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October 2001

Muscle & Fitness is considered to be the best of the non-hardcore bodybuilding magazines. It contains lots of information about the principles of fitness & bodybuilding. Each monthly magazine usually contains information about weight training, nutrition, training, bodybuilding and many other topics that are current in the bodybuilding and fitness world. Muscle & Fitness is more of a mainstream bodybuilding magazine, which has excellent articles and pictures. On the cover is Lesli Russell and Greg Dowd.


October 2001 - Table of Contents
Volume 62, Number 10

Special Bonus

  • Leg Day: Thigh Training Cards
    Has your thigh training lost its spark? These routines will help stoke the fire. IFBB star Milos Sarcev shows beginners the path to big wheels. Shapely Timea Majorova gives women the heads up on head turning gams, and now pro Victor artinez provides a routine that will shock even the most seasoned of veterans.

  • 30 Ways to Protect Your Knees
    Everything you need to know about maintain healthy knees in the gym, including the safest exercises and the worst offenders.


Training

  • Bad Boy?
    IFBB pro Craig Titus may be ready to shed his bad boy image, but he does not plan to lose the tough guy attitude he brings to chest training anytime soon.

  • Extreme Intensity: Delta Force
    Operation shoulder rescue! To save your languishing delts, we send in a squadron of top pros to provide five plateau busting delt training tips.

  • Insider Training
    You've got muscles and we've got answers on how to build them. These 35 tricks of the trade will help you squeeze maximum benefit out of each movement you do.

  • No Turning Back
    Monica Brant may have left the competitive stage, but this beauty still shines brightly in the fitness limelight. Here, she shares her thoughts on changes in her person life, the fitness scene today, and the training that keep her back in tiptop condition.

  • Hurricane Hanst
    Carribbean pro Fauzi Hanst reveals the regimen he uses to craft deeply etched abs.


Features

  • 11th Annual M&F Football Superfeature
    NFL's Best Physique. Life in the NFL is tough work: Johnnie Morton, Joey Galloway and Jason Sehorn tell M&F how their training programs help keep them a few yards ahead of the competition. Plus, we present our annual picks for the best (and worst) physiques in the league.

  • Profiles In Courage
    You think you have it tough? These three inspirational physique athletes have faced extreme obstacles in their lives, but that has not stopped them from training or competing.

  • 2001: An Olympia Odyssey
    Destination: Vegas. We preview the events of the 2001 Olympia weekend, including the battles for the Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia and Fitness Olympia crowns. Will the current champs reign? All bets are off in these heated desert conflicts.

  • Resistance is Futile
    Go on, admit it… we all cheat, right? On our diets, that is. A humorous look at that necessary 'sin' all bodybuilders commit.

  • Mentzer Brothers Remembered
    Reflections on the passing of two bodybuilding greats, Mike and Ray Mentzer.

  • Sport Research Update
    Fire up the Afterburners.


Nutrition

  • The Rice is Right
    Rice - it's not just for pelting newlyweds anymore. Learn how this versatile complex carb can make a difference in your muscle meal plan.

  • After Hours
    Your most important muscle building 'exercises' take place after you leave the gym. In the firt of a two part series, we provide three post workout nutrition strategies that will keep you on track to faster muscle growth.

  • Beyond The Blender
    If you are sick of shakes and crave carbs, these recipe makeovers will help you pump up your protein intake in all kinds of traditionally high carb snacks, from cookies to cheesecake.


Departments

  • Editorial
    Iron Will by Joe Weider

  • Perspective
    Extra Points By Tom Deters

  • Feedback

  • Hotline

  • Form Vs. Fiction
    Dumbbell Kickback

  • Ask the Pros

  • Physical Culture

  • Training Notebook
    Front Pull Down / Advanced Training with Mr. Olympa

  • Success Stories
    Shapping Behavior

  • Mind in Bodybuilding
    The Sanctum

  • Body by Betty
    What's Your Excuse by Betty Weider

  • Lab Notes
    The Goods on Glycerol

  • One Minute Lesson
    It's All In the Hips

  • Ask Arnold
    Target Training

  • Get It Right
    Two Arm Dumbbell Row

  • Muscle Fare
    Build a Better Pizza

  • Nutrition Journal
    Not So Simple Carbs

  • IFBB Report
    IFBB Shares IOC Goals

  • The Marketplace / Coming Soon