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    Quote Originally Posted by Aames View Post
    You can get good results with a calisthenics routine but there are a lot of muscles that are hard to hit and I think progression would get to be cumbersome. I guess that's why I would rather lift.
    In terms of progression your choices are either increase the amount of sets, or perform each rep slower so I agree that progression in lifting is less cumbersome because you can just add weight to your bar. As for muscles that are hard to hit I'd say this video has you covered if you start running out of ideas but for me that's a long way off yet.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey Jones View Post
    Surprisingly sound advice from such a ridiculous person.

    The Lyle McDonald thing is an Upper-Lower split, right? I'm all about those, though I've been trying out a Full-Body program for a few weeks.

    Some people act like single body part splits are the end all be all of programs, or they're what you should do if you're "advanced" enough. No, they're what you should do if you're on steroids. Steroids allow you to put more stress on a muscle and still have it properly recover; and on top of that, with steroids there's no need to worry about the hormonal benefits of Full-Body and Upper-Lower splits, because you're controlling your hormones other ways. Not that you need to hear this. If you're recommending SS and Upper-Lower splits, you probably know what's up, but that's just my two-cents, in case anyone cares.

    Another two of my cents:
    If this guy McCarthy is really one of those "just get your macros right" guys, then he should start shutting his mouth decades ago. Different varieties of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates have different effects on the body, whether bros like it or not. For instance, saturated fat promotes testosterone much better than monosaturated fat does. Some carbs promote insulin spikes where as others hardly do at all. Again, these hormonal factors don't matter much if you're on steroids, but the difference can be massive if you're not.

    It is not uncommon for me to eat nearly (or over) 300 grams of carbs a day because of all the fruit I eat. I get over 800 calories worth of fat a day just spooning it out of jars or drinking it out of bottles. That isn't even counting fat in the food I eat. And the worst sin against broscience, I couldn't even tell you how much protein I get, because I don't pay attention to that at all. But I've got nothing but leaner and stronger since I started eating this way.

    You can get gains not paying attention, but if you wanna reach your potential, you're gonna have to start caring about how what you do, what you eat, and when you eat affects your hormones.

    Not that anyone listens to me...but those are my cents!
    Ridiculous? =(

    But anyway, I am in agreement with most of your post. You seem to be well-educated on the topic. And yeah, Lyle's program is an Upper/Lower split where each is done twice per week. He is a really smart guy, although he is a bit of an intellectual narcissist (I'm sure you'd see that if you ventured to his forum). He did help me once with a concern I had, so I am eternally thankful to him. I'm actually employing one of his diet protocols right now; his books are definitely worth buying.

    Anyway, I don't know where I stand on the entire food quality debate though. While you're right on saturated vs monosaturated fat in terms of test production, I believe I read somewhere that hypertrophy is almost unchanged along the range of normal T levels. IE unless you have low T or are on gear, it shouldn't matter a whole lot. Consequently, until I see evidence to the contrary, I think just hitting your macro's matters far more than anything else.


    Quote Originally Posted by Kayman View Post
    In terms of progression your choices are either increase the amount of sets, or perform each rep slower so I agree that progression in lifting is less cumbersome because you can just add weight to your bar. As for muscles that are hard to hit I'd say this video has you covered if you start running out of ideas but for me that's a long way off yet.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw
    Yeah, definitely not for me. Anytime I use a routine that employs pull-ups, I always switch them for lat-pulldowns lol. I just hate doing body-weight stuff. Let us know how it goes; there is a guy that is HUGE on bodybuilding.com that claims to only use calisthenics. He said he squatted over 300 his first time in the weight-room. I'm not entirely sure how believable it is but he wrote out some info and has a youtube channel. Perhaps you would be interested in seeing it? http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...0521351&page=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aames View Post
    I believe I read somewhere that hypertrophy is almost unchanged along the range of normal T levels. IE unless you have low T or are on gear, it shouldn't matter a whole lot.
    I'd be interested to see that study, if you remember where it was. One thing I'd want to see is if they increased testosterone naturally in individuals, or if they compared separate individuals with varying baseline free test. If they compared separate individuals, I'd be unconvinced that the results mean anything. For example, if you took someone at the lower end of average, at baseline, and someone at the higher end of average, at baseline, I wouldn't necessarily suspect that the higher end (of average) would be more prone to hypertrophy. It's sort of like how some people have fairly low or fairly higher blood pressures, but as long as it's within a certain range, it's basically the same thing. Different bodies require slightly different levels of the same things to maintain what is essentially the same state.

