Cover: George Asanidze clean and jerks 205 kg in Athens for an Olympic gold medal in the 85-kg category.
Departments
- Athens by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- Letters to the Editor
- From the Trenches: Strength Circuits by Ken Best
- Iron Filings
- Red Nail Roster
- Captains of Crush Grippers: Who's New
- Calendar
- The Iron Mine
People
- Terry McCormick: World Champion Powerlifter Makes California Hall of Fame by David Shaw MA
- Remembering Joe Gold by David Shaw MA
Training
- Dedication by Bill Starr
- Life in the Loft: Eureka! Training by Dr. Ken E. Leistner
- Conditioning for Football Players, Weightlifters, and Other Anaerobic Athletes by Steven Morris
- The Back Lift: The First and Last Word in Total Body Power and Strength by Steve Justa
- At the Table: The First Move, the Shoulder Roll by Leonard Harkless
- Comeback by Tim Smith
- An Alternate King: Overhead Squats by Rob Haan
- Walking Through Walls Training--Part 1: Adaptability Cycle by Steven Helmicki
- The Fountain of Youth--Part II by John McCallum
- Simple Rules and Random Thoughts on Training by Ashley Jones
- Adapting a Typical Powerlifting Routine for Better Recovery by Chuck Miller CSCS
- Are You Comfortable? by Dave Campbell
- Once Strong, Twice Weak by Jim Schmitz
- Arms and the Beast by Collin Moshman
- A Call North by Steve Jeck
- Crushing or Rolling Up a Frying Pan by John Brookfield
Contests
- 2004 Olympic Games: World-Class Weightlifting in Athens by Jim Schmitz
- World Record Truck Pull: A Mount Everest Effort by Rev. Jon Bruney
- All-Round Update by Lee Gesbeck
- All Strength World Cup by Lene Alexandra Karlsen
- A Log Lift World Record Kicks Off the Super Series World Championships 2004-2005 by Colin Bryce
- 30th US Invitational Heavy Events Championships: Five Well-Fought Battles by Francis Brebner
History
- Russian Men of Might: Grigori Kashcheyev by Josef Svub
- W. A. Pullum: A Person of Extraordinary Ability by Ron Tyrrell
- The Searcher: Nature's Stones by Peter Martin
- The First Virginia State Weightlifting Championships and the Men Who Made It Possible by Reuben Weaver
- The Modern Milo Imitator: Carl Abs by Gherardo Bonini
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