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Firm, I would have no problme starting next Monday on the 6th, but I thought you should try and SD for two weeks? So since my last day of finding my maxes was on May 26th, and I want to start my workout on Monday I figured Id start on the 13th, which is about 18 days of SD. Which is why I wanted...

I will only SD for about 3 more days, so it be about 18 days in total. Thanks

Is it bad to SD for more than 14 days?

Cool, i guess Ill try 10 pound increments. Is it OK to try and find you maxes two days in a row? I went yesterday and did my 10 rep maxes and I would like to go back today and do my 5's because I wont be able to workout Friday-Monday.

I will be increasing my weight each workout. Im worried if I do 10 pound increments on the squat that my first couple workouts will be too light, which is why I was wondering if its ok to use 5 pound increments for every exercise. Thanks

Thanks again guys, you're great. More questions #1 Is important to choose the proper increments that you will increase you weight with every week? I would like to increase my weight for every exercise by 5 pounds, is that a problem or should I increase my weight more for the compound...

Thanks Bob, but do you think in time I will have to start doing two sets for my isolation movements? Another thing, earlier in this thread we discussed that you should not workout to failure on your 2nd set unless you are on your max week. Does the same hold true for the first set? Do we always...

Im back with more questions.  :D #1 I am thinking about two two sets for compound exercises (squat, bench, bent over rows, dumbbell presses) and only 1 set for isolation movements (biceps, triceps) Is there anything wrong with this? #2 If I decide to do the dropsets on my last two weeks, what...

I am currently dieting pretty hard and trying to lose weight, so what will the HST do for me? It will cut me up, correct? I would have to eat more for it to add bulk?

Thanks for the responses. I meant to say I do cardio only 3 days a week. I do cardio at around 6am and then I go back at night and workout at 7:30pm. Thats probably enough time for my body to rest during the day...

I read the FAQ on Cardio and i AM still unsure on whether I should cardio during SD and the weeks when I work out on my HST program. Unless Im interpreting it wrong, the FAQ says its ok to do cardio, but cardio does the opposite of deconditioning? Basically what I do is the elliptical machine...

What are compound workouts?

Here is the order in which I plan to do my workouts. Do you see anything wrong with it? Squats Leg curls calves Bench Bendover rows Lat pulldowns dumbbell presses Shrugs Bar curls Tricep extensions

DKM, does it matter what order I do my exercises in? Obviously I will do the core exercises in the beginning such as teh squats and bench and I will try to vary the order where Im not hitting one body part too often. For instance, I wont do triceps right after bench. Is that fine? Also, how...

Has anybody heard of it? If so, what do you think of it? It's a supplement that helps burn intestinal fat, thus it helps you lose your stomach. Supposedly, unlike other parts of our body our stomachs have two kinds of fat; body fat and intestinal fat, Intestinal fat is the reason why some people...

Thanks so much DKM. I understand what drop setting is. I just always knew it as "super setting" No more questions for now lol. Thanks again.

Great stuff. I have more questions if you dont mind.  :) #1: What exactly is drop sets? Is that like triple dropping after a set? #2: Is it important that your maxes be very accurate or an estimation is fine? FOr instance, i want to find my 10 rep max on the bench and I do 225 for 10 reps but...

Does that go for all the rep schemes? Also, how do I know when to stop? How tired do I have to be or how badly do I have to be struggling? Another thing, since the 2nd set is considered a bonus, it seems as if all you really need to do in the HST is one set??? Thanks for the help.

Thanks a lot. The leg extensions are actually the leg curls which do the hamstrings. Another question, I read that unless you are on your 6th and final workout of a rep scheme you should not lift to failure. For instance if I am on week one of my 15 rep scheme and on 2nd set if I am really...

Hi all, I am going to start the HST workout very soon. But first I have a few questions. #1: I have become confused on how many sets to use per each rep scheme. Is it standard to do 2 reps for each scheme? Or is it standard to do 1 set for the 15's, 2 for the 10's and 3 for the 5's? Does it...