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I have decided to break my workout into a push/pull routine in order to spread out the volume a bit. The gym here at my school is open only 5 days a week, Noon-8, so it really makes an AM/PM hard to do. I have read here of some who do a 5 day routine and I was wondering how that works. I have...

I know that it is a result of low body fat percentage and clean diet mostly, however, I was wondering if anyone had applied these principles to an ab routine and seen good results. I currently do a separate ab routine, however, I am thinking of just adding it to my HST. My question is, I...

I've always heard the 45-60 minute rule of thumb regarding workouts. Would it be safe to say that as long as it fits these guidelines, the actual number of sets are not that crucial?

The machine I'm referring to is a standard assisted pullup/dip machine where you place your knees on a platform. I believe it has weight settings from 15-1, with one supposodly being equal to unassisted.

Yes, what I'm saying is that I can do 15 reg, without the machine, that is my 15 rep max. I was trying to figure out how to build up to this max in the 6 workouts prior to it. I figured that if I took the first five settings of the weighted pullup machine, it would be equivilant, however, I...

I've been reading the different methods of calculating sets and was wondering how much volume you feel is too much. I currently am doing around 12 excercises as well as a periodization based ab routine that consists of a total of 12 sets. My question becomes when I hit the 5's, the volume seems...

Just started the 15's the other day and realized I completely overestimated setting up my maxes for the pullups. I am able to do 15 with my body weight, so I figured that I would work up to that by doing weighted pullups starting with the 5 on the machine, then gradually getting to 0, which is...

Just started the 15's the other day and realized I completely overestimated setting up my maxes for the pullups. I am able to do 15 with my body weight, so I figured that I would work up to that by doing weighted pullups starting with the 5 on the machine, then gradually getting to 0, which is...

I'm alright with doing negatives on things such as bench press for example, however I am confused when it comes to things such as squats, curls, and just about everything else. I have finished my fives and would like to do negatives, however, I am unsure of how to apply them to all the...

I am currently doing a two a day split and wondering if there is any guidlines regarding how long to wait. I've heard some say 4 hours is best while others argue 6. I am very tedious as far as recovery drinks and meals go pre, during, and after workout, so I am nutritionally aiding recovery as...

I am about to finish the end of my 5 rep cycle and was wondering at what point do I determine my maxes for the next cylcle. Also, what is the most efficient way to determine these? I am still not quite sure how specefic 15, 10, and 5 rep maxes are figured.

I read the section in the FAQ however, it doesn't really seem to provide a detailed method. I was wondering when training twice a day, if you should try to break it in half, one set of squats in first session, one in last. Or should one session focus on mainly isolation excercises, ie curls...

I've been interested in Fizogen's line of products for a little while, and been doing some research-mostly in the form of a .99 book that I bought at GNC. The more I look at their products, the more they seem to bleed into that category of "close to steroidal or prohomonic". I was...

I just started my first cycle today and I am looking forward to a hopefully rewarding experience. However, for the last year, I have been using peridization, and have seen drastic improvements. I am used to either going to failure on every set, or adding weight until I do. After I finished...

I've actually just started including some lower back work in mine as well. One thing that I have realized in the past few months, is how effective hanging leg raises are for me. I'm an advodcate of switching workouts up about every month, however, every time I try to use another move to target...

I am currently cutting, and am already accustomed to working abs 3 days a week. I'm trying to especially get the abs popping for summer, and feel they require a little more than a weighted ab crunch. At the very least I feel as if I need to isolate obliques, upper and lower abs. I am currently...