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Do I have to follow the rep range of 15, 10, 5? The 15s just seem like to many for me (I've never responded well to high reps). Could I do something like 12, 8, 4?

My gym is really limited on equipment, so I don't have a way to use a "slight" incline. What's the next best angle?

My gym is really limited on equipment, so I don't have a way to use a "slight" incline. What's the next best angle?

Hey everyone. I've been posting a lot in the past couple of days mostly because I'm finding myself in a rut. One of those is my chest progression. I'm doing a 45 degree incline dumbbell bench press, and at first it was great. Since I've started using heavier weights though, I'm feeling the usage...

But you can't keep increasing your maxes forever. There will come a point in time where you simply cannot lift more. What then?

Topic says it all... I'm in my last week of 10s of my first HST cycle. I've noticed some size gains, but not anything great. Is it still to early? I don't want to give up on HST because the workouts are actually enjoyable. But like a lot of people, if I'm not seeing results, it's hard to stick...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the reason behind SD was that you didn't have to increase your maxes because your muscles became deconditioned to the old maxes, therefore the old maxes would once again be efficient for the new cycle.

After a HST cycle, if I decide not to max out again, can I use the SAME exercises from the previous cycle, or should I mix it up?  If I use the same exercises, how much should my increments increase, or do I use the same maxes and increments from the first cycle? One more thing... when people...

I posted a similar question before, and here's how I understood it... Maxing out again after a cycle is optional. If you do decide to max out again, you do it right after your last week of 5s, then you SD. So... last week of 5s, Max-out, SD, start new cycle. Again, i'm not sure if this is...

Right now for my bench press i'm doing incline bench. I was going to switch to flat bench press for my next cycle, but I was wondering... since I'm doing 2 sets for bench press, could my first set be incline and my second set be flat? Thanks

Is okay to use just by bodyweight throughout all of the 15s?

Is okay to use just by bodyweight throughout all of the 15s?

I posted a question about doing DB flyes instead of Dips a few weeks ago.  Basically what I got from everyone was that Dips is a lot better for the chest than flyes.  I am doing Incline Bench press all 3 days a week, but I wanted a second chest exercise.  I started my first week of 15s this week...

I posted a question about doing DB flyes instead of Dips a few weeks ago.  Basically what I got from everyone was that Dips is a lot better for the chest than flyes.  I am doing Incline Bench press all 3 days a week, but I wanted a second chest exercise.  I started my first week of 15s this week...

Leg Press  (225) 175 Leg Curls  (60) 40 Incline Bench  (45) 30 Dips  (10+BW) BW Lat Pulldowns  (90) 70 Dumbbell Rows  (20) 5 Dumbbell Press  (30) 20 Bent Lateral raises  (15) 5 Shrugs  (45) 30 Lying Tri. Ext.  (30) 15 Barbell Curls  (30) 15 Okay, the numbers in parantheses are my 15RM's.  The...

DIPS IT IS! thanks for everyone's reply.

I just finished my week of maxing-out.  I settled for db flyes, and I did 50 lb dumbbells for my 5RM (slow, strict form too).  Anyways, the basic HST routine calls for 1 chest exercise (usually a press), and I'm doing bench press, so what does it hurt to do db flyes?

Simple question:  If I want to max out before every cycle, is there an SD between the last week of the HST cycle and the week of Maxing-out? example: Max-out  -SD- HST cycle Max-out  -SD- HST cycle and so on. Please just tell me yes or no.  The explanations I've gotten about this already sort of...

What about dumbbell flyes?

My only problem with dips is that I have no way at all to add weight to the sets, no belts, cables, nothing. What about dumbbell pullovers or flyes?