November 2006 Vol. 65, No. 11
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60 TRAIN, EAT, GROW 85 The TEG men map out plans for a trial run with the Power/ Rep Range/Shock system, with X Reps, of course.
78 A BODYBUILDER IS BORN 16 Ron Harris explains why you should compare yourself to no one but you. (“Move, you’re blocking the mirror!”)
92 MONSTER BENCH Ryan “BenchMonster” Kennelly and Sean Katterle present a workout-by-workout plan that should have you repping with 315 in no time flat.
108 STARDUST MUSCLE MEMORIES Scientists convene and converse at the ISSN conference at the Stardust Hotel in Vegas. Jerry Brainum is there to translate the Poindexter-ese. 70th Anniversary Collector’s Issue: Legendary Pics!
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158 IRON MAN’S 70th ANNIVERSARY We celebrate with page after full page of some of this magazine’s most classic and memorable covers.
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Five-time Team Universe champ Skip La Cour rifles through his top 10—with plenty of big, full-page training pics to get your motivation revved.
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212 HEAVY DUTY John Little continues dissecting Mike Mentzer’s highintensity muscle-building techniques.
220 JOSE RAYMOND’S LEGS Cory Crow analyzes this freaky drug-free bodybuilder’s quad-blasting methods. im_R2_70
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264 MORE GROW POWER, PART 1 Monster Bench, page 92
Jerry Brainum’s look at beta-alanine begins with an exploration of buffering agents in muscle.
282 ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE Pressing power! Bill Starr explains the military press and why it’s making a comeback in gyms everywhere.
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Christine Pomponio-Pate appears on this month’s cover. Hair and makeup Alexandra Almand. Photo by Michael Neveux