| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial | Clarence Ross | 3 |
| Muscle Builder Salutes - Mickey Hargitay | Joe Weider | 5 |
| Exercise Of The Month - Parallel Bar Dips - Fred Massaro | | 7 |
| They Were All Weaklings | | 9 |
| The Reader Speaks | | 11 |
| Joseph Weider Gave Me a Brand New Body | Andre Lepine | 12 |
| Promise Yourself A Herculean Body In 1956 | Dr Frederick Tilney | 16 |
| Skinny - Want a Powerful Body | Barton R Horvath | 18 |
| How To Make Your Work-outs Pay Off | Abe Goldberg | 22 |
| The Fastest Way To Physique Symmetry | Joe Weider | 24 |
| This Can Happen To You | Billy Hill | 28 |
| Mother Nature Throws A Bean Ball | Wally McManus | 29 |
| Massive Biceps In One Short Month | Ben Weider | 30 |
| How Long Does It Take To Build Big Muslces | Leo Robert | 32 |
| How To Avoid Those WInter Colds | Charles A Smith | 34 |