Recent content by sphillip40

Hey, i hear ya (well, the extra energy part, lol). I'm in grad school, i'm a TA, and i'm doing research so my time is valuable. On my 13 hour days (twice a week - includes some travel), i just simply don't work out (flame me if you like). I've tried this for a few weeks with working out at 5 in...

Well, just an FYI. I started the 10's today with the routine above. I really liked it; i did 2 sets of everything and will track fatigue levels and adjust volume according to the FAQ. Sorry for being a pain in the butt... once i get something stuck in my head, i keep picking at it. I should...

Oh, my routine was somewhat based on Blade's routine (reduced a bit). I do have to admit though, my upper/mid back feels fairly 'tense' all of the time during a cycle (maybe a bit much) and my forearms are nearly always sore (the bad kind of sore). I'll cut my routine down then; i just finished...

Thanks, you guys really do take the time to reply with plenty of information and you don't flame me for being a newb.  That's why I like reading this forum. I can see adding more sets in during the first week of a phase and then dropping down to 1 set the second week with my current...

Thanks for the replies. I guess i'm just far out from needing to add extra sets, i'm still pretty new to HST after all. I guess the other question that was in the back of my mind during the original post was why increase sets if you can increase weight? That's what I do every new cycle (more...

Well, i've been doing HST for a few cycles now (albeit lower calories than normal lately). I only do one set per exercise (9-10 per workout) for every stage and I'm always decently sore. I only do 3/week. I've seen a number of routines though sporting as much as 3 sets even in post 5's. I...

Thanks for all of the replies. I'm glad a few others have thought about my issue. I think it's neat that you can go by feel (and by metrics) to improve on one's plan. It makes HST so much fun versus "follow this to the T and you shall grow" methods out there. Thanks again.

Thanks for shedding some light on this. It makes sense to me to add the iso's in for bi's early and then to drop them once I'm in my post 5's. Maybe once my arms don't grow anymore from the compounds in the post 5's, i'll add the iso's then too. This would mean that my arms need the extra stimuli.

I know this subject has been discussed already. I'm looking at bi's right now for this thread. From what I've read, people say to wait until your 10's, or your 5's, and some say even post 5's to start with a set or 2 of isolation. I understand this so far. What gets me though, after doing one...

*bump* This post has helped me a lot. I always come back to this one.

I'm still new to squats and have mixed feelings about them. I spent about 3 weeks doing parallel BB squats and made great gains each workout but I was told to drop them and to do ATF BB squats on another board which i really like. Now, i don't like them at all and have a hard time doing ATF...

Sweet. This just answered some questions i have had since i'm on a low cal diet to loose weight (300-400cals below workout day maintenance). Thanks for the replies (and for the question).

I've been asking some of these questions myself. How many sets, how much volume? I'm on my first cycle in my second week of 15s. I'm also on a lower calorie diet. So i stick to 1 set on each and every exercise and I plan on this throughout the rest of the cycle. I follow the MWF split. If i were...