| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - Run For Your Life - Part 3 | Bob Hoffman | 5 |
| Letters To The Editor | | 9 |
| Philadelphia Open Contest | Bob Hoffman | 10 |
| Weightlifting News | | 11 |
| Keys To Progress - Nerves - Your Training Barometer | John McCallum | 14 |
| Iron Grapevine | Tommy Suggs | 20 |
| Polish Training Methods - Part 4 - The Two Hands Snatch | Morris Weissbrot | 22 |
| Effects Of Weights On Bodyweight and Speed | Bill B Boucek | 26 |
| Steve Johnson - Striving To Reach The Top | Bob Bendel | 26 |
| Success Stories | Steve Stanko | 30 |
| Behind The Scenes | Tommy Suggs | 32 |
| Mental Preparation For Competitive Lifters | Dave Webster | 34 |
| Keep The Muscle But Lose The Fat | Bob Hoffman | 36 |
| Know Your Muscles | John B Ziegler | 40 |
| Lifter's Corner - Jerry Ferrelli | John Terpak | 42 |
| Mr America On Back Development | Jerry Daniels | 44 |
| The Thin Fellow | Earle E Liederman | 48 |
| Man Of The Month | | 50 |
| Boys' Club | | 52 |
| To The Ladies - Bodybuilding For Women | Vera Christensen | 54 |
| Muscle Humor | | 58 |
| Ask The Doctor | John R Pulskamp | 82 |