    Now, taking an individual, raising his test, and comparing that to hypertrophy at his own baseline, that is more akin to what I'm referring to (raising test above what is 'average' for the individual, not what is 'average' for the species). If the study compared that (or compared that to individuals whose free test had not been raised naturally), I'd be interested to see it.

    I'm also curious about the time frame. Steroids can raise your testosterone dramatically, so there are dramatic results. So when people hear "raise your testosterone", they expect dramatic results. A slight raise in test is probably not something you'd notice in a 6-week study, but it might become apparent after a year of training. Admittedly, I don't have a study on hand to back up that claim, but it seems like it would mirror results people get from very minor HGH supplementation. There are those who supplement their HGH to just high average. Results take months and months and months, but they do become apparent.

    Speaking of HGH, what are your thoughts on eating or exercising with a goal of increasing HGH, Aames?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aim4hair View Post
    Can you share your program ? Also what do you think of HST ?
    I'm just messing around with it, to see what's up, but it's something like this.

    Day 1
    DB Bench Press - 4x8 (SetsxReps)
    Squat- 3x8
    Deadlift - 4x5
    Olympic Press - 3x8
    Accessory work

    Day 2
    Squat - 5x5
    Barbell rows - 3x8
    BB Bench - 4x5
    Single-arm DB OH Press - 3x5
    Accessory work

    Day 3
    Light Cleans - 2-3x5
    Deadlift - 3x8
    Incline Bench - 3x8
    Front Squat - 3x8
    Accessory work

    And that's it. It doesn't look like a ton, but it'll hit you good if you let it. It has varied a bit, week-by-week; but the main idea I'm getting at is to do three or four big, full-body lifts every day, three days a week. No consecutive days. The first lift gets done with the greatest intensity (besides Day 3, where the cleans are mostly just a deadlift warm-up). At very least, the last set should be to failure (that's the "hitting you good, if you let it"). If the last rep isn't to failure, I usually go up in weight by whatever seems appropriate for that lift. If it is to failure, but still successful, I go up by a little less. If I don't get all the reps, I'll usually stay at that weight (maybe add 5lbs, tops).

    I do about two minutes between sets, no more than four or five minutes between exercises. By "Accessory work", I mean I just do whatever else I'm feelin'. Usually that's some biceps, triceps, or side delts. I'll do some abs on Day 3 with something that hits the hips a little bit too, like leg lifts and what not.

    That's pretty much it. I can't technically vouch for it like I could Upper-Lower splits. I haven't been doing it very long. But as far as my knowledge goes, it's a sound idea.

    Oh, and I don't know a ton about HST. It looks good though. I saw a sample program that I was thinking about starting so I'd have a tried-and-true full-body program that someone had actually thought about, instead of mine that I pulled out of my ass. I'm more into strength than hypertrophy though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davey Jones View Post
    I'd be interested to see that study, if you remember where it was. One thing I'd want to see is if they increased testosterone naturally in individuals, or if they compared separate individuals with varying baseline free test. If they compared separate individuals, I'd be unconvinced that the results mean anything. For example, if you took someone at the lower end of average, at baseline, and someone at the higher end of average, at baseline, I wouldn't necessarily suspect that the higher end (of average) would be more prone to hypertrophy. It's sort of like how some people have fairly low or fairly higher blood pressures, but as long as it's within a certain range, it's basically the same thing. Different bodies require slightly different levels of the same things to maintain what is essentially the same state.

    Now, taking an individual, raising his test, and comparing that to hypertrophy at his own baseline, that is more akin to what I'm referring to (raising test above what is 'average' for the individual, not what is 'average' for the species). If the study compared that (or compared that to individuals whose free test had not been raised naturally), I'd be interested to see it.

