C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

 I have a new book coming soon.  It's titled "The Strongest Shall Always Survive: Lifting Lessons from an Iron Legend."  If you haven't guessed already, based on the title, it's on the training of Bill Starr.  It includes all of the H-L-M essays that I originally wrote for the blog, though they have all been revamped with new material, along with some never-before-published chapters.  Here is the tentative cover: Whether you're a long-time fan of Starr or this is your 1st time hearing of him, I think you will find plenty of great workouts, training ideas, tips, and strategies for getting bigger, stronger, and more athletic.  Outside of owning Starr's original book "The Strongest Shall Survive: Strength Training for Football," it will be the best book available for understanding Starr's methods.  (Yes, I'm aware that I might be a bit biased.)  Look for it in the next week or two! Outside of my new book, look for a new essay on the blog in...

  Today marks the 9-year anniversary of Bill Starr's death, so I thought today would be fitting to post this article.  Word of warning: It's the longest article I've posted on this blog, and probably the longest article I've ever written - at over 4k words - but I decided to not break it up into several posts, but to just post it "as is".  I hope you enjoy it, and I hope it brings more awareness to just how damn great of a writer, strength athlete, and coach Starr was. The Perennial Training Wisdom of Bill Starr’s Classic Strength Program      I took my dog Kenji for a walk this morning.  I live in the “Deep South” of Alabama, and one of the best things about ‘Bama—at least in the central and northern portions of the state—is the beauty of the local trails and parks, perfect for keeping me, and my 110-pound Labrador Retriever, in decent shape.  But don’t worry, I’m not here to wax euphoric over a man and his best friend—as much as I coul...