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Originally Posted by Bryan Haycock <snip>
If the starting weight is too low, for example with lateral raises for shoulders, it is ok to use 3 total weight increments instead of the usual 6. Simply repeat the same weight for two workouts, still making sure you end up using your RM on the last workout of that 2 week block. |
Hi Bryan. I have a couple questions for you if you wouldn't mind answering them.
I tried HST for a month but failed horribly due to overtraining. I now realize this was because I misapplied your techniques and inserted more excersizes to cover all muscle groups. I'm looking forward to trying it again, the right way, in the near future.
My first question has to do with the above quote of yours. Assuming 3 total weight increments instead of the usual 6, would the last two sets be to failure? For example, squats 5 rep failure is say 365. Mon and Wed is 305, Fri and Mon is 345 and the last Wed and Fri is 365. Is that right?
My second question is along the same lines as the first. On your website in one of your HST articles you mention that it's fine to split legs into two excersizes, something like squats and leg press. Would that then mean that the last Wed (squats) and Fri (leg press) excersize would both be to failure? Or would you be hitting failure only on Fri (leg press) and squating 10-20lbs less then max on the last Wednesday?
Thanks again.