1ST SET
ASK THE CHAMP
BY FLEX LEWIS , SIX-TIME 212 OLYMPIA WINNER
BODYBUILDING , EH ? Marking the 212 champ ’ s first foray into promoting north of the American border , the Flex Lewis Canadian Classic took place last summer in New Brunswick , Canada . Lewis and co-promoters Heather and Jean LeBlanc greeted 84 competitors at the sign-in for this nonqualifying event , which was open to athletes in the Canadian provinces . Guest posers included Lewis , Chris Bumstead , Julian Colley , and Jonathan Shreve .
WHEN YOU TRAVEL BY PLANE , DO YOU PACK YOUR OWN MEALS ?
There are a couple of ways to answer that , but the best response is that it is always a good idea to be prepared for the worst . For example , when I flew to Canada in July for the Flex Lewis Canadian Classic , I was booked into business class , so it seemed as if I wouldn ’ t need my own meal — because I can generally get something appro priate for my diet in business class . Then my flight was delayed for an hour , and during that hour waiting in the terminal , someone from the airline let me know the meal service on the flight had been cancelled . They were ex plaining to me that the airline would refund me the price of the meal , but I was just feeling glad that I had packed a meal . You never know what ’ s going to happen , and whatever does happen , you ’ re still going to need to eat . Best to be ready for it .
OUTSIDE OF
BODYBUILDING , WHAT SPORTS ARE YOU WATCHING CLOSELY ?
MMA all day for me . Track and field is great , too .
PER BERNAL
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
DON ’ T BLAME CANADA — BRING FOOD FOR THE ROAD .
DO YOU THINK
ABOUT GOING TO BUSINESS SCHOOL ?
I would love to be able to go back to school for a business degree , but that ’ s not going to happen , at least at this point in my life and career , simply because there are too many competing pressures . I ’ ve been blessed to be able to spend considerable time around very successful business people .
JANUARY 2018 | FLEX 19