C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

Gain Slabs of Muscle, Make an Undersized Bodypart Grow Massive, or Improve Your Strength on a Specific Lift with High-Frequency Specialization Workouts      Sometimes it’s a good idea to specialize on a muscle group that is lagging behind your other bodyparts or to follow a specialization program for a specific exercise that you really want to get stronger on.  If you’re struggling to gain weight in general, it can also help to follow a “squat and pull” specialization program, as heavy leg and back work is often what is needed to produce big-time mass gains.      High-frequency training combined with high-volume workouts can be great for quick gains in muscle size or strength as long as you don’t try to do the workouts for the entirety of your body..  The key is to increase the frequency and the volume on a certain muscle group, maybe two, or a specific lift while also reducing the work on the remainder of your muscles. ...

In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 5: Arm Training The Training Methods, Tips, Techniques and Workouts of Golden Era Champions for Massive Bis and Tris      This is the 5th part of my series on the training secrets and methodologies of the golden era legends, the bodybuilding champions of (primarily) the ‘70s and ‘80s, though some of the champs that I’ve covered started in the ‘60s and some finished their competitive careers in the ‘90s.  Part 1 covered their overall training methods.  Part 2 covered the methods I missed in part one along with shoulder training.  Part 3 was all about building a massive but sculpted chest.  And Part 4 was all about back training—building one that is massive, wide, detailed, thick, and muscular.  Now, we have arrived at arm training.  I have a good feeling that this will be the most well-read post in the series because, hey, who doesn’t want big, “swole” biceps and triceps?  Most guys when th...