C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

  Tips and Programs from the Original Quadfather Millard “Mel” Williamson Mel Williamson in '56 when he won the Mr. Muscle Beach Before Paul “Quadzilla” DeMayo, and before the world ever heard of the “Golden Eagle” Tom Platz, the world’s most well-developed thighs belonged to… Millard Williamson?  If you’re wondering just who-in-the-heck that is, don’t worry, you’re not alone.  One day, around 15 years ago, I was lifting with my (then) workout partner.  He always liked to talk “old-time” bodybuilding with me, mainly because he wanted to pick my brain over the various methods the old-timers used.   On this day, he asked me what I thought about Mel Williamson.  My reply was, “who?”  I was incredibly surprised that, once I got around to doing some research, I had never heard of Millard Williamson.  Especially when you consider the fact that, at one time, he was considered to have the best developed legs in all of bodybuilding.  And this, despit...

PRIME time for sliced Hams and PUMPED quads! by Jared Smith How a person trains can tell you a lot about that person. There are always the guys and gals who only train the “beach” muscles and seldom pay attention to the really important things such as legs and back. You can also tell when someone has spent too much time doing the “more bang for your buck” movements without properly preparing themselves for it. I have fallen victim to the same thing in the past. I was so excited to get under the bar that I all but ignored the preparation aspect of training, and, after a while, I started feeling the effects. I have no intention of being that old man who still packs a little muscle, yet can hardly get off the toilet without the joints sounding like someone pouring milk over a bowl of Rice Crispies! There is a way to keep pounding at the king of all exercises while preserving your knees and hips—and I will show you how. If you have read the previous installments of Prim...