Muscle & Fitness Magazine July 1984 Matt Mendenhall GD Interior No Label

Muscle & Fitness Magazine – July 1984 – Matt Mendenhall Cover (No Label, GD Interior)

This July 1984 issue of Muscle & Fitness features Matt Mendenhall alongside Vince Macica and Marcia Goebel on the cover, photographed by Harry Langdon. The magazine captures the evolving bodybuilding landscape of the mid-1980s with a mix of contest reports, advanced training instruction, features on skin, nutrition, and psychology, as well as a landmark superfeature on women’s bodybuilding.

The item is in acceptable condition with good interior. The front cover shows creases, marks, and signs of wear. Interior pages remain in solid reading condition, though there may be minor marks or rips consistent with age. The exact copy shown in the listing photos is the one you will receive. Please review pictures carefully to judge condition. All issues are shipped in a plastic protective covering, and combined shipping is available upon request.

Contents

Editorial

• Lifestyle Diet — Joe Weider (p. 5)

Instruction

• You Can’t Hide Weak Delts — John Terilli (p. 34)

• Minding My Business: Training Philosophy II — Samir Bannout (p. 78)

• Kinesthetic Limit Principle — Richard Pardee (p. 94)

• Rory Leidelmeyer’s Massive Triceps — Jeff Everson (p. 118)

• Ripped or Rip-Off? — Bill Dobbins (p. 128)

Bodybuilding

• Flash! On the Good Foot in Toronto — Jeffrey M. Everson (p. 40)

• London Grand Prix: Makkawy’s Hat Trick — Rick Wayne (p. 86)

Superfeature

• Bodybuilding for Women — A Weider Research Clinic Report (p. 58)
  (What it really means, exploding the myths, positive effects, training intensity, shaping up and getting fit, the pro sport, body types and composition, general workout principles)

Features

• Dynamic Bodyfat Control — Armand Tanny (p. 44)

• Strong on Talent: Richard Brose — Steve Delsohn (p. 50)

• Last of the Muscle-Bound Coaches — Steve Delsohn (p. 70)

• The Return of Bob Birdsong — Armand Tanny (p. 82)

• Water for Healthy Skin — Lia Schorr (p. 90)

• Muscle Beach — Scott Ostler (p. 96)

• Fat Cells — Frank I. Katch, Ph.D. & Victor L. Katch, Ed.D. (p. 104)

• Yin-Yang of Bodybuilding — Joyce L. Vedral, Ph.D. (p. 110)

• Color: Albert Beckles Evergreen — Rick Wayne (p. 112)

• Pre-Stress: Before-Workout Energy Boost — Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D. (p. 122)

• My Best Bodypart Is Hidden — Tim Belknap (p. 124)

Departments

• Feedback (p. 7)

• Benefits of Exercise: Fitness Insurance — Jo Ellen Krumm (p. 11)

• Sports Medicine: Intensity & Flexibility — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 13)

• Muscular Gourmet: Pharaoh Food — Mandy Tanny (p. 14)

• Weider Principles: Isolation — Bill Reynolds (p. 15)

• Physiology: Bodypart Percent — Frank I. Katch, Ph.D. & Victor L. Katch, Ed.D. (p. 19)

• Bodybuilding MD: Exercise & Heart Attack, II — Lawrence Lamb, MD (p. 21)

• Kinesiology: Front Arm Raise — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 22)

• Nutrition: State of Mind — Richard Pardee (p. 24)

• Couples Corner: Big Butt Blues — Jeff & Cory Everson (p. 26)

• Power: Champion Deadlifting Cycle — Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D. (p. 28)

• Body by Betty: Diet Pills — Betty Weider (p. 30)

• Reviews: Peak Performance Audiocassettes (p. 31)

• Inspiration: Accept Yourself — Millard Bennett (p. 32)

• Aging: Arthritis & Exercise — John S. Comereski (p. 33)

• Ripped: Importance of Change — Clarence Bass (p. 219)

• Fitness Shop: Product Preview (p. 227)

• Classifieds (p. 229)

• The Champ: Albert Beckles — Rick Wayne (p. 232)

Cover photo by Harry Langdon
Models: Vince Macica, Marcia Goebel, Matt Mendenhall

This issue is a standout in the 1984 lineup thanks to its superfeature on women’s bodybuilding, contest reports from Toronto and London, and a rich mix of training and nutrition science. It also features notable athletes including Matt Mendenhall, Rory Leidelmeyer, Albert Beckles, and Samir Bannout, making it a valuable addition for collectors and fans of the sport’s 1980s evolution.