<p>Cover: Aaron Neighbour (Australia) gives the Braemar stone his all, putting himself in a solid position on the opening event as he went on to win the historic 2009 IHGF World Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland.</p><p><b>People</b></p><ul><li>Steve Schmidt: Old-time Strongman Today by Thom Van Vleck</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Training</b></p><ul><li>So . . . You Wanna Get BIG? by Steve Justa</li><li>Unorthodox Exercises by Bill Starr</li><li>Draft Horse Training by Tim Piper, M.S. and Mike Waller, M.A.</li><li>You Are What You <i>Don't</i> Eat: Organic Food and the Strength Athlete, Part II by Gabriel Josiah</li><li>Basketball Rebounding for Coordination, Quickness, and Agility by Col. (Ret.) Joseph H. Wolfenberger</li><li>Roadrash: Playing Around with the Push Sled--Part II by Matt Shatzkin</li><li>The Push-Pull of Things by John Brookfield</li><li>Pushing (Back at) 40 by Steve Brylski</li><li>Physical Preparedness for PPP--And Anyone in Pursuit of Good Health by Ken Best</li><li>Overtraining: What It Is and How to Avoid It by Jim Schmitz</li><li>The Art and Science of Recovery by Brian Mangravite</li><li>Foundations: The Kettlemill Challenge by Jon Bruney</li>    <li>Why Systematic Development of Trainees is the Superior Methodology by Steven Helmicki</li><li>Spotlight on Strength and Skill by Dr. Ken E. Leistner</li><li>My Dinnie Stone Quest, or Two Years Within The Brotherhood of Stone by Roger Davis</li><li>Enter the Kettlebell Plus by Pavel</li><li>How to Generate the Greatest Strength at the Lightest Bodyweight by Steve Justa</li><li>Grassroots to Gold Medals: Play Your Role by Paul Doherty</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Contests</b></p><ul><li>2009 IHGF World Highland Games Championships: A Fight to the Finish by Francis Brebner</li><li>105-kg World Record Breakers: The King Has Lost His Crown by Jyrki Rantanen</li><li>2009 Masters' World Championships: Scottish Masters Athletes Gather in the HIghlands by William M. Scruggs, Ph.D.</li><li>2009 USAF Unified National Armwrestling Championships: Arkansas to Italy--Who's Going? by Denise Wattles</li><li>Canda World Strength Presents Fortissimus 2009: Building on the Tradition of Louis Cyr by William Crawford, M.D.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>History</b></p><ul><li>Helmsman of Russian Heavy Athletics: Count G. I. Ribeaupierre by Joseph Svub</li><li>German Men of Might: Andreas Maier by Gherardo Bonini</li></ul><p></p><p>.</p>