Originally Posted by
k_dean_curtis
Getting this thread back on topic...
Coach Andy, you must be reading Chris Beardsley.
He and other serious researchers have been saying this exact thing for years now.
The HST method is solely based on mechanical tension and on purpose minimizes fatigue and mechanical damage.
The program is basically an 8 to 10 week LP, rest a week or 2, repeat with a little more weight the next cycle.
As I pointed out in Coach Rip's board thread, all the Pro BB I personally know, Dante Trudell, Darden, Jones, Mentzer, Yates, all of them, do low rep heavy basics all year then add the pump work 6 to 12 weeks away from a show, solely for glycogen storage. Yates stays with the low reps all year. Here is a quote from Darden, and for those of you that do not know him, was the head of Nautilus research for a long time:
The barbell overhead press, the bench press, the deadlift, the squat, the curl ... there's nothing that's going to take the place of those exercises. If a guy masters those, he'll end up pretty close to his genetic potential. You could write it all down on one page, but it won't be very attractive and it won't hold your attention very long.