chuckie_hands
New Member
Hi guys,
Have just stumbled across your site and it makes interesting reading. I have read a lot of info over the years on weight training / bodybuilding and am also a keen bodybuilder.
I have read the training articles and some of the posts in the forum and I have a few comments / questions regarding your training philosophy.
Bryan makes the point that after training it takes only 48hrs for the muscle to recover. Any tiredness following the 48hrs is associated with central nervous system (CNS) fatigue. If you train every 48hrs for 6 weeks the CNS will become progressively more fatigued. Do you agree?
I notice that HST refutes the concept that you must train with maximum "intensity" to elicit significant muscle growth. If you do bicep curls with no weight, no matter how many rep or sets you do, your biceps will not grow - why would people need gyms if this were the case. It is only when the muscle has to exert a force (intensity of contraction) such that the body's homeostatis is threatened that adaptation and muscle growth occurs (SAID principle). How can you be sure that your system provides adequate intensity to stimulate muscle growth?
The HST system refutes the idea that you need to train less frequently as you progress onto heavier weights. As the amount of weight lifted increases the amount of toxic byproducts porduced by the muscle will also increase. Since these are processed by the liver and kidneys, which do not increase in size or efficiency greatly, the increase in toxins will require more time to be processed (this may be similar to the CNS point earlier). As the weight lifted increases the volume of each training session must also increase (since the number of set and reps is constant). Surely this will eventually lead to overtraining?
What are the principles around which the 15rep, 10rep, 5rep training cycle is based upon?
The HST principles page states this training method only promotes hypertrophy and the development of strength is largely neuromuscular, which continues after hypertrophy has stopped. Does this mean that muscle developed in this way will have less strength, resulting in big but weak muscles?
The training page suggests that after each cycle of 7/8 weeks training the 15,10,5 rep maxes should be increased by 5-10%. I am training once per week and achieving an average increase in strength of 8-10% in 7/8 weeks. Since I am training only 1/3 as much as HST does this not suggest that HST is an inefficient way to train?
Just so you don't think I'm out to contradict everything on your site I do agree that:
Only one set per exercise is require to promote growth
Training while the muscle is sore is ok
Muscle cannot be "confused"
Muscle shaped cannot be changed
Muscle does not need to be trained at different angles
I look forward to seeing your replies!
Have just stumbled across your site and it makes interesting reading. I have read a lot of info over the years on weight training / bodybuilding and am also a keen bodybuilder.
I have read the training articles and some of the posts in the forum and I have a few comments / questions regarding your training philosophy.
Bryan makes the point that after training it takes only 48hrs for the muscle to recover. Any tiredness following the 48hrs is associated with central nervous system (CNS) fatigue. If you train every 48hrs for 6 weeks the CNS will become progressively more fatigued. Do you agree?
I notice that HST refutes the concept that you must train with maximum "intensity" to elicit significant muscle growth. If you do bicep curls with no weight, no matter how many rep or sets you do, your biceps will not grow - why would people need gyms if this were the case. It is only when the muscle has to exert a force (intensity of contraction) such that the body's homeostatis is threatened that adaptation and muscle growth occurs (SAID principle). How can you be sure that your system provides adequate intensity to stimulate muscle growth?
The HST system refutes the idea that you need to train less frequently as you progress onto heavier weights. As the amount of weight lifted increases the amount of toxic byproducts porduced by the muscle will also increase. Since these are processed by the liver and kidneys, which do not increase in size or efficiency greatly, the increase in toxins will require more time to be processed (this may be similar to the CNS point earlier). As the weight lifted increases the volume of each training session must also increase (since the number of set and reps is constant). Surely this will eventually lead to overtraining?
What are the principles around which the 15rep, 10rep, 5rep training cycle is based upon?
The HST principles page states this training method only promotes hypertrophy and the development of strength is largely neuromuscular, which continues after hypertrophy has stopped. Does this mean that muscle developed in this way will have less strength, resulting in big but weak muscles?
The training page suggests that after each cycle of 7/8 weeks training the 15,10,5 rep maxes should be increased by 5-10%. I am training once per week and achieving an average increase in strength of 8-10% in 7/8 weeks. Since I am training only 1/3 as much as HST does this not suggest that HST is an inefficient way to train?
Just so you don't think I'm out to contradict everything on your site I do agree that:
Only one set per exercise is require to promote growth
Training while the muscle is sore is ok
Muscle cannot be "confused"
Muscle shaped cannot be changed
Muscle does not need to be trained at different angles
I look forward to seeing your replies!