C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

      I had a question from a reader who wanted to know if I knew of any training program that was capable of both building muscle and burning bodyfat at the same time.  If you’re unaware, it’s widely considered damn-near impossible to achieve that feat.  Even guys on anabolics have a problem with doing such a thing, although the introduction of steroids, and other performance-enhancing drugs, into your system would definitely aid in such an attempt.      I have written before about the one time that I was capable of doing this myself.  When I was in my early 20s, my workout partner Dusty and I (may his memory be eternal) managed to build some muscle and lose some bodyfat at the same time by following the “anabolic diet.”  If you want to know more about that particular diet—and how we managed such a feat—then read this essay .  But that wasn’t the response I gave to this particular questioner.  Although I di...

  Are High-Frequency, High-Rep Programs Good for Building Muscle? READ ON AND FIND OUT!      With some of my recent writings—specifically, my article for DragonDoor on “ The 30-Rep Program ” and my “Powerlifting with the 3 to 5 Method” here on the blog—I have written quite a bit about what is generally referred to as easy strength methods of training.  For that reason, I suppose, I received an email from a reader today asking if I ever recommend, or have utilized, high-frequency training programs that also use high-repetition training.  He then asked me if I did use them, what would such programs look like?      This essay is my answer.      First off—and let’s just cover this briefly in case you’re not familiar with easy strength methods—easy strength refers to high-frequency training done with minimal sets and reps but with fairly high intensity .  Now, intensity is used here as it is b...