November / December 1999 The NPC News is a magazine which cannot be purchased on magazine shelves. It is published for members of the NPC. It is a excellent magazine for those who are in the NPC, and for those who enjoy amateur bodybuilding, and learning about bodybuilders who soon will vie for Professional status. It's new section is also for the NPC Fitness, which is growing rapidly. It also features articles on a number of bodybuilding contests. On the cover are overall 1999 NPC USA Champions Adela Friedmansky and Melvin Anthony.

FEATURES

TIPS Legs INTERVIEW Mary Yockey, top IFBB fitness competitor, first burst into the fitness scene in 1997! AROUND THE NPC From the 1999 NPC Junior National Championships; from the Jan Tana Classic; CONTEST ACTIVITY REPORT Upcoming NPC bodybuilding and fitness contests. NPC FITNESS CORNER Kelly A Ryan, age 27, from Los Angeles, California.

ARTICLES AND HIGHLIGHTS

1999 NPC USA BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS The showdown at the mecca. In 1999, the NPC USA was held in Santa Monica, California, where two men's pro cards were to be given away! 1999 NPC USA FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIPS A total of six fitness pro cards were given away here in Santa Monica, California. 1999 NPC MASTERS NATIONAL BODYBUILDING From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia. PYRUVATE SUPPLEMENTATION Studies shows increased performance, weight loss and antioxidant protection with pyruvate supplementation. 1999 IFBB JAN TANA CLASSIC PRO FITNESS From the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. 1999 NPC N.Y. METROPOLITAN BODYBUILDING From Manhattan, New York 1999 NPC UPPER OHIO VALLEY BODBYUILDING & FITNESS From Weirton, West Virginia.