Cover: Lu Xiaojun (China) bangs away on some snatch pulls in the training hall at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships a couple of days before winning the 77-kg category.
Departments
- Strongman 2012 by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- Letters to the Editor
- From the Trenches: The Extra One Makes All the Difference by Gerard Matthews
- Roundtable Report: Does Strongman Need a Federation?
- Iron Filings
- Captains of Crush Grippers: Who's New
- Red Nail Roster
- Ask the Expert: Q & A
- Book Review: WEIGHTLIFTING, Sport for All Sports by Antonio Urso
- Book Review: The Sport of Olympic-Style Weightlifting, Training for the Connoisseur by Carl Miller
- The Iron Mine
- From Our Archives
People
- Adriane Blewitt: Always Aiming High by Thom Van Vleck
Training
- The Pros and Cons of Circuit Training by Yehoshua Zohar
- The Weight of Water by John Brookfield
- Yinyang in Training and in Life by Ken Best
- The Value of Variety: by Tim Piper, M.S. and Mike Waller, Ph.D.
- Maximum Gym Work for Strength by Steve Justa
- Jogging with Dumbbells by Col. (Ret.) Joseph H. Wolfenberger
- Reformation in Stone by William L. Crawford, M.D.
- Victory Loves Preparation by Karsten Jensen, MSc
- Humility: The Spirit of Sportsmanship by David Chou
- Practical Science Applied: Fish Oil and Lifters by Brian Jones, Ph.D.
- Strength Sport is a Mindset by Grant Jenkins
- Anti-Concussion Movement Part II: Train to Protect Your Brain by Steven Helmicki
- The Criccleth Stone: The Most Challenging Stone in Britain by Roger Davis
- Foundations: The BLT Workout by Jon Bruney
- Protecting the Head and Neck by Dr. Ken E. Leistner
- Planning Your Training by Chuck Miller
- The Other Side of Training by George A. James
- The Guinea Pig Asylum Gym? by Arnold Pope
Contests
- 2011 World Weightlifting Championships: Lifting Gives Thrills at Disneyland by Jim Schmitz
- 2012 Olympic Test Event: London Gets Ready by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- 2011 Wolrd's Strongest Man: The Might of Reality TV by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- Masters Stampede to Calgary for 2011 World Scottish Games Championships by William M. Scruggs, Ph.D.
History
- Russian Men of Might: Three Turn-of-the-Century Strongmen by Joseph Svub
- Emil Kliment: The First Continental Double Raiser by Gherardo Bonini
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