Cover of Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 featuring John Kemper and a female bodybuilder in a colorful outdoor setting with a pool.
Table of contents page from Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 detailing sections including color pages, exercise routines, and pen pal contests.
Centerfold image from Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 showcasing bodybuilder Tony Pearson with a 1980 wall calendar.
Back cover of Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 featuring an advertisement for Dan Lurie's Olympus 2000 Olympic barbell set.
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Cover of Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 featuring John Kemper and a female bodybuilder in a colorful outdoor setting with a pool.Table of contents page from Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 detailing sections including color pages, exercise routines, and pen pal contests.Centerfold image from Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 showcasing bodybuilder Tony Pearson with a 1980 wall calendar.Back cover of Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 featuring an advertisement for Dan Lurie's Olympus 2000 Olympic barbell set.

Muscle Training Illustrated Picture Book March 1980 John Kemper w Centerfold

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Muscle Training Illustrated – Picture Book & Pen Pals, March 1980, No. 5 – John Kemper (with Centerfold)

This is the March 1980 issue (No. 5) of Muscle Training Illustrated: Picture Book & Pen Pals, featuring John Kemper with a centerfold. This collector’s edition blends full-page physique photography with the 1980 MTI Wall Calendar, special exercise features, and reader-submitted photo sections that reflect the classic bodybuilding community of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Table of Contents – Picture Book & Pen Pals No. 5 (March 1980)

COLOR PAGES / 1980 WALL CALENDAR
January: Tony Pearson by Mark 36
February: Tommy Aybar by Mark 35

BLACK & WHITE PAGES / 1980 WALL CALENDAR
March: Casey Viator by Chris Lund 34
April: Serge Nubret 33
May: Salvador Ruiz by Chris Lund 32
June: Les Galvin by Wayne Gallasch 31
July: Sergio Oliva by Denie 30
August: Roy Callender by Denie 29
September: Ahmet Enunlu by Mark 28
October: Ron Teufel by Denie 27
November: Bertil Fox by Mark 26
December: Ray Mentzer by Mark 25

BIG SINGLE-PAGE WALL POSTERS
Joe Nazario by Denie 9
Jorge Prince by Cordean 11
Marty Vranicar by Denie 13
Jay Silva by Doris Barrilleaux 16
Larry Jackson by Wayne Gallasch 18
John Wood by Chris Lund 20
Gary Leonard by Wayne Gallasch 22

YOUR MONTHLY EXERCISE ROUTINE
“Miracle Man” Bob Jodkiewicz by Jean-Claude Provost 5

PEN PALS PHOTO CONTEST
Six Big Pages of Pen Pals by The Readers 15

Cover Note:
Cover features Mr. New Jersey John Kemper and Bette Brown in a colorful Florida setting. Photo by Denie.

This issue is a visual time capsule from the golden age of bodybuilding, showcasing a mix of poster features, competition highlights, and fan engagement. With its inclusion of the 1980 Wall Calendar and rare physique photography of icons like Casey Viator, Serge Nubret, Sergio Oliva, and Roy Callender, this edition remains a prized collectible among vintage bodybuilding magazine enthusiasts.

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