C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

  The Focus Strikes Back!      One of my more popular training programs—I wrote it over a decade and a half ago for IronMan magazine—is “ High-Frequency Focus Training ,” or HFFT for short.  It involves combining two of the most popular, and result-producing, programs that you can do.  It’s a high-frequency training program—you train your entire body at each session—but one that also uses a “focus” at each training session, as well.  For the “focus” aspect, you train a muscle group(s) with more sets for a pump.  My original "beginner" program (I also wrote an advanced one—click on the link above for details), as an example, looked like this: Monday: High Frequency Portion Squats – 5 sets of 3 reps. Perform two warm-up sets of 5 reps, followed by 3 work sets of 3 reps, using approximately 70-75% of your one-rep maximum. Deadlifts– 5 sets of 3 reps. Use the same set/rep format as the squats. Barbell Bench Presses or Incline Bench Presses ...

  Jack LaLanne in his bodybuilding days.  LaLanne was the very epitome of Ageless Bodybuilding Ageless Bodybuilding Part One A Basic Outline I have, for quite some time now, wanted to write a series on “ageless bodybuilding.”  The seed was planted a couple of years ago when I was training with some “older” training partners, and we got some great results from following much of the advice I will outline in this series.  The difference is that this series will include some different and very varied workout programs that fall under the Ageless Bodybuilding template. This article is primarily for bodybuilders 50+ who want to still train and make gains , while also preventing injuries, and not only staying healthy but improving their health as time marches continually on.  This article, while geared toward bodybuilders who trained for a number of years before reaching 50, is also for bodybuilders who didn’t even start training until they were well over 50 years ...