C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

On Programming Design and Discovering the Best Program for You      Ha!  I probably caught you with that catchy little title and got you to click on what you’re now reading.  Call it a little “bait and switch” or a handy bit of marketing to get you to read my blog, but I’m also quite sincere.  I want to discuss the single greatest training program/workout routine ever , so what is it, you ask?      There are essentially two truisms in strength training and muscle building that will always be true.  Sure, we make discoveries all of the time in the realm of science.  What was “true” one minute can be washed away the next in a new moment of discovery.  But when it comes to training, here are the two truths: The very best program on the planet is the one that works for you . The best program is the one that you’re not doing.      Many lifters simply follow the routine of the latest hot-...

     This is the 2nd part of my new series on Adventures in Muscle-Building.  Part One covered arm training, so read that if you haven’t yet and are interested in growing big, massive, and massively strong arms.  Unlike other series that I have, this one doesn’t require that you read the previous articles in it.  That’s one thing that I like about this series.  Even if I end up writing something like 50 separate essays, you will be able to read any of them without having knowledge of the others.  The only thing that “holds” this series together is that each one will be about the methods, techniques, and various training programs and workout routines that lifters have used throughout the history of lifting for that particular lift, muscle group, or even competitive sport.  For instance, I might do an “adventures in track and field training” or something even more specific such as “adventures in throwing” where I discuss the workouts...