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interesting idea, i've thought about trying similar cycles also, but i have yet to acctualy try it. in theory it should work very well, although theres a higher chance of getting burnt out from being right below your rm all the time. good luck with it though and make sure you post up the results.

its pretty similar to my workout, and not to steal the thread here but i have a question concering the direct arm work like he has. if your already doing a fair amount of compound lifts like he is and then doing the isolations for the arms at the end, is it really too much? what i mean is it...

thanx for the replies, i think instead of miltary press ill use dumbbells and sit down. maybe use the arnold press technique. Fausto, what do you mean by your question "Your shoulders/biceps etc, all seem to be doing quite a bit in terms of weight, surely that is mistake and I'll read it...

one more thing, how do the weight increments look? i didnt want to zig zag so i have some repeated.

i've done a few cycles of hst now and am looking to possibly change my workout. i try to hit each muscle group at least twice, and from two different angles. the problem i have with this workout is the military press. my progress is going backwards with it and it just hurts my wrists and back...

thanks for the reply. im pretty skinny(like a 30" waist, ~8%BF) so spare tire is not an issue. i read that article on high reps once but ill go through it again. anyone care to commentwhat they do for burn set drop set or whetever during the 5's?

ive heard some stuff about doing a burn set during the 5's. could someone elaborate on this more please?? i was thinkin something like at the end of my workout take the weight from about workout 3 or 4 of my 15 rm block and do 15 reps of it with all my main compound lifts. not worry about the...

thanks for the input. i think ill wait til next cycle to do the chin's/lat pulldowns. as for the squats and deads issue, how would it be to just do deads everyday? ill probly just alternate like you said, but just wondering if deads work the legs enough or if squats are something i need to...

i guess my main question is about the increments for my db bench press and raises.  is three workouts with each weight too many?   also what to do about squats and deads? right now i have it set up to do a set of each. i was gonna alternate between the two but htought maybe it would screw up...

heres the final draft of my workout so far. some of the islation exercises im not certain if i'll do 1 or 2 sets. also i will be skipping to the 3rd workout of the 15's and going from there and will not be doin negs, instead i will do an extra week of 5's and just keep(hopefuly) adding weight to...

is it better to zigzag alittle like hes talking about or do the same weight two workouts in a row sometimes??

alright thanks for the input. ill do 2 sets first and see how it goes. i like the idea Totentanz had though, might have to keep that in mind for next cycle.

i've read a little bit on here about doing 1 set of 15's, 2 of the 10's and 3 sets of 5's in order to keep the total number of reps done equal(fairly equal anyways). is this the best route or should i just do 2 sets for the 15's, 10's, and5's? thanks.

i've read a little bit on here about doing 1 set of 15's, 2 of the 10's and 3 sets of 5's in order to keep the total number of reps done equal(fairly equal anyways). is this the best route or should i just do 2 sets for the 15's, 10's, and5's? thanks.

thanks for everyones input and thanks for the encouragement microberto.  motivation isnt much of an issue during school, i look forward  to going to the gym, its kind of a good way to release some stress.  during the summer when im working all day long almost everyday i do get kinda burned out...

thats kinda what i was htinkin i guess, i just was wondering how effective the 15's are but i guess ill do the one week of them. i have yet another question though, this time concerning the obligatory weight increases. what if i cant increase weight every time? ive been to the gym a few times...

thanks for the input. i do have squats and dead lift hidden in there somewhere. the order i have them inis not the order i would do them in either, i should add. about the 15's now, after reading the site more and more it looks like the only purpose of these is to get your body ready for heavier...

one more thing to add, i will have 7 weeks to complete this cycle, as i want to be done by finals week and use finals week as my week of strategic deconditioning. so if you guys could point me in the right direction as far as what kind of rep scheme would work best. thanks.

hey, im new to the site here and ready to start my first cycle of HST, and would like some advice/ideas for my routine.  anyways heres some background:  im 18 years old, about 5'8", ~150 lbs. ectomorph.  i've been lifting on and off for the last 3 or so years, fairly seriously since school...