November 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 Andrulla Blachette and Noel Thompson.

Features

Only the Strong Shall Survive Bill Starr tells you how to clean up with heavy iron on the lifting platform. Train, Eat, Grow 25 How's your fiber distribution? And we are not talking All Bran here. Your dominant muscle fiber type should determine your training. Prepare to grow. IM Research Team Mickey Anderson made a startling chunk to hunk transformation in only three months. Todd Smith tells how he did it, and how you can do it too. Postactivation, Part 3 Michale Gundill's final world on muscle fiiber recruitment. Fire them up for some smoking new gains. Arginine It's amino ammo at it's finest. Jerry Brainum reveals how it can make you bigger, stronger, healthier and sexier. Women Bodybuilders: Freaks or Not? Is the women;s side of the sport causing mass confusion? The Sandwich riles up Bill Dobbins on the issue, but the pictures tell the tale. Whoa! Power Hit C.S. Sloan drives you into the pain zone for more mass. Step Up To The Plates A six step strategy to rocket your physique to the next level. Skip LaCour shows you how to make the big leap. Mentzer Tribute The bodybuilding world lost two greats when Mike and Ra Mentzer passed away. Here are words of tribute from friends and those they influenced - along with plenty of incredible photos. Armand Tanny The 2001 Peary and Mabel Rader Lifetime Achievement Award winner gets his due - and we get a glimpse of his legendary physique. Hardgainer Stuart McRobert guides you through your own training experiment. Have Igor standing by. NPC USA Lonnie Teper and Ruth Silverman bring you the scoop from Vegas, with photography by John 'Sure Shot' Balik.

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Ask Dr. Dan Doctor D. Discussed the pinitol downfall, supplements side effects below the belt and how to row to grow. Train to Gain George Turner outlines a complete routine to acoid pec neglect, and John Hansen reviews Ronnie Coleman's awesome new video. Oh, Larry Scott's here too, with a quick look at the preacher curl - or is that the Scott curl? Eat To Grow The benefits of eating more acid, the fat to muscle hustle, the potency of methoxyisoflavone and why you should go nuts more often. Naturally Huge John Hansen says, Eat this! His pre and postworkout meals crank up size naturally. Bodybuilding Pharmacology Jerry Brainum's got the latest research on pro-hormones, from topicals to melt-in-your-mouth varieties, and William Llewellyn discusses fake testosterone and steroids for women. Critical Mass Steve Holman wants your quads to be hyperactive. Then he explores the one bodypart hit per week routine. Which split is really best for fast mass? News & Views Lonnie Teper, Ruth Silverman and Jerry Frederick unearth the ems from behind the scenes of bodybuilding and fitness. Plenty of Hot Shots and pot shots here, gang. Mind Body Connection Conversation. Infatuation. Fornication. Sexpert Laura Moore's shy guy recipe for getting the girl. Plus, Mike Mentzer's new HIT video gets our scrutiny. Readers Write Fine Cyna and King 'Punk' Kamali make worth guest appearances.