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I'm already doing 6x a week HST with 2 separate days. It wasn't a problem for me last cycle because I'm at college and I look forward to going to the gym each night :) I suppose I'll try doing triceps 6x a week and see what happens. I do skullcrushers on main days, but I might try some type of...

I increase the weight with every workout, following HST principles. I have read that increasing frequency is more effective than increasing volume, and by adding extra sets on my alternate days, I would be increasing frequency AND volume. Anyone else have experience with adding frequency/volume...

Would doing 2 sets of triceps on my alternate day help or hinder growth? They seem to be lagging so I wanted to increase frequency. I'm currently doing them 3 days per week and want to increase to 6 days per week. Is 24 hours enough recovery time since I'm only doing 2 sets each day?

vicious, which exercises would be at the top of that list? And would dumbbell benchpress be above barbell benchpress? I've always felt that barbell press uses less chest than others, especially when using PL-style form. thanks

Before working out, I was probably only getting about 1500 calories per day. I think I ate about 2000 during my 1st and 2nd cycles, then about 2500 for the 3rd, and 3000 for the last. Like I said before, these cycles were not right after one another. My body pretty much got used to the...

Here are some bench press gains I have made during HST cycles. Note, they are not all consecutive. (I would do a cycle, quit working out, start again, stop, etc. But I've always done HST since I discovered it.) 1st cycle - before: 165, after: 205 [+40] 2nd cycle - before: 205, after: n/a...

So according to what he said, would it be beneficial to do 1) close-grip bench for my normal sets, and then 2) skullcrushers for 1 set to stretch the muscle? thanks

Which of these 3 exercises do you guys find most beneficial for tricep growth? 1. Close-grip bench 2. Reverse-grip bench 3. Skullcrushers Skullcrushers definitely "feel" the best when working them (mainly due to the good stretch), but I was thinking that close-grip bench would be...

I have a few cutting questions: [1] What's the ideal heartrate to aim for when doing steady cardio? [2] How long should you keep your heartrate up? [3] How many times per week should you do cardio? [4] What time in the day should you do it? (also should you eat before/after doing it, etc?)...

Why? You could work only upper body and avoid leg exercises like squats, leg press, calf raises, SLDL, leg curls, leg extensions. Then when you are SD'ing your upper body, work only legs. Anyways, just wondering...

Could you SD your legs while still working upper body? Then start legs again w/ upper body, then SD upper and continue working lower? (just stagger them so you don't have to stop working out) thanks

If someone works out for the first time, couldn't he/she experience hypertrophy within the next 48 hours? (of course it would be minimal, but provided sufficient stimulus and sufficient nutrients, wouldn't the muscles grow SOME?)

In my 10 rep max range, I was doing 18-20 total reps. Then in my 8 rep max range, I was doing 16-18 total reps. I'd like to keep the volume to at least 15 reps (to stay close to my lower weight ranges). I'm now in my 5 rep max range, so I don't know if it's worth doing 3 sets now because the...

When lifting, I don't focus so much on the number of sets, but rather the total number of reps. I'm now at the point of lifting my 5 rep max and was wondering what a sufficient number of reps would be per workout. (I'm doing the typical 3x/week HST) Is 10 enough (30 total per week)? What about...

Are hammer curls enough for biceps? I do 2 sets of them, and my biceps also get work from pulldowns and rows. So is that enough or do I need another bicep exercise? (since hammer curls work forearms)

Assuming I am NOT overtraining and that I AM getting enough calories/protein to grow, and I'm lifting 5 lbs. more on most exercises each time (every 5 days), will my muscles definitely grow?

I weigh 140 and really want to bulk, but my appetite is sooo small. I eat just a little bit and I'm full so I was wondering if there's something that will make me be hungry a lot more even after eating. That's my only problem -- small appetite! thanks

The upper 2 "sections" of my abs are very different in size. The left side is normal size but the right side is barely there. My guess is that my genetics caused the tendons over the muscle to be unaligned or something :P But really I have no idea.

I'm pretty sure that symmetry is completely based on genetics. I'm also pretty sure that your abs are actually 1 big muscle with tendons over it, which divides it into the different sections. And I'm POSITIVE that you can't make 1 part of a muscle bigger than another part of the same muscle...

Which kinda of creatine is the best? There is powder and gel that I know of, which do you guys recommend? Also, how much each day should I use, and how much should I load with (and for how many days?) thanks