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Incline is usually "pretty" close to the flat bench. Probably one or two increments less than flat. Though it does beg the question as to why you want to switch midroutine. Sure, but IMO it's tough to do both together. My advice is to alternate the order between squats and deads...

I really like Starless actually. I like Fripp's sustain effect that he does with his guitar. Actually my beef with Hendrix was how undemocratically he approached the power trio lineup during live performance. It's really, really hard for any bassist, be it Redding or Cox, to really improvise...

Speaking of King Crimson, what albums do you recommend? They released a few in the 90s with Adrian Belew but I wasn't sure about getting any them. cheers, Jules

On the first week, God made hypertrophy. And it was good. On the 2nd week, the Devil made supplements. And it made Bill Phillips very rich. The Book of Bryan shall revealeth the End of Days. Amen. Preach on. Booyakasha and all that. Thanks for the links nwlifter. I'll read them further and see...

What dkm said. Doubly so on the bold. cheers, Jules

Lance, how do you like the results so far? Notice the muscle size is about the same (or dare I say, even gained a little?) How is the DOMS? etc. etc. cheers, Jules

The setup has some similiarities. I can see where both forms of clustering can create sore joints. You start at a fairly heavy load without any tendon/ligament conditioning from 15s or prior training. Also, it seems both forms don't put a lot of stock on metabolic stress techniques, which would...

CSA itself can vary greatly due to glycogen uptake from metabolic stress (which would contribute to both the strength-endurance and sarcomere hypertrophy), and in certain subgroup of individuals lack of a sufficient erk1/2 signal may not lead to "ideal" protein synthesis levels. Thus...

Hmm, I just realized I never got around to answering Lance's original question . . . Actually, I think metabolic stress techniques are a good method for cutting, possibly bumping up or mantaining relatively high leptin levels while you're gaining. Remember that HIIT itself is a metabolic stress...

I'm not a big fan of that, since the p38/strain signal would be significantly weakened. Though theoretically, just the frequent full-body exercising would be a fairly strong impetus to keep muscle mass. Then, in that case, I'd rather stick at the high-end of loads during post-5s or switch to a...

I'm all for smart bulks, but the #1 reason why people fail on HST (or any more intense variation of it) is that they can't accept that they're not eating enough. I don't like selling people on the idea of fat-less bulks because it eventually means they end up putting maybe 1 or 2lbs per...

Well, from the standpoint of strength-specific or performance-oriented goals, load cycling has shown to produce better end-results than true linear progression. From the standpoint of sarcomere hypertrophy, though, the Dual Factor model (which is what the intensity/volume cycling getting at)...

Going along with those studies cited . . . I think it's theoretically possible to gain some muscle and lose some bodyfat . . . A) your glycogen stores are relatively full B) protein intake is very high C) the pre/post WO is in surplus D) the p38 signal is high (i.e. coming off decon and/or...

I personally find it logistically easier to avoid zig-zagging. Basically, you would just hold the same weight until you reach the session where the loads would increase again. Both methods are fine, though. You don't want to do a *true* linear progression (i.e. up load every session) if it...

You could stay at the given load however long you need to, and just work on your endurance and strength conditioning while losing weight. Or you could SD and eat maintenance level and start over. The German-based 912 version is based around this approach, albeit in a more aggressive manner...

On a high frequency routine, you actually increment every other workout. For certain movements, you may only do 2 or 3 increments per 2 weeks. Keep in in mind that the anterior delt is a tiny muscle. Heavy pressing movements in an incline or shoulder angle will do plenty. Sounds good. If you...

It seems like an interesting idea.  Basically, 912 tries to simulate the metabolic and conditioning effect a "untrained" or person (at least somebody from a long layoff) might get when they start training.  *In theory*, I think he's correct in his assumptions that you would see...

It seems like an interesting idea.  Basically, 912 tries to simulate the metabolic and conditioning effect a "untrained" or person (at least somebody from a long layoff) might get when they start training.  *In theory*, I think he's correct in his assumptions that you would see...

Below is a translation that I worked out. It's mostly the original author's wording, but I did some paraphrasing here and there. Anyway, can any of the German trainers look this over and correct any of my mistakes? Especially the exercise selection, some of it seems a bit off.

Below is a translation that I worked out. It's mostly the original author's wording, but I did some paraphrasing here and there. Anyway, can any of the German trainers look this over and correct any of my mistakes? Especially the exercise selection, some of it seems a bit off.