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January 1998

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. The bodybuilder on the cover is Gunter Schlierkamp.


January 1998 Table of Contents
Volume 59, Number 1

Contests

  • JOE WEIDER'S MR. OLYMPIA
    JUDGEMENT DAY!
    Dorian Yates makes it victory number 6 in an exciting evening of muscle madness hosted by comedian Dana Carvey.

  • JOE WEIDER's MASTER OLYMPIA
    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

    Vince Taylor takes home his second Masters Olympia title.

    Training

  • WINGS OF A CHAMPION
    Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates doesn't spend much time on the farm anymore, but his bard door back is unequaled in the world of bodybuilding.

  • COMBAT READY
    Hitting the weights will add power to your martial arts training.

  • TRIPLE THREAT
    Muscle building meets aerobics in this innovative workout.

  • BODYBUILDING 101
    THE 6 BEST DELT EXERCISES

    Want to fill out your sportcoat without any help from shoulder pad? Try these six mass building movements.

  • TARGETING PROBLEM AREAS: LOWER BACK
    Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree! How lovely are thy branches.

  • GET IT RIGHT: STANDING BARBELL CURL
    Make sure you're doing this biceps blasting exercise correctly.

  • TRAINING WITH THE MASTERS
    How did the Masters Olympia contestants look so good? Find out as winner Vince Taylor trains his ageless abs, Sonny Schmidt shares leg training secrets, and Ed Corney carves his legendary pecs.

    Features

  • PHYSIQUE FANTASIES
    Your fantasy world can help your creatine a more satisfying life - and motivate you to keep pumping in the gym.

  • 12 OZ CURLS
    A few happy hour drinks may make you unhappy with your bodybuilding gains.

  • BULIMIA "MY OWN PERSONAL HELL"
    Amateur bodybuilder Vinnie Galanti tells how he battled his way past this eating disorder to make his comeback in 1997.

  • STRETCH BETWEEN SETS
    A three time Mr. Olympia shows you the fluid moves to keep your muscles mobile throughout your workout.

  • REAL PEOPLE, REAL RESULTS:
    PHYSIQUE THERAPY

    Al Escobar, a top amateur and physical therapist, builds his own body and help patients heal theirs.

  • THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIET DRUGS: ORLISTAT
    Now that the phen-fen frenzy has ended, orlistat offers a new way to shed fat.

  • THE OLYMPICS OF THE NON-OLYMPIC RECOGNIZED SPORTS
    Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, made a trip to the World Games in Lahti, Finland, to meet with Ben Weider and view a bodybuilding event.

    Nutrition

  • NUTRITION MYTHS
    You'll experience greater rewards in your quest for a great physique if you avoid these common diet mistakes.

  • NUTRITION 101: THE NO COOK BODYBUILDING DIET
    You can have quick, easy to prepare meals and still get the nutrients you need to grow. Here's how.

  • THE ABC's of BCAA's
    A basic primer on branched chain amino acids, which are more than just an important fuel source for your muscles.

    Women

  • SEMPLY BEAUTIFUL BICEPS
    Carol Semple - Marzetta uses iron to sculpt her winning physique.

    Cutting Edge

  • RECUPERATION
    Ultrasound Studies

  • SPORTS MEDICINE
    Women's Work - Shoulders and Knees

    Departments

    • Editorial: Health and Happiness by Joe Weider
    • Perspective: by Tom Deters
    • Feedback
    • Success Stories: This disease isn't going to take my life
    • Hotline
    • Mind in Bodybuilding: Train with Passion and Commitment
    • Body by Betty: Baby Talk
    • Training Notebook: Straight Arm Lat Pull Down
    • Training Notebook: Kinesiology:
    • Lab Notes: Discovered: The Muscle Building Gene
    • Bodybuilding Science: How diet affects testosterone levels ... Interleukin-15: Growth factor for muscle ... Creatine's effect on performance and testosterone
    • One Minute Lesson: What's the best exercise?
    • Ask Arnold: A back in your future
    • Nutrition Journal: 'Tis the season
    • Muscle Fare: Fantastic Frittata
    • Hot Bodies: Debbie Kruck, Pirjo Ilkka
    • The Marketplace
    • Coming Next Month