Sci
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3x/week, Fullbody, Compounds only.
(monday)Day1: Volume Day(5x5)
Dips
Chins
Leg Press
(wednesday)Day2: Assistance Day(2x10)
Bench Press
Cable Rows
Leg Press
(friday)Day3: Peak Strength Day(1x5)
Dips
Chins
Dead Lift
*ramp up weights for 6 weeks, 1 week SD, start over, ala HST.
Obviously this program can be tweaked for either HST or SST.
* To make it more SST, follow the template and train near your limits in terms of load, and every time you get all sets and reps for a given load, then you can increase the load next workout. The goal is to add weight to the bar every week, if possible.
* To make this program pure HST, just repeat the 5x5 workout every session, but progress the loads, as in classic 2x15, 3x10, 5x5 type of setup, and make sure you SD. You can alternate exercises if you want to, just keep the volume high for all training days.
Day 1, 5x5 day is High-Volume/ High-Intensity Day, and the most important day to maximize hypertrophy adaptations.
Day 2, 2x10 day is Moderate-Volume/ Moderate-Intensity Day, this day is also for hypertrophy adaptations, but lower in both volume and intensity than day 1, so as to allow for some recovery from the high demands of day 1.
Day 3, 1x5 day is Low-Volume/ Peak-Intensity Day, which is obvious an SST day, aiming for peak strength production.
Obviously, none of this is really all that original, as I pieced it together using the HST principles as well as SST principles (The Texas Method, 5x5, Starr, etc.) as outlined in "Practical Programming" by Rippetoe and Kilgore.
Enjoy, let me know if you try this and what the results are.
(monday)Day1: Volume Day(5x5)
Dips
Chins
Leg Press
(wednesday)Day2: Assistance Day(2x10)
Bench Press
Cable Rows
Leg Press
(friday)Day3: Peak Strength Day(1x5)
Dips
Chins
Dead Lift
*ramp up weights for 6 weeks, 1 week SD, start over, ala HST.
Obviously this program can be tweaked for either HST or SST.
* To make it more SST, follow the template and train near your limits in terms of load, and every time you get all sets and reps for a given load, then you can increase the load next workout. The goal is to add weight to the bar every week, if possible.
* To make this program pure HST, just repeat the 5x5 workout every session, but progress the loads, as in classic 2x15, 3x10, 5x5 type of setup, and make sure you SD. You can alternate exercises if you want to, just keep the volume high for all training days.
Day 1, 5x5 day is High-Volume/ High-Intensity Day, and the most important day to maximize hypertrophy adaptations.
Day 2, 2x10 day is Moderate-Volume/ Moderate-Intensity Day, this day is also for hypertrophy adaptations, but lower in both volume and intensity than day 1, so as to allow for some recovery from the high demands of day 1.
Day 3, 1x5 day is Low-Volume/ Peak-Intensity Day, which is obvious an SST day, aiming for peak strength production.
Obviously, none of this is really all that original, as I pieced it together using the HST principles as well as SST principles (The Texas Method, 5x5, Starr, etc.) as outlined in "Practical Programming" by Rippetoe and Kilgore.
Enjoy, let me know if you try this and what the results are.