August 2001 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 Cory Everson.

Features

Heavy Duty Mike Mentzer shoots down the volume method with a convincing Colorado Experiment chaser. Only The Strong Shall Survive Bill Starr's dead on diatribe on the deadlift. Noel Thompson The NPC Nationals Lightweight winner is so super shredded, his glutes could have been run over by a lawnmower. Here is how he did it. IM Research Team Are you ready fpr the mother of all pro-hormones? It's the most anabolic legal steroid ever, no side effects. Carb Control Diet Robert Thoburn's carb revelations will open your eyes and your fat cells. So, it's not the insulin. Mass Combustion, Part 4 Bodypart routines from European researcher Michael Gundill. Time to get your mass gains blazing.! Cory Nicki Flux brings you up to date with the queen of aesthetic genetics, six time Ms. Olympia Cory Everson. Smackdown, Part 2 King Kamali continues his riotous rant, and Shawn Ray chimes in with a rebuttal that will shock you. A.M. Fat Burn Does morning cardio really accelerate fat burning, or dos it just chew up muscle? Tom Venuto has the answers. Body of the Month Dawn Sutherland, Jamacian bombshell, will definitely make you go boom. Legends of Bodybuilding Frank Zane, ambassador of cool. An interview by Rod Labbe. Train, Eat, Grow 22 Up the ladder of intensity with Aftershock Tri-sets. Prepare for maximum pump and hypertrophic lift off! Bench Busters C.S. Sloan's strategies and routines for blasting up mega pooundages. Think Zinc for Strength The anabolic mineral may be your key to new gains.

Departments:

Ask Dr. Dan The good doctor diagnoses the latest creative rave. Train to Gain Depth charges from Bradley Steiner, split decisions from George Turner and King Kamali's redical new video. Oh, and hot Dainielle Fernandez Botelho too. Eat To Grow New info on slow vs. fast proteins from Jerry Brainum, and the answer to a loaded question about creatine. Nutrition with a get big message, indeed. Naturally Huge The old bi-back day. Is it a bad combination? Mr. Natural Olympia John Hansen talks upper body training (not sexual preference). Critical Mass Twenty rep recoil and the ab-etching diet. Plus, an interesting observation on stretching for growth. Bodybuilding Pharmacology Jerry Brainum has a few more 'roid raves. Can growth drugs really help prevent cardiovascular disease? William Llewellyn's Chemical Q&A is here too. Unchained Greg Zulak unveils a killer stack and talks about his out of this world experience with growth hormones. News & Views Lonnie Teper's got all the scoops and a wild picture page to boot. Ruth Silverman's Pump & Circumstance has the goods from the female perspective, while Jerry Frederick gets in a few Hot Shots. (Look out, he's been playing with the Zoom lens again!). Soft Spots Teagan raps about relationships heaven and hell. Mind / Body Connection The little man in the boat and the female orgasm. You goota use more than your oar, Captain. Plus, love them and leave them and pron queen pay scales. Readers Write Female ab-sessions; why women love U and going from regular to extra large in record time.