Recent content by mrh

you are right. I've sorta been stuck in the middle..eating too much to cut but not enough to make excellent gains. right now my goal is to try to maintain what muscle I've gained and cut some more fat. I really dont want to start a bulk until I see my 6 pack. Im close...I can see 4 of them. :)...

no comments??

first, I would love for you guys to tell where I need to make changes and what the results tell you. BTW- my diet was awful during this cycle. back in march I was at 178 lbs and went on a clean diet with light lifting and cardo and got down to 149 lbs. so I know I can eat clean, I just have to...

I work forearms with my hst cycles and I've run into a problem with the 5's. while I'm happy with the results (I've gained 3/4") I'm at the point where my wrist are giving out. I do dumbbell wrist curls and I'm using 55 lb dumbbells. while my forearms can handle the weight, my wrist cant...

This is what I do, Im still new to the HST so if I'm wrong someone please tell me, but lets say Im doing bb curl with a 5 rm of 100 lbs. this is what I do 100 lbs - 5 reps rest 1 min. 100 lbs - 5reps as soon as I pump out the 5 reps I strip 20 lbs off the bar and go to failure (10-13) reps. as...

crazy question, but I've been doing flat/decline bench but Im going to start doing flat/incline starting the second cycle. I dont know what angle I should set the bench at. I've read anywhere from 15 deg. to 45 deg..what do you guys use?

I'm halfway through my 10's and was reading about incorporating drop sets into my 5's. I plan on doing 4 weeks of 5's since I cant really do negatives (home gym, no partner)..anyway, I read where Bryan recommended doing like a monday week 1 and monday and friday week 2 for drop sets. My question...

I agree with Mike, also from what I've discovered, by doing your compounds first (chest,back,squats) it gives you a warm up for the isolation exercises like biceps,tris,etc.

I have a bad left knee. I dont know the problem, but I do have an appointment with an orthopedic sept. 1st. I can't do the treadmill or hiking thing because it just gets too painful. my problem is doing things that takes me to full lock. squats dont bother me because I maintain good form (never...

thank you dkm- that clears things up.

wow, that was clear as mud to me...  sometimes Im a little slow. are you/bryan saying that you can keep the same weight throughout the, say 8 weeks (4 sets of 5) in other words, my first set of 5's is 100,110,120,130,140,150, the next 2 weeks(second set of 5's) I do 105,115,125,135,145,155 then...

thanks JV. yes, I dont believe my daily intake is a problem. I'm getting around 1600 cals a day but Im trying to loose weight right now. my daily intake looks something like this 5am -upper body lift 6am  protein shake 9am -  whole grain waffle/ 1 tbs natural peanut butter/bananna 12pm - turkey...

thanks guys, I could probably get away with a 20 min. wait but no more. what about this. I use the myoplex shakes 42 g. protein, 24 g. carbs. this is mixed with 15 oz. of water. would it be a good idea to drink half the shake before workout. wait 20 min., lift, then drink the other half?

right now I do the upper body in the am and the lower body in the pm. the reason is I live in the deep south and my gym is my garage, so in the evenings its 95+ degrees in the garage. anyway, my time is very limited in the am, so I dont have time to eat anything before I work out. I just drink 2...

due to an old football injury I have trouble on the treadmill. even at a modest intensity I have pain in my left knee. I also have to be careful when I do things like cable pushdown for tricep. I have to make sure I dont lock my knees when I press down or I end up with joint pain. squats dont...