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The M&F Training Guide For Beginners
Don't let inexperience keep you out of the gym. Our progressive 12-week beginner's guide covers the nuts and bolts of machine-based and free-weight exercises, with emphasis on when and what to do to get bigger, leaner and stronger.
By Joe Wuebben |
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10 Nutrition Rules for Beginners
For the results you want, a commitment to the gym requires a commitment to nutrition. Follow these guidelines to build the body your resolutions call for.
By Joe Wuebben |
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6 Keys to Intensity
Simply lifting weights may not get you the results you want. Adding intensity at the right times and in the right places will. BY By Joe Wuebben and Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS |
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| Training & Fitness |
Nutrition & Supplements |
Features / Departments |
Mass Class
Here, in digestible form, are two-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler's seven favorite muscle-building exercises for total-body mass.
By Joe Wuebben |
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3 Months to Mass
This 12-week, three-part meal plan uses your gains each month to determine what you eat next. Get ready to grow.
By Jim Stoppani, PhD, and Mark Thorpe |
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Keeping It Real
Brock Lesnar left the WWE because it wasn't real enough. Now he's joining the UFC because it's just the opposite. By Greg Merritt |
164 |
Pump Quiz
Our test will increase your training IQ and give you the smarts to boost your muscle mass as well.
By Bill Geiger, MA, with Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS |
182 |
Morning Muscle
Taken first thing in the morning, this supplement stack will stop catabolism and prime your muscles for growth.
By Jim Stoppani, PhD |
236 |
Training Notebook
Workout of the Month: Small Angles, Big Results By Bill Geiger, MA
One-Minute Lesson: Cheat Sheet By Bill Geiger, MA
Pimp My Workout: Calves Gone Wild By Joe Wuebben
Power and Strength: Hit the Deck By Sean Waxman, CSCS
Strength Lab: Lose Your Grip By Jim Stoppani, PhD
Kinesiology: Cable Pullover By David Sandler, MS, CSCS |
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Clean Sweep
This quad-focused leg wrecker will build the size you long for. Your hams and glutes will grow all the healthier, too.
By Bill Geiger, MA |
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Nutrition Notebook
Man-Made Meal: Macho Nachos By Laura Creavalle
Ask the Diet Guru: Retaining Knowledge By Chris Aceto
Bodybuilding Buffet: Sandwich Stuffers By Jordana Brown |
64 |
Troy's Epic Delts
New grandfather Troy Alves, 41, uses this routine to cap his shoulders and to stay competitive on the pro bodybuilding stage.
By Bill Geiger, MA |
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Editorial
By Peter McGough |
28 |
Fit with HIIT
The latest in cardio science mandates short-duration, high-intensity interval training as the quickest way to a shredded body.
By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS, and Jim Stoppani, PhD, with Eric Velazquez |
224 |
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Perspective
By Joe Weider |
30 |
Balancing Act
For an impressive V-taper, use fitness competitor Julie Shipley-Childs' back routine. For domestic tranquility, take her veteran advice.
By Mark Thorpe |
238 |
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Feedback/Success Stories
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Big Time
Edited By Mark Thorpe |
40 |
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Ask Arnold
By Arnold Schwarzenegger |
252 |
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Gunnar's Athletic Department
By Gunnar Peterson, CSCS |
254 |
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The Edge
Edited By Jim Stoppani, PhD |
257 |
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Next Month
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