| Features |
64 Train, Eat, Grow 109
Static contraction for a mass reaction. The TEG men hold to grow. |
90Brick By Brick
Ron Harris' consistency plan for building your ultimate physique. |
106 A Bodybuilder Is Born 40
How to set up a time to grow and why staying too lean is the no-gain scene. |
114 Supersize This!
Jerry Brainum's scientific take on fast food. (Ronald McDonald is toast!) |
136 Detailed Density
Cory Crow analyzes Mark Perry's rugged-back training program. |
146 HMB Controversy
Jacob Wilson and Gabriel Wilson explore the research to determine who can benefit muscle-wise from using this controversial supplement. |
162 Muscle Fiber Fact And Fiction
New research on fast-twitch fibers rewrites the textbooks. |
174 40 Is The New 20, Part 2
Eric Broser's complete workout program for getting bigger and better with age. |
186 Get Big & Strong
From the Bodybuilding.com archives, Michael Roussell outlines a best-of-both-worlds workout. |
202 X-Files
A quick Q&A on everything from volume vs. intensity to lower-lat growth to building a massive muscular base with 3D Positions of Flexion. |
232 Hardbody
Sasha Brown unveils her muscular curves-prepare to slam on your brakes. |
244 Profile: Darrem Charles D.C. talks:
A personal peek at the proportionate pro. |
256 Heavy Duty
John Little channels Mike Mentzer's intensity. |
266 Only The Strong Shall Survive
Part 2 of Coach Bill Starr's Bigger, Stronger, Younger-how and when to start youngsters on a strength-training program. |
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| Departments |
28 Train To Gain
How to build a big, bad chest, to squat or not, and Joe Horrigan on pullovers. |
44 Smart Training
Coach Charles Poliquin explains how to rest for strength. |
52 Eat To Grow
Best creatine-loading method and gaining with protein and carbs during training. |
74 Naturally Huge
John Hansen constructs pec-pounding programs for a chest that'll impress. |
82 Shredded Muscle
Dave Goodin talks competitive encouragement and the benefits of training with your better half. |
86 Critical Mass
Steve Holman analyzes the stretch and how it can etch muscle detail. |
208 News & Views
Lonnie Teper's world-of-bodybuilding coverage-plus, four Rising Stars. |
224 Muscle "In" Sites
Eric Broser has more on Mark Dugdale's "Driven" DVD, a review of the new e-book X-Rep Update #1 and set-by-set warm-up protocols for bigger results. |
228 Bodybuilding Pharmacology
Jerry Brainum explains the pros and cons of growth hormone for athletes. |
248 Pump & Circumstance
Ruth Silverman's USA pict-O-rama, plus-another women's bodybuilding legend. |
276 Mind/Body Connection
The overflowing riches of iron and steel from Dave Draper. Plus, sexy time, nap for knowledge and The Lean Body Promise book review. |
288 Readers Write
Gangbuster gladiator, castration accusation and X-traordinary gains. |