Muscle & Fitness Magazine

Pros: A lot of good, detailed information.
Cons: Hard core bodybuilders on steroids

Pros: Well written articles; fantastic pictures; great for the average weight trainer
Cons: I didn't like the fashion section

Pros: Helpful fitness advice, models are the perfect specimens of the human body.
Cons: There are 269 pages, however 149 of them are ads!

Joe Weider’s Muscle & Fitness Magazine usually features a muscular woman and male on the glossy cover. Of course the models are the perfect specimens of the human body. However since I have a healthy dose of self-esteem so I braved through the super...

Pros: Photography, recipes, some of the routines
Cons: Too many damn ads, fluff articles, self-promotion

I'm a regular at the gym and as a result I'm always looking for a better training regimen. Many books and periodicals on fitness and bodybuilding abound. One of the more prominent magazines is Joe Weider's Muscle and Fitness, which is the flagship...

Pros: A lot of practical information, less fluff than general women's fitness mags
Cons: Lots of ads; still some silly content

At last, a weight training magazine that doesn’t completely frighten me or insult my intelligence. In my ongoing attempt to look like a buff amazon, I have been buying all the muscle mags that looked like they stood a chance of being more than Cro-Magnon...

Pros: Great magazine, great contents
Cons: No time to read every single article

I have been weight lifting since I was in college, which is about 14 years. No, I am not a dedicated or professional bodybuilder, but I did have my moments. I enjoy weight lifting for various reasons, but most of all, I love it because it is a stress...

Pros: Best of the musclehead mags...
Cons: The Sears catalog of muscle food...

During the 60's, Joe Weider built a bodybuilding empire on the complacent mounds of sun and surf pulp mags that could be found at any newsstand. His closest competitor, Muscular Development, featured a staff of sports trainers, physicians and...

Pros: Excellent information, Workouts, Diets, Health alerts
Cons: I finish reading it too quickly and am always waiting for the next issue

If you throw around a few weights in a haphazard fashion you may see some minor, short term gains. But if you execute exercises properly, at the right time, with the proper rest and nutrition, then you will see your fitness goals achieved.
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Pros: Nice glossy pictures, great for a laugh
Cons: 80% ads for supplements which are unnecessary, 20% poor training advice

This publication is simply another way for Joe Weider to push his unnecessary and, in some cases, harmful nutritional supplements on the general public. The training information is completely unrealistic for the average individual who lives an everyday...

Pros: The photo of Maria Ford
Cons: I like the way it used to be.

If you want to achieve the desired results that Steve Reeves accomplished with his body, this is not the magazine for you. On the other hand if your goals are too looked bulked up like a steroid bull, by all means subscribe to all of Joe Weider's...

Pros: Great information, inspiring
Cons: viewed as only for muscle-heads

I first picked up an issue of Muscle and Fitness last year with the notion of achieving super hero status. Every guy knows what I'm talking about. You read those comics, you see those huge muscles you think, hey, I can be like that.
I...

Pros: offers new and different movements, sensitivity to women's training needs and goals
Cons: Weider promotional propaganda, price

This magazine should be a just as much apart of a bodybuilder's monthly routine as his supplements and training journal review. Muscle Fitness, though published by the shameful self-aggrandizing and crass commercialist, Joe Weider offers a wealth of...

Pros: Great articles, good information and recipes
Cons: pricey: 4.99 and issue off the store shelves

Muscle and Fitness is the only fitness magazine I read (and follow). This magazine is filled with great information on both fitness and nutrition. Every month offers a detailed workout plan written and used by the worlds's biggest and strongest (male...

Pros: Great up-to-date information, good suggestions for everyone
Cons: The price ($5.99.)

Whether you're just starting out with a beginner's regimen with low-key exercising or a big n' ripped musclehead, Muscle and Fitness's a great little magazine to dive into.

From information about dieting and supplementation, or illustrated...

Pros: Informative, professional, respectable, interesting
Cons: Only comes out once a month!

I've received Muscle and Fitness for a little more than a year, and I could not imagine where I would be without it. It gives training tips, nutritional tips, and miscellaneous advice. It's a very respectable magazine with useful information, research...