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Muscle Training Illustrated – May 1988 (Richard Barretta & Phil Hill with Centerfold)
This May 1988 edition of Muscle Training Illustrated is a collector’s highlight, pairing two of bodybuilding’s elite champions—Richard Barretta, 1987 Mr. America, and Phil Hill, NPC Heavyweight National Champion—on a powerful dual-cover presentation with centerfold feature. The issue explores bodybuilding’s evolving culture of intensity and aesthetics, featuring exclusive profiles, expert training science, and editorial insights that define MTI’s late-1980s style.
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Table of Contents
IMPACT
Bodybuilding in Rhythm with the Universe — Mullen – p.4
GALLERIES
4 Star Gallery – p.6
Special — The Bodygods – p.44
She Muscle – p.66
SUPERHEROES
Rich Barretta — Mr. America: The Man. The Plan. The Future — Gruskin – p.12
Phil Hill — Bodybuilding’s Black Messiah — Denie – p.30
Don Smith — His Transformation to Mr. America — Ross – p.36
Vince Comerford — Scale of a Champion — Crawford – p.57
The Rise of Jerry Scalese — Tomasini – p.70
WINNER’S CORNER
Movements for Mass — Meeko – p.16
ONE ON ONE
Fact — Weight Training Will (Part Two) — Weston – p.22
Take It to Sportstar: Chest Problems — Tabback – p.83
RAW POWER
How to Improve Your Deadlift Quickly — Naveira – p.25
BIOCONSCIOUSNESS
High Molecular Cocoon Principle — Lurie – p.40
Golden Nuggets for Iron Men and Women — Zale – p.62
WINNING EDGE
Larry Bernstein — Mr. World: Secrets of Dieting and Dehydration — Tabback – p.60
Steve Reeves — The Heavens Herald Hercules — Dunn – p.87
SPORTSMED
The Roids Memorandum — Denie – p.77
HIGH TECH
Inclinations — Bonham – p.88
PLATFORM STEAM
Gossip, Current Events, Fla. Muscle — Staff – p.90
On the Cover:
Three muscle monuments to the platform steeplechase—(center) 1987 Mr. America Rich Barretta, (top right) women’s bodybuilding rising star Dorothy Herndon, and Phil Hill, NPC Heavyweight National Champion (1987). Cover photography by Bob Gruskin, Ralph DeHaan, and Denie.
This issue stands out for its mix of training expertise, performance science, and human insight, making it a particularly strong addition for collectors of the 1980s MTI era.