Sam Hell Jr.
New Member
Hi, everyone – nice community you’ve got here, and I’m hoping to jump in.
My history: I’m 27, 5-foot-9, go about 165 with a 33.5-inch waist. Been training with some purpose for maybe three years now. Ran the gauntlet of hybrid “aesthetic athlete” programs – Built for Show, Huge in a Hurry, EDT; I also test-drove Power to the People and Del Monte and Ferruggia’s stuff.
I’m certainly guilty of programming ADD, so I won’t pretend to render judgment of any of those coaches, but I will say that I’m disappointed in my hypertrophic progress. My impression looking through my photos and training logs is that I hit some kind of “advanced beginner” stage after that first year, and that I’ve sort of been effing around with about the same weights ever since. (Note that I’m limited in my lower-body training by a dinged-up right hip, so programs which lean on heavy squats and deads will eventually throw me out of the saddle.)
I ended up here via Lyle, whom I discovered through Everything Strength. I’m really optimistic that HST will be the breakthrough for me. Bryan’s read of the research literature really brings into focus some of the issues I’ve had while training and jives with observations I've made about my successes and failures in the gym. Here’s what I’ve cooked up for my first run at HST; I’m not planning on keeping a strict log, but I’d love to hear any thoughts or insights you’re willing to share.
EXERCISE: 1x15 RM, 2x10 RM, 3x5 RM
Goblet reverse lunge: 35, 45, 55
BB Romanian deadlift: 45, 65, 85
Seated cable row, neutral grip: 55, 70, 85
Cable pulldown, wide grip: 55, 70, 85
DB incline press: 25, 40, 55
DB shrug: 30, 45, 55
I want a lot of emphasis on posterior chain, back, and shoulders as you can see -- I'm narrow-chested and wide-hipped for a guy, and I'm always fighting cubicle-farm posture. I'm also doing steady state cardio for the first time since ... Lordy, I can't even remember. My goals are exclusively of the look-good-nekkid variety.
As I get through a few cycles, I anticipate that I’ll switch to alternating knee- and hip-dominant movements for legs, and that I’ll start tweaking grips and angles on the pushes and pulls, but otherwise this is the template I plan to stick with until my strength levels necessitate some specialization and an A-B split.
Thanks for your time.
My history: I’m 27, 5-foot-9, go about 165 with a 33.5-inch waist. Been training with some purpose for maybe three years now. Ran the gauntlet of hybrid “aesthetic athlete” programs – Built for Show, Huge in a Hurry, EDT; I also test-drove Power to the People and Del Monte and Ferruggia’s stuff.
I’m certainly guilty of programming ADD, so I won’t pretend to render judgment of any of those coaches, but I will say that I’m disappointed in my hypertrophic progress. My impression looking through my photos and training logs is that I hit some kind of “advanced beginner” stage after that first year, and that I’ve sort of been effing around with about the same weights ever since. (Note that I’m limited in my lower-body training by a dinged-up right hip, so programs which lean on heavy squats and deads will eventually throw me out of the saddle.)
I ended up here via Lyle, whom I discovered through Everything Strength. I’m really optimistic that HST will be the breakthrough for me. Bryan’s read of the research literature really brings into focus some of the issues I’ve had while training and jives with observations I've made about my successes and failures in the gym. Here’s what I’ve cooked up for my first run at HST; I’m not planning on keeping a strict log, but I’d love to hear any thoughts or insights you’re willing to share.
EXERCISE: 1x15 RM, 2x10 RM, 3x5 RM
Goblet reverse lunge: 35, 45, 55
BB Romanian deadlift: 45, 65, 85
Seated cable row, neutral grip: 55, 70, 85
Cable pulldown, wide grip: 55, 70, 85
DB incline press: 25, 40, 55
DB shrug: 30, 45, 55
I want a lot of emphasis on posterior chain, back, and shoulders as you can see -- I'm narrow-chested and wide-hipped for a guy, and I'm always fighting cubicle-farm posture. I'm also doing steady state cardio for the first time since ... Lordy, I can't even remember. My goals are exclusively of the look-good-nekkid variety.
As I get through a few cycles, I anticipate that I’ll switch to alternating knee- and hip-dominant movements for legs, and that I’ll start tweaking grips and angles on the pushes and pulls, but otherwise this is the template I plan to stick with until my strength levels necessitate some specialization and an A-B split.
Thanks for your time.