November 2000 Since 1936, Ironman Magazine has been the magazine for bodybuilders. Each issue provides insights into bodybuilding, from nutrition, to lots of training info, to profiles on the men and women who make up the bodybuilding and fitness world. It also contains excellent pictures and information on almost anything you need. On the cover is Lisa and Dan Fine.

Features

Low Carb Cutup Jerry Brainum analyzes the tried and true diet to get you ripped and ready. Heavy Duty: Welcome Effort Mike Menzter gets instense - as usual - and blows the lid off more bodybuilding dogma. Woof it up! Train, Eat, Grow 13 The amazing three days per week T/NT mass routine from the Ironman Training and Research Group. IM Research Team Supersize it! Your body, that is. Here is the on-ramp to the hugeness highway. Hit the growth accelerator. Full speed - and mass - ahead. Only the Strong Shall Survive Calling all beginners. Strength coach Bill Starr gives his views on starting out right for bigger gains. What Gorgeous Women Want Is it a more muscular man? Money? A harder bottom? Or do they want to be on top? The answers will surprise you and may just piss you off. Raw Muscle and Pure Strength Bodybuilding researcher and Olympic trainer Charles Poliquin tells how to maximize your size and strength potential in an exclusive interview. POF Here is your ultimate weapon of mass construction. Prepare to launch yourself into the growth zone. Resurrection Michael Gundill helps you give new life to comatose bodyparts. Part three. Fire and Focus Skip La Cour ignites your motivation for all out muscle building intensity. Tricky Quads Team Universe winner Tricky Ricky Jackson reveals his rugged leg program. Master Trainer Vince Gironda's legendary wide back secrets. NPC USA Lonnie Teper and Ruth Silverman cover one of our top amateur events of the year.

Departments:

Train to Gain A virtual bodybuilding blizzard of training info, including Exercise Science, Fundamentals, EMG Analysis, Target Training and Real Bodybuilding. Plus, the special 'Phenomenal Gains for Hardgainers'. Critical Mass Steve Holman lays out your roadmap for a successful size search and increasing muscle giber girth. Eat To Grow Nutrition with a get-big mission! This is one huge section jam packed with diet and nutrition tips, research and strategies for the growing bodybuilder. Ask Dr. Dan Daniel Gwartney, M.D., answers your questions on everything from 'roids to meal replacements. Bodybuilding Pharmacology The latest on muscle building drugs - legal and illegal - and the scoop on other ergogenics aids. Unchained IM welcomes Greg Zulak and his straight from the hip answers to relevant and irreverent questions. Naturally Huge Mr. Natural Olympia, John Hansen tellsyou how to build jaw dropping, eye popping calves. News & Views Lonnie Teper, Ruth Silverman, Teagan Clive and Jerry Fredrick declare what's hot and what's not on the bodybuilding and fitness fringe, including who's doing what to whom (oh my!). Mind / Body Connection A new section on all things mental, physical and genital. Soft Sports Teagan Clive's new column on relationships and the old in and out, you know S-E-X. Readers Write Look, Ma, feminine muscle! IM readers respond to pumped up pics of femme physiques.