Recent content by killroy70

Thanks for the reply. You're probably right, sometimes after a successful cycle where solid gains were made, I get into the "more is better mindset." I'm going to hold off on the intensification techniques until the second week of 5's and into the 5RM/negative phase.

I'm coming off one of the most productive 8 weeks of weight training I've experienced.  I've been lifting for 10 years and have done HST before, but this time I employed some other tactics that have been discussed on the forum.  For one, in past cycles (I haven't done HST in about 2 years), I...

Lance, in general, when talking about the 5 rep range, what's the best way of performing the workouts, in your opinion? The reason I'm asking is that I've read through the posts how there are different methods that one can employ to ensure they're getting the most out of the 5 rep range...

I've read a lot of posts that disucss increasing frequency of workouts to optimize mass gain. I was wondering what some thought about increasing frequency for only select bodyparts that are lagging. For example, I seem to do fine with 3 days/week on legs/chest/back, but my arms overall seem to...

I'm looking for suggestions from some members here about what they feel is a better route to take - more sets/exericse OR exercises/muscle group? I'm looking for what people think is more optimal for hypertrophy. Now, this question is obviously specific to HST, so I'm not talking about 4-5...

I'm coming back to HST and have a few questions that I hope some seasoned vets of HST can help me out with. 1) 3 day full body or 6 day upper/lower split? Looking for some opinions as to which is the better route to take for mass gain. 2) Sets. What are people's thoughts on sets/exericse? I...