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Would it work alright to do a PSMF during the first week of SDing, or would that not work???

I've just heard that it's best to get to 10% before trying to add mass... maybe not though. Thanks for your input!

Is it true that having a higher level of bodyfat makes it more difficult to put on muscle without adding a bunch more fat? I heard somewhere that if you already have a good amount of fat your body will want to put more fat on rather than muscle. I'm around 14% BF but want to get bigger, that's...

I got those power hooks that Pete recommends...they could work, but I just can't get comfortable with them. It seems like the bar is gonna slip out of the hooks, and when you have a whole bunch of weight on the bar you don't want to have to worry about dropping it on your foot

cheating it up can work, but make sure you're careful... cheating up a giant weight can sometimes be a way of just asking for injuries

How many sets do you think can be done in a week's time before it's over doing it??

How necessary is metabolic stress? I'm currently doing 96 sets per week. If I add a MS set to each exercise during the 5's I'd be looking at quite a bit more and I don't want to fall into overtraining...

I think you should extend it for the 10 weeks. You might find that you keep growing, and the worst thing that can happen is you maintain where you're at for 2 weeks. If you SD for 4 weeks then you're bound to lose some muscle. So extend it for the 10 weeks. That's my two cents anyway.

I've never done the anabolic diet and HST at the same time, but I have done the anabolic diet... bulking wasn't successful for with it. I get much better results when I keep the carbohydrate intake up. Some people get good results with the anabolic diet, but I wouldn't recommend it.

Right. Failure is not necessarliy needed at the end of a rep range. The most important thing is that the load is constantly increasing over time.

Definitely continue with creatine... that for sure will help.

Actually I was just playing around with some ideas for how to extend my cycle, but that is a good idea for larger increments. I'll give it some consideration, thank you.

If I were to progress upward constantly, but use every weight for 3 days would that be a problem? Would 3 days be too much for the lower weights?

Also as far as the routine set up... stick to the basics and keep it simple. If you do deadlifts, chins, dips, military press, and leg press or something like that then that would pretty much cover everything. You could a couple isolations in, but only a couple. Don't over do anything. Come up...

Well if your bodyfat percentage is actually that low then you have some room to gain some fat. Eat BIG and follow a well structured HST routine and you'll definitely make some gains. Keep your diet as clean as you can, but don't worry about it being perfect. Seriously man, if I were you I'd...

The whole concept of clustering confuses me a bit.... at the end of my cycle, say I wanna hit four reps... would it be as effective to get a weight 2 times, then rest 15-20 seconds, and then do it 2 more times once I get in the post 5 area? To me 2 reps at a time wouldn't seem as good for...

When you use that many reps you get more lactic acid build up which aids in tendon repair and stuff like that. If your SD was long enough you should still be able to grow during the 15s though. Remember to make sure and get a good burning sensation during the 15s too.

Well here's my problem.  My last cycle had to be cut short, and I knew it did so on my 6th day I worked out with my 5 rep maxes (maybe not a good idea, but that's what I did   )  so my 6 days on seemed so short that I'm really worried about this SD.  Should it still go for the 9 days?? So to...

If you start your cycle off with 10's instead of 15's, should your SD still be the same length.  I'd assume so, but I'm just making sure 'cause as we all know, SD is all that is bad!!

Awesome... I'll replace my bent-over rows with chins and see how it works out for me. Thanks for your input Totentanz!