October 1999 Muscular Development, owned by Twinlab, is another serious bodybuilder magazine that concentrates on natural bodybuilding, but also covers fitness and health related items. They pride themselves on giving its readers extensive coverage on the cutting edge of training, diet and nutrition articles. It also has great pictures of bodybuilders, and makes for enjoyable reading. The look of natural bodybuilding and less on the hardcore look is what Muscular Development stands for. With everything geared towards the natural look, it continues to attack steroids, drugs, etc. On the cover is Gabrielle Reece and Laird Hamilton.

October 1999 Table of Contents Volume 36, Number 10

Workout

FITNESS BYTES Strength training can relieve a sore back Get mad, run longer Find out about your muscle type What does it take to keep exercising? SPORTS MEDICINE BYTES Chest pain: Bruise or serious strains? Swimming: Is more better? Step Aerobics Injury Runner's Habits and the Immune System Athletes and heart size Jock Itch Sprains and strains: Self care of minor injuries SPORTS SCIENCE Move over aerobics! Weight training for better health. MD TRAINING CAMP Cover your flanks and bring up the rear: Abductor, adductor and glutes SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING Power moves for mountain bikes. MUSCLE FORM + FUNCTION Develop the teardrop of the vastus medialis muscle. CARDIO INTERFACE Will women outrun men? What is 'Active Rest"? EXPERT INTERFACE Weight gain, training, and performance How much creatine is safe? Running in hot weather Improving spring performance>

Burn Fat

FAT ATTACK The real power of protein.

Eat Right!

HEALTHY NUTRITION BYTES Flavored sports drinks beat water Tomato craving tied to iron deficiency Lean red meat - good as white meat Beer... not! Margarine: the softer, the healthier NUTRITION PERFORMANCE What olympic athletes eat. MUSCLE BITES Shrimp on the barby Calamari you can show Spicy black bean quiche Asian grilled halibut

Take A Pill!

HOT SUPPLEMENT BYTES Creatine / Pyruvate - Dynamic Duo L-Carntine gives sperm "energy" Glycerol subbing for glucose DHEA fights cell damage Zinc depletion can affect work capacity SUPPLEMENT PERFORMANCE The scoop on glutamine: Can it help you train better?

Drugwatch

WHAT'S UP DOC? Athletes, ethics and society's "Bigger - Faster - Stronger" mentality.

Main Frames

AMERICA'S ATHLETIC SUPER COUPLE Laird Hamilton: Big blue mountain climber, and Gabrielle Reece: Volleyball's versatile women. BENCH PRESS SUPER PROGRAM Identify weaknesses, zero in and power up! EXTREME SURFING Big wave surfing, staying in shape for the beating of your life. FIGHT FAT AND WIN Guidelines for success NFL PRE-SEASON TRAINING CAMP A real insider's guide THE ART OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE The elite athletes is exhilaration... determination... intense... extreme... skill...

What's Happening?

HOME PAGE Home run offer CHAT ROOM Off the soapbox Athletic chess Brain powder Volleyball void? Lower head, my ass Mistaken identity HEALTH BYTES Is treating your pain killing you? Self doctoring Cocaine countdown Testosterone: Remember? Sex hormones on the brain Baldness and the modern man Caffeine addiction STAR ATHLETES IN THE NEWS Bill Parcels, Jason Sehorn, Derek Jeter Pete Sampras, Maurice Green, Mark Martin Lance Armstrong, Michael Grant HOT OFF THE WIRE Creatine increases muscle size Hormone for aggression One set vs. multiple sets BYTE ME Tour de Force New drug policy for the NBA Things to never do in the gym THE SPORTS BAR Where men gather to discuss the issues that plague their lives HOT SHOPPE