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It’s that time of year again—time for biting cold, snow and swimsuits. Say, what? The February issue is our annual swimsuit spectacular, with page after page of gorgeous babes in tiny swimwear. It’s guaranteed to send your, um, motivation soaring in the dead of winter. Of course, the issue is also jam-packed with training and diet details to help you build your best body. For starters, Greg Zulak is back with an eye-opening feature on the secrets of the champs—how to do what they do to get huge. Then Ruth Silverman interviews Power/Rep Range/Shock creator Eric Broser about his latest developments.

FEATURES

TRAIN, EAT, GROW 172

Steve Holman describes the summer-of-mass project, in which he guided a beginning bodybuilder to packing on 18 pounds of muscle. Before and after shots included. Wow!

SWIMSUIT SPECTACULAR

These 20 pages of rock-solid hardbody motivation remind us of two big reasons that we train—beautiful babes and the beach. Surf’s up!

MUSCLE-MEAL SCHEMATICS, PART 3

Joe Klemczewski, Ph.D., a.k.a. the Diet Doc, outlines eight true low-carb, ketogenic eating plans—with complete meal-by-meal schedules. Prepare to get shredded!

BUILD LARGE, SUPERCHARGED LEGS

A 500-rep blast to detonate new size down below—and trigger your entire body to grow. Roger Lockridge has the sweat-making sets and reps.

A BODYBUILDER IS BORN: GENERATIONS

Ron Harris says to take pride in what you’ve built. Only a very few can get as big as the pros, so compare yourself to your own past to keep progressing fast.

B BUILT TO LAST

Top trainer and Power/Rep Range/Shock guru Eric Broser talks with Ruth Silverman about new mass-training tactics, supplements and keeping things fresh in the gym.

XTREME FITNESS

Cornell Hunt discusses smarter high-intensity workouts and outlines some ideas to try for more muscle, conditioning and cuts.

4 SIZE SECRETS OF THE CHAMPS

Greg Zulak is back with an inside look at how the biggest bodybuilders get massive. It’s not just about pushing heavier weights. Great info here, gang. Read this, and do what they do to get huge!

DEPARTMENTS

TRAIN TO GAIN

Calf combustion, how to grow like a pro and the ultimate incline curls for rocking massive biceps.

EAT TO GROW

Jerry Brainum checks the research on eating carbs and training hard. Plus, a new column, The Nutrition Alchemist.

MHP MUSCLE AND POWER

IFBB pro Ben White on the best training for cuts and mass.

SMART TRAINING

Coach Charles Poliquin talks new angles for size and strength.

NATURALLY HUGE

Mr. Natural Olympia John Hansen lays out the best number of sets, bodypart by bodypart.

TWIG TO BIG

Vince Del Monte explains how to build muscle without gaining fat using cyclical bulking.

ANABOLIC RESEARCH

Jerry Brainum looks at steroids and brain drain.

NEWS & VIEWS

L.T.’s view from the podium at the NPC Nationals—so many great bodies, so many new pros. Check out the winners here.

PRIME-TIME MUSCLE

Narcissism 101, fuller muscles while dieting and two new ways to grow.

MIND/BODY CONNECTION

Coach Bill Starr on hammering your hamstrings. Plus, belly fat blastoff and Loretta Heystak at Gold’s Gym.

READERS WRITE

Action Jackson, still training at 63 and super size gains.