| Features |
72 Train, Eat, Grow 122
Size Surge regurge and overshooting. |
102 A Bodybuilder Is Born 53
Ron Harris on facing judgment day. You gotta love the smell of Pro Tan in the morning. |
110 The Anabolic Fat-Blasting Diet
From the Bodybuilding.com archive: Mark McManus explains the ultimate eating plan. |
126 Jennifer Nicole Lee
Dare to dream: Lonnie Teper goes one on one with the transformation sensation and infomercial megastar. |
150 All-Dumbbell Musclebuilding
An X-Files special: Holman and Lawson’s formula for igniting mass blasts—no gym membership required. |
160 Shocking Protein Power
Jerry Brainum interviews one of the top heat-shock-protein researchers, Joe Evans, Ph.D. |
176 Anthony Pomponio
Meet Kid Kong—a soft-spoken 21-year-old bodybuilder who’s making some noise onstage and in the gym with his power. Lonnie Teper does the Q&A honors. |
192 Power Surge
Ryan “BenchMonster” Kennelly and Sean Katterle reveal advanced techniques for power benching. Pepare to drive up a new P.R.! |
222 Profiles In Muscle: Sergio Oliva Jr.
The Myth’s offspring is looking big and ripped. Here’s how he does it. |
230 Femme Physique
Steve Wennerstrom, IFBB women’s historian, takes an in-depth look at the legendary California Championships from its inception in 1981. |
236 Heavy Duty
Another classic column from Mike Mentzer on intense, low-volume workouts. |
250 Only The Strong Shall Survive
Coach Bill Starr takes a good, hard look at the squat—it’s the king that reigns supreme in the size and strength departments. |
| Departments |
36 Train To Gain
Delt-training rules, plus Joe Horrigan looks at triceps extensions and elbow damage. |
50 Smart Training
Coach Charles Poliquin’s key facts on building extreme size and strength. |
58 Eat To Grow
Creatine and muscle recovery, fat shrinking and moderate drinking and phosphatidylserine. |
84 Naturally Huge
John Hansen discusses ripping up after 40. |
92 Shredded Muscle
Dave Goodin outlines his cardio regimen for serious striations! |
96 Critical Mass
Steve Holman takes a look at Max Contraction and pro-style workouts. |
200 Muscle “In” Sites
Eric Broser reviews some revamped sites. Plus, P/RR/S bodypart-specialization tactics. |
208 News & Views
Lonnie Teper’s Nationals predictions—plus Rising Stars and the ’09 Muscle Beach contests. |
224 Pump & Circumstance
Ruth Silverman’s annual long, hot summer of female physique shows roundup. Sizzling symmetry here. |
242 Bodybuilding Pharmacology
Jerry Brainum looks at the facts and figures on testosterone reduction and soy. |
258 Mind/Body Connection
A review of The Zane Body Training Manual. Plus, Dave Draper’s Bomber Blast. |
270 Readers Write
Lifesaving lifestyle, cover-story glory and fast workouts, big results. |
