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This month WWE diva Eva Marie graces our cover and provides an inside look at the wild world of wrestling—plus, her workout for hard curves and painful arm bars. Next, masters bodybuilder Tony DiCosta presents his eye-opening exposé on gluten intolerance. Is it real, and what does it do to muscle gain and fat loss? Good stuff. Then get growing again with Mr. America Doug Brignole’s latest training discoveries.

FEATURES

TRAIN, EAT, GROW 180

Steve Holman outlines radically quick mass workouts for quads, hams and calves.

CODE RED

WWE Diva Eva Marie heats up the screen and our pages with a foxy, fiery interview. Lonnie Teper lights the fuse.

X-FILES

Forgotten “secrets” of adding extreme muscle size. Get ready to grow!

THERMOGENESIS

Part 3: Meal formatting. Joe Klemczewski, Ph.D., a.k.a. the Diet Doc, looks at ripping up and eating for maximum gains.

JAGGED PEAKS

Greg Zulak outlines moves that improve the height, depth and impressiveness of your biceps.

TRANSFORMATION

How Robbie Frame went from scrawny to brawny, adding a massive 30 pounds of muscle. Nice work!

THE DELTOIDS’ GREATEST HIT

Shock your shoulders with this prioritize-for-size workout from Roger “Rock” Lockridge.

A BODYBUILDER IS BORN: GENERATIONS

Ron Harris writes in praise of underdogs. Whatever your genetics, don’t give up on the get-big quest. Progress is inevitable.

MUSCLE MASTERY

Mr. America Doug Brignole talks competitive bodybuilding, workout efficiency and the best mass move for each muscle.

THE HIDDEN ENEMY IN YOUR “HEALTHY” DIET

Masters bodybuilder Tony DiCosta looks at gluten and what it does to your fat loss and muscle gains.

MUSCLE BEACH

The Memorial Day event was flexy, sexy fun in the Southern California sun.

DEPARTMENTS

TRAIN TO GAIN

Hitting legs with Branch Warren, pec-centric benching and last-set size roulette.

EAT TO GROW

Throwback Thursday in bodybuilding coaching, protein pudding and the most underrated supplement.

MHP MUSCLE AND POWER

IFBB pro Ben White expounds on strengthening your core.

ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE

Bill Starr’s light, heavy and medium system.

SMART TRAINING

Coach Charles Poliquin answers a classic questsion: How many sets and reps?

NATURALLY HUGE

Mr. Natural Olympia John Hansen on workout cycling.

TWIG TO BIG

Vince Del Monte’s “death circuits,” a.k.a. PHA.

NEWS & VIEWS

L.T. has all the good stuff from his West Coast Classic—from gargantuan guests to the physiques that were best. Trophy time!

PRIME-TIME MUSCLE

Dave Goodin’s arm-training secrets. Plus, T therapy and heart attacks.

MIND/BODY CONNECTION

Training with Mark and Sally Loshelder. Also, Iconic Images.

PUMP & CIRCUMSTANCE

Ruth Silverman handicaps the ’14 Olympia. Will the champs repeat?

READERS WRITE

Retro Arnold, Rader and the rack and too much too soon.