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After nearly 6 years of serious lifting, I have to face the fact that as you approach your genetic limits, growth will slow. That being said, I wasn't growing at all when I first discovered HST. I had been killing myself for a year and a half without gaining an ounce, and couldn't figure out...

Now, THAT'S a good idea.

But is this fully pumped or cold, right out of the box? After a workout my arms are about 3/4 " bigger than normal.

Does anyone know the answer to this?

No, I'm pretty sure you're right, Totentanz. And, anecdotally, it has been my experience as well. The lats are just so big and strong that its hard to get enough load on them (since the other muscles involved give out first). The only way seems to be heavy negatives. Someone around here (might...

Its just that I go out of my way to avoid "bad" stuff -- high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated, blah, blah, blah. I'm already compromising in accepting the artificial sweetener and the "natural and artificial flavor". So, mixed with these gums .... what the #@** am...

So, how do we cause the same degree of damage if we can't use as much weight? Will increased stretch be enough?

Cellulose gum, Xanthan Gum, and Carrageenan are all in this protein powder that I just bought. Couldn't get what I usually use (Driver), so I tried something different. So, now I'm just wondering what these "gums" are and how bad they are. I'm sure that they are not healthy, and I'm...

At some point in the beginning of my most recent cycle I tweaked my right shoulder and have not been able to bench press (especially incline bench) without pain. I ignored it for a while, but have now discovered that if I do db presses with my palms facing each other (rather than facing my feet)...

Ok, so this topic has been covered in the past, so I will pass on the info that I got from the experts at the time (Vicious and Bryan, I believe). Close grip chins will actually provide the most stretch, not wide grip. There are, however, reasons to do both (although I don't remember why any...

Are those measurements (as provided by the size calculator) for flexed or unflexed muscles?

How much time are you allowing for recovery between sets? For something like heavy squats, you may need as much as 3 minutes. Given this much time, though, you should be able to get another 5 reps out (don't be afraid to push yourself -- if you stop yourself too far from failure, you may be...

While no one can say how long it will take to reach a given point, I think we can all agree that there is a point at which your most dramatic gains will slow considerably.  I have been training for 5 1/2 years (nearly 3 1/2 with HST), and I would say that 75% of my gains occurred during the...

As far as I understand, you still need the greatest anabolic stimulus you can muster to prevent the catabolic effects of a caloric deficit. In terms of this particular study (and we do need to be careful when drawing conclusions from a single study), I can only note that while protein synthesis...

I just noticed that you said you are only on your second week of 5s. There really shouldn't be any reason why you should be resorting to clustering when you haven't even reached your 5rm yet. Take some more recovery time -- especially with squats.

You may just want to take a little more time between sets, until you regain more of your strength, and maintain strict form throughout your lifts. If you can't, then you're using too much weight. Unless you have some nagging injuries or some core weaknesses, I don't see any reason why you...

Thanks, guys, for your help. And sorry to shahamit for hijacking your thread. I've found, that a little more warming up seems to help the shoulder. I started doing a couple of lighter sets before hitting my work set, and this seems to alleviate some of the problem. I've also noticed that the...

I never feel pain when I do the upright rows. As long as they don't hurt, I can keep doing them, right (love the upright rows)?

If it's a rotator cuff problem, then the pain should originate in the back of the shoulder, right? When I do bench presses, I get pain in the front of my right shoulder. What does this mean? (other than that I shouldn't do bench presses)

He was doing a lot of leg work, so the increase in volume could account for the overall success. I assume that he wouldn't do all of those exercises when doing a full body routine. Right, atlas ...? Perhaps there would even be more strength available for those exercises whereas upper body would...