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Looks good to me. If it happens to be a little much for your lower back, substitute the squats or deads for leg press.

IMO, your suggested routine puts too much stress on the lower back. Squats + bent over rows + standing military press + deadlifts, 3x a week can equal a sore lower back. I'd substitute the bent over rows for seated rows, and use either the squat or the deadlift, but not both. You also have two...

...or start eating more.

I'd consider buying a glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM complex. They work great for joint support.

8--> Sure, the TEF might be undesirable when you're trying to create a caloric surplus, but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

If protein intake is > 15% and one is not gaining weight, why say that protein intake is too high?  We're talking ratios here, not absolute amounts. The ratio of protein can be dropped just as well by saying that carbs or fats should be increased (which makes more sense as I'll explain...

...as we've all seen so well.

With all due respect, Brian, you're asking for "snide, smartass comments" when you can't even discuss a few questions with dkm1987. Instead, you reply with all sorts of red herrings. You shouldn't be surprised, then, when those on the forum presume you don't have an answer. This, in...

Merry Christmas guys!  BTW, if you have to choose, work out after eating. Studies show that it's better for damage control than working out before. Here's a link for anyone who's interested: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/berardi14.htm

Given that a standard HST cycle runs for 8 weeks, I'd bulk for a full cycle (2 months) and then cut. Another option would be to let body fat percentage dictate your diet phase. A good article on this is http://www.readthecore.com/200501/mcdonald-body-composition.htm  Bulk up to around 15%, cut...

As always, volume depends on your individual recovery capacity.  Most people would keep the volume constant compared to the 5's.  So if you only did one set during the 5's, you'd do 5 reps during negatives (usually one set, like your example).  If you did 2 sets during the 5's, then do a total...

My strength went up significantly during my first HST cycle, in addition to a 25 lb gain in weight. Here's looking at my 5RM weights at the start of the cycle and at the end: Exercise - Start of Cycle - End of Cycle Squats           255                295 Deadlifts         315              ...

Because with HST, you never recruit your fast twitch muscle fibers. Because we never go to failure, ya know.

Because with HST, you never recruit your fast twitch muscle fibers. Because we never go to failure, ya know.

"You make the classic mistake of conflating fatigue with growth numerous times throughout the paper." This is not a hard one to give evidence for. Here goes: Sounds like you're equating fatigue with gowth to me. You're saying the heavier weight recruited the FT fibers, but because it...

"You make the classic mistake of conflating fatigue with growth numerous times throughout the paper." This is not a hard one to give evidence for. Here goes: Sounds like you're equating fatigue with gowth to me. You're saying the heavier weight recruited the FT fibers, but because it...

I think dkm1987 could give a formal retort here. IMO "The Fundamentals" on your site suffers from all of the fallacies of HIT. More like "Fundamentally wrong." You make the classic mistake of conflating fatigue with growth numerous times throughout the paper. As has been...

I think dkm1987 could give a formal retort here. IMO "The Fundamentals" on your site suffers from all of the fallacies of HIT. More like "Fundamentally wrong." You make the classic mistake of conflating fatigue with growth numerous times throughout the paper. As has been...

Too much cardio in conjunction with HST will limit your recovery ability and will increase the likelihood for overtraining. Your current volume of 3 miles 3-4x per week is probably too much if you're planning on adding a 3x per week HST program.  If I were you, I'd superset my HST exercises to...

1) Just continue using your 5RM for two more weeks. If your strength has increased, and you can do more weight for your 5RM, then continue increasing the load. For example, if your old 5RM is 180 lbs (the workout you just did) but your new 5RM is 200 lbs (because your strength went up), then...