Muscle & Fitness Magazine July 1986 Carrie Leigh, Gary Strydom and Ted Pryor

Muscle & Fitness Magazine – July 1986 – Carrie Leigh, Gary Strydom & Ted Pryor Cover (No Label)

This July 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness features Carrie Leigh, Gary Strydom, and Ted Pryor on the cover, highlighting bodybuilding’s crossover appeal into mainstream fashion, film, and modeling. It combines expert training instruction, nutritional science, and contest coverage with bold editorial features—capturing a snapshot of bodybuilding culture in the mid-1980s.

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Contents

Editorial

• Forever Fat No More with Bodybuilding — Joe Weider (p. 5)

Instruction

• Deltoid Force — Lee Labrada (p. 44)

• From Here to Intensity: The Weider Principles — Joe Weider (p. 94)

• Failsafe: Chest Training Program — Gary Leonard (p. 134)

Contests

• Gaspari Sweeps Pro World: Report from Columbus Show — Bill Reynolds (p. 56)

Features

• Future Fat: Report on Somatech — Jeff Everson, LPT (p. 50)

• New Blood: Ed Kawak — Franco Columbu, DC (p. 52)

• 1986 Tanning Supplement (p. 65)

• Why? What Makes Champs Train So Hard — Armand Tanny (p. 81)

• Fat: Where It’s At — Armand Tanny (p. 90)

• Mr. Promising: Matt Mendenhall — Bill Dobbins (p. 106)

• Bodybuilding: The Ounce of Prevention — Jeff Everson, LPT (p. 114)

• A Raw Deal for Arnold — Ben Pesta (p. 116)

• Testosterone, Part 3 — Dave Prokop (p. 120)

• Diet Right — Armand Tanny (p. 124)

• Bodybuilding & Energy Balance — John Comereski (p. 130)

Women

• Bodybuilding Bunny: Carrie Leigh — Bill Dobbins (p. 84)

• Thigh-Blasters — Mary Roberts (p. 98)

• My Struggle for Mass — Michele Thomas (p. 110)

Departments

• Feedback (p. 7)

• Fitness/Science Hotline — Jeff Everson, Dave Prokop, Bill Dobbins, John Comereski, Mike Lambert & Dean Tornabene (p. 10)

• Muscular Gourmet: Light & Lively Fish — Mandy Tanny (p. 17)

• Sports Medicine: Volume vs Intensity — Michael Yessis, PhD (p. 21)

• Kinesiology: The Narrow-Grip Lat Pulldown — Michael Yessis, PhD (p. 23)

• Physiology: Muscle Cramps — Frank I. Katch, EdD (p. 24)

• Power: Deadlift Routine — Ed Coan (p. 27)

• Starting Out: Planning Your First Program — Armand Tanny (p. 29)

• Nutrition: Fresh Vegetables — Betty Weider (p. 30)

• Body by Betty: Mood, Muscle & Music — Betty Weider (p. 32)

• Fitness: Born Salt-Free — Norman Zale (p. 33)

• Chemical Corner: Steroid Legislation — Jeff Everson, LPT (p. 37)

• It’s My Turn: Will They Ever Learn? — Joe Weider (p. 41)

• Ripped: Fat Genes — Clarence Bass (p. 220)

• Classifieds (p. 223)

• The Champ: Rich Gaspari (p. 224)

Cover Models: Carrie Leigh, Gary Strydom & Ted Pryor

Notable Highlights

• Contest coverage of Rich Gaspari’s sweep at the Pro World in Columbus.

• Franco Columbu introduces readers to Ed Kawak, a new bodybuilding sensation.

• Matt Mendenhall is profiled as a rising star.

• Carrie Leigh’s Bodybuilding Bunny feature combines fitness with fashion-model appeal.

• A provocative exposé, A Raw Deal for Arnold, examines issues surrounding Schwarzenegger.

• Armand Tanny contributes multiple nutrition and philosophy pieces, including Fat: Where It’s At and Diet Right.

• Departments feature diverse topics, from Ed Coan’s deadlift routine to Betty Weider on mood, muscle, and music.