thx 4 the feedback on this. i am going to try to make those weight jumps (10lbs. on the compound moves too). i'm going to check out your routine, might have some questions.
This is good advice. Keep in mind that there's some things that will tick you off the first time around, including not being able to plan your weight increments the way that you know you should have. It's great to have a preconcieved idea that you want to have 5 or 10 pound increments but it doesn't always work out that way.
*A good rule of thumb that I read in the monster HST pdf is to start your mesocycle with 70% of your rm lift for that mesocycle. Then just increase weight evenly/proportionally until you hit your rm. I doubted it at first but that 70% estimate turned out to be dead on for productive workouts.
The second time you run HST, you'll know exactly what changes need to be made and all of these intricacies that seem confusing will clear up quite easily.
For example, I saw a lot of results in the 15 and 10 mesocycle but nothing from the 5's or the drops. So the second time, I ran 16's, 12's, and 8's and no extra dropset mesocycle. That was way more more productive for me personally.
On the flip side, I've seen a handful of people that hate the 10's and 15's so they run it 12,8,4. So be open minded and only tweak after you've really given the protocol a fair shot. That's hard advice to follow if you're used to creating your own routines so you really have to let your mind accept the philosophical change.
