MuscleMag International

{{Short description|Canadian fitness magazine}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | title = MuscleMag International | logo = File:MuscleMag_International.png | logo_size = | image_file =  | image_size =  | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = | editor_title = | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | photographer = | category = Bodybuilding magazine | frequency = Monthly | circulation = | publisher = | founder = Robert Kennedy | founded = 1974 | firstdate =  | finaldate = 7 June 2013 | company = Active Interest Media | country = Canada | language = English | issn = 1086-3400 | oclc = }}

'''''MuscleMag International''''' or '''''Musclemag''''' was a Canadian bodybuilding, fitness and men's magazine, considered one of the top magazines in its field.<ref name="Sepe2006">{{cite book|last=Sepe|first=Frank|title=Truth Body Solutions: Truthful Nutritional Strategies for a Better Body And a Better Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KecJHTTBhNMC&pg=PA163|accessdate=6 June 2012|date=15 May 2006|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-1-4019-1048-8|page=163}}</ref><ref name="(PhD.)Stout2002">{{cite book|last1=(PhD.)|first1=Jose Antonio|last2=Stout|first2=Jeffrey R.|title=Supplements for Strength-Power Athletes|url=https://archive.org/details/supplementsforst00jose|url-access=registration|accessdate=6 June 2012|date=1 June 2002|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=978-0-7360-3772-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/supplementsforst00jose/page/7 7]}}</ref> It was established in Canada in 1974 by Robert Kennedy, an immigrant to Canada and leading expert in fitness and bodybuilding, with an initial print run of 110,000.<ref name="Burke2007">{{cite book|last=Burke|first=Daniel|title=Fast Fat Loss Plan: The Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Living|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qnHVL6YJa0MC&pg=PA11|accessdate=6 June 2012|year=2007|publisher=The Fast Fat Loss Plan|isbn=978-1-4276-2522-9|page=11}}</ref><ref name="ThorneEmbleton1997">{{cite book|last1=Thorne|first1=Gerard|last2=Embleton|first2=Phil|title=Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding: The Ultimate A-Z Book on Muscle Building|url=https://archive.org/details/robertkennedysmu0000thor|url-access=registration|accessdate=6 June 2012|year=1997|publisher=Musclemag International|isbn=978-1-55210-001-1}}</ref> It divided its magazine and website into Muscle Building, Nutrition and Supplements, Strength Training, Culture and Girls, regularly featuring fitness and glamour models and sex tips.<ref name="GoldKennedy1987">{{cite book|last1=Gold|first1=Joe|last2=Kennedy|first2=Robert|title=The World Gym Musclebuilding System|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOKR-IibN3QC|accessdate=6 June 2012|date=November 1987|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-4713-4|page=23}}</ref>

Kennedy died in 2012, and his company filed for bankruptcy the next year. ''MuscleMag'' was acquired by Active Interest Media.<ref>[http://www.foliomag.com/2013/active-interest-media-buys-3-titles-robert-kennedy-publishing Active Interest Media Buys 3 Titles from Robert Kennedy Publishing]</ref> It ended publication on 7 June 2013.

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130115064709/http://www.musclemag.com/ Official Website] at web.archive

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