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(smoundzou @ Sep. 20 2007,08:08)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">From my limted experience with HST.... in the first cycle.. I would suggest..
WK1: 2X15
WK2: 1X15
WK3: 2X10
WK4:1X10.
etc.......
From what I've experienced so far.. if you base your 6th workout of your 15 rep max.. by the time you get half way throught the cycle you're going to be maxing out.. and not able to complete the cycle as planned.. unless you just have unusually large strength gains..
The example would be..
Flat Bench: 15 rep max 100lbs.
by the time you reach the 5th and 6th workout of the cycle..logic would tell you that you're not going to be able to do 2X15 of 100lbs.. I'm not sure what the term used on this board is.. but one way around this would be to.. on the last week.. if you're having difficulty doing 2X15 of the weight.. do 1 set of 15, then do 2X7.. or how ever you need to break the sets up without going to failure..
this is how I understand it.. but others more knowledgable of this system may be able to advise you better..</div>
I believe the term you are searching for is clustering...
Which is what I do for all rep ranges...
I do 20 reps for all rep ranges I do not do the classic 'set' type workout.
And example for the 15s
If the weight I am using is 100lbs and I can do 20 good reps at a hundred I will just do them without resting.
If the 100lbs is to much to do 20 good reps in a row:
Let's say I can do 12
Then rest
If I can do 5 more
Then rest
Then the remaining 3 reps.
Depending on the exercise I throw in Max-Stim as well.
Edited to add:
I thought this was an interesting
thread:
I may incorporate that next cycle.