Muscle & Fitness Magazine October 1984 Tom and Cheryl Platz No Label

Muscle & Fitness Magazine – October 1984 – Tom & Cheryl Platz Cover (No Label)

This October 1984 issue of Muscle & Fitness features Tom Platz, known as the “Golden Eagle” and one of the most iconic leg developers in bodybuilding history, with Cheryl Platz on the cover. Packed with instruction, competition reports, nutrition strategies, and athlete profiles, this issue blends the science of bodybuilding with the culture and personalities that shaped the sport in the 1980s. Highlights include Tom Platz’s appearance as cover model, Casey Viator’s comeback feature, Samir Bannout’s nutrition strategies, and training instruction from Chuck Williams, Tim Belknap, and Carla Temple.

The magazine is in good condition and has no mailing label. The copy shown in the listing photographs is the exact one you will receive. Please review pictures carefully for condition details. Every issue is shipped in a plastic protective covering, and combined shipping is available upon request.

Highlights and Contents

Editorial

• Total Fitness — Joe Weider (p. 5)

Instruction

• Chuck Williams’ Arms Parable — Jeff Everson (p. 46)

• A Labor of Love: Tim Belknap Chest Training — Jeff Everson (p. 122)

Bodybuilding

• Toronto Thriller: Mixed Pairs Championships — Jeff & Cory Everson (p. 34)

• Shoot-Out in Toronto: Women’s Championships — Bill Dobbins (p. 40)

• Get Big: Bodybuilding for Size & Strength — Jeff Everson & Matt Mendenhall (p. 78)

• For Ultimate Muscle Quality, Develop Separation — Dean Tornabene, D.C. (p. 102)

Features

• Pool Sharks: Body-Revealing Swimwear — Leslie Campbell (p. 52)

• The Diet That Works: Muscle-Saving Nutrition — Samir Bannout (p. 66)

• I Accept No Limits — Bill Dobbins (p. 68)

• The Muscular Attraction: What Women Expect from Men — Armand Tanny (p. 72)

• Sports Fitness — Frederick C. Hatfield, Ph.D. (p. 84)

• Casey Viator: Comeback Kid — Bill Reynolds (p. 94)

• Breaking Away for Bodybuilders: Biking and Muscle — Armand Tanny (p. 98)

• Body by Pritikin — Armand Tanny (p. 100)

• You Can Build Mental Strength, Too! — Roger Estep (p. 106)

• Don’t Be Skinny: Weight-Gain Nutrition — Bill Reynolds (p. 110)

Women

• Sisterhood of Strength: Three Old-Time Strongwomen — David Chapman (p. 60)

• Carla Temple’s Thigh Program — Carla Temple (p. 84)

• Will the Real Mindi Miller Please Stand Up? — Bill Dobbins (p. 108)

Departments

• Feedback (p. 7)

• Benefits of Exercise: Muscle/Mind — Allen Flanigon (p. 11)

• Sports Medicine: Many Faces of Overload — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 13)

• Muscular Gourmet: 600-Calorie Six-Course Meal — Mandy Tanny (p. 14)

• Bodybuilding MD: Sex Hormones Affect Performance — Lawrence Lamb, M.D. (p. 16)

• Physiology: Diet vs Muscle — Frank I. Katch, Ph.D. & Victor L. Katch, Ed.D. (p. 17)

• Kinesiology: Leg Extensions — Michael Yessis, Ph.D. (p. 18)

• Couples Corner: Prop and Costume Controversy — Jeff & Cory Everson (p. 20)

• Power: Big Bench and Big Chest — John Kuc (p. 21)

• Body by Betty: Iron Deficiency — Betty Weider (p. 22)

• Nutrition: Balance, Variety and Moderation — Norman Zale (p. 24)

• Mind in Bodybuilding: Tunnel Vision — Peter Siegel (p. 26)

• Weider Principles: Forced Reps — Joe Weider (p. 28)

• Speed: More on Waist Training — Clarence Ross (p. 30)

• Fitness Shop: Browsing New Merchandise (p. 32)

• New Twists: Split Squat Revival — Bertil Fox (p. 211)

• Shape Up: Fitness in Brief — Mandy Tanny (p. 218)

• Classified Ads (p. 222)

• The Champs: Tony Pearson & Carla Dunlap — Jeff Everson (p. 224)

Cover: Tom & Cheryl Platz. Photo by Dick Zimmerman.

This issue is especially valuable for collectors, as it captures Tom Platz at the height of his influence, alongside Cheryl Platz. With features on Casey Viator, Samir Bannout, Carla Temple, and Bertil Fox, and with Joe Weider’s Forced Reps principle highlighted, it’s a must-have for enthusiasts of the sport’s golden era.