Poll: ***The all new gymrats thread***

[^TANK^]

drop to 100 and do more reps, then build up again.
everyone hits a plateau now and then, the key is not just trying to force yourself through it.

what many people do is something like
1rm=150kg

week 1 : work up to 110kg
week 2 : work up to 120kg
week 3 : work up to 130kg
week 4 : work up to 140kg
week 5 : work up to 150kg
week 6 : work up to 155kg
week 7 : rest
week 8 : work up to 115kg
week 9 : work up to 125kg
etc etc

Me and my house mate who's just moved back in, like the sound of that Morba


week 1 : 10x10 work up to 120kg
week 2 : 10x10 work up to 130kg
week 3 : 10x10 work up to 140kg
week 4 : 10x10 work up to 150kg
week 5 : 10x10 work up to 155kg
week 6 : 10x10 work up to 160kg
week 7 : 10x10 work up to 165kg
week 8 : 10x10 work up to 170kg
week 9 : 10x10 work up to 175kg
and so on............

 

[Johnny Girth]

Alright guys

Has anyone tried HST before? Tried it for the first time this morning and threw up halfway through so had to stop. Never thrown up during a workout before!

Think I may have to head back this evening to finish it off. From what I've read it sounds promising but given the number of calories it must burn I think it may be more of an evening workout as morning workouts drain me too quickly.

 

[^TANK^]

HST?

 

[^TANK^]

Hypertrophy Specific Training?

http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/hst_index.html

 

[Participant]

Basically full body workouts three times a week?

 

[^TANK^]

I think johnny you have hit it a little to hard to begin with, I mean if you're throwing up thats not a good thing really!

 

[rainbow6six]

Basically full body workouts three times a week?

That's what I thought when I read it.........

 

[Morba]

hst rocks. Very very good routine and will give your fitness a kick alongside building lean mass

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

Agreed HST is very good

 

[s0ck]

Do you guys use HST techniques? 9-12 days off for deconditioning? Anyone tried that??
Sounds very interesting and the blurb seems plausible too.

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

i did a hst cycle, was very beneficial, increased all my lifts and measurment. Its tough tho.

 

[s0ck]

Bit surprised to hear you say that fella

 

[NitrogenY3K]

Had my first deadlift session in 8months today, they wernt included when i was dieting.
Managed to get 140k for 6 which is pretty poor, but only just finished dieting so hopefully that will get considerably better.

 

[ConTRo13R]

Can i use 5-5 sets with any exercise, is there a specific muscle group that would really benefit from this

 

[DarkShadow]

Can i use 5-5 sets with any exercise, is there a specific muscle group that would really benefit from this

Sure you can and it benefits all muscle groups.

Read up on it: http://stronglifts.com/

 

[Lead_Head]

I seem to be getting bigger from looking in the mirror and comments made but I seem to weigh the same. Is this usual for a not-so-noob?

 

[dun]

I seem to be getting bigger from looking in the mirror and comments made but I seem to weigh the same. Is this usual for a not-so-noob?

Yes. Changing body composition can have a huge impact on your appearance while your weight stays the same. I went through a similar thing over the last few months were I was stuck at 86kg bodyweight but image wise I was improving all the time. Thankfully I have broke through it at 87.25kg now

 

[Simon]

I seem to be getting bigger from looking in the mirror and comments made but I seem to weigh the same. Is this usual for a not-so-noob?

Same here, stuck at 90kg but big changes in appearance

Well Im 92kg now but I blame that on 10 days in Cyprus and far too much beer

 

[Johnny Girth]

Thanks for the HST feedback. The principles on which it is based seem really sound so I'm going to persevere. Think it's the morning workouts that my body hates

Weight/appearance is a funny one - you can lose weight but actually look bigger, particularly if you lose body fat as it makes your muscles more defined and this often makes you appear "bigger".

 

[Lead_Head]

So technically I could possibly be losing bodyfat??