Need advice for my first HST Routine

[big_tyer]

Hello everybody,

I'll soon test my 15/10/5 reps max and I need some advice, critic about my program.
I Will Train Monday/Wednesday/Friday and my goal is to gain a lot of mass as it's possible.
I will increase my calories for 500 and will see if I have to increase plus or decrease.

Can I have some advice for my program cause I want to make all right...

I am Ectomorph/176 cm/73kg

Thanx a lot everybody and have a nice day

Chyne

My workout: A/B/A style

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[grunt11]

You picked very good exercises for building mass. The only thing I would consider changing is switching Triceps Pressdowns Front for Triceps Dips. I think Triceps Dips are a better mass building exercise.

About being an “Ectomorph.” I use to be 5’6”/113 lbs. (about 168cm/51.5kg) but now I’m 5’6”/165 lbs. (about 168cm/75kg) I use to think I was an Ectomorph (or hardgainer) but I was just an under-eater. Make sure to eat and don’t be afraid to gain some fat.

 

[Totentanz]

Same thing about the ectomorph thing here. I used to be 140 lbs @ 6'1'' haha, now I'm 240 lbs, so... it all came down to counting calories for me and making sure to eat 20 x bodyweight in lbs. It was only when I started eating that much and tracking calories that I started gaining. And I did have to teach my body to eat a lot more, which took a couple years of force feeding myself (sometimes to the point where I would throw up) but now I can pretty easily pack away meals of 2000-3000 calories in one sitting. If you can teach your body to handle more food (fat people do this) then you will have a much easier time making gains.

 

[Brixtonian]

I agree with the above, re tricep pressdowns. They're more of a poser movement in my opinion.
I love dips, and also close grip bench presses work well for me, but I do occaisonally do skullcrushers, for the stretch, and unlike the pressdowns, they're a lot harder to cheat with body movement.

Yep, another former 'ectomorph'... I'm 6'1" aswell, and currently 270lb - though I'm now carrying about 20% bf... for which I blame on hitting 40! Yeah, Grunt, I know you've got 10yrs on me.... but I make a lot of excuses! It cant be my diet, surely...!

Anyway, big-tyer, I replied to your pm about the carb cycling and my method (well, former member 'Vicious' actually) on the diet plan, so let me know how that goes.

Brix

 

[big_tyer]

Thanx a lot for the advice so I will choose close grip bench press!