C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

  Gain Size and Strength Using a Modified Russian Powerlifting Program Question: After reading some of your articles, I’m interested in using a “Russian style” powerlifting program—high volume with sub-maximal effort training—for increasing my powerlifts but also gaining muscle mass.  You wrote that the “problem” with Sheiko training was that you had to stop because you were gaining too much muscle without trying to.  That’s a “problem” I would like to have.  But my question is this: Because of work and other obligations, I have trouble making it to the gym more than 3 days a week.  Can I make significant progress in both size and strength by training just 3 days weekly?  I noticed that there is a 3-day Sheiko program, for example, and I wondered if you would recommend it or if you have another 3-day program that you think would be good instead?       I received the above question a few days ago from a reader.  After sending h...