C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

       There really is nothing new under the bodybuilding, strength-gaining sun.  One of the proofs of that is John McCallum’s Definition Diet , which he wrote about in 1968 (at least, that’s where the information for this article comes from).  Actually, John McCallum himself is proof.  All you have to do is read his “The Complete Keys to Progress,” a compilation of his articles from Strength and Health that he wrote throughout the ‘60s, and discover that McCallum wrote about every single training theory, technique, program, or bodybuilding diet more than 50 years ago.  Randall J. Strossen—of “Super Squats” fame and the founder of IronMind Enterprises—said that if you were to only read one book, ever , on how to train, that book would be it.  I think he wrote that in the ‘90s, but I seriously doubt that he’s changed his opinion in 2024.      When I started bodybuilding in the ‘80s, I think it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone who aspired to have an aesthetic physique—to have som