Doc_Holliday
New Member
Hello all,
I had heard of HST on other boards and figured I'd give it a shot since I was looking for a change. Also have drawn inspiration from friends who are athletes who seem to follow similar principles to HST in their programs.
Been training for about 4 years, mostly simple bulk routines (most recent split: mon - chest, tue - back, thu - shoulder, fri - tri/bi), although i ran a few westside strength programs about a year and a half ago. My leg training has been sparse since last February due to a severe ankle sprain, but im about ready to jump back into it although I will be closely monitoring how my ankle responds - one drawback is squats are still out of the question, but I think I'll be able to do leg presses.
I've read most materials on this site and I plan to run 2x15, 2x10, 3x5 which seems to be standard. I plan on using the following exercises to begin w/:
Bench, Dips, BB Row, Leg Press, SLDL, Military, Seated Shrugs, Reverse Grip Pulldowns, BB Curls, Skulls, and Calve Raises
I also plan on switching in pull-ups for pulldowns for the 10s and 5s, and plan on adding deadlifts during the 5s. I also may drop the arm/calf exercises during the 5s which seems to be a common approach from the samples I've read.
Just have a few questions I had regarding the program:
Do you alternate the order of your exercises, given your strength during the second half of the workout will no doubt be down? Would obviously keep the arm stuff at the end, but what about moving leg press, bench, pull-ups around?
Should I alternate exercises (i.e. bench monday, incline wednesday)?
I'm coming off an 11-day layoff, and will have my diet in order supplementing with only creatine mono (as well as PWO protein isolate). I plan on doing cardio/abs on tues/thurs and taking the weekends off for the most part. I'll be starting the cycle in a couple of hours time.
Any suggestions/concerns/questions/etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I had heard of HST on other boards and figured I'd give it a shot since I was looking for a change. Also have drawn inspiration from friends who are athletes who seem to follow similar principles to HST in their programs.
Been training for about 4 years, mostly simple bulk routines (most recent split: mon - chest, tue - back, thu - shoulder, fri - tri/bi), although i ran a few westside strength programs about a year and a half ago. My leg training has been sparse since last February due to a severe ankle sprain, but im about ready to jump back into it although I will be closely monitoring how my ankle responds - one drawback is squats are still out of the question, but I think I'll be able to do leg presses.
I've read most materials on this site and I plan to run 2x15, 2x10, 3x5 which seems to be standard. I plan on using the following exercises to begin w/:
Bench, Dips, BB Row, Leg Press, SLDL, Military, Seated Shrugs, Reverse Grip Pulldowns, BB Curls, Skulls, and Calve Raises
I also plan on switching in pull-ups for pulldowns for the 10s and 5s, and plan on adding deadlifts during the 5s. I also may drop the arm/calf exercises during the 5s which seems to be a common approach from the samples I've read.
Just have a few questions I had regarding the program:
Do you alternate the order of your exercises, given your strength during the second half of the workout will no doubt be down? Would obviously keep the arm stuff at the end, but what about moving leg press, bench, pull-ups around?
Should I alternate exercises (i.e. bench monday, incline wednesday)?
I'm coming off an 11-day layoff, and will have my diet in order supplementing with only creatine mono (as well as PWO protein isolate). I plan on doing cardio/abs on tues/thurs and taking the weekends off for the most part. I'll be starting the cycle in a couple of hours time.
Any suggestions/concerns/questions/etc would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.