Cover: Janne Virtanen (FIN) carries the win at the 2000 Helsinki Grand Prix.
Departments
- Letters to the Editor
- Welcome by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
- Iron Filings
- Calendar
- The Iron Mine
People
- Mike Smith: All Out and No Excuses by Thomas E. Van Vleck
- John Wood, Captain of Crush and Young Achiever by Dr. Ken E. Leistner
- Mike MacDonald: Bench Pressing Legend by Charles Mirabile
- Evgueniy Popov: The Bulgarian Buffalo by Thomas Klose
- Petar Tanev: A New Passport and a Golden Year by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D.
Contests
- Setting the Stage for 2000: IFSA Helsinki Grand Prix by Jyrki Rantanen
- All-round Update
- Strong-Mania
- Arm Wrestlers Clash at Reno Reunion II by Merle Meeter
- The 2000 USA Weightlifting National Championships by Jim Schmitz
- Millennium Magic: World Highland Games Championships 2000 by David Webster
Training
- Weighty Matters by Willie Snyder
- Keys to Progress: The Basic Exercises by John McCallum
- Mind over Matter: The Power of Visualization--Part II by David Shaw
- Assistance Exercises for Strength and Power by Jim Schmitz
- Vitality Training by Fred Hutchinson
- Let's All Swing by David Gentle
- The Hook Grip: Secret Weapon of Mayhem by David Elkins
- Guest Editorial: Ways to Improve the State of Olympic Weightlifting in America by Bill Starr
- Workin' on the Railroad by Lee Morrison
- Ten Biblical Principles for Arm Wrestlers (and Other Strength Athletes) by Merle Meeter
- Building Forearms Strong Enough to Lift the Thomas Inch Dumbbell by Dr. Alan Radley
- Hand Balancing (Part II): Presses and Pirouettes by Jeff Gothard
- Short Sets, Short Rest by Marc Cavigioli, M.Ed., CSCS
- The Three Bears of Muscle Growth by Steve Brylski
- Building Wrist Strength by Steve Justa
- Jeckmate by Steve Jeck
- Blast the Grooves with Negatives! by Pavel Tsatsouline
- A Stump for All Seasons by David Elkins
- Ten Rules for Building Muscle by Mike Brown
- Life in the Loft: Squatting on the Run by Dr. Ken E. Liestner
History
- My Return to Old Dailly by Peter Martin
- A History of the Barbell by Josef Svub
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