Recent content by Silvertide

There was a post from maybe a few weeks ago that plotted fitness vs. fatigue over the length of the 5x5 program, assuming exponential decay of both factors. I would like to do some modelling of my own for HST (and share it with all of you) but I can't find that original post. I've run searches...

Last Monday, I completed my bench workout with no shoulder pain at all. At the end of the workout, I threw in some bodyweight dips (extremely light for me), and felt a slight pain in my shoulder, but nothing that would normally cause alarm. Later that evening, I felt a sharper pain across the...

Squat: 315x5 (Hit this PR today) Deadlift: 335x5 Bench: 225x5 I don't really like to deadlift. I think my squat will soon surpass my deadlift.

Madcow - A lot of experienced lifters who use HST modify the number of sets in order to keep the absolute load increasing week after week. For example: Weeks 1-2: 1x15 Weeks 3-4: 2x10 Weeks 5-6: 3x5 This is how I ran HST, and it worked well.

You have time, you're just not dedicated enough. Unless you're a banker working 90+ hours a week, you have the time. I work around 60 and have no problem getting to the gym and following a diet.

Damn I wish I were like you. One set of heady squats or deads and my shirt is already pretty much soaked through. After a few sets I'm dripping all over the floor. I guess this means my body temp is high.

Happens to the best of us...mostly during that crucial first year of training though. Now I get a spotter for the heavy sets and tell him to keep his hands off the bar until I fail.

I agree with what everyone said. Make sure you're hitting your BB rows as close to parallel as possible, and also make sure you're using the full range of motion of your pullups. Specifically, your clavicle or chest should touch the bar on every rep, and you should lower yourself in a slow...

Hey bro, I'm 20, and similar stats, 6' 190 lbs. (lean and natural). I never really used to squat, but I'm now on my second cycle of 5x5, and honestly, if you're looking to improve your squat, this is the program for you. In a few short months, I've gone from being basically untrained in the...

Eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat. Then do some eating. And then eat eat eat eat eat eat eat. Preferably lean protein, good fats, and low GI carbs. 140 at 5-11 is like borderline anorexic.

So I'm in the rack doing some deads; I'm the only guy I've ever seen doing them at this college gym I go to. I finish my first heavy set, which I struggled with a bit because I'm sick and took the weekend off. This scrawny black dude comes up behind me and taps me on the shoulder and says...

I can honestly say I have never tested my 1RM on any exercise. The closest I've come is hitting a really heavy 3 reps, or 2 if I miss the set. I always figure those extra two reps give me about 20 pounds when estimating my one rep maxes. For example, I bench 255 for 3, so I assume I can get...

The chemicals in diet soda can certainly hinder your metabolism. You are correct in saying that you cannot gain fat directly from diet soda because it contains 0 calories. However, it may worsen your metabolic environment, indirectly causing ill effects, some of which are list above. I would...

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Well I guess it's that much more of an accomplishment to be natural then. It's really not incredibly difficult to get up to around 200 and 10% bodyfat over the course of 3 years or so, regardless of genetics, given the right training and diet. Go ahead and ruin your kidneys and liver, lose...