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Originally Posted by mtex
i am actually in the middle of an article about HST. it is good for begginners & as a maintenance phase (just to maintain/not bulk).
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mtex, I'm curious about your comments. From what I have read thus far about HST it sounds like it's all for bulk, not just for begginners or as a maintainence phase. What makes you say that it is? Not being defensive just curious. One of the problems that I see with HST is that it is for bulk and that strength training might be weakened on this plan.
Though I would probably be a beginner to the majority of the people here I have lifted lots before. My guess is that I didn't eat enough protein as SYL says. (Thanks for the feedback SYL) I'm going to try to add some more protein sources. Trying to eat more meat, but this gets expensive and more difficult than fast proteins like powders.
I have another 3 weeks or so for this first trial of HST. I'll post my results ( how ever lame.
) I haven't measured myself since I started this HST but my wife says she sees a difference, to me I look like I might be more defined, but I don't really see any more mass added and the scales seem to be saying the same thing. But I know not to trust the BF% on scales. I plan on doing a caliper measurement this week at the place I work out to get a better idea about where I am. Doing lo carb and getting electrical impedence measurements for BF don't seem to go well together.
Another somewhat related question. What are some good sources for protein in the snack type food? I was eating peperoni sticks and jerky, but I noticed how high the sodium is in those and how high the carbs are on the jerkey, so they're probably not the best source. Basically I'm looking for a source that's good that's portable like peperoni or jerky is. Perhaps I can make my own or find a low sodium version somewhere.