| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial | Earle E Liederman | 3 |
| What The Champs Are Saying | | 5 |
| You Ask, We Answer | | 7 |
| I Gained 46 Muscular Pounds | Hushang Bagherpur | 9 |
| 1956 Mr. America Contest, Senior National Results | | 10 |
| The Flushing System | Mickey Hargitay | 15 |
| Pack Giant Power Into Your Muscles | Jack Delinger | 17 |
| Let's Gossip | Earle E Liederman | 19 |
| My Chest Development Routine | Reg Park | 21 |
| Don't Neglect Your Traps | Jerry Ross | 23 |
| The Back | Alan Calvert | 24 |
| Squats, Squats, and More Squats | Earle E Liederman | 25 |
| Muscle Power's World Ranking Lists | Oscar State | 27 |
| World Wide Weightlifting Review | Oscar State | 29 |
| How Should Schemansky Plan His Comback | Charles A Smith | 31 |
| Dave Sheppard And His Clean And Jerk | Yakov Kutsenko | 33 |
| 1956 Jr Mr America and Junior Nationals Results | Kent Studios | 38 |
| Exercise Of The Month - The Prone Bench End Curl | Charles A Smith | 66 |