Hey guys,
I'm pretty new to this forum, though I've been a silent reader for quite some time.
I have experimented with HST for quite some time and found that I have difficulties doing the 5s as the weights get really heavy at the end of my cycle, to which I was not accustomed when I started HST...also, I don't have a spotter to help me on my bad days...yeah, they exist, especially on Fridays I tend to be in horrible shape..
Anyway..I have been training using drop sets for the last couple of weeks aiming for reps around 5/6->7/8->8/9 for most of my compounds in the hope of getting used to heavy 5s and so far I feel good...with one exception..my sessions are getting increasingly long..my menu is a full body work out on M/W/F or S
Squats/Deadlifts (on Mondays and Fridays..I leave them out on Wednesdays..otherwise they would kill me)
Benchpress
Weighted Chins
Weighted Dips
Seated Rows
Shoulder Press
3 sets of Abs (though I probably don't need them..habit..)
Now I've been thinking of splitting this workout cleanly into two..This would leave me with
A
Squats/Deads
Benchpress
Weighted Chins
Shoulder Press
B
Weighted Dips
Seated Rows
Shoulder Press
(and Abs respectively)
which seems awfully little...now I have had a look at the simplify and win thread and the routines suggested there (e.g. by fausto or lol) are not so very different from what I got here..still, before actually switching and starting this new routine, I was wondering if there is something you guys think I should add or if there's a muscle group I'm missing..I was thinking of maybe adding shrugs or calves? But then again I'm unsure as to whether I should add them to B only of to A as well? OR split them up?
Any advice would be appreciated
I'm pretty new to this forum, though I've been a silent reader for quite some time.
I have experimented with HST for quite some time and found that I have difficulties doing the 5s as the weights get really heavy at the end of my cycle, to which I was not accustomed when I started HST...also, I don't have a spotter to help me on my bad days...yeah, they exist, especially on Fridays I tend to be in horrible shape..

Anyway..I have been training using drop sets for the last couple of weeks aiming for reps around 5/6->7/8->8/9 for most of my compounds in the hope of getting used to heavy 5s and so far I feel good...with one exception..my sessions are getting increasingly long..my menu is a full body work out on M/W/F or S
Squats/Deadlifts (on Mondays and Fridays..I leave them out on Wednesdays..otherwise they would kill me)
Benchpress
Weighted Chins
Weighted Dips
Seated Rows
Shoulder Press
3 sets of Abs (though I probably don't need them..habit..)
Now I've been thinking of splitting this workout cleanly into two..This would leave me with
A
Squats/Deads
Benchpress
Weighted Chins
Shoulder Press
B
Weighted Dips
Seated Rows
Shoulder Press
(and Abs respectively)
which seems awfully little...now I have had a look at the simplify and win thread and the routines suggested there (e.g. by fausto or lol) are not so very different from what I got here..still, before actually switching and starting this new routine, I was wondering if there is something you guys think I should add or if there's a muscle group I'm missing..I was thinking of maybe adding shrugs or calves? But then again I'm unsure as to whether I should add them to B only of to A as well? OR split them up?
Any advice would be appreciated
