August 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 Mike Piazza, Professional Baseball Player. August 1999 Table of Contents Volume 36, Number 8

Workout

FITNESS BYTES Flexibility can improve performance Lactic Acid and Poor Aerobic Fitness Are you counting colories correctly? Cardio-Tae Hits Big Muscle Damage after eccentric exercise SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING Training for High Power Tennis MUSCLE FORM + FUNCTION Alternate Cable Crunches for Abdominal Oblique Muscles NEW! SPORTS SCIENCE How to get rid of Side pains during exercise MD BODYSHOP TRAINING Hamming It Up for Symmetry and Balance EXPERT INTERFACE Overtraining ... linear and non-linear periodized methods CARDIO INTERFACE Acclimating to heat ... overuse injuries

Burn Fat

DIET BYTES Weight Control Gene Forgotten Calories Hi Protein Diet Meal Replacement NEW! FAT ATTACK The skinny on far loss

Take A Pill!

HOT SUPPLEMENT BYTES DHEA and Erectile Dysfunction Red Yeast (Cholestin) Creatine - Bigger Muscles, More Power Memory and 7-Keto DHEA

Drugwatch

WHAT'S UP DOC? Andro: The Product of Junk Science >

Eat Right!

HEALTHY NUTRITION BYTES Pizza - Not just junk food Apples lower bad cholesterol Eggs - no heart disease rsik Raw garlic may ward off cancer Dietary supplements build muscle MUSCLE BITES Stir frying - Oriental Technique ... Asian Accents

Main Frames

MIKE PIAZZA AT BAT Cather hits them far, fast and fearsome TRAINING FOR SIZE VS. TRAINING FOR POWER! There is a difference SPECIAL REPORT! The latest research on performance enhancement BE KIND TO YOUR KNEES You will miss them when they are gone THE ART OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE The elite athlete: high, determination, force, grape and strength RICKY HENDERSON - MAN OF 'STEAL' For 40 year old top performer, it is always showtime.

What's Happening?

HOME PAGE Andro: Two strikes, going for three…. This month's review… CHAT ROOM Warrior wanted Go Navy! A hairy problem Veggie Value HEALTH BYTES Mouth guard prevent injury Monitoring mountaintop mishaps A different take on tokin' Tanning lotions Sun: Bad News for weekend worshipers STAR ATHLETES IN THE NEWS Derek Jeter … Al Leiter … Ken Griffy, Jr. Jose Canseco … Mark McGwire … Albert Belle Barry Bond … John Elway … Mary Pierce Eric Lindros … Michael Johnson HOT OFF THE WIRE Andro: No worthwhile benefits Creatine still on top When are you eating too much fat? How important is sex? Exercise your sanity THE SPORST BAR Where men gather to discuss the issues that plague their lives HOT SHOPPE BYTE ME Squeeze play He did not do it The cheat sheet