Muscle & Fitness Magazine May 1986 Steve Bond and Gladys Portugues No Label

Muscle & Fitness Magazine – May 1986 – Steve Bond & Gladys Portugues Cover (No Label)

This May 1986 issue of Muscle & Fitness pairs Steve Bond and Gladys Portugues on the cover, symbolizing both the glamour and grit of mid-1980s bodybuilding. Inside, the magazine delivers an impressive range of content—from contest coverage and training innovations to a major superfeature on back health, reflecting the publication’s reputation as both an authority on bodybuilding science and a lifestyle guide.

The magazine is in good condition, with normal wear consistent with its age. The exact copy shown in the listing photos is the one you will receive. Please review the pictures carefully for condition purposes. All issues are shipped in a plastic protective covering, and we gladly offer combined shipping upon request.

Contents

Editorial

• Second Chance — Joe Weider (p. 5)

Instruction

• Olev Annus’ Legs — Bill Dobbins (p. 40)

• Supersets, Trisets, Giant Sets — Rich Gaspari (p. 74)

• Developing Dynamite Delts — Mike Christian (p. 126)

Contests

• Men’s Nationals: Phil Williams Best in Show — Jeff Everson (p. 80)

Superfeature

• “My Aching Back!” — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 53)
  (Complete guide to anatomy, causes of back pain, injuries, treatments, flexibility and strengthening exercises, and posture’s role in back health.)

Features

• Growth Hormone Update — James Nicklas, PharmD (p. 46)

• Frank Richard’s Comeback — Bill Reynolds (p. 48)

• Aminobolic P.M. Mega Pak — Joe Weider (p. 72)

• Herman Hoffend: Tomorrow the World! — Bill Reynolds (p. 94)

• Nutrition and Stress — Armand Tanny (p. 98)

• Training and Genetics — Armand Tanny (p. 100)

• Setting Goals: How the Pros Do It — Loren Franck (p. 104)

• Building Up Steve Bond — Bill Dobbins (p. 112)

• Testosterone, Part 2 — David Prokop (p. 122)

Women

• Dona Oliveira: Nursing High Hopes — Bill Reynolds (p. 68)

• Carbs and Bodybuilding — Dawn Marie Gnaegi (p. 90)

• “My Thighs Are Burning” — Clare Furr (p. 112)

Departments

• Feedback (p. 7)

• Science Review — Jeff Everson (p. 10)

• Bodybuilding Briefs — Bill Dobbins (p. 12)

• To Your Health — David Prokop (p. 17)

• Muscular Gourmet: Cooking with Herbs — Mandy Tanny (p. 19)

• Sports Medicine: Overtraining, Part 1 — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 21)

• Kinesiology: Deadlift — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 24)

• Physiology: ATP, the Energizer — Frank I. Katch, Ed.D. & Victor L. Katch, Ed.D. (p. 27)

• Women: Shirley & Lee Haney — Joyce Vedral, Ph.D. (p. 29)

• Nutrition: Understanding Minerals — Frank I. Katch, Ed.D. & Victor L. Katch, Ed.D. (p. 30)

• Mind in Bodybuilding: Self-Hypnosis, Part 3 — Peter C. Siegel, RH (p. 31)

• Body by Betty: Stress & Beauty — Betty Weider (p. 32)

• Ripped: How the Lean Eat — Clarence Bass (p. 231)

• Fitness Shop (p. 233)

• Classifieds (p. 236)

• The Champ: Lee Labrada — (p. 238)

Cover Models: Steve Bond & Gladys Portugues

This issue stands out for its practical depth and star power. With Rich Gaspari’s techniques for supersets, Mike Christian’s delt-building advice, and Olev Annus’ leg training, it provides advanced instruction straight from champions. Equally significant is the comprehensive back health superfeature, making it one of the most medically relevant issues of its era. Features on Phil Williams’ Nationals win, Herman Hoffend, Steve Bond, and Lee Labrada add to its collector value, while the women’s section highlights rising stars such as Dona Oliveira and Gladys Portugues.

This is a prime collectible issue for bodybuilding enthusiasts seeking both training wisdom and cultural history from the golden 1980s era.