Not sure if this is best posted here or in the general forum. I have the feeling that there is logic behind this question, but for some reason I'm having trouble figuring out what it is. 
I have what I think would be called low exercise tolerance. I injure easily (true in endurance training, too, which is my background), and get tired and susceptible to illness easily. I don't know if it's related, but I also seem to have (for lack of a better term) a "sensitive" neural system. Going to failure is disastrous for me, and I experience a steep dropoff in strength from set to set--I can lose 5-6 reps on a 10-rep set in the second set, if I go close to failure. I also have very little explosive strength. (I also am Type A and get stressed easily, and probably am swimming in an ocean of cortisol
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I understand that part of the logic behind HST is to keep from overtaxing the nervous system. I like this approach because it allows me to do way more volume than I otherwise could handle, without getting exhausted. But I wonder if my lack of strength, and the neural efficiency that comes with training for strength, limits my capacity for hypertrophy. (I've done very little training specifically for absolute strength). In other words, if I could move more weight, wouldn't there be better hypertrophy in the long term as long as the balance of my training was HST?
So the question is, I suppose, is there a place for, say, Olympic- or powerlifting-style training as part of an overall strategy for hypertrophy? What am I missing?
Thanks,
Nathan
I have what I think would be called low exercise tolerance. I injure easily (true in endurance training, too, which is my background), and get tired and susceptible to illness easily. I don't know if it's related, but I also seem to have (for lack of a better term) a "sensitive" neural system. Going to failure is disastrous for me, and I experience a steep dropoff in strength from set to set--I can lose 5-6 reps on a 10-rep set in the second set, if I go close to failure. I also have very little explosive strength. (I also am Type A and get stressed easily, and probably am swimming in an ocean of cortisol
I understand that part of the logic behind HST is to keep from overtaxing the nervous system. I like this approach because it allows me to do way more volume than I otherwise could handle, without getting exhausted. But I wonder if my lack of strength, and the neural efficiency that comes with training for strength, limits my capacity for hypertrophy. (I've done very little training specifically for absolute strength). In other words, if I could move more weight, wouldn't there be better hypertrophy in the long term as long as the balance of my training was HST?
So the question is, I suppose, is there a place for, say, Olympic- or powerlifting-style training as part of an overall strategy for hypertrophy? What am I missing?
Thanks,
Nathan