| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - Why Some Succeed and Others Fail | Bob Hoffman | 3 |
| Weightlifting News | | 7 |
| Spotlight on Slander | Bob Hoffman | 9 |
| Set System of Training | Bob Hoffman | 10 |
| Self Improvement Success | Steve Stanko | 12 |
| Behind The Scenes | Harry B Paschall | 15 |
| Barbelles | Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton | 16 |
| Supermen of the Mat | | 19 |
| Trapezius Development | John C Grimek | 20 |
| Strongmen The World Over | Ray Van Cleef | 22 |
| Bodybuilding At Forty | Tony Terlazzo | 24 |
| Mario Lanza - Modern Caruso | Terry Robinson | 26 |
| My Favorite Exercise | Fraysher Ferguson | 28 |
| 1951 Selp Improvement Contest | | 29 |
| California Strength Show | George R Bruce | 30 |
| Cover Man - James Park | Norbert B Grueber | 32 |
| Your Training Problems | John C Grimek | 50 |