    I'm also curious about the time frame. Steroids can raise your testosterone dramatically, so there are dramatic results. So when people hear "raise your testosterone", they expect dramatic results. A slight raise in test is probably not something you'd notice in a 6-week study, but it might become apparent after a year of training. Admittedly, I don't have a study on hand to back up that claim, but it seems like it would mirror results people get from very minor HGH supplementation. There are those who supplement their HGH to just high average. Results take months and months and months, but they do become apparent.

    Speaking of HGH, what are your thoughts on eating or exercising with a goal of increasing HGH, Aames?
    I should have clarified; I never had a study, but rather some well-educated individuals discussing it on a forum somewhere. I think the topic of natty test-boosters was being discussed and a lot of them were saying it's pointless. So, pure speculation. But here's something you might find interesting:
    http://thinkmuscle.com/forum/showthr...-on-same-study
    It discusses some hard numbers as to how much test you need to inject to raise fat-free mass. Perhaps you could extrapolate something useful from that.

    In any case, I'm very skeptical that there would be a noticeable difference between 400 ng/dl and 800 ng/dl individuals assigned to the same diet and training program. I'll look harder for that thread when I have some time; maybe someone in it linked to a relevant study.

    And I'm afraid I'm fairly ignorant on HGH, so I don't think my opinion would be worth much.

    I like your routine, BTW.

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    Any recommendations for alternatives to shoulder press? I have hypermobility, which means I'm really flexible but prone to shoulder dislocations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akai View Post
    Any recommendations for alternatives to shoulder press? I have hypermobility, which means I'm really flexible but prone to shoulder dislocations.
    Are you at a gym or working out at home? If you're at a gym see if they have a converged shoulder press machine, that may be more suitable as its controlled motion and your core has to do less stabilizing thus the weight will be easier to manage with good form. Lateral side raises are good as an isolation exercise for your shoulders as they do not require you to lift heavy weight.
    If you are prone to shoulder injury don't go near the pec dec machine.
    Nobody here knows how easily your shoulders dislocate so here is a video resource of 150 shoulder exercises, pick which works best for you and your shoulders, you know your body's capabilities better than anyone else.

    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exe...shoulders.html

    That's the best weight training site there is in my opinion, they have many many video illustrated exercises on that site that make it easy to piece together your own routine. When it comes to changing up my routine I will remove about half of my current movements and use that data base to replace them with fresh ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kayman View Post
    Are you at a gym or working out at home? If you're at a gym see if they have a converged shoulder press machine, that may be more suitable as its controlled motion and your core has to do less stabilizing thus the weight will be easier to manage with good form. Lateral side raises are good as an isolation exercise for your shoulders as they do not require you to lift heavy weight.
    If you are prone to shoulder injury don't go near the pec dec machine.
    Nobody here knows how easily your shoulders dislocate so here is a video resource of 150 shoulder exercises, pick which works best for you and your shoulders, you know your body's capabilities better than anyone else.

    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exe...shoulders.html

    That's the best weight training site there is in my opinion, they have many many video illustrated exercises on that site that make it easy to piece together your own routine. When it comes to changing up my routine I will remove about half of my current movements and use that data base to replace them with fresh ones.
    Thanks for the link. Usually home. Have a squat rack, incline/decline bench, curl bar, dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls and a pull up bar. Plan on getting battleropes soon. I can do things like lateral side raises just fine, it's when I get into things over my head like military press it feels sketchy. When my shoulder is up and out (like when throwing a baseball) it's at it's most vulnerable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akai View Post
    Thanks for the link. Usually home. Have a squat rack, incline/decline bench, curl bar, dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls and a pull up bar. Plan on getting battleropes soon. I can do things like lateral side raises just fine, it's when I get into things over my head like military press it feels sketchy. When my shoulder is up and out (like when throwing a baseball) it's at it's most vulnerable.
    Upright rowing perhaps?

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    Referring back to the original post. Thanks for collating these links in one place.

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