June 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 Laurie Vaniman.

Training:

POWER TRAINING The Bench Press, one of the three lifts that make up powerlifting. EXERCISE SCIENCE Single or Multiple Sets, which is better? REAL BODYBUILDING The truth about off-season weight, including why do bodybuilders become so heavy in the off-season. CRITICAL MASS Questions about delts and the real feel deal; supplement overload, and POF Pessimism. NATURALLY HUGE Bodybuilding and genetics. RIGHT START Become a bodybuilding expert. HARDCORE TRAINING Prince Fontenot's wide and thick back program. TRAIN, EAT, GROW 8 Muscle training program from the Ironman Training and Research Center. STRETCHING - THE TRUTH The results of one 10-week study showed that those who stretched after the weight workout experienced a 54 percents strength increase. BEYOND BRAWN, EXCERPT 13 How to set up your training cycles for big returns. TWO DUMBBELLS, A BENCH AND A BUFF BODY How to build hardcore muscle in a corner of your bedroom. HIT SUCCESS SERIES, PART 3 Overload and the importance of making inroads into functional ability and recovery. FUNDAMENTALS Work vs. Training: Do you find yourself cheating a lot in order to handle more and more weight? That's overtraining. GIANT CALVES IN SIX WEEKS How to steer your lower leg growth into the beef zone! STRENGTH TRAINING Q&A Questions including differences between a Romanian deadlift and a stiff-legged deadlift; how to grow calves; how to get dumbbells into position; and what it the Transverse Abdominals? HEAVY DUTY Q&A Standardizing rep speed for accurate evaluation. IRONMIND Grow with the flow ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE

Nutrition / Supplementation / Contest

IRONMAN RESEARCH TEAM CELL VOLUMIZATION Can specific compounds increase muscle size? SUPPLEMENT NEWS IRONMAN'S PHOTOGENIC PHYSIQUE Laurie Vaniman, an undergraduate at the University of San Diego, is one sexy competitor! Here is a pictorial on an awesome women! 1999 TEAM UNIVERSE CHAMPION Derik Farnsworth, Lightweight champion, answers questions! 2000 IFBB PRO IRONMAN INVITATIONAL It's Chris-Mas for Cormier!

Departments:

EDITORIAL New Muscle for Hardgainers by John Balik. BODYBUILDING PHARMACOLOGY Pro-Hormone Confusion HOT SHOTS Jerry Fredrick's camera captures candid photos! INTERACTIVE BODYBUILDING The biggest room in the world, part five! MARKETPLACE / MAIN EVENTS MASS-RX Understanding supplements, including how to know which supplements you need? NEWS & VIEWS Lonnie Teper brings you news from the Pro Ironman, the Arnold Classic, Roland Kickinger's new television show, and more… NURITION SCIENCE Questions regarding Endurox, a herbal supplement that supposedly increased fat burning by 42 percent. PUMP & CIRCUMSTANCE Ruth Silverman gives the word on what is hot in fitness competition, and fitness athletes. READERS WRITE Including words on Linda O'Neil, Sharon Bruneau, Supplement Stacks and Training Attacks, Tactical Objectives and much more… REVIEWS Dave Tuttle's "50 Ways to Build Muscle Fast": The ultimate guide to building bigger muscles.