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Hi dkm, That's a pretty cool idea!!! I think it includes everything I've thought of myself, also. I'm trying to think of simple ways to incorporate this type of design into my own cage system. :D

Hi dark_master, That's pretty cool! I like the L-shaped lever the best. I think I'd attach the lever to the cage at the corner of the L, though. That would minimize vertical motion of the foot support as the lever moves. I think I'd also pivot the foot support, too, so that your feet aren't...

Hi dkm1987, Sure, that'd be great!!! I suppose you could either post the drawings here or email them to me. Either way, I'd love to see your latest & greatest designs.

Yeah, I know what you mean about the glutes--I'd like that too. I'm brainstorming a leg press device that I can interface with the my existing adjustable bench, where when I press with my legs the device lifts a load upward. Perhaps, a hinged lever of some sort. When I have something...

Hi dkm1987, Thanks very much for posting all this info about your homemade leg press. It's very cool!!! I will make my own, eventually. I think your glutes get worked because of the angle between your torso and the direction your legs are pressing when they straighten. If you were sitting...

Hey, Sonny, thanks a lot. Hi, dkm1987. Thanks for posting your leg press. It looks impressive, alright, but I'm not entirely certain how you use it. If it's not too much trouble, could you explain? Thanks a bunch.

Hi dkm1987, 365 lbs--wow! This is a must-see. But the link isn't working.

Oh yes, please do post your Home Made Leg Press.

I have used the Primer/Driver and still use the Prime+/Drive+. It is worthwhile to note that these powders are high quality products that are designed to work around one's training. Thus, I like to use them strictly before/after my workouts, so as to conserve my supplies. I think they all taste...

Hi mister_7, For the sake of further clarification, I should mention that you will use your 5RM weights on the last day of your 5s, and that you 'decrease' the weights by 5% for each day preceding your last day of the 5s. Likewise, you use your 10RM weight on the last day of the 10s, and...

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namemattersnot, At least some of your questions about setting a HST cycle addressed in Newsletter #25. Hope this helps.

Mine was my CB radio handle (back in the 1980s) when I was driving for a living. Back then, I chose the name from the movie 'Dune.' Remember the Navigators and the Spacing Guild? They used their minds to 'fold' spacetime and move spaceships around the universe, and thus made space travel...

Hi kmax, I recall having muscle cramps when I first started taking creatine. One time, I was tucking in my shirt when my entire right pectoral went into a spasm--that really hurt. And, I used to get those infernal calf cramps in my sleep, too. On the other hand, I've always had a problem...

Not a problem. Better to have more opinions than too few, I think... :D

Yep, I like Jake's idea of 4 weeks of 15s to start, followed an SD period. Think that'll be just the thing to get you up and going. Do pay special attention to the need to start with light weights, otherwise you will likely get very sore (especially plausible since you haven't weightlifted...

Calkid, Don't you think that HST can be tailored to suit beginners? For instance, why not use Aaron_F's approach of lighter weights increasing over time? Or, what about creating a higher-rep-based version of HST, such as 15s, 12s, 9s or 8s, for an introductory cycle? When I started lifting...

Hi vomit. Welcome to the HST Forum!!! Yes, I think HST is the best approach to training, even for a beginner. Let's put it this way: when I was a beginner, if I would have found this forum right off, I would have started immediately with HST instead of monkeying around with HIT and German...

Interesting... Any other informed opinions on this subject? Cheers.

Hmmmmm ... Okay, I'll definitely keep this in mind for my next SD. Many thanks for the info, Restless.