C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

The Art of Building Big, Muscular, Powerful Arms      Where exactly this new series will go, I’m not entirely sure.  I want to discuss and analyze the myriad of workout routines, training techniques, tips, and various pointers that I’ve learned over the years—training both myself and others—for gaining muscle and building strength.  For no reason other than it’s what’s currently on my mind, I thought I’d start with arm training.  No matter who they are, where they’re training, or what their ultimate goals are, every man wants big arms.  I realize that this isn’t so much the case for many female lifters—men tend to think of chest, arms, and abs when it comes to aesthetic goals, whereas women think primarily in terms of leg and glutes—though even they want to prevent sagging triceps for a visually pleasing body.  And let’s admit it, there is something quite beautiful—for me, so I figure it’s got to be that way for some other men reading t...

In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 5: Arm Training The Training Methods, Tips, Techniques and Workouts of Golden Era Champions for Massive Bis and Tris      This is the 5th part of my series on the training secrets and methodologies of the golden era legends, the bodybuilding champions of (primarily) the ‘70s and ‘80s, though some of the champs that I’ve covered started in the ‘60s and some finished their competitive careers in the ‘90s.  Part 1 covered their overall training methods.  Part 2 covered the methods I missed in part one along with shoulder training.  Part 3 was all about building a massive but sculpted chest.  And Part 4 was all about back training—building one that is massive, wide, detailed, thick, and muscular.  Now, we have arrived at arm training.  I have a good feeling that this will be the most well-read post in the series because, hey, who doesn’t want big, “swole” biceps and triceps?  Most guys when th...