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164 Arnold: The First 60 Years
Part One of a two-part series begins with 15-year-old Arnold feeding the beast in a dank, dungeonlike gym in Graz, Austria, and follows his meteoric rise through the sport of bodybuilding to the doorstep of Hollywood.
BY JOE WUEBBEN

214 The Complete Arnold
Train like Arnold! We've compiled the best advice on training, intensity and focus from years of the "Ask Arnold" column and condensed it into one explosive feature. You might grow just reading it.
BY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

230 Full of Life
We went to the men who knew him best - his training partners and fellow competitors - to get this portrait of the greatest bodybuilder on Earth.
COMPILED BY MARK THORPE

236 60 Years of Covers
Follow the evolution of Arnold as we knew him in the muscle mags. 56 Training Notebook
One-Minute Lesson: Big Foot BY BILL GEIGER, MA
Strength Lab: Revenge of the Smith BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD
Get It Right: Reverse-Grip Bench Press BY DAVID ARMAYOR, MAT, CSCS
Power and Strength: High-Bar vs. Low-Bar Squat BY SEAN WAXMAN, CSCS
Pullout m&f Personal Trainer: Abs on Assignment BY BILL GEIGER, MA
Kinesiology: Reverse Hamstring Curl BY DAVID SANDLER, MS, CSCS

70 Nutrition Notebook
Man-Made Meal: Ginger Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin BY LAURA CREAVALLE
Go Nuts: Get Crackin' BY JORDANA BROWN
Ask the Expert: Eat to Get More Sleep BY CHRIS ACETO
Cow Belly: Milk Your Ab Fat BY SHAWN DONNELLY Click here for online feature articles.

 

82 Push, Pull, Grow
The classic push/pull split is a simple and effective routine that has been around as long as man has been moving rocks. We've tweaked it just enough to give you a no-brainer mass-building, strength-enhancing workout.
BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD, AND JOE WUEBBEN

98 Precision Pecs
Building a bigger, thicker chest with grade-A meat means working the entire pectoral complex. Our workout gets into the nooks and crannies for a complete pec pump.
BY BILL GEIGER, MA

136 Phil of the Future
For a back as big and strong as Phil Heath's, follow this routine. But don't be surprised when people begin heaping expectations on it.
BY JORDANA BROWN

148 25 Ways to Improve Your Workouts
Efficiency. Strength. Time. Energy. To get the most of these essential workout qualities and more, take our results-driven advice.
BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD, AND ERIC VELAZQUEZ Click here for online training articles.

 

 

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