Muscle & Fitness Magazine May 2005 Jay Cutler Arnold Schwarzenegger SKU 1543

Original Muscle & Fitness Magazine – May 2005 UK edition, Vol. 66 No. 5, packed with classic bodybuilding, strength training, nutrition, physique and fitness material from the mid-2000s era.

The front cover features a heavily muscled Jay Cutler, with the issue concentrating strongly on building size, strength and improving overall physique. This is a particularly good period issue for collectors of professional bodybuilding and classic Muscle & Fitness magazines.

Major front-cover features include “Build A New Body”, “6 Tools You Need To Muscle Up”, Arnold’s 5-Point Plan For Size, high-protein nutrition advice, 10 Greatest Strength Feats of the Year, and the “Ocean’s 12” seafood nutrition feature.

Main Bodybuilding & Training Features

The photographed contents pages show a very substantial training section, including:

• Jay Cutler – “Second in Command” – a feature looking at Cutler’s position among the world’s leading professional bodybuilders and whether he can reach the top.
• Günter Schlierkamp – “Huge Success” – biceps training from the Show of Strength champion.
• “Greg’s Legs” – high-intensity leg training and quad development.
• Body Shop – targeted physique fixes, training techniques and programmes.
• Legs in Translation – leg routine from figure professional Christine Bergeron.
• Bring Up Your Rear – back-development training advice.
• Strong Abs – abdominal training with emphasis on performance as well as appearance.
• Your Back Hurts? – strengthening and protecting the back.
• How To Design A Fat-Burning Programme – step-by-step programme design.
• M&F Book of Exercises – Delts – shoulder-building exercise guide.
• Training Notebook section with additional workouts covering chest, triceps, back, shoulders, abs and other body parts.

Strength & Professional Bodybuilding

Another major feature is “Strength Feats”, covering some of the year's standout physical achievements.

The issue also features substantial professional-bodybuilding coverage and photographs, making it representative of the sport during the early/mid-2000s period.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Content

Arnold Schwarzenegger is strongly represented in this issue.

The cover promotes “Arnold’s 5-Point Plan For Size”, while the contents also list:

• Editorial – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Ask Arnold – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

This adds good collector interest for readers following Schwarzenegger's continuing connection with bodybuilding after his competitive career.

Nutrition & Supplements

A substantial part of the magazine concentrates on bodybuilding nutrition, including:

• Heavy-Duty Protein – ways of turning common foods into higher-protein bodybuilding meals and snacks.
• Ocean’s 12 – twelve seafood-based recipes and meal ideas designed around different types of fish.
• FAT – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly! – discussion of dietary fats and their relationship to energy and muscle-building hormones.
• Supplement and sports-nutrition coverage throughout the issue.

Other Notable Features

The contents also show:

• Gemma Miller – “High Flyer” – profile of the Oxford graduate and international bodybuilder.
• Christina Lindley – “Hot Body” – fitness-model feature.
• CJ Gibson – “Heat Wave” – fitness/swimwear model feature.
• Men’s Fitness – The Shape of Things To Come – coverage of a men's fitness competition near Barcelona.
• Industry discussion concerning bodybuilding and sports nutrition.
• Regular departments including Big Time, Hotline, The Edge, Just for Women, book reviews and training/nutrition columns.

Overall, it is a very content-heavy issue covering professional bodybuilding, strength training, muscle building, nutrition, fat loss, fitness models and exercise technique.

Condition

Pre-owned magazine in good overall condition for its age, with visible signs of previous handling and storage.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains complete and presents well overall.
• There is visible surface rubbing, light scratching and general handling wear across the glossy front cover.
• Small tear/chip damage is visible at the lower-left corner/edge of the front cover, close to the spine.
• Some light edge and corner wear is present.
• Spine shows normal shelf and handling wear but appears intact.
• Interior contents pages shown remain bright, clean and clearly readable.
• Page edges show minor age/use wear.
• Rear cover shows light surface scratching/scuffing and normal handling marks.
• Magazine appears to retain a good overall shape without severe warping.
• No obvious handwriting or personal inscriptions are visible in the supplied photographs.
• No obvious major detached pages are visible in the photographed areas.

Overall this is a good reading/collector copy rather than a mint example, with the most noticeable issue being the small lower front-cover edge damage and general surface wear.

Please study all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any gifts, supplements, inserts, promotional items, workout cards, samples or other extras that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless clearly shown in the photographs.

This listing is for the magazine itself only.

Packaging

UK orders: Magazine will be securely sent in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Magazine will be securely packed in a cardboard mail-size box for extra protection during transit.

SKU: 1543