- SMOKING GUNS
Here's how you can win the arms race! This seven week investment blasts your bi's and tri's to make you up to 33% stronger - with size to match.
- SMOKING GUNS - THE WORKOUT
Take this comprehensive program to the gym so you will have all the exercises and instruction at your fingertips.
- ESSENTIAL ANATOMY & KINESIOLOGY
An old fashioned kinesiology lesson for muscleheads.
- RIGHT TO BARE ARMS
Women, get your arms! Try our training advice on building shapely arms.
- GET A GRIP!
To improve a number off upper body exercises - and build fearsome forearms - you must build grip strength.
- ARMED RESPONSE
All your questions about arm training finally answered!
Training:
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- GET IT RIGHT: FRONT SQUAT
A variation of the squat that's a bit trickier to perform but pays off in muscle growth.
- BULLISH ON DELTS
Eric Otero, a top amateur and likely contender at November's Nationals competition, serves up his routine for beefing up shoulders and traps.
- THE STRENGTH CONNECTION
Why tendon and ligament strength is really the foundation of a muscular physique, and how you can build from the bone up.
- GUT CZECH
Pro bodybuilder Jikta Harazimova details her Eastern European techniques for creating stunning abs.
- CABLE READY
When you're tired of the same old chest and shoulders routine, try these innovative cable exercises to spark new muscle growth.
- TARGETING PROBLEM AREAS: GLUTES
If your backside is less than perfect, you will want to read these tips on sculpting artistic glutes.
- UNLAWFUL PROPORTIONS
IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman, winner of the 1998 Night of Champions, lays down the law on chest training.
Features:
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- FLEXIBLE FLYERS
A photographic look at the fitness competitors who regularly defy the laws of gravity.
- HEAVY BREATHING
Don't let exercise induced asthma take the win out of your sails when you train.
- EMPIRE STATE BODYBUILDING
Dorian Yates isn't competing in the 1998 Mr. Olympia in New York, which means we will see a new champ in October. Here is a preview of those who would be king.
Nutrition:
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- GARDEN-VARIETY MUSCLE
Think you can't build muscle if you're vegetarian? You can still pack on the beef without eating any.
- THE GREAT PRETENDERS
Here is how to best incorporate faux fats into a healthy bodybuilding diet.
- FAQS: FAT LOSS
We answer some of the most frequently asked questions on banishing bodyfat.
- PARK YOUR CARBS?
Are carbs your dietary undoing? Take a look at the research and decide for yourself.
Personality / Cutting Edge:
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- AT HOME WITH LOU FERRIGNO
From Incredible Hulk and top pro bodybuilder to superdad, Lou Ferrigno has accomplished a lot in the past 20 years. Here he shares his reflections on a career of muscle.
- SPORTS MEDICINE
Weak in the Knees
- RECUPERATION
Sweat It! A Sauna Update!
Departments:
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- Editorial: 'The Power of Invention' by Joe Weider
- Perspective: by Tom Deters
- Feedback
- Success Stories: Something to shoot For
- Hotline
- Mind in Bodybuilding: Keeping On Track
- Body by Betty: Adding Insult to Injury? by Betty Weider
- Training Notebook::
- Dumbbell Shrug
- Kinesiology by Michael Yessis, PhD
- Advanced Training with Mr. Olympia by Dorian Yates
- Lab Notes: Exercise Expertise by Jose Antonio, PhD, CSCS
- Bodybuilding Science:
- Pyruvate Proving Grounds
- Vitamin E does your Muscles good
- Ask Arnold: Speeding Up Your Gains by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Muscle Fare: Cornbread Kickoff
- The Marketplace
- Coming Next Month
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