FLEX Magazine...

[Aggravated]

So over the last week or so a lot has been said about MT and it's ridiculous amount of advertisements that would make some consumers' monthly subscriptions a little lighter to carry to their couches. The other day I took the time to actually count the amount of pages dedicated MT in the latest issue of FLEX Magazine...

These numbers aren't exact, but I know the MT # for a fact. Keep in mind I included all of their sister companies as well...

LG - 5 pages total (The "Don't be a pussy" one was priceless!)

USP - 5-6 pages

AI - Only recall 2 pages, there could have been more, but HANK WAS IN ONE OF THE ADS!!!

MT - 65 pages!!! Including sister companies. WTF!!!

 

[Manimalia]

Hahahaha. Well, they ARE the best.

 

[papapumpsd]

So over the last week or so a lot has been said about MT and it's ridiculous amount of advertisements that would make some consumers' monthly subscriptions a little lighter to carry to their couches. The other day I took the time to actually count the amount of pages dedicated MT in the latest issue of FLEX Magazine...

These numbers aren't exact, but I know the MT # for a fact. Keep in mind I included all of their sister companies as well...

LG - 5 pages total (The "Don't be a pussy" one was priceless!)

USP - 5-6 pages

AI - Only recall 2 pages, there could have been more, but HANK WAS IN ONE OF THE ADS!!!

MT - 65 pages!!! Including sister companies. WTF!!!

Very interesting. Thanks for tallying.

That is just ridiculous. I don't ever buy those magazines. Too much advertising CRAP jammed in there and the weightlifting articles were junk.

 

[raginfcktard]

tell LG and USP to spend 10X as much for ad space

 

[Delta Force]

Hahahaha. Well, they ARE the best.

indeed... MT is the best when it comes to marketing, they are a marketing machine.

 

[Hank Vangut]

So over the last week or so a lot has been said about MT and it's ridiculous amount of advertisements that would make some consumers' monthly subscriptions a little lighter to carry to their couches. The other day I took the time to actually count the amount of pages dedicated MT in the latest issue of FLEX Magazine...

These numbers aren't exact, but I know the MT # for a fact. Keep in mind I included all of their sister companies as well...

LG - 5 pages total (The "Don't be a pussy" one was priceless!)

USP - 5-6 pages

AI - Only recall 2 pages, there could have been more, but HANK WAS IN ONE OF THE ADS!!!

MT - 65 pages!!! Including sister companies. WTF!!!

i haven't checked, but it's AX that is using my photo for their ads in all the mags they advertise in.

 

[Aggravated]

i haven't checked, but it's AX that is using my photo for their ads in all the mags they advertise in.

Yeah that's right. I was like... "Hey that guy is on AM!" HAHA. The thing that LG and USP have on MT is quality. The funny thing I heard though, is that MT also owns a bunch of pharmacy grade OTC drugs/brands as well which include, Sleep MD, Cold MD, and a bunch of those random drugs at wal-m*rt etc... They are speculated to own so much that you have probably bought an MT product and didn't even know it.

 

[holyintellect]

It comes in cycles...right now its Muscle Tech...before that it was Met Rx...before that it was EAS....there will always be a supplement company that is overhyped...the consumer demands it...

holy

 

[pmiller383]

I actually did a paper on this for an advertising class and found Muscular Development to be the most advertised in with something like 70% of the magazine being advertisements.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

tell LG and USP to spend 10X as much for ad space here

Fixed

 

[bigpoppapump2]

Very interesting. Thanks for tallying.

That is just ridiculous. I don't ever buy those magazines. Too much advertising CRAP jammed in there and the weightlifting articles were junk.

Agreed. I'm not gonna buy a magazine that's filled with ads and those ads being mostly MT.

 

[planetfuzz]

Very interesting. Thanks for tallying.

That is just ridiculous. I don't ever buy those magazines. Too much advertising CRAP jammed in there and the weightlifting articles were junk.

I picked up a copy of Muscular Development the other day and thought the same thing. I had to search for the actual articles among the slew of ads. Annoying. Is there a decent magazine out there?

 

[lonewolf0420]

I picked up a copy of Muscular Development the other day and thought the same thing. I had to search for the actual articles among the slew of ads. Annoying. Is there a decent magazine out there?

Has anyone else noticed that MD also reprints the same articles? I've also found two of the same articles in separate sections of the same issue.

 

[DEADn]

Well go a step further and count how many pages of pure advertisements there are in Flex vs any articles in there. I used to have a subt o Flex but I soon found the articles to be getting contradictory and every year coming up with the latest fad. I soon found myself only cutting out ads like Universal Nutrition and use them to hang up on the wall just for inspiration purposes. I use convesations on the internet now for my learning in part. I find it hard to go through any magazines anymore.

 

[Delta Force]

I actually did a paper on this for an advertising class and found Muscular Development to be the most advertised in with something like 70% of the magazine being advertisements.

that explains why their magazine is over 500 pages!

 

[Delta Force]

i just picked up a copy of MD in the march edition and i find this magazine to be really good, i really like reading about all the braking news on supplements they print, but the magazine does get blurry between real articles and ads.
I wouldn't mind subscribing to it but at $50 for annual subscription is too much.