September 2003 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 Lena Johannesen.

Features

Train, Eat, Grow 47 Exercise tweaks for more massive physiques. Change is the name of the game if you want to grow. Here are a few techniques to try on for size. Only The Strong Shall Survive Bill Starr says it's time to squat. Clock your quads with training tactics second to none. Research Team Butch Lebowitz puts the secret sauce to the test - and watching his training partner morph into a full grown gorilla. Fat Burning Biology Ori Hofmekler, author of the Warrior Diet, explains the hows and why of fat accumulation and annihilation. His advice can help you become a lean, ripped and ready machine. Night of Champions More than 40 pros showed up in the Big Apple, but only one was crowned champ. You'll never guess who broke from the pack with a dominating mass attack. Curls Gone Wild! Greg Zulak exposes curls, curls, and curls for biceps that are big, biggest, biggest! The tape's rolling. Show us your peaks! Fantasy Workout Lensman extraordinaire Michael Neveux rounds up a bevy a beauties for a gym shoot you'll never forget. Get the cold shower running. You're gonna work up a sweat, guaranteed! Heavy Duty John Little throws the time machine in reverse and takes you on an evolutionary journey through Mike Mentzer's rational approach to bodybuilding. It's a Heavy Duty HIT parade. Mike O'Hearn He's one hot bodybuilder poised for silver screen stardom. His latest flick was just released, and now he's ready to pump up Hollywood. Does the next Arnold have male model looks? Lonnie Teper gets to the bottom of this top dog's plan. Building the Ultimate Physique It's a Max Contraction chest charring barbecue. John Little shows you how to fan the flames. Say, do you smell chest hair burning.

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Train To Gain Get high for more size and strength, and attack of the muscleless freaks. Eat To Grow Tran wreck devastation, turn up the juice and tea off on fat loss. Naturally Huge John Hansen has a program that can build 20 pounds of muscle fast. Critical Mass Steve Holman's high rep prep. Can it help you take a giant muscle building step. Bodybuilding Pharmacology Jerry Brainum cooks up some pro hormone surprise. Plus, Chemical Muscle, a new steroid info column. Advanced Strength and Power Tom Incledon says its grow time. He lays out a schedule for a punctual anabolic surge. Train With Zane Frank Zane shows you how to entrain, not strain. It's a mind muscle thang. Anabolic Drive Bone up on steroids with Jose Antonio, PhD. Then discover the key anabolic amino (no, it's not glutamine). News & Views L.T., Ruth Silverman and Jerry Fredrick pump up our pages with peeks at bodybuilding's hottest physiques. Mind Body Connection Sexpert Laura Moore says the eyes have it, and can help you get it. Plus, fight disease with Zs. Readers Write Hot and spicy Gabriela, sighs for size and Thai one on.