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248 Educating the Masses
A new study released by Harvard Medical School confirms what Joe Weider has preached for more than half a century: Exercise can save your life.

BY JOE WEIDER

256 Ta-Da
Model Tianna Ta tells us what it takes to say "O" in front of the camera.

BY MARK THORPE




FEATURED DEPARTMENTS
263 Training Notebook
Workout of the Month: A Show of Hams BY JIMMY PENA, MS, CSCS
Sports-Minded: The Big Picture BY CHRIS GIZZI, PES, CES, USAW
Strength Lab: Two to One BY JIM STOPPANI, PhD
Pimp My Workout: Back in Business BY JOE WUEBBEN
Kinesiology: Standing Cable Twist BY DAVID SANDLER, MS, CSCS
Ask Arnold: Pectoral Pointers BY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

132 The Incredibles
Ferrigno and sons carry on the muscle tradition at Gold's Venice that Lou started back in the 1970s.
By Jon Finkel

174 The Lions in Winter
Four readers over 40 tell you what it takes to lift successfully into the second half of your life.
By Mark Thorpe

222 Hail to the Beef
We rank the 10 fittest presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush and cut all the fat in between.
By Jon Finkel

238 Drawing a Blank
Former fitness competitor and entrepreneur Mandy Blank performs for the camera.
By Mark Thorpe

246 Supplement Savings
Bodybuilding.com wants to help you get more out of your training with a host of special deals that could save you $1,000 on your monthly supplement bill.


FEATURED DEPARTMENTS

251 Training Notebook
Workout of the Month: Wide Appeal By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS
Sports-Minded: Making Do By Chris Gizzi, PES, CES, USAW
Strength Lab: Get Width the Program By Jim Stoppani, PHD
Pimp My Workout: Pecs on the Decline By Joe Wuebben
Kinesiology: Stiff-Legged Deadlift By David Sandler, MS, CSCS
Ask Arnold: Shock Treatment By Arnold Schwarzenegger

264 Nutrition Notebook
Udderly Huge By Jim Stoppani, PHD
Trans-America By Tabatha Elliott, PHD

COLUMNS, ETC.
20 Masthead
28 On the Web
30 Editorial BY PETER MCGOUGH
32 Perspective BY JOE WEIDER
34 Feedback/Success Stories
44 The Edge Edited by Jim Stoppani, PHd, and Mark Thorpe
64 Big Time Edited by Mark Thorpe
270 Industry Beat
274 The Marketplace
280 Strong WordsBY By Jon Finkel
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76 Red, White and Huge
For a superhero's silhouette, use this eight-week X-frame workout to maximize your muscle above and below the waist.

By Jim Stoppani, PHD, and Joe Wuebben

112 Pectoral College
Add 25% to your bench press with this power rack chest routine.

By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS

146 53 Ways to Build Mass and Strength
When it comes to getting bigger and stronger, small changes in the way you lift, eat, rest and think can make all the difference.

By Jim Stoppani, PHD, Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS, and Mark Thorpe

187 Principled Growth
The Weider Principles revolutionized resistance training. We took 10 and combined them into five workouts that'll revolutionize your physique.

By Jimmy Peña, MS, CSCS, and Mark Thorpe

198 Hawaiian Hurricane
Chris Faildo spent two decades pursuing a pro card, and now he has it - and the arms to go with it.

By Bill Geiger, MA

208 Legs of Lohre
The leg and glute routine of fitness pro Julie Lohre has helped her redefine the meaning of shapely.

By Karla Dial

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98 Pimp My Diet
Can't quite dial in your nutrition to gain those few extra pounds of muscle? We take three readers' diets and transform them into effective meal plans.
By Jim Stoppani, PHD, and Eric Velazquez

160 Supercharged Staples
Five bodybuilding mainstays get extreme makeovers to make them more palatable over a 12-week muscle haul.
By Jordana Brown

236 Lean Budget?
When you want to get ripped on a small cash flow, check out this cost-effective fat-burning stack.
By Jim Stoppani, PHD

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