| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial | Floyd Page | 3 |
| Muscle Builder Salutes - Norbert Schemansky | Charles A Smith | 5 |
| Exercise Of The Month - The Squat - Ludwig Shusterich | | 7 |
| They Were All Weaklings | | 9 |
| He Wants To Be Mr America 1956 - Tim Sweeney | Siegmund Klein | 10 |
| You Can Be A Beach Adonis This Summer | Dr Frederick Tilney | 14 |
| You Can Win A Florida Vactaion | Joe Weider | 16 |
| You're Never Too Young To Start Bodybuilding | Ed Theriault | 20 |
| Here's How Championship Physiques Are Ruined | Joe Weider | 24 |
| Bulk vs Definition | Joe Weider | 26 |
| You Can Learn Classical Weightlifting | | 27 |
| How The Champions Develop Their Backs | Joe Weider | 28 |
| Massive Muscularity In Three Short Months | Ben Weider | 32 |
| Your Bodybuilding Problems Answered | Ed Theriault | 34 |