C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

Musings on “Good” Workouts and Effective Training Strategies      I’m sure that you’ve heard of “the rule of 3.”  Actually, just kidding.  I’m sure that you haven’t because, well, I made it up.  Like right now.  This moment.  But it should be a rule, and once I hit “post” on this essay, it will forever be on the internet, so it, you know, will be a rule.  Forever and ever.  Or until the internet collapses in an apocalyptic, cataclysmic downfall.  But maybe then it will be rediscovered by Max and all those grimy kids when they go in search of Tomorrow-morrow Land, and find a copy of it that one of you printed off the internet.  Anyway, rule or not, it is a good way to look at your training.      Now, there are various “rules of 3.”  After writing that first paragraph, I did a cursory search and Google spat out a handful of different “rules.”  The only one I was familiar with, I mus...

Various Tips and Thoughts on Developing Proportionate Strength, a Well-Rounded Physique, and Bringing Up Your Weak Points       “Achieving a high level of strength fitness is a constant, everchanging challenge.  The program that enabled you to reach one level may no longer be as effective when you try to move up another notch.  To some this is quite frustrating, for change is bothersome and requires you to adapt by learning new exercises, alternating the order of exercises or even switching the sets and reps sequence.  To me, however, this is what makes strength training so intriguing.  It’s also one of the main reasons that there aren’t many genuinely strong people in this country.” ~Bill Starr      The great strength and conditioning coach Bill Starr, in the same article where I discovered the quote above, wrote that one could count on two fingers the number of truly strong lifters in the average American gym. ...