December 1998 Muscular Development, owned by Twinlab, is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on natural bodybuilding, but also covers fitness and health related items. They pride themselves on giving its readers extensive coverage on the cutting edge of training, diet and nutrition articles. It also has great pictures of bodybuilders, and makes for enjoyable reading. The look of natural bodybuilding and less on the hardcore look is what Muscular Development stands for. With everything geared towards the natural look, it continues to attack steroids, drugs, etc. On the cover is Frank Sepe, photographed by Per Bernal. December 1998 Table of Contents Volume 35, Number 12

Workout

TRAINING INTERFACE Missed a workout! Don't jump into the abyss... by Mike Menzter MUSCULAR INTERFACE Losing the last few pounds ... by Lee Labrada EXPERT INTERFACE Training on the road ... Are infomercial machines effective? CD ROM New creatine study ... post-training meal. CARDIO INTERFACE Hand and ankle weights for aerobics MUSCLE FORM + FUNCTION Transforming a pencil neck into a pillar of power VIRTUAL VICTOR Your see-thru cybertraining featuring the Bench Press (Thick scallops of muscle)

Burn Fat

DIET BYTES Fat kills... Fight high blood pressure... Fit for life...

Eat Right!:

FITNESS BYTES Stress Tests... Pain management... Endurance training... MUSCLE BITES Perfect Pairs, Part Two

Take A Pill!

HOT SUPPLEMENT BYTES Distance runners need Magnesium... DHEA helps slow down aging... IGF-1

Main Frames

SPECIAL REPORT: FACT ABOUT CREATINE At least, the real story, free of exploitative media hype about creatine supplementation FREE WEIGHTS VERSUS MACHINES Training Principles: Evaluation of modes and methods of resistance training DO STEROIDS CAUSE HEART DISEASE? The mounting case of heart dysfunction in steroid users ART OF THE PHYSIQUE Roger Asmus ... Ronnie Coleman ... Steve Holland ... Brandon Murray ... and more STOP THOSE ACHING JOINTS! Why joint injuries are so prevalent, and what you can do to protect yourself CORTISOL: THE STRESS HORMONE THAT EATS MUSCLE Here is a program that blocks Cortisol and aids muscle growth.

Drugwatch

WHAT'S UP DOC? Sidelined by Drugs: More shame on the fast track THIS IS YOUR BRAINUM ON DRUGS Injuries and Doctors... Caffeine overdose... Drug testing for DHEA... Alcohol and Muscles

What's Happening?

HOME PAGE It's not the size of the dog in the fight... It's the size of the fight in the dog. CHAT ROOM Wherein readers let us know why we're the best HEALTH BYTES More bad news for smokers... Fat Free Chips... Interactive Health... STAR ATHLETES IN THE NEWS McGwire is 'Spiking his Spinach' with Androstenedione... Creatine and athletes CLASSIFIED HOT SHOPPE BYTE ME Why Can't they leave us alone? ... As if that was not enough... by John Romano