July 2000 Muscle & Fitness is considered to be the best of the non-hardcore bodybuilding magazines. It contains lots of information about the principles of fitness & bodybuilding. Each monthly magazine usually contains information about weight training, nutrition, training, bodybuilding and many other topics that are current in the bodybuilding and fitness world. Muscle & Fitness is more of a mainstream bodybuilding magazine, which has excellent articles and pictures. On the cover is Gunter Schlierkamp and Sharon Moore.

Special Bonus

ROAD MAP TO POWERFUL PECS Check out this blueprint on how to build the chest you have always wanted, complete with workouts for all ability levels.

Superfeature: Fat Attack

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Three IFBB pros team up with an M&F writer to get a taste of the extraordinary world of adventure sport. OVER THE EDGE Four extreme athletes reveal what drives them to push beyond the challenge of mind, body and spirit, in a world most of us would not even dare to dream of. BODYFAT BLITZ We went in search of the toughest hour long cardio class and found some real drenchers. One tip, bring a towel! INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE Top IFBB Pros reveal their most outrageous easting adventures ever. MONSTER REPS Feel like the Energizer Bunny? Try this super high rep bodybuilding techniques to keep you growing, and growing, and growing… PREPOSTEROUS PECS Here is the lowdown on how three bodybuilders push their chest training over the top.

Training

IRON HORSESHOES Pro bodybuilder Nasser El Sonbaty puts his mind and body into triceps training, but gives his heart to his fans. BIG BENCH Want to increase your bench press by up to 25% in just 12 weeks? Start here. HEAD & SHOULDERS Amateur fitness diva Beth Horn sculpts bodacious delts with diligence and determination. FAQS: GAINING MUSCLE We answer some of your most urgent questions on how to raise quality beef. COMEBACK QUADS Southern California amateur heavyweight John Cowgill finds that muscle maturity has its privileges.

Contest

ARNOLD CLASSIC 2000 From saucy posing routines to the return of a champion, Columbus proved to be hot in more ways than one.

Features

LOTION QUOTIENT Stay healthy on the outside with these tips on how to protect your skin from the sun. GEAR UP! Hot gear for looking and feeling cool. HARDOS & DON'T You're a to Z guide to hot weather hair care. SPORT RESEARCH UPDATE Single vs. Multiple Sets CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME Think this common malady is just for assembly line workers or desk jockeys? You mist be more at risk that you know.

Nutrition

UNDERVALUED COMMODITIES Some old favorite foods come from behind and take the lead in the nutritious foods race. NATURALLY HUGE Maximize your hormonal potential through natural foods.

Departments

Editorial: 'Superfit Benefits' by Joe Weider Perspective: 'Get it Right' by Tom Deters Feedback Success Stories: Going the Extra Mile Hotline Training Notebook: Decline Dumbbell Press Kinesiology by Michael Yessis, PhD Advanced Training with Mr. Olympia by Ronnie Coleman Mind in Bodybuilding: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Body by Betty: The New Exercise Rx, by Betty Weider Lab Notes: Buckwheat Boost, by Jose Antonio, PhD, CSCS Ask Arnold: Building Better Bi's, by Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscle Fare: Move over chicken, by Laura Creavalle Nutrition Journal: Smart & Sassy, by Chris Sare. Hardwired: Digital Buzz, by Carey Rossi Walker One Minute Lesson: Isolating Your Abs Get It Right: Incline Cable Extension Vitamin Corner: Good New for Guys The Marketplace Coming Next Month