HstRiggins
New Member
Hey guys, i've been around here for a few months but i finally got the rights to post so i'll start my journal now. in the 5's phase.
I'll have some questions about my routine so please jump in and give me some advice.
I did about 6-7 months of starting strength before this. I enjoyed it and was even thinking of following the texas method afterwords or the bill star/madcow 5x5 since it seemed like the natural progression, but i was more interested in looking good and having nice big muscles then in strength. After reading way too much information about bodybuilding and becoming overly confused and frustrated i came upon HST and figured i'd try that and if it doesn't work out, i'll go back to 3x5, or 5x5 type of deal
Here's my list of exercises
squats/deadlifts ( i alternate the 2 every other workout)
bench press
chinups (neutral grip)
Shrugs
Standing press
dips
stiff leg deadlifts
barberll curl
tricep rope pushdowns
calves
So far i've been doing 2 sets of each exercise in the 1st week and 1 set in the 2nd week of each phase.
I'll just post this last monday's workout and continue from there in the upcoming posts
squats 240x2x5
bench press 155 x2x5
chinups 8x2x5( i use a weight assisted stations and 8 is the number on the weight assist)
shrugs 175x2x5
press 90x2x5
dips 7x2x5(same as chinups)
SLDL 130x2x5
barbell curl 55x2x5
tricep rope pulldowns 65x2x5
Here's the supplements i take
Multivitamins - Animal pack on days i work out, and gnc's muti's on nonworkout days
Glucosamine
Lipo6 - fat loss pills i started on 2 weeks ago
flax seed oil pills
Glutamine - in the morning and at night during nonworkout days and after workout and before bed on workout days.
Creatine
ZMA's before bed
super enzymes - with most meals
Questions....
1. When is a good time to take glutamine? and how about the dosage, the directions on the container are cryptic at best.
2. Should i get some HMB? feels like i'm taking too much crap as it is.
3. Stiff leg deadlifts are a pain in the *** after doing squats or regular deadlifts in the 5's. Would it be better to change it up to just leg curls? I try to stay away from most isolation exercises, but i don't fee SLDL hitting my hamstrings nowhere near as much as leg curls do. Any other hamstring exercise i should go instead?
4. SD question. When i'm done with this cycle and i SD, then i find my maxes for exercises which weren't in this cycle, should I SD again?
5. Should i switch to straight pullups/chinups on a A/B schedule my next cycle? Just wondering if that would be better then using the weight assist station and doing the neutral grips. The problem is i can't do more then like 2-3 good ones and that's why i use that station. Or maybe just switch it up to Lat pulldown or some other back exercise?
thanks all i've been rambling and it's time to go to sleep
Oh yeah some of my stats
32 years old male
6ft
211 pounds
For cardio i jog 30 minutes which is about 2-3 miles 2-3 times a week, and sometimes i ride my exercise bike instead of the jog.
I'll have some questions about my routine so please jump in and give me some advice.
I did about 6-7 months of starting strength before this. I enjoyed it and was even thinking of following the texas method afterwords or the bill star/madcow 5x5 since it seemed like the natural progression, but i was more interested in looking good and having nice big muscles then in strength. After reading way too much information about bodybuilding and becoming overly confused and frustrated i came upon HST and figured i'd try that and if it doesn't work out, i'll go back to 3x5, or 5x5 type of deal
Here's my list of exercises
squats/deadlifts ( i alternate the 2 every other workout)
bench press
chinups (neutral grip)
Shrugs
Standing press
dips
stiff leg deadlifts
barberll curl
tricep rope pushdowns
calves
So far i've been doing 2 sets of each exercise in the 1st week and 1 set in the 2nd week of each phase.
I'll just post this last monday's workout and continue from there in the upcoming posts
squats 240x2x5
bench press 155 x2x5
chinups 8x2x5( i use a weight assisted stations and 8 is the number on the weight assist)
shrugs 175x2x5
press 90x2x5
dips 7x2x5(same as chinups)
SLDL 130x2x5
barbell curl 55x2x5
tricep rope pulldowns 65x2x5
Here's the supplements i take
Multivitamins - Animal pack on days i work out, and gnc's muti's on nonworkout days
Glucosamine
Lipo6 - fat loss pills i started on 2 weeks ago
flax seed oil pills
Glutamine - in the morning and at night during nonworkout days and after workout and before bed on workout days.
Creatine
ZMA's before bed
super enzymes - with most meals
Questions....
1. When is a good time to take glutamine? and how about the dosage, the directions on the container are cryptic at best.
2. Should i get some HMB? feels like i'm taking too much crap as it is.
3. Stiff leg deadlifts are a pain in the *** after doing squats or regular deadlifts in the 5's. Would it be better to change it up to just leg curls? I try to stay away from most isolation exercises, but i don't fee SLDL hitting my hamstrings nowhere near as much as leg curls do. Any other hamstring exercise i should go instead?
4. SD question. When i'm done with this cycle and i SD, then i find my maxes for exercises which weren't in this cycle, should I SD again?
5. Should i switch to straight pullups/chinups on a A/B schedule my next cycle? Just wondering if that would be better then using the weight assist station and doing the neutral grips. The problem is i can't do more then like 2-3 good ones and that's why i use that station. Or maybe just switch it up to Lat pulldown or some other back exercise?
thanks all i've been rambling and it's time to go to sleep
Oh yeah some of my stats
32 years old male
6ft
211 pounds
For cardio i jog 30 minutes which is about 2-3 miles 2-3 times a week, and sometimes i ride my exercise bike instead of the jog.