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April 1999

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. Christian Boeving and Justin Schlak appear on the cover.


April 1999 - Table of Contents
Volume 58, Number 4

Training:

  • EXERCISE SCIENCE
    Hormonal Responses during high intensity exercise.

  • POWER TRAINING
    A look at Alexi Sivokan from Kazakhstan's Training Schedule.

  • ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE
    Negatives. The idea of including negatives in a strength program is very prevalent these days, but in truth, what most people do is not really negatives at all.

  • RIGHT START
    Getting Big in the Big House.

  • CRITICAL MASS

  • MONSTER SQUAT
    The secrets to total body strength and mass. You have to incorporate some type of dynamic work into your squat routine. In addition to preventing plateaus, it helps to break them.

  • EMG EXERCISE ANALYSIS
    A scientific look at selected calf exercises.

  • HARDCORE TRAINING
    Aaron Maddron's Big Biceps Program, with photos photographed at Gold's Gym of Venice.

  • HOW MUCH EXERCISE?
    Part two from a special book excerpt: Rational Strength Training.

  • IRONMIND
    Grappling with gratification gremlins?

  • VARIATION
    Your key to new muscle growth. You do not have to make big changes to add variation. The key is to keep your body guessing every time.

  • HIGH INTENSITY
    Can accepting genetic limitations be empowering?

  • FUNDAMENTALS
    Part two on Rules for Real Success

Nutrition & Supplementation:

  • WHEYS AND MEANS
    The truth and nothing but about the processing and sale of popular protein supplements.

  • PROSTAGLANDINS
    Part two. Are they the ultimate growth enhancers?

  • GLUTAMINE
    Is it bodybuilding's super amino? Scientists once felt that the body could produce all of the glutamine it needed on it's own, which is the reason glutamine was classified as a nonessential amino acid. Researchers have since found that the body cannot manufacture glutamine in sufficient quantities.

  • SUPPLEMENT Q&A
    • Is 19-Nor harmful or dangerous?
    • What is the deal with HMB?
    • Is Androstenedione a good choice for baseball players?

Contests / Insight/ Profiles

  • 1998 NPC NATIONALS
    Full coverage for the 1998 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Atlanta.

  • ACADEMY OF BODYBUILDING AWARDS
    Photos and coverage of the 4th annual Academy of Bodybuilding, Fitness and Sports Awards which took place November 22, 1998.

  • PROFILE: JOHN GRIMEK
    The glow that will never fail. A look into the life of a legend.

Departments:

  • CRITICAL MASS
    • Direct / Indirect Muscle Building Program
    • Effervescent Effects
    • Upper Pec Problems
    • Lose Fat Fast
    • Standing vs. Seated Calf Work
    • Best Pro Hormone
    • And much more...

  • EDITORIAL
    Life Goes on! by John Balik. Stuff happens and the challenge is to stay on track for the things that are really important to you. Being distracted and losing your focus is the root of failure.

  • FITNESS FORMULA
    This month's column by Sherry Goggin-Giardina is directed for men only.

  • HOT SHOTS
    Candid photos by Jerry Frederick

  • INTERACTIVE BODYBUILDING
    Misinformation and Twisting the Truth

  • MARKETPLACE / MAIN EVENTS

  • MASS-RX
    • How to deal with obsessed musclebound son?
    • GBL? What do you think about it?
    • Do medical doctors know anything about the products they endorse?
    • Does effervescent creatine work?
    • And much more...

  • NEWS & VIEWS
    • 1999 Ironman participants
    • 1999 Arnold Weekend Show Predictions
    • Hot Newcomers Dept
    • Comeback of the Year Dept
    • and much more...

  • NUTRITION SCIENCE
    • Is garlic supplements worthless?
    • What is Garcinia
    • Hormonal Responses during high intensity exercise

  • PUMP & CIRCUMSTANCE
    Stories on fitness events and happenings...

  • READERS WRITE
    • Kitchie, Kitchie Coo
    • Lovely Linda
    • Basic Mass Attraction
    • Explosive Shock
    • And much more...

  • REVIEWS
    Ronnie Coleman: the video which shows Coleman working what are among the freakiest biceps and widest lats in the business.