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  1. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    This is all very helpful -- thank you both. For the chest, I think I will try all three: flat bench press (2 sets), weighted dips (2 sets), and DB incline bench press (2 sets every upper-body day, or maybe even 1 set every day as @Clayton advised). I was just afraid that this volume for this...
  2. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    Very helpful and clear now, thanks! As I mentioned above, I'd like to focus on my chest this coming cycle. In my present cycle, for the chest, I am doing 2 sets of flat benchpress and 2 sets of dips, 3x week. In order to target the upper chest especially, I am thinking of adding incline...
  3. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    Thank you, NWlifter, for the confirmation. So how would one ‘progress’ with these isolation exercises — the type which would be dangerous to joints/tendons if one went heavy — over the course a full HST mesocycle? Would you do something like a 20RM (for isolation exercises) for the 15s weeks...
  4. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    That's helpful advice regarding isolation exercises: both as regards whether or not any given person needs them, and also the CNS. And, on the topic of isolation exercises, I noticed in some logs and in Totentanz' HST eBook, that sometimes isolation exercises (like leg extensions, leg curls...
  5. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    Thank you, NWlifter, for the encouraging words. I owe what basic strength progress I did make to Starting Strength and 5/3/1. But ultimately the volume-per-session was either too taxing on the CNS or made the sessions too long for me at this moment in life. Enter HST. This is why I welcome any...
  6. J

    An Hst Routine For A Middle-aged Man

    Hello. I discovered HST a few months ago. I read the HST Basic eBook by Richard Raab (Totentanz), the FAQ eBook by Bryan, and much of the forum before writing this first post. Many thanks to Bryan and team: this website is an excellent resource. I hope I might get some feedback about my...
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