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120 Coming on Strong
Skip the machines, dumbbells and cables -- you’ll develop maximum strength and power with our six-week, all-barbell blast.
BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD, AND JOE WUEBBEN

134 Boost Your Bench
Bench press world record holder and mountain of muscle Scot Mendelson reveals the training secrets that’ll help you achieve eye-popping strength feats of your own.
BY JOE WUEBBEN

148 Real Man’s Diet Pizza and cheeseburgers, anyone? With our protein-heavy seven-day meal plan, you can fuel your hardcore strength workouts while still enjoying the foods you crave.
BY STEVE O’REILLY, RD Click here for online feature articles.

 

90 Lift Big to Get Lean
Step away from the cardio machines. Get leaner with our six-week, old-school, weights-only workout. No running required.
BY ERIC VELAZQUEZ

101 Workout of the Month: Right in Arms Way
Need to stimulate new growth in your bi’s and tri’s? Get big arms with our pumped-up superset workout.
BY BILL GEIGER

230 Jackson Thrive
IFBB pro Johnnie Jackson opens up to us about fatherhood, the 1,000-pound barrier and the workout that built the world’s best delts.
BY ERIC VELAZQUEZ

238 Back Attack
Get a better grip on your back workouts with personal trainer and fitness pro Beth Horn’s top-to-bottom approach for extreme curves.
BY BILL GEIGER

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176 Go Fish
Filled to the gills with protein, fish should play a major part in your muscle-building diet -- provided you know which types to reel in.
BY MATTHEW G. KADEY, MS, RD

196 Turbo Boosters
Want stronger workouts and bigger muscle gains? These 11 supplements will get your blood flowing and your testosterone pumping.
BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD

164 Angels’ Most Wanted
Los Angeles Angels go-to guy Chone Figgins reached the major leagues and became one of the game’s most versatile players -- one rep at a time.
BY ERIC VELAZQUEZ

188 Ultimate Fight
UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes is prepping for his showdown against the legendary Royce Gracie the only way he knows how: with lots and lots of weights.
BY JOE WUEBBEN

206 Success Thru Excess
The Arnold Classic Weekend has built itself into an annual must-see for fitness enthusiasts with a formula that’s equal parts skin, sport and strength . . . in abundance.
BY ERIC VELAZQUEZ

220 The 25 Greatest Power Songs of All Time
Want to know the best music to play to ignite a workout explosion? Check out our definitive list of the greatest power songs of all time.
BY DEAN BRIERLY AND SHAWN DONNELLY Click here for online nutrition articles.

 

 

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