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Winter 1999

Since 1936, Ironman Magazine has been the magazine for bodybuilders. Each issue provides insights into bodybuilding, from nutrition, to lots of training info, to profiles on the men and women who make up the bodybuilding and fitness world. It also contains excellent pictures and information on almost anything you need. Swimsuit model Linda O'Neil appears on the cover.


Winter 1999 - Table of Contents
Volume 58, Number 2B

Training:

  • EXERCISE SCIENCE
    Is Music Ergogenic?

  • Q&A
    Break down to build up... What do you think of the old leg and back specialization programs? ... What exactly do you mean when you refer to large boned or small boned physical types? ... Can you make suggestions for overcoming boredom in training?

  • IRONMIND
    Regarding Rules ... while it is nice of you to put your dumbbells back in the rack when you are done, what we are really interested in is whether you are paying attention to things like overload, progressive resistance and recuperation.

  • ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE
    Look strong, Be Strong. By Bill Starr, Strength and Conditioning Coach of John Hopkins University.

  • CRITICAL MASS
    Workload and Muscle Growth... Having Trouble Sleeping ... One Exercise for Total Stimulation... New Hardness ... Conflicting Answers...

  • RIGHT START
    Patience: Good things come to those who wait... Everything you do counts and moves you closer to your goal. Every time you hit the gym and perform an intense, muscle blasting workout, you are getting one tiny step nearer to the body you want.

  • THE MIGHTY SQUAT
    The king of all exercises is the squat. But why does everyone perform it wrong? By Lorne Goldenberg, NHL Strength Coach.

  • TESTOSTERONE, PART 6
    Maximizing Pro Hormone through ATP & Creatine Synergy.

  • GIVE ME 50
    Overcome mental fatigue with boot camp training.

  • NATURAL BACK ATTACK
    How you can get a thicker, wider stronger back.

  • HIGH INTENSITY
    Brian Johnston Interview, Part 2

  • HARDCORE TRAINING
    Dan Fine Blasts Back

  • POWER TRAINING
    Gear Up for a big Bench

  • EMG EXERCISE ANALYSIS
    Part two. A scientific look at selected tricep exercises.

  • SIZE, STRENGTH AND POWER
    The ultimate get big and strong program.

  • EXERCISE OF THE MONTH
    Bent Over Cable Laterals

Nutrition & Supplementation:

  • TESTOSTERONE, PART 6
    ATP and Creatine Synergy

  • TOP 10 REASONS WHY ATHLETES SHOULD TAKE SUPPLEMENTS
    If they want to perform at their best, these are why athletes should take supplements.

  • MAGIC MUSCLE POTION
    Mix it up, chug it down and transform yourself into a throbbing mass of power - packed gristle - with new kick ass strength - in only five days!

  • PARATHYROID HORMONE
    Stop it from keeping you small. This catabolic hormone is sucking creatine from your muscles and catabolizing muscle tissue.

  • GUGGULSTERONES
    These turn up the heat to melt more fat.

Super Pictorial:

  • 1999 SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR
    It is our biggest, boldest, sexiest pictorial yet. Warning, readers with high blood pressure should not view the entire pictorial in one sitting. Featured models include Karla Kensington, Laura Selway, Kitchi Laurico, Jennifer Elrod, Julie Tawney, Colleen Kelly, Linda O'Neil, Tylene Buck, Theresa Hessler, and Christina Hunter.

Contests:

  • 1998 IFBB MR. OLYMPIA
    Texas patrolman Ronnie Coleman hauls in the competition to become the new Mr. Olympia.

Departments:

  • BODY GOURMET
    Chicken Vegetable Soup... Homemade...

  • CRITICAL MASS

  • EDITORIAL
    Experimentation and Motivation by John Balik. Many bodybuilders turn to powerlifting in the winter months in order to build new strength so they can handle heavier weights, even on the isolation exercises, when they go back to bodybuilding style workouts.

  • HOT SHOTS
    Candid photos by Jerry Frederick

  • INTERACTIVE BODYBUILDING

  • MARKETPLACE / MAIN EVENTS

  • MASS-RX
    Lose fat, not muscle... Gyno Solution... GH Boost...

  • NEWS & VIEWS
    Lonnie Teper write about many things, including the Ups, Down and Around the Mr. O Weekend, about the cocktail party, the nice guys, and the banquet.

  • NUTRITION SCIENCE
    Protein requirements for building maximum muscle, plus new legal GHB compound?

  • POWER TRAINING

  • READERS WRITE
    Thanks for the Memories... Squat to Grow... Training Naturally... Supplement Solutions... and more...

  • REVIEWS
    The Gold's Gym Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding...