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Bryan mentioned in the FAQ that if you are using AAS or prohormones for long cycles (think 10-16 weeks in duration) there is no need for an sd and you could skip the 15's if your joints are in ok health. Also, he said you could repeat the same load for 3-4 workouts since RBE isn't as big of an...

I am thinking about trying the 912 hst plan for a cutting phase. If I just stick to the core lifts (shrug bar dead lifts, squats, leg press, bench press, dips, pullups, and seated rows), should I alternate between shrug bar dead lifts and squats and possibly throw a leg press workout in if my...

5rm maxes when I bulked last cycle natural on my 11th hst cycle. 5' 10" 200lbs. endomorph 16% bodyfat level. shrug bar dead lift (full range of motion) 425lbs. flat barbbell bench press 300lbs. weighted dips body weight (200lbs.) + 150lbs. strapped on waist weighted chin ups (200lbs.) +...

S.B.A.R. (Sit back and RELAX)!

So if you are cutting and using proggressive overload and choose not to sd, what should you do once you reach your load ceiling's (negative maxes etc.) for each exercise? Should you start back over with 10 rm loads and progress forward again or should u use what Lyle McDonald says and do a week...

If one chooses to do a typical 15 rep set instead of dropsets, partials, pulses etc., does the 15 rep have to be performed immediately after your last work set/cluster set for each exercise, or can it be performed at any time during the routine? Maybe a couple minutes after the last work set for...

What about training for 4 weeks only, 2 weeks of 5's and then 2 weeks of negatives for a cutting cylce, no metabolic work, and use a VLCD or PSMF diet with carb intake timed around training only if you have a significant amount of fat to loose? Am/pm split routine using an every other day...

What about training for 4 weeks only, 2 weeks of 5's and then 2 weeks of negatives for a cutting cylce, no metabolic work, and use a VLCD or PSMF diet with carb intake timed around training only if you have a significant amount of fat to loose? Am/pm split routine using an every other day...

Do you have the link where you learned about the citric acid content from fruit mediating the insulin response from carbs and aidding in glycogen supercompensation? I've only heard about acetic acid found in vinegar is good for that. At least in rats it seems to work. Also, did you happen to see...

Vicious (aka Jules), I know diet/caloric intake is the main difference between cutting and bulking. Could you please post your personal exercise selection, volume, and metabolic strain techniques that you include/exclude when cutting versus what you do when bulking? Also, what kind of...

It would be nice to see a study on this.

Is metabolic strain techniques (dropsets, pusles, loaded stretches/static holds, etc.) needed to maintain LBM during a cutting cycle? Without a caloric surplus and or drugs it doesn't seem necessary to include metabolic work in addition to the mechanical strain/load because this could cause...

Why should a person do heavy isolation movements with a mechanical load if they are using the core compound lifts in their routines? During the compound lifts, the smaller muscle groups are being exposed to heavier loads than one could perform with isolation movements. Wouldn't it be ideal for...

If a person is doing weight training to deplete muscle glycogen (UD2.0 training) levels adequately on a weekly basis to allow for the massive 24hr weekend carb load, which training principle is most important... 1.)The 45-60 second time frame,2.) 12-20 rep range using the heaviest weight...

Vicious, when you are in your final weeks of an HST cycle, and you are doing all ecentric/negative work on most of your core exercises, do you take the sets to ecentric failure (where on the last rep of the set you are unable to control the lowering rep speed at the magical 3 second rep...