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December 1999

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 Sharon Moore and Brad Baker.


December 1999 - Table of Contents
Volume 60, Number 12

Pullout

  • SMART GUIDE FOR AT HOME DUMMBBELL TRAINING
    Can't make it to the gym? This split total-body workout for all ability levels requires only the bare minimum - dumbbells and an adjustable bench - but can build maximum muscle.

Superfeature: Homemade Muscle

  • CARDIO CONSUMER
    A good investment in home cardio equipment isa smart investment in your health. Here is how to spend you money wisely.

  • HOME BUILDERS
    Some of the coolest, newest stuff on the market for your home gym.

  • HEAD FOR HOME
    Training at home is convienient, but you will probably find it more difficult to stay motivated. Try these techniques to stick with it.

  • REQUIRED EATING
    Want to set yourself up for nutritional success? Start here with all the healthy items you should stock in your kitchen.

Training

  • HAMSTRUNG
    IFBB Pro Milos Sarcev shares the hams and low back routine that keeps him in top shape for his nonstop competition schedule.

  • BODYBUILDING 101
    Anatomy of a rep. Bodybuilding currency is measured in reps. M&F breaks down and analyzes a single rep into its various components so that the more you know, the more you can grow.

  • WEIDER PRINCIPLES
    This month: Negatives. Fitness pro Lena Johannesen explains the positive on how this high intensity training principle can pump up your workout.

  • MUSCLE MIXERS
    This month: Shoulders. If your delt workout is starting to fizz, shake it up with one of these tried and true routines.

  • GUNNIN' IT
    Amateur bodybuilder Sharon Eaton uses her biceps training as part of her program to shape both her body and her life.

  • U.L.T.R.A. SYSTEM
    This month, it is all about muscle, so Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman helped set up the training program for the halfway point of your yearlong workout.

  • BUILDING A LEGACY
    Five years after picking up his first weight, Abbas Khatami captured the hotly contested 1999 Mr. California title. Here is the quads workout that allows him to stand above the rest.

Features

  • 21 WINNING WAYS
    Holiday celebrations do not have to mean bodybuilding disaster. Check out these tips for staying on track during the season of excess.

  • RESTING METABOLIC RATE
    How to turn up the heat?

  • A GOOD WARM UP
    A great workout!

  • ANABOLIC STEROIDS
    Hope, help or harm?

  • LASERS
    Advanced surgery sans the knife.

  • HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
    A HIT or Miss?

  • UNDER WRAPS
    Have you written your letter to Santa yet? Before you do, check out the goodies in our annual lift guide.

  • NATURAL NEWS
    The latest research on the compounds in plants and foods that can help you lead a healthier life.

Nutrition

  • GUT CHECK
    Want to speed and improve digestion of all those healthy bodybuilding foods? Here is how probiotics, the healthy bacteria in your digestive system, work - and what you can do to give them a hand.

  • MASS CONSUMPTION
    An informative talk with three top physique athletes about the disciplined eating habits that can help you reach your goals.

Departments

  • Editorial: 'Know your Bodybuilding' by Joe Weider
  • Perspective: 'The Clock is Ticking' by Tom Deters
  • Feedback
  • Success Stories: Keep on Dreaming
  • Hotline
  • Training Notebook::
    • Pec Deck Flye
    • Kinesiology by Michael Yessis, PhD
    • Advanced Training with Mr. Olympia by Ronnie Coleman
  • Body by Betty: Head for the Slopes' by Betty Weider
  • Lab Notes: Excessive Exercises? by Jose Antonio, PhD, CSCS
  • Bodybuilding Science: Glutamine helps store glycogen
  • Get It Right: Alternate Dumbbell Curl
  • Hardwired: Digital Buzz
  • Ask Arnold: Locked in Isolation
  • Muscle Fare: For the Birds
  • Nutrition Journal: Gobble This Up
  • One Minute Lesson: Reps and Ab Training
  • The Marketplace
  • Coming Next Month
  • 1999 Article Index