Flex Lewis

James Flex Lewis, born on 15 November 1983, is a Welsh former bodybuilder who won seven consecutive 212 class titles at the Mr. Olympia contest, a record for that division, taking the first in 2012 and the last in 2018. His interest in the sport began at twelve after he found a book about Tom Platz, and he trained seriously from fifteen, when he took up weight training to gain size for school rugby. He won the Junior Mr. Wales in his first contest and went on to win the NABBA Mr. Universe title in 2004 and the British Nationals in 2007, which earned his professional card, and in 2014 he became the first man presented as winner of the 212 class at the Arnold Classic. He announced his retirement from competition on 12 May 2022 and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.