asdfzxcv's HST journal

[silver_shadow]

if i fail today i'm gonna sit out the rest of the week and start hst on monday.. so this therad is nice to follow.. guiness can you pm me your old hst thread..

can you post up the link here instead?

 

[Cynical Simian]

guiness can you pm me your old hst thread..

Throw the words "cut" and "heal" into Plat search.

 

[asdfzxcv]

Here is the journal of guinness5.0
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430297&page=1&pp=20

Looking at the weights I was supposed to do on monday I overshot the bench/overhead press by 5lb each.I was supposed to do 90/70lb respectively,but ended up doing 95/75lb instead.So today I will keep those 2 steady and see how I fair with front squats/deads.

 

[asdfzxcv]

HST,15rep cycle,workout 2,date 15/3/06 bodyweight-check later

Dips
10xbw
5xbw
Not to bad despite the lingering soreness from monday.Went for 15 reps in total over 2 sets.Next time I will try for 15 in one whole set.

Front squat
15x115
15x115
These were quite easy in terms of weight,the tricky part was keeping it racked while gasping for air lol.Both sets were quite good,despite having DOMS from mondays squats.

Push press
15x75
15x75
Easier then last workout,managed to get all the reps on both sets this time.Will try for 80lb next workout.

Bench press
95x15
95x15
Bit trickier then last time,due to the soreness and the dips beforehand.I think I will be able to get 100lb on friday with ease if the soreness eases off.

Deadlifts
15x185
15x185
High rep deads=ass kicking,these are without a doubt the hardest lift for high reps.After every 5 reps I take 5-10seconds to reset the bar and continue so my form doesnt wander too much.After doing 15reps you feel tired all over and you definatly want to take a few mins to rest.

Summary
This workout was quite a good one,definatly got the blood pumping.I am still quite sore from the previous workout,so it wil be interesting to see how I feel tomorrow.I am really liking the high reps though,it challenges you in a different way to low reps.I also seem to get through this much faster then a 5x5workout,taking only about 30-35mins as opposed to an hour.Cant wait to start ramping up the weight and see how body reacts to it.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Haha, just seeing x15 under "deadlifts" and reading your description made me feel a bit fatigued. Glad everything went well.

I know you mentioned waiting a week or so to start on cardio, but depending on how you're feeling in terms of overall recovery, a bit of active recovery might actually help with the soreness. I posted this link in one of Guinness's old journals after he invented something similar as a replacement for treadmill cardio. Even if you don't do it this week, it's something to consider when you do start adding cardio on your off days. And, uh, just ignore the rest of the site that the article's on...

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/par37.htm

 

[asdfzxcv]

Haha, just seeing x15 under "deadlifts" and reading your description made me feel a bit fatigued. Glad everything went well.

I know you mentioned waiting a week or so to start on cardio, but depending on how you're feeling in terms of overall recovery, a bit of active recovery might actually help with the soreness. I posted this link in one of Guinness's old journals after he invented something similar as a replacement for treadmill cardio. Even if you don't do it this week, it's something to consider when you do start adding cardio on your off days. And, uh, just ignore the rest of the site that the article's on...

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/par37.htm

That is actually a great idea!!!!I have been doing some searching on the net and came up with this for some active recovery

The bear
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459657
It is a lifting complex that comprises of 5 seperate lifts in one.First you do a power clean,then front squat it,push press it overhead then lower the bar to your back and back squat it before doing a behind the neck jerk.I think a few sets of these would get the heart racing,even with light weights.I might try something similiar tomorrow if the soreness subsides.

 

[anotherbutters]

I like the bar complex idea for cardio.

Wow, at first, I thought you did 15lbs x 185 reps for deads. This alternating WxR and RxW notation sure keeps us on our toes

 

[asdfzxcv]

I like the bar complex idea for cardio.

Wow, at first, I thought you did 15lbs x 185 reps for deads. This alternating WxR and RxW notation sure keeps us on our toes

It appeals to me because it isnt really like normal cardio and is a full body workout.I intend to go very light so it doesnt tax the CNS too much,but keep constantly moving in order to get the heart rate up.Maybe once I get used to it I could do challenges like highest number of reps within a certain time period and work on that.

185rep deads...............that sounds like a hell of a workout .

 

[djeclipse]

That idea of cardio sounds good but my worry would be it will tire the shoulders, legs etc. for the next days workout.

 

[dce2956]

I've done the first program, the decending reps one, and i kinda liked it. I did kill my traps for the next day's workout, but the legs were fine. Certianly nothing worse than sprinting, but after 2 weeks it was still hell on my upper back.