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Our November issue has a supertwist, as in training with reallife superhero Mike O’Hearn. You won’t believe the wicked workouts and wild weights he uses to blast on new mass. Oh, and he’s all natural—drugs are Kryptonite, he says. Plus, we’ve got a full feature on using stretch overload to grow, a rest/pause-drop back routine that will have your rear view looking like a 3D map of the Rocky Mountains and 10 tips on training insane to boost your gains. It’s growth-promoting info from cover to cover.

FEATURES

CASEY VIATOR TRIBUTE

He was one of the most gifted genetic specimens the sport had ever seen, winning the Mr. America at 19.

TRANSFORMATION

Alex Walsh morphed from scrawny to brawny—with an etched physique—at age 17. Here’s how he did it.

TRAIN, EAT, GROW 169

An analysis of stretch overload and ways to use it to trigger crazy new muscle growth.

SUPERHERO SHOULDERS

Drug-free star Mike O’Hearn knows how to build cannonball delts faster than a speeding bullet. Here’s his superman plan.

7 AWESOME TRAIN-INSANE MASS TACTICS

Ben Tatar lays out a number of innovative muscle builders that can trigger shocking size.

METABOLIC DAMAGE PANDEMIC—PART 3

Joe Klemczewski, Ph.D., a.k.a. the Diet Doc, provides ways to rebuild your metabolism after a lengthy calorie deprivation—or contest diet.

RECONSTRUCTION ZONE

Up-and-coming bodybuilder Casey Bunce is on the comeback trail from a shattering injury—with plenty of mass and thickness on hand. Ruth Silverman gets the story.

THE R/PD BACK WHACK

Roger Lockridge shows you how to drop the get-big ax and carve a cavernous rear view.

A BODYBUILDER IS BORN: GENERATIONS

Ron Harris drives home the point: Where the mind goes, the body follows.

DOG-DAY LEG SHRED

IFBB pro Mark Dugdale uses Mountain Dog training to grow down below.

XTREME TRAINING

Cornell Hunt has some metabolic finishers that will get your lean-machine revved and your body carved.

HARDBODY

Check out Jessica James, bikini outlaw—she hits the stage with gun blazing. Wow.

MUSCLE BEACH

The Memorial Day event—with celebs, buff bods and fun in the sun.

DEPARTMENTS

TRAIN TO GAIN

Antagonist supersets, forearm rockers, 21s for big guns and Joe Horrigan on straight-arm pulldowns.

EAT TO GROW

Jerry Brainum on the best high-test training fuel, and intermittent fasting—how it works to blast off blubber.

MHP MUSCLE AND POWER

IFBB pro Ben White reveals how to prevent muscle cramps.

SMART TRAINING

Coach Charles Poliquin talks grip, mass and overload.

NATURALLY HUGE

Mr. Natural Olympia John Hansen outlines a full-body mass blast.

TWIG TO BIG

Vince Del Monte helps you light the fuse to a determination detonation!

NEWS & VIEWS

L.T. gets you pumped and ready for the post-Olympia pro season and highlights some of the year’s hottest amateurs—good stuff and bodies that are supremely buff.

PRIME-TIME MUSCLE

Anti-aging research and physique competition. Plus, pros, drugs and juicing your growth threshold.

MIND/BODY CONNECTION

Coach Bill Starr discusses singles for new strength increases. Also, Charles Poliquin talks alcohol and workout results.

READERS WRITE

The 500-rep challenge, godless heathens, competitor kudos and before and after.