Recent content by supergaijin

2nd HST cycle, first cycle doing deadlifts. (first time ever actually) 2x10x 87.5kg (About 192lb) Overhand grip. Used gloves for that last day as I all but rolled by callouses off the time before. Grip failed on second set, so had to momentarily release bar and grip again on rep 6 and 8...

Noticable to whom? 1.You 2.Your girlfriend 3.Competition Judges 4.People walking in the street. Personally I can see that my right leg is bigger than my left but I doubt anyone else sees a difference unless they're specifically looking for things the way a competition judge would. A possible...

I appreciate the replies. I'm gonna continue with my full deadlift for this cycle and then switch to sumo-style deadlifts on the next cycle. During this cycle I'm doing some running as well- getting ready for footy season. Scary how fast I've lost cardio fitness. I'm going to keep the basic...

Howdy all. Just finishing my SD now and about to start my second HST cycle. This time I plan to deadlift instead of squat but am wondering what I should do for more quad development. My Squat-orientated routine started with squats, then benchpress, then partial SLDLs. I ended up dropping the...

OK- I'll put my 2 cents on this too. I'm of the mind that, if something gives you grief today it will definately give you grief again tomorrow unless something changes. That change may be reducing the weights in your next cycle, changing your technique (bringing the bar below your nipples for...

Or take the other route and work more on your lats and give your shoulders more width.

Cheers. Do you actually stand up after each rep? Or briefly let go of the bar while still crouched.

When I was using a hempseed oil supplement, I used to get pimples on my shoulders, my hair and fingernails grew faster etc. I also saw nice gains in the gym though so that was good.

Hi all- coming to the end of my first real cycle of HST and am loving the effects. My routine has been Squat, Bench, Partial SLDL, Chins, Calf work, 1 Arm Row, Arnie press, Skullcrushers and Bicep curl. Halfway through the 5's I stopped the SLDL as my lower back was not recovering, and I was...

I think the tri pushdown in good form requires you to: pin your elbows to your ribs- in order to minimise assistance from your shoulders and traps. Leaning forward excessively may also allow your delts and traps to assist in the exercise. Keeping your upper body upright but having one leg a...

I guess this is the thread to tack this question on. I have been using uneven increments during my cycles. For example, my benchpress uses these weights: 55, 60, 65, (5kg increment) for the first 3 workouts then, 67.5, 70, 72.5 (2.5kg increment) for the final 3 workouts. As pointed out above...

I have been doing Partial SLDLs and they seem to burn my hammies nicely. Conversely, my training partner was feeling it more in his back, so we tried to see what was happening differently with our form. Firstly, he is quite inflexible in his hamstrings and archilles tendons. In my SLDL, I was...

Sage advice. From what I've read in these forums- HST philosophy is to train at least 3 times over the week. At this stage- I think i will try twice a week. Mon and Wed. Boarding Fri, Sat and I usually just do a half day Sunday unless it has been dumping. Today is Thursday and I hiked a hill...

In a bit of a pickle- Here in Nagano, Japan it has been dumping snow and I'm out in it every weekend. In additon I'll be up in the mountains every Fri, Sat and Sun during the month of February. Today I start my 2 weeks of tens (1st cycle). So on about the 4th workout of 10s (3x week), I'll only...

Cheers for the replies. I'm living out in Nagano, Japan. I can speak the language OK but I doubt I'll be successful with getting a proper rack. Will try though. This gym is more the bikes and stairmasters infront of the telly kind of gym unfortunately. Not much sweat being broken there! Was...