C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

Unique Training Concepts and Ideas for Gaining Size and Strength or Getting in Shape      I have a lot of stuff that I’m trying to write.  So much that it can get overwhelming—a book I’m trying to finish but seem to constantly get stuck in neutral in the process, about 20 different notes for articles and essays, along with a handful of others that I’ve already begun and need to simply finish—that I don’t really know where to start.  Or finish.  With that in mind, I thought it might be good to just write an “odds and ends” essay, the very thing that you’re now reading.  These are a few of the ideas that I wrote down for some articles, but I’m not really sure if there’s enough there for each one to comprise an article of its own.  I thought, well, what-the-hell, I’ll just throw a few of them together in one essay.      With that short preamble out of the way, let’s get going and see where this thing will go. Rest-P...

Some Detailed Training Plans for High-Set, Low-Rep Workout Programs      Two of my most popular recent articles are the ones on high-set, low-rep training variations.  If you’re interested, and haven’t read them, here are the links: Part One , Part Two .  After writing my recent article on specific training plans for using the 3 to 5 method, I thought it might be a good idea to write this article on detailed training plans for multiple sets of low reps.  If you’re interested in using high-set, low-rep workouts but aren’t exactly sure how you should program your sessions, then here’s your answer.      In this article, I will lay out exactly what to do in your workouts.  No thinking required.      I have long believed that the best workouts for building a combination of both muscle mass and serious strength is high-set, low-rep training.  It works because, to quote Pavel Tsatsouline, “if...