place
2004 EFBB Jr. Mr. Wales 1st Place
2004 Nabba Mr. Europe 1st Place
2004 Nabba Jr. Mr. Britain 1st Place
2004 Nabba Mr. Wales 1st Place
2003 EFBB Jr. Mr. Britain 1st Place
2003 EFBB Novice Mr. Wales 1st Place
2003 EFBB Jr. Mr. Wales 1st Place
At the 2014 Arnold Classic he became the first man to be presented as winner of the 212 class. In 2011, Lewis placed third in the IFBB Mr. Europe pro mens. He holds the record of holding the most 212 class wins at the Mr. Olympia with 7 total wins.
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