| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - What Can You Expect? | Bob Hoffman | 3 |
| Mr. World Contest | Jim Murray | 7 |
| Weight Lifting News | | 8 |
| Muscle Building Exercises and Variations | John C Grimek | 9 |
| Barbell Bits | Jim Murray | 14 |
| We Need More Weightlifting Contests | Bob Hoffman | 15 |
| Behind The Scenes | Harry B Paschall | 16 |
| What's Your Best ? | Bill Wilson | 19 |
| Success Stories | Steve Stanko | 20 |
| Strongmen The World Over | Ray Van Cleef | 22 |
| Weights In The USAF Physical Reconditioning Program | Lt Ivan Kusinitz, Lt H R Andersen | 24 |
| Developing The Rib Box | Murray Jack Libby | 26 |
| You Need Better Circulation | Bob Hoffman | 27 |
| Roy Hilligenn's Favorite Exercises | Ed Yarick | 28 |
| Barbelles | Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton | 30 |
| Photo Contest: winner Dick Lee | | 32 |
| The High Protein Method of Reducing | Bob Hoffman | 33 |
| The Process of Gaining Weight | Jack Delinger | 34 |
| A Farewell To Kurt Saxon | Bob Hasse | 36 |
| Dietrich Wortmann - In Memoriam | John Terpak | 37 |
| A Broader Back With "Expanders" | Jules Bacon | 38 |
| Mr. America "Rhubarb" - And Reply | Jim Murray | 39 |
| Your Training Problems | John C Grimek | 66 |