C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength

The Art of Building Big, Muscular, Powerful Arms      Where exactly this new series will go, I’m not entirely sure.  I want to discuss and analyze the myriad of workout routines, training techniques, tips, and various pointers that I’ve learned over the years—training both myself and others—for gaining muscle and building strength.  For no reason other than it’s what’s currently on my mind, I thought I’d start with arm training.  No matter who they are, where they’re training, or what their ultimate goals are, every man wants big arms.  I realize that this isn’t so much the case for many female lifters—men tend to think of chest, arms, and abs when it comes to aesthetic goals, whereas women think primarily in terms of leg and glutes—though even they want to prevent sagging triceps for a visually pleasing body.  And let’s admit it, there is something quite beautiful—for me, so I figure it’s got to be that way for some other men reading t...

Big Beyond Belief and the 6 “Bulgarian Principles” for Strength and Muscle Growth Plus, Real Bulgarian Training      For a couple of decades now, I have pushed the methods that I believe to be the best for fast gains in muscle mass, strength, and power.  Unless this is your first time visiting this blog or reading any of my articles, then you are already well aware of what these methods are.  I believe, without a doubt, that high-frequency training (HFT) where you train a muscle group or lift at least 3 times per week, along with full-body workouts, and multiple sets of low reps are the superior methods.  There are many different workouts, however, that you can follow that use these methods.  Most of my personal training, and the methodology that I have used to train lifters I’ve worked with over the years, has utilized, primarily, Bill Starr’s heavy-light-medium system, along with various Russian methods, in addition to the powerlifting ...