C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

       Here is a random selection of questions that I received via email the last several weeks.  I figured these might be of interest to some readers. Question: Is it possible to do an easy strength program only 3 days each week and get good results? Answer: Maybe.  It depends.  (This might annoy some of my readers, but, to be honest, the answer to a lot of questions is it depends .)      Now, first off, if you don’t know what “easy strength” is, the standard recommendations for an easy strength program goes something like this: 1.      Train with full-body workouts using a limited number of basic barbell, dumbbell, or kettlebell lifts such as squats, bench presses, overhead presses, chins, dips, curls, cleans, snatches, or deadlifts. 2.      Lift 5 to 6 days per week. 3.      On average, keep your reps per set in the 1-5 range.  Doubles and triples are probably the p...