Cover: Arnold Schwarzenegger was invited to be the honorary captain of the USA weightlifting team at the Athens Olympics.
Departments
- Planet Arnold by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- Letters to the Editor
- From the Trenches: Preparing for Rehabilitation Using Breathing Squats by Mike Baxter
- Iron Filings
- Captains of Crush Grippers: Who's New
- Calendar
- The Iron Mine
People
- Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton by Jane Black
- Mario Martinez: A Weightlifter's Weightlifter by Jim Schmitz
- Bud Bjornaraa: A Minnesota Legend by Rick Rignell, CSCS
Training
- Protein: The Strength Athlete's Best Friend by Bill Starr
- Waist/Waste by Steven Helmicki
- Life in the Loft: Bigger Than the Kitchen Sink by Dr. Ken E. Leistner
- Developing Confidence with Overhead Weights by John Drewes
- Old Age and Treachery: Master-ful Training for the Heavy Events by Kent Durso
- At the Table: Over-the-Top Move by Leonard Harkless
- From Stones to Nails by Peter Martin
- Off-Season Strength Training for Rugby League Players by Ashley Jones
- The No. 4 by Kent Durso
- Can You Walk the Walk? by John Brookfield
- Injury Prevention Strategies for Strength Athletes: The Questions is Not If, But When by Robert G. Marx, MD
- The King of Lifts Could Be King for Football, Too! by Tim Swords
- Getting Psychotic: Pushing Things to the Limit by Steve Justa
- The Fountain of Youth--Part I by John McCallum
- The Most Important Thing by Steve Jeck
- Favorite Mass Building Methods by Fred Hutchinson
Contests
- The 2004 Arnold Classic: The Woodstock of the Weight World by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D
- Arnold, Stallone, and Arm Wrestling by Denise Wattles
- 2004 U.S. National Weightlifting Championships by Jim Schmitz
- 2004 Arnold's Strongest Man: Grand Finale of the IFSA Super Series World Championships by Colin Bryce
History
- The Iron Gustav: The Life Story of Gustav Fristensky by Joseph Svub
- The Searcher: Clach Osein by Peter Martin
- The First British Olympic Champion: Launceston Elliot by Gherardo Bonini
128 pp.
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