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LEX TRAI
He's the enigmatic one. Ever since Kai Greene rose from
underdog to top dog by winning the 2009 Arnold Clas-
sic, the mystery of the Greene Machine, much like the
man himself, has only grown bigger with time. He has layers, from
his perception of bodybuilding as part sport and part art, to his
belief in physique as a medium of complete expression and com-
munication. Greene is as original as he is hard to pin down for the
simple reason that he speaks with his body as much, if not more,
than his words. We get it: He's different. And we love him for it.
Now, in his eighth year in the IFBB Pro League, Greene has
won just about every accolade (some twice) except the one
FLEX I MAY '12
BYDENNISJAMES PHOTOGRAP SB PAVELYTHJAå
Dennis James sits
down with
Kai
Greene to unlock
the mysteries
behind the sport's
most colorful and
dangerous
contender as he
prepares for the
012 Olympia
that matters most: the Mr. Olympia. After placing third in
2011, he wants it more than ever. So much so that he's taking
the entire year to prepare for it. Retired IFBB pro Dennis
"The Menace" James sat down with Greene to get the
straight scoop on how he plans to do it, minus the "Kaisms,"
as the biggest threat (literally) to the Olympia throne read-
ies himself for those two nights at the end of September,
when all the talk, speculation, predictions, and hype won't
matter. In that moment, when what stands between Greene
and the Sandow are the bodies in question, his will be ready
to speak volumes. —Dave Lee
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