C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

How to Make More Mass-Building Gains and Continued Progress Over Months and Years      In this essay, I want to go into detail over a subject that I’ve touched upon in other articles and essays over the years.  By using the methods that I will propose, you will make more muscle gains and continuous gains for weeks, months, and years to come.  This is one of the ways to ensure that you progress continuously with little in the way of ruts or plateaus.      We are often shortsighted, not just as bodybuilders but as humans.  Although it is important to focus on the present moment and the current workout that you are doing, you need to have a long-term vision regarding your training that will ensure that you make continued progress.  Many lifters start on a basic, muscle-building program and make good gains.  Maybe a lifter starts his training journey with a full-body routine or, at the least, a limited split routine ...

How to Build Muscle and Achieve the Physique You Want with High-Volume, High-Frequency Training      After penning my article on my son Garrett’s high-volume, high-frequency training, I had a couple of emails asking if I could write a program or explain in more detail what a workout routine would look like using his methods.  This is my response.      You don’t need to read that article first, but I’m not going to re-iterate the 6 “training types” that are contained within it.  So, here’s a LINK if you wish to read that one first and get your mind on better muscle-building “footing” as to what is being discussed in this article.      The workout routine I will suggest, and explain, here uses a high-volume, moderate (to high) frequency, and low-intensity methodology.  “Intensity” in this case is used as it is by strength and power athletes, but not typically bodybuilders, as a percentage of your 1...

High-Volume, High-Frequency Training and Realistic Muscle-Building for the Natural Bodybuilder      This article, I will admit, is in many ways nothing more than an excuse to show off my youngest son Garrett’s physique as seen above.  But since I have a good feeling that he has exactly the kind of body that most men would love to acquire, I also want to discuss his training philosophy and some lessons that you can learn from it.      First, however, let’s discuss the 3 training variables of volume, frequency, and intensity.  If you’re familiar with my point-of-view, you can skip ahead to the next paragraph.  If you’re not, then pay attention!  In order to get results out of resistance training, no matter your goals, you must properly balance and manipulate the 3 training variables of volume, frequency, and intensity.  Two of the variables need to be high (or one high and the other moderate) and the remaining v...