1 year plan..

[satchboogie]

CARTH bro..

yeah man all is squashed brotha no worries.
im aiming high for next year.
hopefully first competition..

 

[Tweakle]

I train 'muscle groups' 3 times every 2 weeks... but then I do 1-2 sets per area.

trying to do 5 x 5 on deads and squats twice a week is just dumb imo.. size follows strength and overtraining & overreaching prevents you from adding poundage to the bar. Staying ahead of your CNS by switching routines helps too I found

I don't train like pretty much anyone else here, so ymmv

 

[Joe Stenson]

trying to do 5 x 5 on deads and squats twice a week is just dumb imo.. size follows strength and overtraining & overreaching prevents you from adding poundage to the bar. Staying ahead of your CNS by switching routines helps too I found

I'm not terribly familiar with the program, but it is my understanding that only one of those days you're actually lifting your maxes. The other days are "light" days. This should avoid the CNS burnout you're speaking of (and that I was referring to when I said balls-to-the-wall training can lead to overtraining).

 

[Joe Stenson]

HST... I've used it and saw great gains while bulking!
http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/hst_index.html

I was pretty skeptical at first as well.... but it did work for me! i like switching back and forth between the HST and my own modified 5 x 5 routine...
VW

Personally, I hate doing legs and upper body in the same workout, even if it is only a few sets for legs. Thus, I didn't really like HST.

That being said, I've never heard of anyone complaining about a lack of results from the program.

 

[van_wilder]

Personally, I hate doing legs and upper body in the same workout, even if it is only a few sets for legs. Thus, I didn't really like HST.

That being said, I've never heard of anyone complaining about a lack of results from the program.

I didn't like that part either... i actually train upper body and lower body on separate days... HST recommends a 3 day training schedule... so mine is split into 6 days. wasn't overtraining because i was still hitting bodyparts with the same rest time but just doing less in a single workout. worked out really well for me!

 

[Indy]

Good post bro, when you starting ?? Get my blood tests back tomorrow so I am ready to hit it again, maybe we can start at the sametime and push each other throughout this upcoming cold winter.......So unless you're still scared of me, let's talk big guy

 

[Smokescreen]

CARTH bro..

yeah man all is squashed brotha no worries.
im aiming high for next year.
hopefully first competition..

Ummmm.... Ummmm...

Carth VS. Satch II ??????????

Say.....August 2006???

 

[Smokescreen]

Fuck it! 2 competitions. First one in the winter. Just to see who is the biggest and fatest! And then again in August. To see who looks more pretty!

 

[timtim]

actually i like the 5 x 5 and 3 x 5 training protocols because of the max effort days mixed with the functional strength days but i can't do this too much. i get tendinitis all the time in the elbows if i train more than 3 days a week. sucks, but i do have a lot of experience with the strength training protocols from various programs and the fact is everything works to an extent. finding what works for you is the key.

 

[alltraps]

how about hireing a good trainer? you will be able to acheive a lot more with less drugs with proper guidance. im not talking about a trainer that works at your local gym