More Training with Heavy Singles Where Heavy Singles Training, Bill Starr, and Full-Body Workout Routines Converge as One Once I wrapped up my last article on training with heavy singles , I realized that there were several different points that I didn’t address, and a few different workouts that I didn’t get around to discussing. I doubt this will end up being a long series, but I do want to write a few follow-up pieces. This one is the first. You can look at my last essay as more of an introduction to training with singles. In this one—and whatever ones that might follow it—I want to focus on a single method of training (pun not intended) using singles. Here, the method will be full-body workouts using a heavy-light-medium system. I am going to give you two workouts here, a “beginning” program and an “advanced” program. The first workout routine really isn’t for beg...
Some Thoughts on Single-Rep Training for Strength, Power, and Muscle Size “Many dinosaurs do heavy singles. Why? Because they have discovered that for many men, singles build more muscle and strength than sets of multiple repetitions. Yeah, I KNOW that singles are contrary to modern wisdom and conventional training protocols. I KNOW that all of the modern experts say that single reps are dangerous and non-productive. I KNOW that all of the modern ‘champs’ say to train with light weights and concentrate on ‘feeling’ the muscles. I KNOW that everyone at the House of Chrome and Ferns never does a single rep on anything. And I KNOW that we have all kinds of wonderful ‘scientific’ training systems that regard heavy singles as worthless, dangerous, insane, and ridiculously old fashioned. “The experts are WRONG when they say singles don’t work. For many men, singles build muscle and st...