I'm new to the HST forum and have read a good many of the threads. First thing, the primary contributors to the site seem a knowledgeable bunch and do an excellent job helping the new guys and provide outstanding ideas on muscle growth. So...thanks.
Through all my reading, I've not run into this question, though I have seen a good many questions regarding sets and concerns about over-reaching when getting to the heavier loads in the cycles (a concern that I've had).
Has anyone ever split their routine (ex. upper/lower) and delayed the start of 1/2 of it by 1 week so that they are not working every exercise to maxes at the same time. For example, start 15's for upper this week, but delay adding the lower 1/2 of the workout until next week, then continue running them together.
Due to a slight shoulder joint injury I had to delay upper work for just enough time that I ended up restarting upper work while I was about halfway through a cycle (essentially a three week delay). It seemed a little weird at first keeping track of different rep schemes (MS Excel was handy here), but it's going well and tends to level the total workout volume for me.
This may fly in the face of some HST principle that I'm unaware of and may not be ideal, but wonder if its a possible option for someone with lesser recuperative abilities (me) or someone having trouble adjusting their work capacity to a program with such undulating workloads (I'm old, so this is me too).
Through all my reading, I've not run into this question, though I have seen a good many questions regarding sets and concerns about over-reaching when getting to the heavier loads in the cycles (a concern that I've had).
Has anyone ever split their routine (ex. upper/lower) and delayed the start of 1/2 of it by 1 week so that they are not working every exercise to maxes at the same time. For example, start 15's for upper this week, but delay adding the lower 1/2 of the workout until next week, then continue running them together.
Due to a slight shoulder joint injury I had to delay upper work for just enough time that I ended up restarting upper work while I was about halfway through a cycle (essentially a three week delay). It seemed a little weird at first keeping track of different rep schemes (MS Excel was handy here), but it's going well and tends to level the total workout volume for me.
This may fly in the face of some HST principle that I'm unaware of and may not be ideal, but wonder if its a possible option for someone with lesser recuperative abilities (me) or someone having trouble adjusting their work capacity to a program with such undulating workloads (I'm old, so this is me too).
