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Well I eat about 2900 caloried on my workout days and 2700 on my off days. Here is my average day: Breakfast: Oameal with a pb sandwhich on whoel wheat bread and low fat yogurt snack: banana or an apple with a sandwhich on whole wheat bread (roast beed anf turkey, not cheese) lunch:grilled...

Ok I'm 18 5'7" and 155lbs. I am about to start a 2 week SD and was wondering how many calories to eat. Maintenence, below maintenence, or a reconfigured maintenence? Second, I have thought about switching to a new program besides HST becasue after 3 cycles, I don't really see anymore...

OK, now I need to make sense of all that writing lol. Thanks for the link!

What are negatives exactly? I have never known what this was....=|

Great! Thanks for all the help!

If I extend my current cycle 2 more weeks, I will have done a 10 week cycle PLUS a week of finding my maxes for a total of 11 weeks. This wont hurt me will it?

The only reason I ask this is becasue I'm going from a Bowflex to freeweights, and they are NOT the same. I'm just concerned that the switch will throw my weights off and working out will become counterproductive with all time I'll be losing to fix my maxes. As for the reps, I'm not quite sure...

Well, I am in the middle of an HST cycle. I used 15, 12, 10, 8, and 6 as my reps and will finish this cycle 2 weeks before I leave for school. My question is, becasue I'm leaving and will have a whole new gym with new equipment to find my maxes for, is it okay for me to SD and then find them...

I have been working out since October without creatine. Is it realyyl that inexpensive and beneficial? If so, where can I get it?

Does SD have a better impact if you decondition for 14 days? I usually do nine, but I just can't see myself SD'ing for 2 weeks. If you do HIIT 3 days a week for 2 weeks without working out, won't you lose mass?

Thanks for the quick responses...I'm going to get on that right now.

Ok, I am in the middle of 10s in my third cycle and I have a question. My first cycle I gained about 7 pounds of muscle, and my second probably only about one pound. I haven't checked my weight recently, but is it normal to see this kind of variation? I read people gaining 3/4" on their...

Well, the only reason I began cardio was becasue my bf was increasing. However, I may need to adjust my cardio and caloric intake. And I guess if that seems to be my only fault, I will fix it asap. Thanx for all the help. Much appreciated.

Hey BIZ, thanx for the quick response. I hope you're right!

After my first cylce, I gained about 7 pounds of muscle.  I am 5'7" and I went from 148-155. However, I am almost at the end of my second cycle, and I haven't gained anything. I may have gone up to about 156. Granted I use a bowflex, but I eat about 2500-3000 calories a day, I'm know I work...