| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - Starting Our 19th Year | Bob Hoffman | 3 |
| Weightlifting News | | 5 |
| My Association with Weider | John Farbotnik | 7 |
| U.S. Team Wins 1950 World Championship | | 9 |
| Posture and Muscular Development | John C Grimek | 12 |
| Supermen of the Mat | | 14 |
| Mastering the Hand Stand | Bob Jones | 16 |
| Farbotnik Wins at Paris | Bob Hoffman | 18 |
| Behind the Scenes | Harry B Paschall | 19 |
| Self Improvement Heroes | Steve Stanko | 20 |
| Developing Herculean Legs | John Fritshe | 22 |
| Strongmen the World Over | Ray Van Cleef | 24 |
| My Favorite Exercise | Tony Terlazzo | 26 |
| Saxon's Early Challengers | Bob Hasse | 26 |
| Illustrated Muscle Review | | 27 |
| Barbelles | Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton | 34 |
| Glimpses of Picnic | | 37 |
| Broader Back With A Rubber Exerciser | Bob Hoffman | 38 |
| Art Jurado of "The Men" | Bruce Conner | 40 |
| Training of the Ancient Greeks | R G Kocsis | 42 |
| Mike the Might Mite | Walter Ressler | 44 |
| Your Training Problems | John C Grimek | 66 |