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I've been working out off and on since I was in high school and I figured I would try something different this time around. I started with the HST program and h
by weeksie 16y ago
I've been working out off and on since I was in high school and I figured I would try something different this time around. I started with the HST program and have been absolutely floored by the results. It sounds lime the 5x5 program he mentioned might be similar.
Anyway, the idea that muscles respond to increases in load more than the absolute load itself, combined with the idea that sets beyond the first working set offer little value sounded opposite to most of what I've heard over the years. Six months in I've developed faster and more evenly then I ever have. Anyway, it's worth looking into. Do a search for Hypertrophy Specific Training (the site is all muscle-guy crazy but the info is good—and free, the dude makes his money on supplement sales, not selling his program)
- thesz 16y agoThank you very much for mentioning HST. I assume it is here: http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/hst_index.html http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/hst_index.html as it is top of the Google search. Information from that website puts some things in proper context, like pumping to heal tendon damage.
- weeksie 16y agoThat's the one. I would have linked it in my first post but I was writing on my phone. There are a lot of things on there that clarified or outright changed my view of weight training. I've been doing this program for the last six months and not only have I made more progress in shorter time than ever before, I also haven't hit plateaus, given myself an injury, or burnt out. And I only spend about 2:30 hours per week in the gym.