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Flyes have just always caused me pain, so I cut them out. Not every exercise suits every lifter. I'm not known for a massive bench, but changing the way I bench has both decreased my shoulder pain and upped my max. I used to perform the bench press with my upper arms perpendicular to my...

Hi, my name is Chris and I have wasted precious training time! I've clocked about 15 years of training from the age of 12 to my current 35. Kept a log for most of it, and I'm lifting more now with HST than ever. My job is fairly physical, with lots of climbing, carrying and lifting. The upside...

That sounds like a Jackie Chan interview I heard a few years ago. When asked about his injuries from doing his own stunts, he replied "shoulder, shoulder, knee, arm, knee, wrist, leg, leg, arm..." Hopefully we learn a little from our mistakes. But it sure is amazing what a lack of...

Fausto: That's a great article. Had some nagging injuries yourself?

I hurt/strained my right knee 18 months ago doing wind sprints. Two doctors and a physio guy told me I would need an repairative surgery. I chose to tough it out try to rehabilitate it myself using leg extensions, lunges and hack squats. I'm too young to be this old-school One or all of these...

There's no question that free weight is the more natural path for an individuals body to take. I mean, unless you're doing those awkward behind the neck military's, your body is going to follow it's most comfortable arc, pull, press, whatever. The real benefit with free weight is in the...

Good advice, Fausto. I'm entering into week 7 and chose to lose the leg curls as well as the db curls which were at the beginning and the end of my workout. Amazing how much more energy I had, just dropping those. It's like your subconscious knows that you have less to do so you can push...

Thanks everyone. I've been training on and off for about 15 years. The last 5 have been fairly consistent. (Had to get my drunken twenties out of the way!) Currently, I do 2 sets of the following: leg curl squat bench chins-underhand close grip bench dips cable rows standing bb press seated...

I work in the building trade and am new to hst. I must say that this program has brought my training to a level I thought unattainable. The best part of hst in my mind is the looks on everyone's face when I go from the squat rack to the bench and then back to the rack for some chins :D !! As for...