| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - Make 1949 Your Best Year | Bob Hoffman | 3 |
| West Coast Column | Vic Tanny | 8 |
| Incredible But True | Gord Venables | 9 |
| Ask the Man Who Owns One | George Eiferman | 10 |
| Behind The Scenes | Harry B Paschall | 12 |
| Sando - Truth and Fiction | Siegmund Klein | 14 |
| Why Exercise Revitalizes the Body | Dr D A Downing | 17 |
| Self Improvement Heroes | Steve Stanko | 18 |
| My Visit to "Muscletown" | Felton Luck | 20 |
| Strongment 'Round the World | Ray Van Cleef | 22 |
| Do You Remember Eddie Harrison? | | 24 |
| More Strength and Muscle Through Heavy Exercise | Bob Hoffman | 26 |
| Impression from "Down Under" | D M "Mark" Lewis | 28 |
| Bob Hoffman's 50th Birthday Show | Charles A Smith | 46 |
| Coming Events | | 48 |
| Lifting News | | 49 |
| Your Training Problems | John C Grimek | 50 |