| Article | Author | page |
| Editorial - Back To Nature | Bob Hoffman | 3 |
| The World's Championships | | 5 |
| Is The Portable Barbell of Any Value ? | Bob Hoffman | 8 |
| Reconditioning Yourself | Howard Eastman | 12 |
| A Letter From an S. & H. Reader | Orres Crane | 13 |
| The Best Lifters in Europe | George Shandor | 14 |
| "Mr. America" Candidate | William Solomon | 15 |
| Self Improvement Heroes | Steve Stanko | 16 |
| Weightlifting in Iran | Abdullah Naderi | 18 |
| Incredible But True | Gord Venables | 20 |
| Behind The Scenes | Harry B Paschall | 21 |
| As I See Them | John Davis | 22 |
| How Apollon Was Tricked | Leon See | 23 |
| Weightlifting's Goodwill Ambassador | Ray Van Cleef | 23 |
| Barbelles | Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton | 24 |
| The May Photo Contest Winner - Harold Zinkin | Gord Venables | 26 |
| He Has Thrilled Millions | Ray Van Cleef | 28 |
| Coming Events | | 46 |
| Weightlifting News | | 46 |
| Foreign News | | 49 |
| Your Training Problems | | 50 |