April 2004 Muscular Development is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on hardcore 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. On the cover is Mat Duvall.

April 2004 Table of Contents Volume 41, Number 4

Features

Carol Grow Free beauty and the beast poster The IFBB's New Guard The 2003 National Champions The Biggest Biceps in America Mat DuVall brings his bad ass guns to the pros Kris Dim's Guns Are aimed at the big boys The 2004 Arnold Classic Showdown by Chad Nicholls How now, Mad Cow? Bodybuilders love beef, but should we stop eating it?

Training

Research Training By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey, EdD Muscle Form + Function Paraellel bar dips add mass to chest and triceps SuperMat The Thinking Man's Bodybuilder Marvelous Melvin By Melvin Anthony Power Bodybuilding By Johnnie O. Jackson Outrageous Amateurs By Marc Salvato Victor's Gym By Victor Martinez The Pro Creator By Hany Rambod Jay Cutler The Ultimate Beef Titus Talks By Craig Titus The Priest Confessional Questions and Answers by Lee Priest The Contest Guru By Chad Nicholls The Cutting Edge By Dexter Jackson The Real Deal By Chris Cormier Trainer of Champions By Charles Glass Team Flex Q&A By Flex Wheeler MD's MD By Carlon M. Colker, MD, FACN By the Expert Q&A Questions and Answers with Steven J. Fleck

Nutrition / Performance

Research: Supplements By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey. Research: Nutrition By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey. Supplement Performance The ephedra ban: science or politics? Nutrition Performance The ultimate amino acid formula for post-workout recovery drinks. Muscletech Research Report

Fat Loss

Research Fat Loss By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey Fat Attack Caffeine's fat reducing effects: An update

Drugs

Research Drugs By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey Future Pharmacy By Douglas Kalman Testosterone Steroid Design: Blueprints for an anabolic Busted! Legal Q&A By Rick Collins Anabolic Research Update By William Llewellyn Anabolic Freak By David Palumbo Anabolic Edge By Jose Antonio, PhD Building the Perfect Beast By Author L. Rea Ear to the Street By John Ramano

Health & Performance

Research Health & Performance By Steve Blechman and Thomas Fahey Bodybuilding Science It's in your blood - Why you need blood work

Inside Angle

Editor's Letter By Steve Blechman Mail Room Where our Reader's Rave and Rant Page 69 By John Ramano Rage Page By Dirt Diggler Ramblin' Freak By Gregg Valentino Freakenstein Speaks The world according to Paul Dillett Hot Shoppe By Angela T. Frizalone MD Marketplace Classifieds The Last Word By John Romano