April 2007

Muscle & Fitness Magazine: April 2007. The April issue of Muscle & Fitness will be available March 6th. This issue showcases 12 laws of fat burning, a guide to cardio, Split Rep Training and much more! Check it out! Click here to read an excerpt from the cover story about Laws Of Fat Burning!

Table Of Contents, April 2007

Special Fat-Burning Section Training & Fitness Nutrition & Supplements 12 Laws of Fat Burning You can adopt tons of great lifestyle habits to burn more bodyfat, but we've boiled it down to 12 hard-and-fast rules that will start you on your way to a leaner build. By Chris Aceto and Jim Stoppani, PhD 122 Back Attack Your back is best served by dividing your training to meet specific goals. Blast its four distinct areas to develop width, depth, top-to-bottom mass and gruesome definition. By Bill Geiger, MA 88 Mood Muscler Most supplements you buy are likely geared toward helping you build bare-handed, phone book-ripping strength or a stage-worthy physique. But this stack will help you feel better and improve your workouts during the dull winter months. By Jim Stoppani, PhD 176 12 Laws of Fat Burning Meal Plan Follow this sample meal plan for six weeks and watch your six-pack (re)appear. By Chris Aceto and Jim Stoppani, PhD 133 Split Rep Training In this cutting-edge program, train through the positive and negative parts of each exercise separately and stimulate spectacular new growth. By Jim Stoppani, PhD, and Jimmy Pena, MS, CSCS, with Eric Velazquez 108 Time To Shake "One gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day." Your growth hinges on it. With a few shake-timing tips, you can hit your quota with ease. By Jordana Brown 220 Get Lean With Supersets Cardio is a great way to get lean, but too often the fat-burning benefits of weightlifting get overlooked. Our all-supersets routine will provide a mind-blowing pump while kicking your metabolism into overdrive. By Joe Wuebben and Jimmy Pe'a, MS, CSCS 136 Pound for Pound What does it take to get a boxer ripped, strong and ring-ready? One M&F staffer gloved up and stepped between the ropes with famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach at his Hollywood training pit for 12 weeks to find out. By Eric Velazquez 180     The Guide To Cardio That's right... the guide. With a few minor adjustments to your pace, machine selection, nutrition and supplementation, you can start making your cardio sessions much more efficient with these five programs. By Jim Stoppani, PhD, and Eric Velazquez 156 Muscle Matchups You train chest with shoulders? Maybe back followed by chest? New science shows why these pairings might not be the best for gaining strength and size and which matchups can take your physique to the next level. By Jim Stoppani, PhD, and Eric Velazquez 194     Stoking The Ultimate Burn Your local supplement stores have gone wall to wall with new formulas designed to melt away your gut. Which ones are worth the expense? Our no-nonsense guide will help you pick the 12 best fat-burners. By Dwayne Jackson, PhD, and Jim Stoppani, PhD 164 Classic Wheels Though he's known for his flowing upper-body lines and deeply etched back, IFBB pro Troy Alves is the best when it comes to balance. Find out how this X-framed Arizona native kicked his leg training up a notch in 2006. By Eric Velazquez 206     Featured Departments Columns Etc. Training Notebook One-Minute Lesson: Grip Width Purpose By Bill Geiger, MA Strength Lab: Smith vs. Barbell By Jim Stoppani, PhD Get It Right: One-Arm Cable Crossover By David Armayor, MAT, CSCS Power and Strength: Big Bench By Sean Waxman, CSCS PULLOUT M&F Personal Trainer: Pec-Ignition By Bill Geiger, MA Kinesiology: Decline Dumbbell Bench Press By David Sandler, MS, CSCS 54 Editorial By Peter McGough 28     Nutrition Notebook Man-Made Meal: Four-Cheese Macaroni With Chicken By Laura Creavalle Carb Counting: Muscle Fibers By Jordana Brown Training Fuel: Triathl-Eat By Joe Wuebben 70 Perspective By Joe Weider 30         Feedback/Success Stories 32         Big Time Edited By Shawn Donnelly 42         Gunnar's Athletic Department By Gunnar Peterson, CSCS 226         Ask Arnold By Arnold Schwarzenegger 228         The Edge Edited By Jim Stoppani, PhD 235         The Marketplace 249         Next Month 256

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