March 2000 Muscular Development, owned by Twinlab, is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on natural bodybuilding, but also covers fitness and health related items. They pride themselves on giving its readers extensive coverage on the cutting edge of training, diet and nutrition articles. It also has great pictures of bodybuilders, and makes for enjoyable reading. The look of natural bodybuilding and less on the hardcore look is what Muscular Development stands for. With everything geared towards the natural look, it continues to attack steroids, drugs, etc. On the cover is Diedre Pagnanelli.

March 2000 Table of Contents Volume 37, Number 3

Training

SPORTS SCIENCE Fast twitch - slow twitch: Muscle fibers that matter. MD TRAINING CAMP Millennium maneuvers: The total body blitz - phase II. XPLOSIVE TRAINING Improve your vertical jump. SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING Traing for skiing and snowboarding. MUSCLE FORM + FUNCTION Develop strong shoulders safely. BY THE EXPERTS & A What factors are necessary for weight gain in athletes? What is the best way to obtain benefits from resistance training? CARDIO Q & A Are high intensity workouts worth it? Is elevated heart rate the key to aerobic fitness? How important are warm ups and cool downs?

Nutrition

NUTRITION BYTES The right eats for skiers Diet may help increase muscle mass Eating more beef Athletes need more protein Saturated foods not good High protein diets SUPPLEMENT BYTES Creatine, Pyruvate and recovery Creatine and cramping Medical safety of creatine Renal function and creatine use Creatine for men only? Vitamin E SUPPLEMENT PERFORMANCE Optomizing post exercise nutrition NUTRITION PERFORMANCE Ribose: Potential to peak performance EAT TO WIN Country vegetable soup MUSCLE SHAKES Roman's favorites: Chocoholic.. Wango Mango

Fat Loss

FAT LOSS BYTES Fat City, USA Green tea helps burn fat Does exercise affect food intake? Exercise and abdominal fat Resistance beats aerobics for lean mass, and much more FAT ATTACK What's old is new again in the wide, wide world of fat research

Health & Fitness

FITNESS BYTES Abdominal work effective without devices Home fitness equipment Drinking water and your appetite No pre exercise stretch more benefit More sex, better performance? Exercise can make you smarter Group training SPORT MEDICINE BYTES Mountain biking may cause scrotum damage Testosterone therapy for men Exercise can improve blood clotting Stress fractures linked to flat feet Helmets prevent injury in skiing HEALTH BYTES Frequent sex supports immune system Viagra helps with infertilityAre you an 'apple' or a 'pear'? The penis and the boomerang Chewing tobacco and coordination Fit and overweight? Drug for premature ejaculation

Inside Angles

HOME PAGE Build muscle, burn fat, be fit! What is inside this issue? CHAT ROOM Where our readers rant and rave, including 'I've been waiting a long time, MD Online, Raging lunatic and Hot property. FIT AND FAMOUS Lightning quick Ron Dayne Baywatch body Pamela Anderson The Peek A Boo Australian soccer team Hugh Grant's love handles Arnold's kick ass character Lennox Lewis celibacy The fighting Alis HOT SHOPPE BYTE ME Eyebrow raising tidbits

Features

FIT HOT BABES Pictorial: Sex, strong and sculpted - women for work at it. POWERMAN Karl Malone pillar of strength WHY JOE 6-PACK HAS A BEER BELLY 10 TIPS FOR BUILDING WIDE SHOULDERS MISS USA Kimberly Ann Pressler. Born to be fit!