SD after HST into new program?
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Joe.Muscle
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I would sd...Totetanz has a lot of expierence on 5x5...so he would be a better one to ask.
But nothing wronw with a good 7 day SD
But nothing wronw with a good 7 day SD
How have you hit a plateau? If you just aren't gaining any more weight, then you need to up your calories.
If you have to take a week off anyway, I would just finish your HST cycle, then take the week off and go into a 5x5 program after that. If you aren't going to take a week off, then you can run your HST program right into a 5x5. You could do a deload, then start over at the beginning of a 5x5 cycle, using a % of your 5 RM, or just turn your 5s into the first phase of 5x5 and keep pushing it as long as you keep hitting PRs, then once you don't hit any more PRs, then go into the deloading week.
Sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I just worked 13 hours on 2 hours of sleep. Fun fun.
If you have to take a week off anyway, I would just finish your HST cycle, then take the week off and go into a 5x5 program after that. If you aren't going to take a week off, then you can run your HST program right into a 5x5. You could do a deload, then start over at the beginning of a 5x5 cycle, using a % of your 5 RM, or just turn your 5s into the first phase of 5x5 and keep pushing it as long as you keep hitting PRs, then once you don't hit any more PRs, then go into the deloading week.
Sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I just worked 13 hours on 2 hours of sleep. Fun fun.
jvroig
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Chances are, it was due to some weird server error, aside from the standard error we're already getting.
Sorry about that. I know it's pretty frustrating to write something (especially if lengthy) only to have it disappear.
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(Totentanz @ Jul. 03 2006,17:03)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">How have you hit a plateau? If you just aren't gaining any more weight, then you need to up your calories.
If you have to take a week off anyway, I would just finish your HST cycle, then take the week off and go into a 5x5 program after that. If you aren't going to take a week off, then you can run your HST program right into a 5x5. You could do a deload, then start over at the beginning of a 5x5 cycle, using a % of your 5 RM, or just turn your 5s into the first phase of 5x5 and keep pushing it as long as you keep hitting PRs, then once you don't hit any more PRs, then go into the deloading week.
Sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I just worked 13 hours on 2 hours of sleep. Fun fun.</div>
err ok let me try again
i hit a plateau in that i am gaining plenty of weight (and fat) and not that much muscle
i went from 12% to 17% bodyfat and only increased lbm from 150 to 155. to me that just isn't good enough
the first few cycles of HST helped me get over my last hump, but i believe i am stuck at another one, so off to strength training for me weeeee
(Totentanz @ Jul. 03 2006,17:03)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">How have you hit a plateau? If you just aren't gaining any more weight, then you need to up your calories.
If you have to take a week off anyway, I would just finish your HST cycle, then take the week off and go into a 5x5 program after that. If you aren't going to take a week off, then you can run your HST program right into a 5x5. You could do a deload, then start over at the beginning of a 5x5 cycle, using a % of your 5 RM, or just turn your 5s into the first phase of 5x5 and keep pushing it as long as you keep hitting PRs, then once you don't hit any more PRs, then go into the deloading week.
Sorry if this post doesn't make much sense. I just worked 13 hours on 2 hours of sleep. Fun fun.</div>
err ok let me try again
i hit a plateau in that i am gaining plenty of weight (and fat) and not that much muscle
i went from 12% to 17% bodyfat and only increased lbm from 150 to 155. to me that just isn't good enough
the first few cycles of HST helped me get over my last hump, but i believe i am stuck at another one, so off to strength training for me weeeee