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Keep in mind that you have the option of doing negatives, or if you can't or don't want to do those, extending 5s using your 5 RM loads. I usually recommend to everyone that I get into HST to spend at least a week or two after the 5s pushing for new 5 RMs and then using those RMs to plan the...

I think the comments section is a nice read. Covers a lot of the stuff we've been talking about around here lately.

Off topic but here is a fun video: People always try to say a lean grappler is better than a huge, strongman type. Well... maybe if the big guy has no training. Mariusz Pudzianowski isn't just a huge dude though, he knows how to fight as well.

I haven't tried that, no. I'll give is a shot though for sure.

Lower back has been tweaky ever since I got over eager deadlifting in the 600+ range several years ago. It gives me grief a lot if I don't sleep just right and I don't think I've ever managed to go over 500 on deads since then. I actually dropped full deads entirely for a long while and only...

Realistically... how lean you need to go really just depends on what matters most to you. Do you want to have a visible six pack? Is going around like that shirtless important to you? Last I remember, you didn't live far enough South to be worrying about going shirtless year round, so maybe...

Any big changes that should be made when following the intermediate template for myo-reps for a lifter who is dieting? Or should auto-regulation mostly take care of it? Or is one better off using a typical lower volume routine and just adding in a myo-reps day like in the flexible template...

Nothing like that on my end, just rickety knees from getting older, not stretching enough through the years probably, and squatting really heavy when I was younger.

Do you get knee pain when squatting at all? I have some Tommy Kono knee sleeves. They are a pain to get on, lost a fair amount of leg hairs to that struggle. But they do help with knee pain from squatting (or leg press, etc) for me.

Still alive, and currently cutting back down after the winter. I just had a long bout of pneumonia that kept me out of the gym for a month and is still sort of lingering in the lungs a bit, but I'm back to lifting again. I've decided to take a break from the heavy weights for a bit and have...

That sounds like a good plan to me. I've advocated more ambitious bulking in the past, and I think that probably still works pretty well for newbies who are struggling to put on weight. But for non-noobs who aren't taking hormones, it doesn't seem like there is a big payoff. The main thing...

Wow, didn't realize that was out. Just purchased my copy. Very timely too. I've been planning to spend at least six months or so with myo-reps as my next self-experiment, so this will be really helpful.

Glad to hear the surgery went well. Here's hoping you a speedy recovery!

What sort of time frame are you looking at for this? I'd be curious to see your real world results doing something like that over a long time frame. We know that muscle gain rates are pretty low unless you are a newbie, so 1 lb of actual muscle gain a month is probably around what we can...

That drop-set protocol, when followed as written, absolutely creates some significant metabolic stress. I'm not sure if it directly compares to actual occlusion training, but I do believe (so far) that using this drop-set protocol for something like triceps after your normal workout can at...

Well, part of the premise of HST is that muscles don't need to be rested for days in order to recover. And the science backs this up. Your muscles will continue to recover even if you continue to load them on subsequent days. I could dig up the references Bryan used to back this up way back...

I agree with Blade, you really don't need to rush it. Along that line, Lyle posted an article a while back talking about how much muscle you can realistically expect to gain per month: basically comes down to maybe a pound of muscle a month at most. And to minimize fat gain so that you are...

Welcome back! Good to see you getting back in to things. Going to be interesting seeing how fast you regain your previous strength levels.

I've worked with others a fair bit and I find more people who tend to not push hard enough. Quitting too quickly when reps start to get a little difficult for example, which usually means they are handling lighter weights than they probably should - but also means that they are getting less...

You probably didn't actually lose muscle as much as you think you did. People always think they are losing everything when they go on a cut. There is a long stretch that is usually anywhere between 10-20% bodyfat where people look like junk when they are on a cut - varies a bit depending on...