I want to hear from anyone who feels strongly about something that is simple and that I can change in my routine.
Currently this is what my routine looks like:
Training 3.5(average) days a week not 3 days a week so no weekends off.
Hitting failure every 6th workout to keep constant progression, so extending the 6 workout blocks to a 7th.
Failure for me meaning unable to complete another rep with good form, not complete CNS failure meaning getting stuck halfway through a rep although sometimes this just happens.
Repeating each weight twice not zigzagging (this helps me psychologically)
12 days of 15s with the 1st week being 60% of 1RM
12 days of 10s
12 days of 5s with delayed dropsets maybe on the 1st and 4th workout of this block.
12-20 days of 5s every 3rd day not 2nd day, with 2 negative reps on the on the 3rd 5s set, and light delayed dropsets and microloading each workout.
Dropsets being 10-12 reps of 15RM as a separate 4th set, dropsets are not to failure.
No SD.
I am also considering doing 15,12,10,8,5 with zigzagging and hitting failure once per week but that doesn't look like HST to me.
Bryan has mentioned the 15 10 5 scheme was just to get the principles across, I wonder what his ideal scheme looked like before he decided to simplify it.
Currently this is what my routine looks like:
Training 3.5(average) days a week not 3 days a week so no weekends off.
Hitting failure every 6th workout to keep constant progression, so extending the 6 workout blocks to a 7th.
Failure for me meaning unable to complete another rep with good form, not complete CNS failure meaning getting stuck halfway through a rep although sometimes this just happens.
Repeating each weight twice not zigzagging (this helps me psychologically)
12 days of 15s with the 1st week being 60% of 1RM
12 days of 10s
12 days of 5s with delayed dropsets maybe on the 1st and 4th workout of this block.
12-20 days of 5s every 3rd day not 2nd day, with 2 negative reps on the on the 3rd 5s set, and light delayed dropsets and microloading each workout.
Dropsets being 10-12 reps of 15RM as a separate 4th set, dropsets are not to failure.
No SD.
I am also considering doing 15,12,10,8,5 with zigzagging and hitting failure once per week but that doesn't look like HST to me.
Bryan has mentioned the 15 10 5 scheme was just to get the principles across, I wonder what his ideal scheme looked like before he decided to simplify it.
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