C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

  Jack LaLanne in his bodybuilding days.  LaLanne was the very epitome of Ageless Bodybuilding Ageless Bodybuilding Part One A Basic Outline I have, for quite some time now, wanted to write a series on “ageless bodybuilding.”  The seed was planted a couple of years ago when I was training with some “older” training partners, and we got some great results from following much of the advice I will outline in this series.  The difference is that this series will include some different and very varied workout programs that fall under the Ageless Bodybuilding template. This article is primarily for bodybuilders 50+ who want to still train and make gains , while also preventing injuries, and not only staying healthy but improving their health as time marches continually on.  This article, while geared toward bodybuilders who trained for a number of years before reaching 50, is also for bodybuilders who didn’t even start training until they were well over 50 years ...

I hope that everyone who reads my blog—and even those of you who have just stumbled upon it—will take the time to view some of the videos below. They are some of my favorites. Although Jack Lalanne is gone, it's nice to know that we can still watch and listen to him as he tells it like it is.

One of my all-time heroes, Jack Lalanne, died yesterday. I'm not sure if—as popular as he was—Lalanne ever got his just due. Modern "fitness" experts (and I use that term rather loosely considering a lot of the current crop of "experts") couldn't hold a candle to old Jack. If you don't believe me, then ponder this: What current "expert" could do a 1,000 push-ups and a 1,000 pull-ups in just over one hour? The answer: not one. But Lalanne could. He's due more respect among bodybuilders, as well. (And if you don't believe that, just look at the picture above.) His physique in the '40s was as good as anyone (though, admittedly, not as large as others.) In honor of him, I thought I would post the article below. It's from 1949, but it's words ring as true now as they did back then. (Maybe even more true, considering the fact that so few lifters want to work hard these days.) Strength and Endurance by Jack Lalanne The ques...